Yearly Archives: 2002

Verizon Wireless boosts

spectrum in Northcoast buyFresh off the government's decision to release all participants from the financial responsibility related to the ill-fated auction of NextWave Telecom...

Sybase purchases AvantGo in $38M cash merger

The latest shakeup in the wireless enterprise market claimed struggling AvantGo Inc., as software infrastructure and integration company Sybase Inc. purchased the company in...

Orange withdraws from Swedish mobile market

OSLO, Norway-Mobile operator Orange confirmed Thursday it would back out of the Swedish mobile market, a move that had been widely predicted due to...

Palm, RIM earnings solid

MILPITAS, Calif.-Handheld device makers Palm Inc. and Research In Motion Ltd. seemed to fare relatively well over the quarter, with both companies reporting relatively...

Association of Wireless Professionals aims to take retail training to higher level

The nearly one-year-old Association of Wireless Professionals is offering the industry a new way to better reach its ever-valuable consumer base-through educated wireless retail...

Nextel, Cingular detail network upgrade plans

Getting into the holiday spirit, Nextel Communications Inc. and Cingular Wireless L.L.C. provided gift-wrapped updates on the technology upgrades for their respective networks, as...

Secured Lenders approve Microcell recapitalization

Secured Lenders approve Microcell recapitalizationTORONTO-Microcell Telecommunications Inc. said its secured lenders have agreed on the terms of a recapitalization plan for the struggling...

It’s back: Wireless LNP gains attention as 2002 closes

WASHINGTON-The wireless policy-making world will ring in 2003 in much the same way it rang in 2002: by debating the merits of wireless local...

Sprint PCS to sell Samsung PDA

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint PCS announced it will begin selling Samsung Telecommunications America's new SPH-i330 personal digital assistant/mobile phone device. The device is much like...

New Lucent chip doubles voice, data capacity

MURRAY HILL, N.J.-Lucent Technologies Inc. released a new chip the company said will work as a smart antenna for CDMA networks, doubling the networks'...

McCain urges auction for MSS spectrum

McCain urges auction for MSS spectrumWASHINGTON-The wireless industry got some powerful support Dec. 20 in its quest to have the Federal Communications Commission...

Bell Mobility plans location services

TORONTO-Canadian carrier Bell Mobility announced it will begin offering basic location-based services through its new MyFinder application and that it plans to expand the...

Wireless messaging gets positive reviews

Wireless messaging gets positive reviewsSAN FRANCISCO-Two new reports peg wireless messaging as an important and growing application, one that could contribute significant revenues...

Prudent AT&T Wireless delays,

cuts back W-CDMA launch plansAnalyst: Continuous upgrades confuse marketAT&T Wireless Services Inc. said it will push back the launch of its advanced W-CDMA...

Akerson to leave XO

RESTON, Va.-Daniel Akerson, chairman and chief executive officer of XO Communications Inc., will quit the company following the completion of XO's financial restructuring. The...

Yankee Group sees continued growth in Asia

BOSTON-The Asia-Pacific region continues to thrive, even during a down economy, and both wireless subscribers and service revenues are continuing to expand at a...

A look back at 2002

Editor's note: At the end of each year, the RCR Wireless News editorial staff looks back on the news events that made headlines and...

Qwest reduces debt

NEW YORK-Following an unsuccessful court challenge by some bondholders, Qwest Communications International Inc. reduced its outstanding debt by $1.9 billion to $22.6 billion through...

War gaming a wireless comeback in 2003

WASHINGTON-It would be nice to say this policy or that technology will shape the direction of the wireless industry in 2003. But neither industry...

Verizon Wireless CEO guides with a steady hand

Editor's Note: Each year RCR Wireless News chooses the person who has most impacted the wireless industry. Our choice for 2002 is Dennis Strigl,...

J-Phone to nationally unify price plans

TOKYO-J-Phone said it has requested permission from the Japanese regulator to unify its regional company price plans into six national price plans and seven...

Analysys report warns against European price war

CAMBRIDGE, U.K.-Market research firm Analysys has released a new report warning European operators against a price war between fixed and mobile carriers as fixed-to-mobile...

Grayson’s Geometrix 911 system now supports 1xRTT

Grayson's Geometrix 911 system now supports 1xRTTRESTON, Va.-Grayson Wireless said its Geometrix 911 wireless caller location system now supports wireless networks that use...

GSM Kazakhstan gets US$55M loan from Sonera

ASTANA, Kazakhstan-Leading Kazakh carrier GSM Kazakhstan said the Finnish Sonera has granted it a US$55 million loan for further development in 2003 and the...

Intel makes wireless investments

SANTA CLARA, Calif.-Intel Corp. continued its march to help grow the nascent market for Wi-Fi technology, announcing two new investments in companies operating in...
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