Yearly Archives: 2002

American Tower EBITDA, tower cash flow increase

BOSTON-American Tower Corp.'s third quarter results were met with congratulations from industry analysts on the company's subsequent conference call. Despite a $353.9 million net...

UTStarcom clinches three deals in one month

BEIJING-California based UTStarcom has signed three deals during the last month to provide its Xiaolingtong PHS mobile system to two fixed-line Chinese carriers.It signed...

RIM, Palm enter licensing agreement

WATERLOO, Ontario-Research In Motion Ltd. said it has signed an agreement in principal with Palm Inc. setting out fundamental terms under which RIM will...

Sendo abandons Microsoft software

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-In what may look like a political victory of sorts for Nokia Corp., Phone maker Sendo jolted the wireless world with its decision...

J-Phone, Sharp lead camera phone market

BOSTON-Japan and Korea remain the top markets for wireless camera phones, according to a third quarter sales update on cellular camera phones published by...

Qwest closes 17 retail outlets

DENVER-Qwest Communications International Inc. closed 17 of its wireless retail outlets in six states that the company claimed were unprofitable, according to the Associated...

Somera to support BASE network expansion

SANTA BARBARA, Calif.-Somera Communications announced its support for the mobile network expansion of BASE, a Belgium-based subsidiary of KPN Mobile that boasts more than...

Injunction served on Rogers Wireless

TORONTO-A Quebec Superior Court judge has ordered Rogers Wireless and its dealers to stop making false or misleading statements against rival Microcell Telecommunications.The order,...

S&P cuts rating on SpectraSite

NEW YORK-Following SpectraSite Holdings Inc.'s announcement it will file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, Standard & Poor's Rating Services lowered the companies ratings on...

Nitel reshuffles its board of directors

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-The Nigerian government has approved the reconstitution of a 16-member board of directors of the Nigerian Telecommunications (Nitel).Samuel Ajayi, press secretary for...

Gambia’s Africell extends roaming coverage

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-Gambian mobile network operator Africell has announced the company has entered into roaming partnership deals with four major mobile operators in the...

Tele2 Sweden selects Nokia router

HELSINKI, Finland-Tele2 Sweden says it has selected Nokia Corp. to deliver the Redback SmartEdge 800 router for Internet and Intranet services for enterprises."This underlines...

SK Telecom invests in Flarion

NEW YORK-SK Telecom, which is conducting a field trial of Flarion Technologies' mobile broadband system, has made a strategic investment of undisclosed size...

Glenayre Technologies gets MetroPCS contract

ATLANTA-Glenayre Technologies Inc. reported wireless operator MetroPCS Inc. will integrate its Versera Large Solution platform into its Miami market enabling the carrier to offer...

DoCoMo revises FOMA subscriber numbers

TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo said it forecasts only 320,000 FOMA third-generation subscribers by the end of March 2003, a decrease from its early predictions of more...

ComScape launches Kiwi PCS service

WILMINGTON, N.C.-ComScape Telecommunications Inc., which owns a number of C-block and F-block spectrum licenses, launched its Kiwi PCS service in Wilmington, N.C., offering customers...

T-Mobile introduces camera phone

BELLEVUE, Wash.-T-Mobile USA Inc. introduced a pair of color-screen, camera handsets including Sony Ericsson's $100 T300 and Motorola Inc.'s $200 T720i.Each handset is available...

Alcatel launches 3G center in the Netherlands

PARIS-Alcatel said it opened another 3G Reality Center in Rijswijk, the Netherlands. The company said the facility is the first fully functional third-generation (3G)...

Three 3G standards likely to be adopted in China

BEIJING-According to a report in the 5 November issue of China Daily's Business Weekly, three operators are likely to adopt three different third-generation (3G)...

Indonesia’s government to force GSM 1800 MHz operators to merge

JAKARTA, Indonesia-Following the uncertain plans of the regional GSM 1800 MHz license holders, Indonesia's government has demanded this week they must decide whether to...

Argentina, Venezuela drag down BellSouth’s income

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-BellSouth Latin America saw income of US$495 million in the third quarter of 2002, a decrease of 31 percent compared with the...

Frost & Sullivan sees strong potential in Bluetooth

LONDON-The Bluetooth industry received a boost from a Frost & Sullivan report noting the wireless technology has progressed from its simple cable replacement origins,...

AT&T Latin America in delicate financial situation

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-AT&T Corporation announced that its Latin American subsidiary will lose US$40 million during the fourth quarter of 2002 and into 2003. The...

Sirific completes equity financing

WATERLOO, Ontario-Sirific Wireless Corp. said it has completed an equity financing round that has garnered the company $11.5 million that it will invest in...

Ntelos reports higher revenues

WAYNESBORO, Va.-Ntelos Inc. reported $40.7 million in wireless revenues for the third quarter, a 27.5-percent increase from the $32 million the telecommunications provider reported...
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