2001

TOKYO—NTT DoCoMo, the leading mobile carrier in Japan, launched a Bluetooth-enabled PHS handset. It is the first Bluetooth-enabled handset offered by NTT DoCoMo. Users of the PHS handset equipped with …

CHICAGO—AT&T Wireless said it expects to spend an additional $1 billion upgrading its current network to W-CDMA on top of the $2.5 billion the carrier planned to spend on moving …

OXFORD, United Kingdom—Sweden’s largest cell-phone operator Telia has decided to share a percentage of the revenues generated by content services with the developers. The new approach for the company is …

AUCKLAND, New Zealand—Vodafone New Zealand selected Nortel Networks to provide a packet backbone network that will connect Auckland, Christchurch and Wellington and allow the carrier to offer new secure services …

SAN DIEGO—Leap Wireless International Inc. launched its Cricket wireless service in Lincoln, Neb., and Eugene, Ore., the second and third launches for the carrier this week and 34th and 35th …

WASHINGTON—The settlement deal to end the dispute regarding the PCS C- and F-block licenses of bankrupt NextWave Telecom Inc. ran into static from both houses of Congress on Thursday as …

WIESBADEN, Germany—Motorola Inc. says it will perform its first German UMTS infrastructure field trials early next year, based on a series of UMTS tests since September 2001 at its laboratory …

LONDON—Logica, a wireless messaging company, said it will conduct a live trial of its Multimedia Messaging Service over United Kingdom wireless carrier Orange’s GPRS network. Logica said its Multimedia Messaging …

WASHINGTON—Finkelstein, Thompson & Loughran filed a securities fraud class-action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia on behalf of purchasers of XO Communications. The defendants …

OXFORD, United Kingdom—The newly floated European mobile operator mm02 confirmed its timescale for launching third-generation (3G) services is at least six months behind schedule. The company is now saying that …

MOSCOW—Two major Russian carriers, Mobile Telesystems (MTS) and Vimpelcom (BeeLine) said they plan to place their first Euro bonds, and market experts commented the foreign borrowings are necessary for regional …

DALLAS-Texas Instruments Inc. says SK Telecom of Korea has selected its OMAP-based McubeWorks reference designs for 2.5G and third-generation cdma2001x networks. The company says SK Telecom plans “to conduct field …

WASHINGTON—Cibernet, a subsidiary of the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association, released its new Mobile Xchange Protocol, which the company said is designed to allow customers to bill for non-voice services. …

WESTBOROUGH, Mass.—Arch Wireless Inc. said it will file for file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy by Jan. 15 in order to restructure its long-term debt. The company owes about $2 billion. …

GREENSBORO, N.C.-RF Micro Devices Inc. agreed to purchase IBM Corp.’s global positioning system development operation, the company said. The acquisition provides RFMD with advanced GPS technology and access to IBM’s …

CINCINNATI—Convergys Corp. and e-Payment technology provider iPIN have joined to offer a new solution covering rating, billing and e-payments. Convergys’ Geneva ARM software will be integrated with the iPIN e-Payment …

KANSAS CITY, Mo.—Sprint PCS said it will offer downloadable ringtones and screen savers to its customers through its Web site or wireless Web service. The musical ringtones will be provided …

NEW YORK—Fans of Wu-Tang Clan and Mobb Deep will get a sneak peak at the groups’ new upcoming albums through a partnership between Loud Records and mobile entertainment portal Zingy. …

BISMARCK, N.D.—Verizon Wireless launched digital wireless service in the Bismarck-Mandan area of North Dakota as part of the carrier’s $7.7 million investment in the local network. Verizon previously only offered …

WASHINGTON—The Federal Communications Commission said it will vote next week on whether to authorize ultra-wideband technologies, despite requests from the departments of defense and commerce that a decision be deferred …

LONDON—NEC Corp. has denied a report in the World Street Journal that it plans to put off the launch of its third-generation mobile-phone handsets to between September and November rather …

MAISONS-LAFFITTE, France—Webraska announced it is going to supply Orange UK with upgrades to Orange’s existing multimedia location-based services. The upgraded service will allow users to be automatically located by the …

TORONTO—CellWand Communications has announced the launch of Pound Taxi (#TAXI), a new cellular service that will allow callers to obtain the first available taxi in any of more than 400 …

DALLAS—Samsung Telecommunications America announced it will sponsor the Gadget Bar at “Fashion For Freedom,” a fashion show scheduled for December 6, 2001, in Hollywood, Calif., to benefit the U.S. Fund …

PRINCETON, N.J.—Broadbeam Corp. announced Janet L. Boudris has been named the company’s chief executive officer and made a member of the board of directors. Boudris most recently served as vice …