2002

BETHLEHEM, Pa.—Infonxx has chosen VoltDelta to provide advanced switching infrastructure for MobileSource, Infonxx’s directory assistance service for wireless listings. MobileSource allows callers to reach other wireless subscribers without knowing their …

REDMOND, Wash.-Microsoft Corp. announced it combined its Network Service Provider and Mobile Devices business divisions, and that Microsoft veteran Peter Knook will head the effort. Knook said the newly combined …

CARY, N.C.—UbiNetics said it has launched a multimode protocol software to smooth migration from GSM/GPRS to wideband CDMA. “UbiNetics is currently working with all major 3GPP infrastructure developers to ensure …

SUNNYVALE, Calif.—Western Multiplex Corp. rejected the unsolicited offer made by DMC Stratex Networks Inc. last week to acquire Western Multiplex. The board of directors reaffirmed its commitment to the pending …

BURR RIDGE, Ill.—Commnet Wireless said its company has been restructured into two separate corporate entities. Commnet Supply L.L.C. will focus on wireless infrastructure distribution and Commnet Wireless Inc. will focus …

OTTAWA—Sprint PCS and Nortel Networks completed trials using Nortel’s CDMA smart antenna technology, which the company said is designed to provide double the voice capacity of Sprint’s current antenna technology …

WESTMONT, Ill.—Aftermarket Technology Corp. announced it will sell 2.4 million shares of its common stock to an underwriters group led by Morgan Stanley, Merrill Lynch & Co. and Wachovia Securities. …

ATLANTA—Cingular Wireless introduced new pricing plans eliminating roaming and long-distance charges in the United States. The plans, which are set to take effect this week, begin at $30 per month …

ARLINGTON, Va.—International corporate IT industry spending on wireless applications will reach $680,000, a 94-percent increase from 2001 spending, according to a new report from the World Information Technology and Services …

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.—Xtreme Spectrum Inc. said it demonstrated streaming video applications using ultra-wideband technology. The demonstration used four DVD players broadcasting four different MPEG-2 video streams running at 10 megabits …

ALBANY, N.Y.—Telecommunications industry billing and customer care systems provider CommSoft Inc. released a new version of its flagship CommVergence product. CommVergence 8.0 allows customers to provide for wireless services in …

ATLANTA—Air2Web said it closed its acquisition of 2Roam. Under terms of the agreement, Air2Web acquired 2Roam’s Wireless Solution, its customer base and retained its co-founder and Board Chairman Bryan Wargo. …

BELLEVUE, Wash.—VoiceStream Wireless Corp. released additional information on its fourth quarter and full-year 2001 results showing the carrier added 667,400 net subscribers during the quarter and 2.2 million for the …

NEW YORK—Verizon Communications said it expects to cut the equivalent of 10,000 jobs this year through attrition, less overtime and fewer consultants. The carrier cut the equivalent of 29,000 jobs …

THE HAGUE, The Netherlands—After much speculation about i-mode services in the European market, KPN Mobile said its German subsidiary E-Plus will begin offering the commercial mobile data service this week, …

WASHINGTON—The Bush administration today announced an overhaul of antitrust procedures and responsibilities, a move giving the Department of Justice full oversight of wireless services and equipment sectors. The memorandum of …

HOUSTON—Crown Castle International Corp. said its revenues for the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31 increased to $238.2 million, from $202 million for fourth-quarter 2000. The company’s revenues for the year …

REDMOND, Wash.—AT&T Wireless updated its guidance for this year following the recently completed acquisition of former affiliate TeleCorp PCS. The nation’s third-largest wireless operator said it expects mid-teen-percentage growth in …

KANSAS CITY, Mo.—While announcing a series of steps designed to increase the company’s financial flexibility and address the market’s current concerns about its liquidity, Sprint Corp. said it was expanding …

NEW YORK—NTT DoCoMo Inc., Japan’s largest mobile communications operator, began trading its American depositary shares on the New York Stock Exchange and its common shares on the London Stock Exchange …

PHOENIX—Verizon Wireless reported it had completed the previously announced acquisition of Dobson Communication Corp.’s 75-percent controlling interest in the Gila River Cellular General Partnership operating in the Arizona #5 RSA …

TORONTO—Nortel Networks said it has dissolved the “office of chief executive” comprising current chief executive Frank Dunn, former CEO John Roth and board executive chairman Lynton Wilson, as Roth steps …

CHICAGO—Motorola Inc. says it will not present Enron Corp.’s director, Ronnie Chan, for re-election as director in the company at its annual shareholders meeting scheduled for May. Chan had been …

BELLEVUE, Wash.—VoiceStream Wireless now offers inter-carrier text messaging to all its subscribers, regardless of handset type or service plan, the company announced.VoiceStream is using InphoMatch Inc.’s InphoXchange technology platform. VoiceStream …

OXFORD, United Kingdom—European Union (EU) Competition Commissioner Mario Monti has accused German and U.K. cell-phone operators of overcharging their customers when making calls from outside their home countries. Monti, who …