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Articles tagged with: New York City
Wireless response to South Asian earthquake
In response to the devastating earthquake and corresponding tsunamis in South Asia, the Wireless Communications Association International (WCA) announced organizational efforts within the wireless broadband industry leading to a meeting on Jan. 13 during WCA's annual International Symposium and Business Expo in San Jose, California. more
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Cingular sells surplus assets to fund merger
T-Mobile USA has entered into agreements with Cingular Wireless to terminate their wireless network sharing joint venture and for T-Mobile USA to acquire 100% ownership of the shared networks in California and Nevada for US$2.5 billion. The purchase price of US$2.5 billion for the GSM network in California/Nevada will be offset by US$200 million related to the unwinding of the joint venture, resulting in a net cash payment of approximately US$2.3 billion to Cingular. In addition, T-Mobile USA will provide network services to Cingular under a wholesale arrangement until Cingular's customers in these markets transition to the networks it will acquire through its pending merger with AT&T Wireless more
Related Tags: t-mobile-usa, at&t-wireless, anti-trust, federal-communications-commission
Duo deliver picture of GSM evolution to 3G
The UMTS Forum and 3G Americas joined forces yesterday to provide a New York City audience with a global picture of the evolution of GSM. This is the first time that the UMTS Forum, the international body promoting the global uptake of UMTS 3G mobile services and 3G Americas, the trade organization promoting the seamless progression of GSM, GPRS, EDGE and UMTS in the Americas, have collaborated to give an update on the global advancement of the world's wireless industry. more
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Call for improved cell phone service during emergencies
Armed with new data showing cell phones will overtake traditional land lines as most-used means of communication in New York within next two years, US Senator Charles E. Schumer has revealed new information showing that the comprehensive failure of New York's cell phone service during the recent blackout was far worse than previously thought. Not only couldn't New Yorkers get their mobile phones to work, but only one cell phone provider had a working system in place to give police and firefighters first-in-line priority to make cell phone calls. more
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iXP picks up New York radio contract
iXP Corp. has been selected by the Fire Department of New York City (FDNY) as its vendor of choice to evaluate the Department's radio infrastructure and the operational capacity of its communication system. This program expands iXP's existing relationship with FDNY as the Department's system integrator overseeing FDNY's citywide public safety technology modernization initiatives. more
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T-Mobile wins priority service contract
T-Mobile has won a contract to provide priority cellular communications in the USA. The contract was awarded by National Communications System (NCS), through its WPS integration contractor DynCorp. It also announced that Nationwide WPS is operational in a total of 15 metropolitan areas in the Eastern United States, with additional markets to follow. T-Mobile has been providing WPS in the greater Washington, D.C. and New York City metropolitan areas since May 2002. more
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AT&T Wireless announces delayed 3G rollout plans
DoCoMo and AT&T Wireless have jointly announced the four major USA markets in which AT&T Wireless commits to first deploy and launch W-CDMA. This will be the first deployment of true 3G wireless data services based on W-CDMA Technology in North America. Commercial launch in the four U.S. markets is planned by the end of December 2004 in San Francisco, Seattle, Dallas and San Diego. more
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Cingular opens service in New York
The USA's Cingular Wireless has launched its service in New York, meaning that the company operates in all top 10 markets and 43 of the top 50, covering 217 million people in the U.S. more
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All the cellular networks in New York has reported that their networks are still working following yesterday's attack on the World Trade Center. more
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Mexican networks have higher profit margins
A report in the Mexican newspaper, Reforma has shown that the cellular networks in Mexico have higher equivalent tariffs and operate on a higher profit margin than their American counterparts. The newspaper reported that AT&T had sales profits in 2000 of 6.3%, and Verizon had sales profits of 3.1% while the Mexican networks, Telcel and Iusacell had sales profits of 8.9% and 11.6% respectively. The newspaper, citing a report by Internet Securities also said that Telcel's high-volume tariff was 620% more than a similar plan offered in the USA by AT&T Wireless. Telcel's "Diamante" tariff, with its lowest fee per minute, costs US$0.18 per minute, while AT&T's "Local 800" tariff in New York City works out to US$0.025 cents per minute. The higher tariffs are blmaed on a lack of competition and strong growth in the market." more
Related Tags: telcel, iusacell