January 2003

DENVER, United States-Major European carriers are conducting Enhanced Data Networks for Global Evolution (EDGE) trials, highlighting a major triumph for a technology once proclaimed dead. Burdened by the cost of …

TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo Inc. has suspended sales of its N504iS handsets and said it will replace batteries on already-sold models due to overheating caused by a hardware conflict between the battery …

WASHINGTON-A coalition that has consistently fought against rules allowing for ultra-wideband technologies has fired another salvo in the debate just as the Federal Communications Commission is considering whether to relax …

ATLANTA-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. said it would begin offering E-Comeleon plc’s custom wireless phone faceplates for Nokia Corp.’s 3360, 3590, 6590 ad 5160 models, as well as Motorola Inc.’s T193, from …

WASHINGTON-White House adviser Richard Clarke, according to published reports, will step down next month after completing a final report on a cybersecurity plan that is bound to attract sharp criticism …

BOULDER, Colo.-SandCherry Inc. has released version 2.4 of its SoftServer platform. The enhanced version includes Java and Web Services APIs, which increase the accessibility of speech for Web applications and …

TOKYO-Toshiba Corp. posted a net loss of $58 million for the third quarter compared with a loss of $718 million during the same time last year, although the company expects …

NEW YORK-Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services lowered its corporate credit rating on Sprint PCS affiliate UbiquiTel Inc. and its subsidiary UbiquiTel Operating Co. from ‘CCC+’ to ‘CC’ following the carrier’s …

PHILADELPHIA-Sprint Corp. chairman William Esrey, who was recently diagnosed with cancer, is reportedly set to step down from the nation’s fourth largest long-distance company, according to cable television news channel …

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.-IBM Corp. released its new ThinkPad R40 laptop computer, which features support for both 802.11a and 802.11b high-speed wireless Internet standards.

NEW YORK-Verizon Wireless reported 964,000 net customer additions during the fourth quarter of 2002, a 34.8 percent increase compared with the 715,000 customers added during the fourth quarter of 2001. …

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel Corp. reported $1.1 billion in wireless revenue for the fourth quarter of 2002, which was a 15 percent increase compared with the fourth quarter of 2001, and …

ALLENTOWN, Pa.-Agere Systems said it had a fourth-quarter loss of $146 million, or 9 cents per share, in contrast with a loss of $375 million, or 23 cents per share, …

UXBRIDGE, United Kingdom-Brunel University announced it has received commercial support for its mobile-phone technology and computing degree course from companies, including BT Brightstar, Research In Motion, Digit Wireless and TTP …

MEXICO CITY-Wireless operator Iusacell has launched the country’s first cdma2000 1x voice and high-speed data network for instant messaging, e-mail and Internet access, as well as mobile office capabilities and …

MISSISSAUGA, Ontario-Wireless infrastructure provider Radian Communication Services Corp. announced it has signed a North American distribution agreement with Eupen Cable USA. “In exchange for full Eupen factory and technical support, …

LAKE CHARLES, La.-US Unwired Inc. promoted Peter Couch to major markets manager where he will be responsible for business accounts in the Hot Springs, Pine Bluff, Texarkana, Tyler, Longview, Shreveport …

TORONTO-Nortel Networks Ltd. said it has settled its patent dispute with Ciena Corp. in which the Brampton-Ontario-based company sued the defendant for infringement and misappropriation of trade secrets. The infringement …

OKLAHOMA CITY-Dobson Communications Corp. said it was notified by the Nasdaq Listing and Hearing Review Council that its stock will be relisted on the Nasdaq stock exchange following a reversal …

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless Inc. launched Twelve Signs Inc.’s Starscroll horoscope service on its Get It Now service providing subscribers with daily and monthly astrological forecasts and Astromatch love, friendship and …

LONDON-U.K. mobile virtual network operator Virgin Mobile reported its highest sales ever in last year’s fourth quarter, bringing in 370,530 new subscribers during the quarter compared with 232,300 in the …

PROVIDENCE, R.I.-Private tower company Bay Communications L.L.C., founded in November 2002, has secured private equity funding from Boston-based Housatonic Partners. Bay Communications will use the funding to support the development …

OWINGS MILLS, Md.-Wireless solution provider Aether Systems Inc. has joined with TransCommunications Inc. and the Mobilacomm Eagle division on BOT Engineering to launch GeoLogic, an event-driven, exception-based satellite asset monitoring …

NEW YORK-Mobile TeleSystems, which has 6.7 million subscribers in Russia, plans to raise $400 million in a private placement of dollar-denominated bonds to finance business development, including possible acquisitions of …

NEW YORK-Carriers worldwide acquired about 54.7 million new subscribers last quarter, down 5.9 percent from the same period of 2001, bringing the total to nearly 1.132 billion and penetration to …