Government O.K.’s Trial Use of Cell Phone Jammers
TMCnet News
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) authorized the first federally sanctioned test of cell phone signal jamming technology inside the Federal Correctional Institution in Cumberland, MD using CellAntenna technology.
Topics: jamming, United States, government, telecom, cellular, wireless
Zain Shareholder Group Alleges Mismanagement
TMCnet News
Leading minority shareholder group in Zain Nigeria, Broad Communications Limited, said at the weekend that its recent legal battle against the management of the company was to safeguard the investments of shareholders in view of the alleged gross mismanagement and financial indiscretion of the Zain Group.
Topics: United States, telecom, Zain, cellular
Man With Meat Cleaver Robs Cellular Store
TMCnet News
A man wielding a cleaver robbed a cellular phone store this afternoon, police said. The robbery occurred at Metro PCS in Martinez, California. The robber walked inside about 4:30 p.m. carrying a 10-inch non-serrated cleaver and headed for an employee. “He threatened to kill the employee if the employee called the police department,” Martinez [...]
Management Shakeup at Globalstar
TMCnet News
Effective immediately Steven Bell, Senior Vice President of North American and European Sales Operations and Robert Miller, Senior Vice President of Engineering and Ground Operations, plus a number of additional employees, are no longer with Globalstar due to the restructuring.
Topics: landline, Globalstar, United States, telecom, construction, government, cellular
Verizon Customer Receives $21,917 In Data Fees
Tom’s Guide
According to KTVU-TV in San Jose, California, an unemployed Ted Estarija from Hayward added his 13-year-old son to his Verizon Wireless account, costing him $50 extra a month. But his first month’s bill under the new pricing plan was just a little more than the extra fee: it was a whopping $21,918.
Topics: California, [...]
Intelsat 14 Broadband Satellite Launch Successful
TMCnet News
Loral’s/Space System’s Intelsat 14 will provide high-powered data services through its C-band and Ku-band payload to customers throughout Latin America, Europe and Africa.
Topics: wireless, Intelsat, trunking, cellular, telecom, broadband, Loral, Ku-band, United States
Zain Africa Not for Sale – If Up to CEO
TMCnet News
CELLULAR network operator Zain’s African division was not for sale, its African CEO Chris Gabriel told a conference in Cape Town yesterday, before conceding any decision would rest with shareholders, over whom he had no influence.
Topics: United States, cellular, Zain, Africa, telecom
Wirefly Offers Electronics Trade-In Program
TMCnet News
Wirefly, the internet’s leading authorized retailer of cell phones and home services in the U.S., today announces the launch of its new and improved online trade-in program that allows consumers to trade in their unwanted electronics for cash or a charitable donation.
Topics: Wirefly, cellular, wireless, United States, telecom, carrier
First-Ever Free Access to World’s Largest Wi-Fi Network
TMCnet News
Devicescape today announced the Easy Wi-Fi Network, the first-ever free access to the world’s largest Wi-Fi Network. This new Network delivers a high-quality hotspot network, which combines global Wi-Fi access with an easy-to-use hotspot map finder.
Topics: telecom, cellular, United States
Carriers Target Multiple Cellular Niches In Q4
Twice
New cellphones livening up fourth-quarter competition include a restyled BlackBerry Bold for T-Mobile and AT&T, a new Pantech quick-messaging phone for AT&T and phones for senior citizens from MVNO Consumer Cellular.
Topics: carrier, BlackBerry, cellular, telecom, voip, Pantech, telecommunications, MVNO
Etisalat Announces Financial Results For the Third Quarter of 2009
TMCnet News
Etisalat today announced its group condensed, consolidated, interim financial results for the first nine months of 2009 revealing a net profit of AED 6.85 billion.
Topics: cellular, Africa, telecom, Etisalat
Cellular South to Acquire Alabama Wireless Provider
TMCnet News
Cellular South Inc., a privately held telecommunications company based in Mississippi, has announced plans to acquire Alabama-based Corr Wireless. Terms of the deal were not disclosed Friday. The acquisition requires regulatory approval, which Cellular South officials say should be completed in several months.
Topics: voip, United States, wireless, telecom, cellular
AT&T Suffers Network Outage In Arkansas
BusinessWeek
AT&T Inc. says Internet access to its iPhone and other cellular device failed for a time Thursday morning in Arkansas. AT&T said Thursday afternoon that engineers were still examining the problem.
Topics: telecommunications, iPhone, telecom, cellular, AT&T, Arkansas
VOIP CRM Adds Google Voice
TMCnet News
VOIP CRM today announces adding and certifying Google Voice to work with the namesake CRM software system. Now, Google Voice users will be able to use the CRM system fully integrated with their virtual Google Voice number, automating calls, and adding features such as scheduling calling and group / conference calling via the VOIP [...]
New Technologies Can Lower Cell Phone Service Costs
TMCnet News
By sensing their environment, these advanced mobile devices adapt on the fly to avoid interference. By working cooperatively, they have the ability to free-up capacity on spectrum that is already used for some other purpose.
Topics: telecom, cellular, voip, United States
