Yearly Archives: 2001

US Unwired to buy IWO Holdings

CHICAGO-US Unwired Inc. said it will buy its competitor IWO Holdings Inc. for $459 million in stock, making it the largest Sprint PCS affiliate,...

IFR wins U.K. tactical communications pact for test equipment

WICHITA, Kansas-IFR Systems Inc. announced it was chosen to provide test equipment for the United Kingdom's $2.4 billion BOWMAN tactical communications program. The program...

Replacement phones take center stage

While wireless handset sales worldwide are expected to continue to climb during the next several years, those sales are expected to be driven more...

Ntelos sheds PCS spectrum

WAYNESBORO, Va.-Continuing its sale of what it calls excess spectrum, Ntelos Inc. signed two separate definitive agreements to sell certain personal communications services licenses.The...

2001 Review/2002 Outlook: Value back in vogue

WASHINGTON-2002 offers the wayward wireless industry a chance to begin to redeem and redefine itself. But it won't be easy, and survival skills will...

Conexant agrees to merge with Alpha Industries

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.-Semiconductor provider Conexant Systems Inc. made a series of major announcements, including a merger with Alpha Industries Inc., the separation of its...

Tele2 announces German MVNO agreement

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Tele2 announced a mobile virtual network operator agreement in Germany with Viag Interkom. Tele2 will use Viag's mobile network to provide the air...

Brightpoint shareholder lawsuit filed

LOS ANGELES-Purchasers of Brightpoint Inc. common stock have filed a class action lawsuit against the company, alleging false and misleading statements were made regarding...

Nokia completes location trial

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia has completed a location-based technology trial test, which it claims was successful.Nokia and mobile carrier Radiolinja used Nokia's enhanced observed time difference...

Nokia pushes open standards

Nokia Corp. continued its massive open mobile architecture standards push last week by signing up some of the world's largest infrastructure and application server...

HP, Compaq promote benefits of merger

PALO ALTO, Calif.-In an effort to debunk criticism of the move and rally stakeholders, Hewlett-Packard Co. and Compaq Computer Corp. released a detailed, 50-page...

Wireless execs to testify against Microsoft in antitrust lawsuit

Representatives from the wireless industry are being asked to testify against Microsoft Corp. in the ongoing antitrust lawsuit against the computer software giant, each...

JP Mobile buys Isovia assets

DALLAS-Wireless software and applications developer JP Mobile Inc. announced it acquired the assets of Isovia Inc., which provided mobile software applications for field services...

Wireless loses out as Senate leaves town without stimulus plan

WASHINGTON-Amidst much political rancor, legislative wrangling and finger pointing, Congress adjourned on Thursday without passing an economic stimulus package that could have helped wireless...

KDDI to use Qualcomm-enabled gpsOne handsets

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. announced it will launch gpsOne-enabled handsets and their associated position location service plans from KDDI Corp. in Japan this month.Qualcomm's gpsOne...

Motorola wins China Mobile contract valued at $95 million

BEIJING-Motorola Inc. announced it won a $95 million contract to supply wireless equipment to China Mobile Communications Corp.According to the contract, Motorola will expand...

Boingo launches wireless Internet access service

Boingo Wireless Inc. launched with plans to provide wireless Internet access at speeds up to 11 Megabits per second in major hotels, airports and...

Vodafone, J-Phone complete international UMTS roaming call

MADRID, Spain-Vodafone Group plc completed live international roaming calls using the UMTS 3GPP wireless standard between Vodafone's operations in Madrid, Spain, and J-Phone in...

Business Briefs

Qualcomm Inc. announced it signed memoranda of understanding to provide its Binary Runtime Environment for Wireless technology to several wireless operators around the world....

Centennial ARPU plummets

WALL, N.J.-Centennial Communications Corp. added 11,300 wireless customers in its U.S. operations during its second quarter ended Nov. 30, compared with a loss of...

Nextel: How business gets done in

This sad story could have involved any wireless carrier and anybody, but the phone Lazaro Leiva allegedly talked on while driving a Ford Explorer...

Group formed for GSM, TDMA in 3G evolution

A new organization is being created to represent the views of American GSM and TDMA wireless carriers as they convert to third-generation wireless technologies...

DoCoMo plans to buy additional shares of AT&T Wireless

TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo, the leading mobile carrier in Japan, announced it will purchase additional shares of AT&T Wireless Inc. to maintain its current stake in...

Taiwan to auction 3G licenses

TAIPEI, Taiwan-Taiwan will hold Asia's first third-generation license auction after seven companies showed interest in five licenses. Seven consortia will begin the bidding process...

Motorola guidance met with skepticism

Shortly after Motorola Inc. reconfirmed its guidance for fourth-quarter sales and revealed another 9,400 jobs will be eliminated during the next year, the company...
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