July 2001

WASHINGTON-Three wireless carriers-all of which won licenses in the PCS re-auction-petitioned the Federal Communications Commission to re-evaluate the ownership structure of bankrupt NextWave Telecom Inc. “This investigation should include an …

While Nokia Corp. is the hands-down leader for mobile handsets shipped in the United States, the handset giant only holds a 7-percent market share for CDMA phones sold in the …

Even with more than 100 million customers across numerous carriers and a handful of technology choices, wireless subscribers in the United States hold and complete a conversation of acceptable audio …

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Yahoo! Inc. released a new phone service the company said will allow users to call a toll-free number to access their e-mail and voicemail messages. Users will also be …

WASHINGTON-Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld last week told lawmakers no decision has been reached on future military spectrum requirements, a response starkly at odds with top brass and one that comes …

Three wireless equipment giants cast a long shadow on the months ahead as they recorded net losses in their second-quarter reports and expressed doubts about when the economy will wade …

SAN FRANCISCO-OmniSky Corp. said it received two key provisional patents covering technology related to location-based services, an area many see as a major future source of revenue for wireless companies. …

As a counterfoil to a slackening economy, chip makers are striking up alliances, shrinking their product sizes and paring down prices to differentiate themselves in the face of layoffs, reduced …

FCC Chairman Michael Powell needs to direct his staff to get over it and get on with it. “It” is the agency’s loss in federal appeals court to NextWave Telecom …

The mobile satellite industry finally had something to smile about last week when the International Bureau at the Federal Communications Commission granted eight MSS operators licenses in the 2 GHz …

Amid mounting layoffs and company bankruptcies across the entire telecommunications sector, a little start-up out of Halifax, Nova Scotia, is making its debut, hoping to capitalize on the growing voice-enabled …

Cellport Systems and Ford Motor Co. have teamed to offer the Cellport 3000 with Voice Command hands-free docking station and adapter in select 2002-model Ford vehicles late this summer, Cellport …

NEW YORK-Shares in Comverse Technology Inc. were down almost 35 percent, falling $13.27 per share to $25.75, after the company last week warned of reduced profits due to a slowing …

BRUSSELS, Belgium-The European Commission made surprise raids on nine mobile operators in the United Kingdom and Germany last week to investigate alleged price fixing, according to international press reports. The …

Congress seems to be catching up with industry regarding how spectrum auctions have been manipulated to solve federal budget shortfalls. The House has signaled the Senate that putting arbitrary deadlines …

SAN DIEGO-Now that wireless multimedia company PacketVideo Corp. has set up deals with many of the world’s major chipset makers, mobile-phone manufacturers and carriers-and is a technology standard for the …

As Sony Corp. choreographs its dance steps for the awaited 3G stage, cell phones continue to inflict muscle spasms. The Japanese electronics giant dampened market confidence in its abilities as …

While the event was not celebrated with fireworks across the country, AT&T Wireless finally was able to celebrate its independence last week as it began its first trading day as …

For several years, it seems there has been little good news to report about the mobile satellite industry. It is one that has been marked by marginal peaks and inconceivable …

BOSTON-The Yankee Group said subscribers in the Asia-Pacific region will hit 575 million by 2005, surpassing Europe as the world’s leading mobile communications market. Starting from a low penetration level …

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. said it signed a deal to deliver a complete third-generation network with German operator Viag Interkom, owned by British Telecommunications plc, for $344.1 million. Deliveries will begin …

ARLINGTON, Va.-AT&T Wireless affiliate TeleCorp PCS said it plans to use Invertix Corp.’s technology in the carrier’s voicemail password reset and over-the-air activations. The Software Services group of Invertix specifically …

SEATTLE-Applications management and platform provider ViAir Inc. said Canadian wireless carrier Telus Mobility will integrate ViAir’s WirelessInbox messaging application with its mobility office inbox product, a move which will give …

MINNEAPOLIS-Circata, a Minneapolis wireless infrastructure enabler, and the Trading and Development Partnership Co., a partner of the Saudi Telecom Co., will sell and distribute Circata’s products and related technologies in …

NEW YORK-Casio Inc., Dover, N.J., the American subsidiary of Tokyo-based Casio Computer Co. Ltd., has made a $5 million investment in iAnywhere Solutions Inc., a division of Sybase Inc. Casio, …