January 2003

WASHINGTON-The Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association today said it established a state affairs division, a move that comes as mobile-phone carriers face heightened scrutiny from public utility commissions, state attorneys …

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.-Raymond James & Associates Inc. has increased its financial expectations, including year-end 2003 price targets, for tower giants Crown Castle International Inc. and American Tower Corp. Crown Castle’s …

OXFORD, United Kingdom-As more smart phones appear on the market and reach the hands of end users, European cell-phone operators could lose more than 10 billion euro (US$10.7 billion) if …

RESTON, Va.-Nextel Communications Inc. and Aeroprise Inc. introduced the Aeroprise Mobile Gateway, which the companies said was designed to provide BMC Software Remedy customers with wireless data access to their …

ISSY-LES-MOULINEAUX, France-Wavecom SA has signed a contract with Korean handset vendor Curitel Communications Inc. Under the contract, Curitel will integrate Wavecom’s WISMO modules into its new GSM/GPRS multimedia mobile phones, …

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-With the appointment of Mauricio Mesa Londo

MELBOURNE, Australia-Latest subscriber figures for Vodafone Australia show the mobile carrier is having some success with its strategy of targeting the prepaid market with an increase of 188,000 new connections …

WASHINGTON-A key House lawmaker has requested a probe into whether the Bush administration’s top telecom official acted properly in allowing wireless lobbyists to throw her a party in October 2001 …

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-Mobile network operator MTN Nigeria announced it will begin to bill its prepaid customers based on seconds. Adrian Wood, chief executive officer of MTN Nigeria, said the board …

MILPITAS, Calif.-Cetecom Inc. said its North American test facility has been accredited by the Bluetooth SIG as a Bluetooth Qualification Test Facility (BQTF) for protocol and profile conformance testing. The …

WASHINGTON-A U.S. government-sponsored study said mobile-phone exposure causes brain damage in rats. The study, published yesterday in the online edition of the journal Environmental Heath Perspectives, is said to represent …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-LGC Wireless announced its in-building wireless solution, InterReach Unison, is now being used in Honolulu International, Denver International and Dallas Love Field Airports. The company also has products …

LONDON-Nortel Networks Ltd. said European operator Connex has deployed its Passport 2000 multiservice switches, enabling convergence of its voice and data traffic onto “one, cost effective network.” The vendor described …

IRVINE, Calif.-Boost Mobile, the mobile virtual network operator for Nextel Communications Inc., announced it will partner with Go2 Directory Systems to offer location-based directory services to the youth market. The …

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-BellSouth’s Latin American operation saw a fall in income of US$2.23 billion in 2002, a 23-percent drop compared with the previous year. These results form 10 percent of …

CAIRO, Egypt-Ericsson AB said it has been selected by Vodafone Egypt to deliver and install its GPRS, MMS and instant messaging solutions for its “Vodafone live,” targeting more than 2 …

WASHINGTON-The U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service has made available loans for the deployment of broadband Internet service to underserved communities with fewer than 20,000 residents. Further information about …

OXFORD, United Kingdom-Having languished in the market for many years, GSM-R technology has received fresh impetus following a decision by Network Rail in the United Kingdom to order cellular infrastructure …

BELLEVUE, Wash.-InfoSpace Inc., which offers wireless and Internet software and services, reported total revenues for the fourth quarter of $36 million and a net loss of $64 million.For the company’s …

TOKYO-KDDI, the second-largest Japanese mobile operator, said it would launch a new handset with BREW capabilities in February. BREW is a data application download service developed by Qualcomm. It will …

BEIJING-Chinese analysts expect the country’s PHS services will increase sharply in the first half of the year because the Ministry of Information Industry (MII) has postponed the issuance of third-generation …

TOKYO-NTT East and NTT West said telephone fees from fixed-line users to mobile-phone users should be determined by fixed-line operators. In Japan, the fee has been traditionally decided by mobile …

SURABAYA, Indonesia-Indosat-M3 (IM3), the pioneer of General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) services in Indonesia, has encountered a 90-percent drop in GPRS traffic after beginning fees for the service. I Made …

WASHINGTON-The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday refused to get sucked into a debate between the broadcasters and the cable operators regarding the state of the digital TV …

CHEMSFORD, Mass.-WaterCove Networks said it has closed a $20 million third round of financing, raising to $70 million the company’s equity financing to date. The current investors include Charles River …