2001

BEIJING—Motorola Inc. said it has made its first cdma2000 1x data call successfully in a live demonstration to Chinese telecom operators at the PT Wireless & Networks Comm China 2001. …

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.—Motorola Inc. has licensed it iTAP intelligent keypad text entry technology to Acer Communications and Multimedia Inc. Acer said it will use iTAP technology, which it licensed for three …

SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS, France—Mobile telecommunications industry executives paid tribute this week to Akio Sasaki, chairman of the Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) Project Coordination Group following his October 5 death, a …

SEATTLE—Monet Mobile Networks Inc., which won PCS spectrum licenses during the Federal Communications Commission’s auction earlier this year, launched its data-only, cdma2000 1x next-generation wireless network in Sioux Falls, S.D. …

MONROE, La.—CenturyTel Inc. said its third-quarter financial results “will meet and possible exceed the range of guidance previously provided to the investment community,” when they are released Oct. 30. Previous …

GERMANTOWN, Md.—Acterna has released the Acterna Mobile Service Tester for testing cdma2000 devices and handsets. According to Acterna, the testers, which are available for manufacturing and service applications, allow wireless …

BEDMINSTER, N.J.—Verizon Wireless introduced its Mobile Web Plus service, a wireless e-mail and Internet access service for use on the Kyocera QCP6035 smartphone. The service provides access to up to …

WASHINGTON—The Bush administration is expected today to ask for an immediate repeal of the cap that limits the amount of spectrum that carriers can control to 45 megahertz in urban …

WASHINGTON—The Federal Communications Commission said it received more than 3,000 complaints from wireless users the past three months, the second highest total of all telecom sectors regulated by the agency. …

DULLES, Va.—Wireless consumers can now purchase wireless products and services through America Online Inc. A new online resource is available for AOL members at AOL Keyword: Wireless and at www.aol.com/wireless. …

LONDON—Ananova, the virtual personal news assistant owned by Orange plc, and PacketVideo announced a partnership to deliver Ananova’s real-time news service to personal digital assistant users. Ananova is trialing PacketVideo’s …

ORANGEBURG, N.Y.—Verizon Wireless has reminded its customers in New York that beginning Nov. 1, customers must use hands-free technology when talking and driving. “We think educating drivers about how to …

WASHINGTON—Teligent Acquisition Corp., the recently formed company trying to purchase the remaining assets of Teligent Inc., reduced its bid from $117.5 million to $77.5 million, according to the company’s latest …

SANTA MONICA, Calif.—YourMobile/PWS announced it plans to team with InfoSpace Inc. to integrate its personalized ringtones and phone graphics into InfoSpace’s wireless platform. “Through this relationship, wireless carriers, media companies, …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden—Swedish vendor NCC Telecom signed a contract to provide third-generation base stations to 3G Infrastructure Services in Sweden. The value of the contract was not disclosed. Under the agreement, …

LONDON-Hutchison 3G, which holds a third-generation license in the United Kingdom, said it is considering offering pornography services over its Universal Mobile Telecommunications System network. An executive within the company …

ATLANTA—Wireless platform provider Air2Web announced version 4.0 of its Air2Web Mobile Internet Platform will be supported by VeriSign Inc.’s wireless digital certificate technology and payment services. “The ability to strongly …

WASHINGTON, D.C.—MDS America Inc., the North American licensee for French company MDS International, which builds systems for the high-speed wireless broadband delivery of video and Internet data by terrestrial transmission, …

ALLENTOWN, Pa.-Agere Systems Inc. posted a $3.4 billion net loss for the fourth quarter ended Sept. 30. The company, which is still owned 58 percent by Lucent Technologies Inc., said …

CUPERTINO, Calif.—Vyyo Inc. reported revenues for the third quarter ended Sept. 30 of $2.9 million, a decrease from the $4.5 million reported for third-quarter 2000. The company experienced a net …

LONDON-Marconi Corp. and Somera Communications announced a strategic partnership to deliver configuration of Marconi’s power solution combined with Somera’s OneSource services for rural carriers across the United States. “Through our …

WASHINGTON—Spectrum allocation policy is “seriously fractured,” and “simply not keeping pace” with technology, said FCC Chairman Michael Powell in a morning press conference. In other news, Powell said negotiations for …

SAN DIEGO—Qualcomm Inc. said some top device manufacturers, a game developer and a Canadian carrier have signed memoranda of understanding to join its Binary Runtime Environment for Wireless Platform. The …

NEW YORK—Zingy.com, a web portal that allows Nokia mobile phone users to personalize their phones and communicate through text messaging, has officially launched. “Wireless phones aren’t just tech toys anymore,” …

MURRAY HILL, N.J.—Lucent Technologies Inc. fell below market estimates as it recorded a fourth-quarter net loss of $8.8 billion, or $2.59 a share as against a loss of $484 million, …