2002

CARROLLTON, Texas-CellStar Corp., a distributor and value-added logistics provider to the wireless industry, will seek shareholder approval at its annual meeting February 12 for a one-for-five reverse split of common …

LONDON—The GSM Association announced GSM-CDMA inter-standard international roaming has been achieved between its Global Roaming Forum (GGRF), Korean CDMA operator Korea Telecom Freetel (KTF) and French GSM 1800 network operator …

PARK CITY, Utah—Independent movie enthusiasts at the Sundance Film Festival, running Jan. 10-20, will be treated to a variety of cutting-edge wireless technologies, including wireless access to movie showtimes, customizable …

WAYNESBORO, Va.—Ntelos Inc. said it entered a definitive agreement to sell 10-megahertz A-block personal communications services licenses in Williamsport and State College, Pa., covering approximately 300,000 people. The buyer or …

MONTREAL—Microcell Telecommunications Inc. added 100,349 net subscribers during the fourth quarter, bringing the carrier’s customer base to 1.2 million subscribers. Postpaid net additions totaled 51,814 customers, with the carrier’s postpaid …

SWINDON, U.K.—Lucent Technologies Inc. and Qualcomm Inc. said they have collaborated to place a series of voice calls employing UMTS technology in compliance with the 3G Partnership Program. “Lucent tested …

BOSTON—Bankrupt paging company Arch Wireless has filed a reorganization plan highlighting the efforts it will take to pull itself out of a $2 billion debt. Arch said it will issue …

CHELMSFORD, Mass.—WaterCove Networks and Funk Software have teamed up to provide wireless network operators and corporate enterprises the ability to deploy mobile virtual private network services “of equal reliability, performance, …

LONDON-In an effort to ensure the delivery of audio and visual content over its forthcoming third-generation network, Hutchison 3G UK Ltd. announced a deal with broadcast management company BBC Technology …

HELSINKI, Finland—Nokia Corp. said it plans to create a new subsidiary called Vertu, which will launch a new raft of luxury mobile phones for the high-end market. The new company, …

DULLES, Va.—America Online Inc. unveiled a new notification service that will allow its customers to receive news, stock, weather and sports information through a variety of services and devices, including …

SEOUL, South Korea—Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. said it will sell its 2.5-generation handsets to Sprint Corp. if its current talks with the carrier succeed. The Korea Economic Daily had earlier …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden—Ericsson said it has signed an agreement to license its mobile technology to Samsung in return for a royalty payment and reciprocal license to Ericsson. The deal covers Ericsson’s …

TOKYO—NTT DoCoMo Inc. said it may not sign up the 150,000 subscribers to its third-generation network by the end of March it predicted when it launched the service last October, …

DALLAS—Nortel Networks has filed a lawsuit accusing Kyocera Corp. of infringing on four patents covering ways wireless communications are transmitted. The lawsuit, filed Jan. 4 in the U.S. District Court …

WASHINGTON—Qualcomm Inc. today told the Federal Communications Commission that new tests show ultra-wideband devices operated near GPS-enabled wireless phones will hinder the location of callers who make 911 emergency calls, …

SUNNYVALE, Calif.—Spectrian Corp., a designer and manufacturer of power amplifiers for the wireless infrastructure market, announced it formed Spectrian Telecommunications Equipment Co. Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary in Shanghai, China. …

WASHINGTON—The re-auction winners of spectrum belonging to bankrupt NextWave Telecom Inc. and Urban Comm-North Carolina Inc. met with staff of the Federal Communications Commission today to discuss whether and/or when …

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa—South African mobile network operator Vodacom has launched a new prepaid tariff option offering the cheapest peak time prepaid rates in the country. The product, called SmartStep, charges …

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa—MTN Nigeria recently launched its Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) services. This latest development reflects the company’s ongoing drive to expand mobile telephony values beyond those of voice communication …

TOKYO—Sharp, a leading consumer electronics manufacturer in Japan, announced that it will launch a personal digital assistant (PDA) for FOMA, the third-generation (3G) service provided by NTT DoCoMo in Japan, …

TOKYO—J-Phone, a subsidiary of Vodafone Group, announced that it will launch third-generation (3G) service in Japan on 30 June. NTT DoCoMo which launched the FOMA 3G service on 1 October, …

BERKSHIRE, United Kingdom—Subscriber identity module card provider Bluefish Technologies signed an agreement with software services provider VIPMobile to jointly deliver Mobile WriteUp, a product the companies said uses SIM cards …

OXFORD, United Kingdom—The U.K. government is calling on cell-phone operators and terminal manufacturers to rapidly improve the security features of handsets to halt a steep increase in street crime involving …

OXFORD, United Kingdom—In an effort to stimulate the use of General Packet Radio Service (GPRS)-based services, Telia Mobile has become the first cell-phone operator to offer GPRS roaming throughout the …