July 2001

The nation’s largest wireless carrier created another plot twist in the ongoing E911 saga, filing a waiver petition with the Federal Communications Commission last Wednesday asking to change its location …

LONDON-A major shift has occurred in the U.K. mobile market, with Vodafone Group plc, the market leader in terms of subscriber numbers for several years, falling two spots to No. …

It is the best of times. It is the worst of times. Sprint PCS reported second-quarter financials so great, they even surprised analysts covering the industry. Last week, three of …

ZURICH, Switzerland-L.M. Ericsson has signed a Bluetooth agreement to integrate its radio and baseband Internet protocol products into personal digital assistants, handsets and mobile phones manufactured by Arima, Taiwanese original …

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OSLO, Norway-Telenor has acquired 100 percent of Pannon GSM in Hungary by acquiring the stakes held by KPN Telecom, Sonera and Tele Danmark Communications for a total $877 million. Telenor …

A billing discrepancy is to blame for a disastrous subscriber and revenue miscalculation that could potentially force Arch Wireless Inc., the nation’s largest paging and messaging company, into bankruptcy. Arch …

The cellular industry was barely 10 years old when competitors started knocking on the door. In the early 1990s, Nextel Communications Inc. was amassing specialized mobile radio licenses and formulating …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. said it has decided not to spin off its semiconductor business, and the company’s chief operating officer, Richard Sulpizio, resigned his position. Anthony S. Thornley will replace …

Palm Inc. last week announced a deal with some of the country’s biggest chip makers to design a pre-packaged chip architecture for Palm OS-based personal digital assistants, a move Palm …

In another twist in the cellular phone legal health battle, a complaint has been filed jointly by four families in the St. Joseph Circuit Court for the State of Indiana …

WASHINGTON-Congress’ interest in third-generation wireless and its potential impact on the military became more evident last week as congressional auditors warned a key senator against a hasty decision to move …

WASHINGTON-The five largest bidders in the Federal Communications Commission’s recent re-auction of PCS licenses sent a letter last week urging the agency to make a deal with bankrupt NextWave Telecom …

If the issue is brain cancer, this new comer is hands-free. To those who fear the environmental nightmare of dumping them in landfills, well, it is disposable. You don’t need …

Wireless carriers continued to stave off a weakening economy with second-quarter results mostly in line with analysts’ expectations. Three of the six largest operators, including Cingular Wireless, AT&T Wireless and …

NEW YORK-The mission of Pure Matrix Inc., a Boulder, Colo., start-up, is to make mass customization of mobile data nice and easy so customers will use it more and place …

Hewlett-Packard Co., Telefonica Moviles, Ericsson Espana and the Generalitat of Catalonia in Spain announced a joint venture company, called Tempos 21, which will develop and market mobile applications and e-services. …

LAKE CHARLES, La.-US Unwired Inc. said it has completed the initial phase of network buildout in its Sprint PCS service territory, including all 41 of its markets covering more than …

NEW YORK-Verizon Communications and SBC Communications Inc. held onto their respective first- and second-place rankings for profitability for 2000, according to research from Standard & Poor’s. Deutsche Telekom-which was not …

CLEVELAND-Sprint PCS is joining the movement to market wireless technologies to young adults with its new Cube, an easy-to-manage prepaid wireless phone. The phone, marketed to people between the ages …

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-The troubles of Adaptive Broadband Corp. came to an expected conclusion when the company announced it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in San …

WEST MELBOURNE, Fla.-RELM Wireless Corp., manufacturer, developer and distributor of wireless LMR products, announced it has received two orders under existing contracts. The Communications Electronics Command of the U.S. Army …

BERLIN-Siemens AG posted a third-quarter net profit of $1.4 billion, enhanced by its transfer of stake from its semiconductor company Infineon to its pension fund. Excluding exceptional items or money …

While 54 percent of drivers usually have a wireless phone in their vehicle with them, only 3 percent of drivers are actively using that phone, according to a recent study …

PITTSBURGH-Verizon Wireless launched its first retail outlet in an airport at Pittsburgh International Airport. The store includes a free recharging station for cell phone batteries and a language line to …