Yearly Archives: 2002

After the gold rush: How Europe’s 3G market may pan out

MANCHESTER, United Kingdom-Among the key issues worrying investors and wireless protagonists surrounding European third-generation (3G) in Germany and France includes the question of how...

New Jersey State Senate passes driving while talking ban

WASHINGTON-The New Jersey State Senate has joined in the distracted driving ban chorus by passing legislation that would ban the use of handheld wireless...

Calypso acquired by Kleer-Vu Industries

MIAMI LAKES, Fla.-Calypso Wireless Inc., a broadband technology provider, will retain its name under an acquisition for an undisclosed sum by Kleer-Vu Industries Inc.,...

Zingy launches Phonemates

NEW YORK-Zingy launched Phonemates, an audio-based application powered by VoiceWeb technologies, that brings chat rooms and message boards to mobile phones.With Phonemates, users can...

SpectraSite to file for bankruptcy protection

CARY, N.C.-Tower owner SpectraSite Holdings Inc. said it will file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, a move it said 66 percent of holders of...

Ancom to lease 700 MHz spectrum

BETHESDA, Md.-Access Spectrum L.L.C. said Ancom Communications Inc. will lease 700 MHz spectrum in the Minneapolis-St. Paul market to offer voice and automated vehicle...

Sega, Nokia to jointly develop mobile game software

TOKYO-Sega, a leading game soft developer in Japan, and Nokia, the largest handset manufacturer in the world, will jointly develop game software for mobile...

Motorola launches new handsets for Cingular, T-Mobile

LIBERTYVILLE, Ill.-Motorola Inc. unveiled four new handsets for Cingular Wireless L.L.C.'s GSM and TDMA networks as well as T-Mobile USA Inc.'s GSM-only network. ...

New Telephia services target tower firms

NEW ORLEANS-Telephia Inc. will launch Coverage and Capacity Solutions, a new service aimed at providing tower companies, site acquisition specialists and real estate professionals...

Space Data CEO to discuss rural markets at Tower Show

NEW ORLEANS-Space Data Corp.'s chairman and chief executive officer Gerald Knoblach will lead a discussion on alternatives the tower industry can take to reach...

Handset makers challenge Qualcomm on IPR royalties

HELSINKI, Finland-Major handset makers are challenging Qualcomm Inc. for what they regard as the high royalty rates for wideband CDMA's intellectual property rights.The companies...

P-Com announces Middle East contracts

CAMPBELL, California, United States-P-Com announced more than US$2 million in orders for its point-to-point products to customers in Saudi Arabia and Jordan. The company...

WCA urges regulators to set rules for millimeter wave spectrum

WASHINGTON-The Wireless Communications Association International urged federal regulators to set rules by early year for fixed wireless broadband service in upper millimeter wave spectrum...

U.K. operators agree to joint action on cell-phone theft

OXFORD, United Kingdom-In a somewhat belated effort to reduce cell-phone theft, the five U.K. mobile operators have agreed to establish a common database where...

Vodafone agrees to give Vivendi more time on Cegetel

LONDON-Vodafone Group plc has agreed with Vivendi Universal S.A on the dates during which Vivendi can pre-empt Vodafone's bid for stakes in French operator...

Report: DT unlikely to sell T-Mobile USA

TOKYO-The Financial Times reported German telecommunications giant Deutsche Telekom AG is unlikely to sell off its T-Mobile USA Inc. division when it announces its...

Study: SMS vs. Internet use in Europe

CANNES, France-GartnerG2, the research and advisory arm of Gartner Group, said short message service is potentially a powerful marketing tool in Europe, with SMS...

Study: SMS exceeds Internet use in Europe

CANNES, France-GartnerG2, the research and advisory arm of Gartner Group, said short message service (SMS) is potentially a powerful marketing tool in Europe, with...

Arbitration panel said fixed carriers to decide mobile call fees

TOKYO-An arbitration panel at the Japanese telecom ministry on Wednesday concluded that a fixed-line operator should have the authority to decide charges for calls...

Emerson Network Power to offer carriers tower support services

NEW ORLEANS-Emerson Network Power Global Services, a division of Emerson Network Power, will formally announce the launch of Total Wireless Tower & Cell Site...

Siemens wins GSM contract in Tunisia

MUNICH, Germany-Siemens has won a $109.7 million order from Orascom Telecom Tunisia in Tunisia to build a GSM network.The three-year contract includes the switching...

CPS offers details of new E-OTD tests

CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom-Cambridge Positioning Systems Ltd. said it filed a report with the Federal Communications Commission with details of new tests of enhanced observed...

Uzbek carrier to launch CDMA 450 MHz network

TASHKENT, Uzbekistan-The Uzbektelecom landline national operator received a CDMA 450 MHz license and launched the construction of a wireless network with a capacity of...

Alcatel signs LMDS contract in Portugal

PARIS-Alcatel said that Vodafone Telecel extended its contract for Alcatel's local multipoint distribution services (LMDS) for its customer base in Portugal.The 26 GHz network...

Moody’s downgrades Lucent to ‘junk,’ SEC widens accounting probe

NEW YORK-Moody's Investors Service Inc. said it downgraded Lucent Technologies to "junk" status, even as the Wall Street Journal reported the U.S. Securities and...
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