2002

CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom—Smart antenna developer Antenova and Cambridge Consultants Ltd. signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly market advanced antenna solutions. Under the terms of the agreement, Cambridge Consultants will …

NEW YORK—Lucent Technologies Inc., which purchased Kenan Systems Corp. for $1.48 billion in stock in early 1999, has agreed to sell the billing and customer care unit for $300 million …

FRIDLEY, Minn.—The FDA has approved Medtronic Inc.’s CareLink, a wireless system that allows doctors to view data from defibrillators implanted in heart patients’ chests via the Internet. “Medtronic has been …

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The United Telecom Council announced Nancy J. Victory, assistant secretary of commerce, will give the keynote address at UTC Telecom 2002 this June in Las Vegas. Victory plays a …

LOS ANGELES—USIntellicom’s prepaid wireless system infringes Telemac Corp.’s patent for a network-independent prepaid billing system, according to a recent Federal District Court ruling. Pre-Cell Solutions Inc. and its subsidiaries, USIntellicom …

VANCOUVER, British Columbia—The Federal Communications Commission and Industry Canada have issued regulatory approvals for Sierra Wireless’s AirCard 710 Wireless Network Card, the first GSM/GPRS product in the company’s AirCard product …

BEIJING, China—Smart cards solutions maker Gemplus said it has won a contract to supply its first live card-based CDMA network to China Unicom. “The launch of smart cards for CDMA …

IRVINE, Calif.—Verizon Wireless said it is introducing Maestro, a duo of Microsoft Windows-powered Pocket PC and CDM-9100 wireless phone with Internet access and “a broad array of wireless capabilities.” The …

NEW YORK—AT&T announced last week it has sold off the last of its interest in AT&T Wireless, or approximately $3 billion in shares, leaving the wireless company to fend for …

BELLEVUE, Wash.—The Universal Wireless Communications Consortium says it has dissolved its operations, having concluded its five-year program in support of TDMA, WIN and EDGE technologies. A yet-unnamed group will carry …

PARIS—Alcatel has won a contract to expand the capacity of Turkish operator Aycell’s GSM 1800 MHz network. The three-year, $144 million will allow the operator to offer enhanced services, Alcatel …

VANCOUVER, British Columbia—Sierra Wireless Inc. has reduced its fourth-quarter revenue and earnings estimates, citing delays in shipments and production. The company now expects revenues between $8.3 and $8.6 million, down …

SAN DIEGO—Qualcomm Inc. said CDMA operators in North America have started receiving volume shipments of its cdma2000 1x products. The company said such companies as AirPrime, GTRAN, Kyocera, LG, Novatel …

HELSINKI, Finland—Sonera opened its third-generation network in Finland on Jan. 1 in line with its license conditions. However, commercial service will not begin until UMTS phones become available to consumers. …

MONTREAL—Telesystem International Wireless Inc. announced it has sent the maturity notice for the 7 percent equity subordinated debentures due February 15, 2002, and has advised registered ESD holders that it …

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Motorola Inc. filed last week with U.S. regulators to sell up to $2 billion in debt securities, common and preferred stock and other securities. The company said it will …

KANSAS CITY, Mo.—Sprint PCS announced its Rhode Island customers will soon have access to location-based E911 technology on their handsets. The customers must have GPS-enabled pones, which Sprint recently began …

BEDMINSTER, N.J.—Verizon Wireless unveiled the SCH-N300, a new wireless phone capable of identifying a caller’s calling location and phone number to an emergency call center. Verizon said the E911 location-based …

CARROLLTON, Texas-CellStar Corp. has amended the terms of its proposed exchange offer for its five percent Convertible Subordinated Notes due October 2002. Now, for each $1,000 principal amount of Subordinated …

RYE, N.Y.—Lynch Interactive Corp. said it has withdrawn its interest in acquiring telecommunications holding company Conestoga Enterprises Inc. in a $273 million cash deal. The announcement follows Conestoga’s statement that …

TORONTO—WaveRider Communications Inc. announced its securities are subject to delisting from the Nasdaq National Market. The company said it was issued a Nasdaq Staff Determination that said it did not …

TORONTO—Microcell Telecommunications completed a C$39.6 million (US$27.4 million) rights with shareholders Telesystem and VoiceStream Wireless, increasing total proceeds to C$450.6 million (US$312.2 million) to date. The Montreal-based carrier of the …

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia—The third-biggest Russian carrier, St. Petersburg-based North-Western GSM, launched a GSM 900/1800 MHz network in the Central Asian republic of Tajikistan in the last days of 2001. The …

TOKYO—Japanese mobile-phone shipments in November 2001 dropped by 24.2 percent to 3.22 million units, the Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association (JEITA) announced. It is the sixth consecutive decline …