Monthly Archives: January, 2003

Audiovox to showcase new phones at CES

LAS VEGAS-Mobile-phone maker Audiovox Communications Corp. said it will show off a range of new mobile phones at the Consumer Electronics Show, including integrated...

NewBay software creates Web sites via mobile phones

DUBLIN, Ireland-NewBay Software released its FoneBlogT v1, a new software system for mobile network operators that allows phone users to create personal Web sites...

Samsung handsets to integrate Agere GPRS chips

ALLENTOWN, Pa.-Agere Systems announced it will supply Samsung with wireless data chipsets and software for use in the company's new generation of advanced mobile...

Intel mobile technology now dubbed Centrino

SANTA CLARA, Calif.-Intel Corp. has renamed its upcoming mobile computing technology that will extend wireless capabilities to notebook computers using 802.11 technology. Centrino mobile...

CEA creates USB standard

ARLINGTON, Va.-The Consumer Electronics Association's R6 Mobile Electronics committee has created CEA-936, a standard that allows cell phones to connect to car kits, car...

Rogers Wireless expects 2003 network revenues of C$1.9 billion

TORONTO-Rogers Communications and its Rogers Wireless Communications subsidiary announced it expects network revenues, excluding equipment sales, of about C$1.93 billion (US$1.2 billion) to C$1.97...

Verizon reports increasing customer adds for 4Q

BEDMINSTER, New Jersey, United States-Verizon Communications said its wireless division added more customers during the recently completed fourth quarter than the 803,000 net customer...

NotWired launches Mobile Office

CHICAGO-NotWired Inc. announced the launch of version 4.5 of its NotWired Mobile Office, available via the Internet and wireless devices. The new version of...

Lucent settles lawsuit with former employee

MURRAY HILL, N.J.-Lucent Technologies Inc. said it has settled a breach-of-contract claim with its former head of North American sales, who said the company's...

Tiger completes first-phase European restructure

JACKSONVILLE, Fla.-Tiger Telematics Inc. said the first phase in the restructuring of its European business is complete, which the company said will help make...

CompUSA to sell FutureDial cables, software

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-FutureDial Inc. announced its line of add-on cables and software programs for advanced mobile phones will be sold in more than 220 CompUSA...

Cingular’s Sigman shuns CES keynote slot

LAS VEGAS-Stan Sigman, the new head of Cingular Wireless, will not give a keynote speech during the Consumer Electronics Show, an appearance originally slated...

BT disposes of SmarTone stake

LONDON-British Telecommunications plc said it will sell its nearly 21-percent interest in Hong Kong's SmarTone for $132 million to Sun Hung Kai. The U.K.-based...

Finland sees record phone sales in December

HELSINKI, Finland-Handset makers enjoyed a bit of good news to begin 2003 with reports that Finland saw record sales of mobile phones in December...

Class action lawsuit filed against Motorola over Telsim financing

NEW YORK-A law firm, Stull, Stull and Brody, said it filed a class action suit against wireless vendor Motorola Inc. for misleading its common...

Class-action lawsuit filed against Motorola over Telsim financing

NEW YORK-A law firm, Stull, Stull and Brody, said it filed a class-action lawsuit against wireless vendor Motorola for misleading its common stock purchasers...

Digitel’s Philippine license approved

MANILA, The Philippines-Philippine President Gloria Arroyo has approved a 25-year franchise application of Gokongwei-owned Digital Telecommunications (Digitel) to operate a cellular phone firm. To...

800 MHz comments due Feb. 3

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission is requesting comments on the plan submitted on Christmas Eve by the private-wireless and public-safety communities and Nextel Communications Inc....

DeVard joins Verizon as senior vp

NEW YORK-Verizon Communications Inc. reported Jerri DeVard will join the company as senior vice president for brand management and marketing communications beginning Jan. 6....

RadioShack reduces earnings forecast on weak Sprint PCS sales

FORT WORTH, Texas-Citing weaker than expected sales and gross margins of Sprint PCS products and services in its retail outlets, RadioShack Corp. reduced its...

EMS files patent lawsuit against Allgon

ATLANTA-EMS Technologies Inc. said it filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Sweden-based Allgon AB on technology used in base station antenna products.The lawsuit, pending...

TD-SCDMA availability expected in 2004

BEIJING-China's home-bred technology, TD-SCDMA, will not be available until 2004 and continued testing will hold off licenses to fixed-line operators, according to Li Shihe,...

U.K. operators to charge police for call information

OXFORD, United Kingdom-The upsurge in requests from U.K. police for information regarding suspects' cell-phone calls has forced operators to impose a charge for each...

Indian cellcos slash long-distance tariffs: Price war between GSM, WLL players gears up

NEW DELHI, India-Indian cellular companies on Thursday slashed mobile-to-mobile national long-distance tariffs by nearly one-third, in an obvious response to low tariff rates announced...

América Móvil buys Celcaribe in Colombia

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