2002

Wireless stock prices around the world have taken a beating lately. Vodafone Group has most noticeably suffered investors’ wrath and is now trading at less than a pound. To make …

SAN DIEGO—Qualcomm Inc. announced the availability of its three new security enhancements for the OmniTRACS mobile communications system: Driver Authentication, Wireless Panic button and Tamper Detection. Qualcomm said tank truck …

WASHINGTON—The Organization for the Promotion and Advancement of Small Telecommunications Companies today said rural wireless legislation should be strengthened to free up spectrum sooner in areas not served by mobile …

SAN DIEGO—Qualcomm Inc. has signed a royalty-bearing agreement to allow Westech Korea Inc. to design, develop and sell mobile subscriber units and knockdown kits for cdmaOne and cdma2000 1x/1xEV-DO systems. …

WASHINGTON—A British government report today said devices for reducing mobile-phone radiation vary widely in effectiveness and there are trade-offs that can hurt handset performance, a contrast with the Bush administration’s …

NEW YORK—Sprint PCS’ tracking stock price spiked on Thursday following a report that parent company Sprint Corp. was looking at removing its tracking stocks to help reduce confusion among its …

NEW YORK—Investors and analysts took their frustration out on Western Wireless Corp. following its disappointing first-quarter results sending the struggling rural carrier’s stock price down more than 40 percent in …

LAKE CHARLES, La.-US Unwired Inc. reported a record $92.1 million in first quarter revenues compared with $47.9 million the Sprint PCS affiliate posted for the same quarter last year. Net …

SAN DIEGO—Qualcomm Inc. announced Neil Kadisha, a member of the company’s board of directors since 1988, has submitted his resignation.“I have complete confidence in Qualcomm’s future growth prospects and will …

SANTA CLARA, Calif.—Wireless module and terminal designer Cellon International announced it has received funding form the Intel Communications Fund, Softband China Venture Capital, SUNeVision Venture and UTStarcom, completing the company’s …

CRACOW, Germany—ComArch S.A. has introduced its Tytan Mobile Portal, an addition to its TYTAN suite of products. Tytan Mobile Portal allows carriers and their partners to work on one platform, …

RALEIGH, N.C.—Information delivery and application developer Summus Inc. announced broad and ambitious goals for the next 18 months, including plans to be cash flow positive early next year and to …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden—Ericsson AB said it will supply Taiwanese operator Chunghwa Telecom with systems integration and content management for its emome mobile portal. Ericsson is offering technology that includes service personalization, …

LONDON-Messaging giant Logica said it will cut 700 jobs in response to slowdowns in information-technology spending and the cautious outlook most operators have for multimedia messaging services. The company’s stock …

DUBLIN, Ireland—There are fears that more than 150 jobs could be lost in the Irish mobile telecom software operations of Logica after the company announced plans to lay off 700 …

OXFORD, United Kingdom—The Czech Republic’s largest mobile operator, EuroTel, is back in the takeover sights of Cesky Telecom. This comes as the Czech government called off plans to sell its …

DUBLIN, Ireland—A new report from U.K.-based analysts Strategy Analytics suggests that a number of handset vendors could be prime targets for larger rivals. The report, “Western Europe Operators’ Handset Vendor …

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina—Cellular clients in Colombia increased by 10 percent during this year’s first quarter, amounting to 3.55 million subscribers, according to official information released by the Ministry of Communications. …

GREEN BAY, Wis.—Andrews Corp. says it has selected Schneider Logistics to provide supply chain execution services across its North American network of manufacturing and distribution facilities. “Schneider Logistics will utilize …

SUNNYVALE, Calif.—A new entry into the wireless corporate market, Good Technology Inc., unveiled its product line and business strategy, as well as its first 20 customers. The company’s wireless strategy …

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina—The decrease in cellular users in Argentina has generated a new strategy for operators, consisting of the sale of used terminals with lower costs than new ones. During …

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia—A second Russian carrier was licensed by the Communications Ministry to build a commercial CDMA network based on the International Mobile Telecommunications–Multi Carrier (IMT-MC) standard. St. Petersburg-based Delta …

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HELSINKI, Finland—Nokia, the Helsinki-based Finnish wireless equipment supplier, is predicting a dramatic concentration on the vendor side of global telecommunications, believing that the number of major vendors will diminish by …

OXFORD, United Kingdom—While the theft of cell phones has attracted widespread news coverage in the United Kingdom, a new study is expected to suggest that many of these reports of …