Wireless Week

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Articles in August 2005 issue of Wireless Week

• Geographic surprise in DSP shipments.(digital signal processor)(cellular telephone equipment industry)(Brief Article)
• Complaint department: they just keep Comin': child advocates, consumer activists keep pressure on carriers.(Service Providers)
  by Rockwell, Mark
• Technology vs. clothing.(market share of telecommunications industry and clothing industry)(Brief Article)
• 1b by 2009?(sales forecasts of cellular telephone equipment industry)(Brief Article)
• Tunnel service shutdown provides wake-up call: New York transportation authorities' decision has officials re-thinking procedures.(New York. Metropolitan Transportation Authority and Port Authority of New York and New Jersey)
  by Rockwell, Mark
• Marconi Corporation.(Joseph Ferrara appointed)(Brief Article)
• Worldwide: preliminary PDA vendor shipment estimates by Operating System, 2Q05.(personal digital assistant)(software industry)(Brief Article)
• Healing the patent process: intellectual property portfolios are the lifeblood of many wireless tech firms. But patent disputes can cost millions of dollars to defend and take years to resolve. Is there a better way?(Patents)(Cover Story)
  by Marek, Sue
• Study: lower-level employees take biggest hit in stock option reductions.
• Go figure.(By the Numbers)(statistics of telecommunications industry)(Brief Article)
• Flat-rate evolution: flat-rate operators have evolved their plans to include roaming, long-distance and more. Now, some are exploring new services to stay competitive.(Service Providers)
  by Marek, Sue
• Motricity.(Gary Cohen appointed)(Brief Article)
• Go figure.(investments of Cingular Wireless L.L.C.)(surveys of vacationers)(market size forecasts of mobile virtual network operators)(Brief Article)
• Preteen phones: why not? Asking Congress to intervene and prevent companies from marketing to preteens is a cop-out. Last time l checked Father and Mother knew best.(Up Front)(Column)
  by Wickham, Rhonda
• UMTS increasingly backs ATCA.(advanced telecom computing architecture, universal mobile telecommunications system)(Brief Article)
• Global dynamics take a different spin: as emerging markets adopt wireless, vendors are implementing new models to meet operators' needs.(International)
  by Gohring, Nancy
• Big steps ahead for WiMAX: the broadband wireless technology has reached some milestones, and certified equipment expected to ship this year. But it still faces an uncertain future.(licensing by WiMAX Forum)(Cover Story)
  by Smith, Brad
• Global Wireless Data.(Patti Balon appointed)(Brief Article)
• Reinventing mobile content: mobile entertainment visionaries say the key to mass-market success with mobile is not in repurposing content but in creating an entirely new type of entertainment.
  by Marek, Sue
• DVD pioneer Warren Lieberfarb joined the Platform's board of directors.(appointments)(Brief Article)
• Report raises red flag for ringtone security.(Qpass)(Brief Article)
• Building interest in the Construction Trade: the construction industry may have a reputation of being more hard labor than high tech, but it is buying into wireless applications in a big way.(Enterprise)
  by Brown, Karen
• Future proofing wireless subs: the race is on for No. 1, as quarterly figures show. However, critics single out flagging ARPU figures. Hello! We've been here before.(market share of Verizon Wireless Inc. and Cingular Wireless L.L.C.)(average revenue per u
  by Wickham, Rhonda
• Awash with possibilities.(Malcolm Kimberley invents Pistake Urinal)(Smart Hydro and Smart Sauna of InHouse)(Brief Article)
  by Brown, Karen
• Cultivating mobile search services: ISPs and web portals are all offering some form of mobile search. However, making these services relevant, efficient and profitable is an ongoing challenge.(Internet service providers)
  by Marek, Sue
• Boingo Wireless.(Allen Pan appointed)(Brief Article)
• Priority no. 1: Homeland Security: federal agencies and the military are using wireless communications more for homeland security applications such as surveillance.(National Security Agency)
  by Smith, Brad
• Mark your calendars for the next Online BigTalk discussions.(BIG TALK)(speeches of lain Gillott of iGillottResearch and Marry Beard)(Brief Article)
• Philadelphia CIO on the hunt for value.(PROFILE)(Dianah Neff)(Biography)
  by Rockwell, Mark
• Revisiting radiation & health issues: wireless health concerns are perhaps better examined at the handset level.(Tech Insight)(Column)
  by Drucker, Elliott
• Defywire.(Timothy Morin appointed)(Brief Article)
• Better response: interactive voice systems have a bad reputation, but recent technology upgrades may make them a stronger sell for wireless customer care operations.(Technology)
  by Brown, Karen
• International wireless: the next frontier: although many business people travel abroad, the cost of wireless services continues to be high and the process is anything but easy. Is this a missed opportunity?(Mobile Mindset)(Column)
  by Lowenstein, Mark
• Mesh scheme crosses borders: efforts are under way to standardize wireless mesh networking, even as the technology is being used more broadly around the world.(Technology)
  by Smith, Brad
• Fox Mobile Entertainment.(Mitch Feinman appointed)(Brief Article)
• Merger puts Cellular One in play: Alltel's acquisition of Western Wireless and its decision to divest of the Cellular One name has left its licensees uncertain about this longtime brand's future.
  by Marek, Sue
• Linux use spreads in mobile world: more manufacturers, including Motorola and Nokia, are using mobile Linux in handsets, but its greatest popularity is in Asia.
  by Smith, Brad
• Meshing with public safety: with backing from players like Motorola, mesh network technology is gaining ground in public safety radio networks.
  by Brown, Karen
• 3-Way Bash, Virgin Mobile-style.(Brief Article)
• MVNOs balance operator relationships: virtual network service providers rely on backbone but consider alternative technologies for some network elements.(mobile virtual network operators)
  by Marek, Sue
• Overage charges still a factor.(user surveys)(Brief Article)
• Startups wrestle with accounting rules: in wake of Sarbanes-Oxley Act, smaller companies face greater obstacles in going public.
  by Rockwell, Mark
• CEO takes swipe at mobile commerce.(PROFILE)(Olivier Atria of Scanbuy)(Biography)
  by Attia, Olivier
• DTV transition jerks ahead: Congress is still struggling with the issue, but sees light--and money--at the end of the tunnel.(digital television)
  by Rockwell, Mark
• Study examines call quality.(cellular telephone services)(Brief Article)
• Industry sparkles in second quarter: led by Verizon Wireless' record growth, companies turn in the kinds of numbers Wall Street loves.
  by Smith, Brad
• Wireless industry: where are you? City and county officials don't understand that new cell sites are needed to meet capacity requirements. So why isn't the wireless industry doing more to educate them?(Seybold's Take)(Column)
  by Seybold, Andrew
• Life in the fast lane: teen-behind-the-wheel-phone bans could offer safe alternative in lane-shifting debate.
  by Rockwell, Mark