January 2002

MILPITAS, Calif.—Contract electronic manufacturer Solectron says it is negotiating a deal to buy Lucent Technologies Inc.’ specialized equipment and usable inventory for between $250 million and $290 million. In a …

SAN DIEGO—Ericsson AB signed a contract to deploy cdma2000 equipment throughout Verizon Wireless’ 1xRTT Express network for services such as high-bandwidth Internet access and e-mail. Ericsson said it will provide …

BOSTON—The Salt Forum, a group of companies working to create an independent markup language for speech-enabling applications, announced 18 additional contributors have joined to further the group’s goal. Compaq, Glenayre …

BEIJING—Nokia has partnered with Chinadotcom to launch a platform for short message services (SMS) and other wireless services such as ringing tone download, picture message download and operator logo. “Owners …

JAKARTA, Indonesia—Indosat Multimedia Mobile (IM3), a new entrant in Indonesia’s cellular market, reached an agreement to use Satelindo’s GSM network to cover blank spots in its network. IM3, which began …

REDMOND, Washington, United States—AT&T Wireless Services and Canadian operator Rogers Wireless introduced cross-border GSM/General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) roaming for their respective customers. Rogers currently covers 85 percent of the …

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WASHINGTON—The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has decided to keep deposits from the re-auction winners of the personal communications services (PCS) C- and F-block licenses of bankrupt NextWave Telecom and …

TOKYO—Japanese vendor Matsushita Electric Industrial set up a new semiconductor manufacturing company in China, the firm announced on 31 January. The new firm, called Suzhou Matsushita Semiconductor, is located in …

LONDON—Symbian said it has secured another funding round from its shareholders, which include Matsushita, Motorola, Nokia, Sony Ericsson and Psion. “Symbian’s development to support next-generation wireless standards on Symbian OS …

NEW DELHI, India—The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has slashed airtime tariffs on roaming for cellular phones by 70 percent and has fixed a ceiling of 3 rupees (US$0.06) …

NEW DELHI, India—The much-awaited 1900 MHz mobile-phone service of the Thai government agency Telephone Organization of Thailand (TOT) is slated for launch on 27 March under the brand name “Thai …

ANNAPOLIS, Md.—Under a deal with international wireless infrastructure provider Netsize, TeleCommunication Systems Inc. said it expanded its short message service system to allow customers to send messages across the Atlantic …

REDMOND, Wash.-Action Engine Corp. announced its Mobile Services Framework will work on Texas Instruments’ OMAP wireless application processors, a move the company said will allow wireless carriers, device makers and …

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SCHAUMBURG, Illinois, United States—In an unusual joint move, Motorola Credit and Nokia will file a lawsuit against the Uzan family, the Turkish billionaires who are controlling owners of Turkey’s major …

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina—Cellular telephony operator BellSouth attained gains of US$17 million in Latin America during the last quarter of 2001, even though it had less income and lost more than …

HELSINKI, Finland—Nokia said it has signed a contract to continue to supply GSM equipment to Pannon GSM of Hungary in a deal valued at more than US$50 million. Nokia will …

OKLAHOMA CITY, United States—Dobson Communications said it will follow nationwide roaming partners AT&T Wireless and Cingular Wireless in overlaying its current TDMA network with GSM/General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) technology. …

BEIJING—A group of Chinese content providers announced a joint effort aimed at protecting and defending intellectual property rights in a move to support the country’s growing Internet and wireless industry. …

PARIS—Telecoms equipment maker Alcatel said it suffered its second deficit in its history with a $4.27 loss in 2001, although the French supplier looks forward to a profitable 2002. In …

SANTA CLARA, California, United States—Palm officially launched its long-awaited i705 wireless integrated device, which the company is hoping to sell to corporate customers looking for secure wireless access to corporate …

AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands—Dutch telecommunications giant KPN will buy the remaining 22.5-percent interest in German mobile-phone operator E-Plus that it does not already own from U.S.-based BellSouth for about US$1.06 billion …

TOKYO—Some 20 leading Japanese companies led by NTT DoCoMo, Hitachi and Toyota Motor Company, set up a forum aimed at launching highly accurate satellite communications services for mobile equipment in …

BEIJING—Last year, customs officers in China’s southern Guangdong province seized 26,000 smuggled mobile phones, 60,000 batteries and 28,000 battery chargers. A total of 671 smuggling cases involving 35.52 million yuan …