Monthly Archives: March, 2001

Kyocera replaces handsets in Qwest markets

SAN DIEGO-Kyocera Wireless Corp. reported it is voluntarily replacing approximately 11,000 of its QCP 3035 wireless handsets sold to Qwest Wireless customers in 12...

TDMA reaches 61 million

BELLEVUE, Wash.-TDMA's advocacy body, the Universal Wireless Communications Consortium, said TDMA subscribers had increased by 74 percent to 61 million at the end of...

Verizon plans Utah call center

SALT LAKE CITY-Verizon Wireless said it will construct a $42 million customer service call center in West Valley City, Utah, bringing more than 1,000...

AT&T Wireless plans for proceeds

NEW YORK-AT&T Wireless Group Inc. said it would use most of the $6.5 billion the company raised in its recent bond offering, in conjunction...

Canada TPC invests $9.9M in Sierra Wireless

VANCOUVER, British Columbia-Brian Tobin, Canada's Minister of Industry officially announced a $9.9 million repayable investment in Sierra Wireless by Technology Partnerships Canada.The TPC investment...

Palm to acquire Extended Systems

SANTA CLARA, Calif.-Palm Inc. agreed to acquire Extended Systems Inc., a mobile solutions vendor, allowing Palm to provide both handheld computers and enterprise-class mobile...

Vodafone offers short code dialing for roamers

LONDON-Vodafone Group plc customers on seven of the company's networks in Europe now can use their normal "short code" dialing numbers to access services...

Auctioneers ready to sell TSR assets

Two-way messaging licenses held by the now-bankrupt paging company TSR Wireless L.L.C. will be auctioned off near the end of this month, according to...

Telecordia, NeuStar duke it out over number pooling at federal, state levels

WASHINGTON-As the Federal Communications Commission considers proposals to select a nationwide number-pooling administrator, two leading contenders are duking it out at the state level...

Columbitech gears up for U.S. effort

Hailing from Stockholm, Sweden, one of the world's premier breeding grounds for mobile-phone technology, wireless network security developer Columbitech is gearing up to take...

Transcrypt may sell off company

LINCOLN, Neb.-Transcrypt International Inc. ended the year with revenues totaling $42.2 million compared with annual revenues of $53.5 million for 1999 and is evaluating...

Bush spectrum plan gets mixed reviews

WASHINGTON-Whether the nation is plagued with daunting deficits or buoyed by gushing surpluses, spectrum auctions remain a lightning rod for controversy as the revenue-generating...

New day dawns at FCC

WASHINGTON-A new day appears to be dawning for FCC Chairman Michael K. Powell.This new day will have Powell greeting four new colleagues by the...

Paging financials may push quicker consolidation

The traditional paging industry is dead, many analysts and paging veterans agree. But there is an escape route for the few companies left fighting,...

Hollings, Dingell discount VoiceStream/DT merger

WASHINGTON-Congressional opponents of the proposed $30 billion acquisition of VoiceStream Wireless Corp. by Deutsche Telekom AG have struck again, just weeks after VoiceStream was...

Regulatory ruckus

A great political stroke of genius of Team Bush has been the creation of the moderate tone implied by the "compassionate conservative" banner. Why,...

Iridium investors sue Motorola

Motorola Inc.'s miserable journey into the realm of mobile satellite communications with Iridium L.L.C. worsened last week when a U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge in...

Wireless Multimedia Forum celebrates first birthday

NEW YORK-The Wireless Multimedia Forum, which recently celebrated its first birthday, is on schedule in building a framework for content that must be written...

AirNet boasts 2 GPRS deals

MELBOURNE, Fla.-AirNet Communication Corp. has deployed and received customer acceptance for what it said is one of the first U.S. wireless GPRS systems.AirNet's AdaptaCell...

Etrieve enhances services, charts deal with Dell

HILSBORO, Ore.-Wireless e-mail company Etrieve Inc. announced an enhancement to its current service and a new deal with Dell Computer Corp.Under its agreement with...

New math

Now that the United States appears to be entering a recession, the economics behind deployments of third-generation wireless systems are even trickier than new...

Vaultus closes $32M in financing

NEW YORK-Vaultus, a mobile platform company, announced it closed $32 million in second-round financing, bringing the total invested in the company to more than...

Cingular launches GSM in Seattle, Spokane

SEATTLE-Cingular Wireless launched its brand in the Seattle and Spokane, Wash., markets, replacing GTE Wireless. The company also introduced GSM coverage in the area.Cingular...

US Unwired buys stakes in subsidiaries

LAKE CHARLES, La.-US Unwired Inc. completed two transactions in which it exchanged class A common stock for the minority interests in its Sprint PCS...

Nokia chooses subcontractors

HELSINKI, Finland- Nokia Corp. has selected subcontractors to supply its 3G equipment around the world.The subcontractors are Skanska Telecom networks and Flextronics Network Services...
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