2002

RESTON, Va.—Nextel Communications Inc. said it added 502,000 customers during the first quarter, ahead of analysts’ expectations of around 475,000 net subscriber additions. The carrier ended the quarter with 9.2 …

SUNNYVALE, Calif.—AMD said it has unveiled a new mobile Athlon XP processor that delivers high performance and requires low power to notebooks. “The launch of the mobile AMD Athlon XP …

BURLINGTON, Mass.—Triton PCS signed a three-year contract renewal with Lightbridge Inc. to use Lightbridge’s Customer Acquisition System for the assessment and activation of new wireless subscribers. Triton said the CAS …

TOKYO—NTT DoCoMo Inc., the largest mobile carrier in Japan, and Bouygues Telecom, the third-largest operator in France, announced they reached a license agreement over i-mode services in France. Following the …

DUBLIN, Ireland—Wireless data platform maker Parthus Technologies plc announced its results for the quarter ended March 31, showing growth in its licensing and royalty revenue and expectations of a return …

TORONTO—Paradigm Advanced Technologies Inc. announced new partnership plans between its PowerLOC division and Canada’s Maximum Monitoring Services Inc. Maximum will purchase and license PowerLOC’s Vehicle Location Devices as well as …

OKLAHOMA CITY—Dobson Cellular Systems completed deployment of equipment allowing it to offer voice-activated dialing services through Preferred Voice. Dobson said it would market the VoiceDial service, which will allow customers …

BOULDER, Colo.-Cellport Systems Inc. laid off about 80 employees and plans to exit the hands-free car kit manufacturing business. Company spokeswoman Lori Pidick told The Denver Post that all the …

TOKYO—Intel Corp. unveiled its 1.8 Volt wireless flash memory for cell pones, describing it as up to four times faster than existing flash solutions. It is built on Intel’s 0.13-micron …

ATLANTA—Wireless platform provider Air2Web will partner with the National Football League to broadcast the 2002 NFL draft on wireless devices. Air2Web will provide free up-to-the minute news on draft picks …

NEW YORK—British wireless operator MmO2 launched two initiatives in a move to provide mobile data and products to customers in Western Europe. The carrier said it plans to build a …

LOS ANGELES—Cingular Wireless launched its Internet Express GPRS service in California and Reno, Nevada joining its already launched markets in Seattle and Spokane, Wash.; Las Vegas; eastern Tennessee; North Carolina; …

CHICAGO—U.S. Cellular Corp. posted $478.4 million in operating revenue for the first quarter of 2002, a 9-percent increase compared with the $439.7 million reported last year. Net income increased more …

SAN JOSE, Calif.—Digital integrated circuit technology company QuickSilver Technology Inc. cut 40 percent of its work force in response to its changing business situation and in an effort to stay …

RESTON, Va.—Nextel Communications Inc. and Motorola Inc. reported the successful testing of voice coder software designed to nearly double Nextel’s wireless voice capacity, and they said Motorola will deliver a …

SAN JOSE, Calif.—A subsidiary of wireless enterprise company Semotus Solutions filed a $20 million lawsuit against Internet service provider EarthLink Networks Inc., alleging EarthLink failed to pay for a Web …

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil—Cellular operator Telefonica Celular announced the commercial launch of its cdma2000 1x data and voice network in Brazil. The network, with equipment supplied by Lucent Technologies Inc., …

LONDON—The Mobile Entertainment Forum announced a new board of directors and created two regional branches in Asia and the Americas to further growth in the regions. The new board includes …

NEW YORK—Hewlett-Packard Co. said federal prosecutors have asked for documents on the voting by two of its big shareholders, Deutsche Bank and Northern Trust, on the merger plan with Compaq …

DALLAS—MetroPCS, which offers flat-rate local wireless service in the Atlanta, Miami and the Sacramento, Calif., areas, said it has partnered with Telvista Co. to handle all of its customer contact …

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.—Sprint PCS reported first-quarter results at the high end of company and analysts expectations and provided hope that the industry could meet reduced targets for the quarter. The …

MOUNTAIN VIEW, California, United States—Shares in wireless personal digital assistant (PDA) maker Handspring tumbled by more than 20 percent following the company’s disappointing third quarter report. Handspring announced revenue of …

REDMOND, Washington, United States—The second- and third-largest U.S. wireless operators are in talks to merge their operations according to a report from Bloomberg. While neither AT&T Wireless nor Cingular Wireless …

LONDON—European carrier MmO2 signed separate contracts with Nokia and Nortel Networks to equip its 2.5- and third-generation (3G) networks in the United Kingdom, Isle of Man, Germany and Ireland. Each …

WASHINGTON—The U.S. Personal Communications Industry Association (PCIA) has decided to drop its annual trade show, global m-commerce user initiative and LifePage donor program and cut its skeletal staff by 20 …