February 2003

PANAMA CITY, PANAMA- Liberty Technologies, which owns data, Internet and spectrum licenses covering the country, has deployed a non-line-of-site wireless broadband network using the 2.3 GHz Ripwave system from Navini …

MILPITAS, Calif.-Palm Inc. said it cut 19 percent of its total work force. The news, combined with a downgrading from JP Morgan, sent the company’s stock down over 10 percent …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission set deadlines for private-wireless and public-safety groups to migrate to more spectrally efficient equipment. Private-wireless licensees have a little less than 10 years, Jan. 1, 2013, …

TAMPA, Fla.-Verizon Communications Inc. launched its Veriations One-Bill service in Florida allowing customers to consolidate their local, long-distance, wireless, digital subscriber line and optional services on one bill. “We know …

LONDON-Vodafone announced details of its public offer for the outstanding shares of Portuguese operator Vodafone Telecel that it does not already own. The unconditional offer price is $9.17 for each …

WATERLOO, Ontario-Adding a new twist in a complicated legal drama, a U.S. judge ruled that Research In Motion Ltd. and NTP Inc. must begin negotiations over their heated patent battle, …

TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo, the leading mobile carrier in Japan, will launch flat-rate PHS service in April, NTT DoCoMo said Thursday. DDI Pocket, a PHS operator of KDDI Group, launched Japan’s first …

NEW YORK-T-Mobile USA has cut the price of its Wi-Fi Internet access service at 1,200 retail locations, including Starbucks coffee shops, to $30 for a monthly pass and $6 for …

HONG KONG-Microsoft Corp. and China Unicom signed a memorandum of understanding to develop the business model and technology for cdma2000 1x services on the carrier’s network. Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates …

ORLANDO, Fla.-Data on Air Inc., which for the past seven years has worked in wireless data networking, carrier billing, provisioning, WAP hosting and reporting, announced plans to change its name …

PALO ALTO, California, United States-Hewlett-Packard said Japan’s KDDI has selected it NonStop server and the Opsol Integrators’ OmniMessaging system to support the high-speed, high-volume data distribution of KDDI’s mobile services, …

PANAMA CITY-Liberty Technologies said it deployed the first non-line-of-sight (NLOS) wireless broadband networks in Panama under a US$3 million contract with Navini Networks for the equipment. The deployment will cover …

ROHNERT PARK, Calif.-Delaware Supreme court declined to hear Next Level Communications Inc.’s appeal requesting it to block majority shareholder Motorola Inc.’s takeover bid of the rest of the company. Describing …

OKLAHOMA CITY-Celestica Inc. said it plans to cut 450 jobs as it shuts down its plant here as part of its strategy to cut costs in a soft economy. Lucent …

DOVER, N.J.-Casio Computer Co. and Alps Electric say they have developed a small fingerprint scanner to enhance security in cell phones and other mobile devices. The product, which is short, …

COPENHAGEN, Denmark-Telia Denmark is introducing a charge of 44 U.S. cents for its multimedia messaging service following a free introductory period, which ends at the end of this month. The …

OXFORD, United Kingdom-Having seen the U.K. fixed-line incumbent British Telecommunications (BT) deploy nearly 100 Wi-Fi hot spots around the country, Internet Exchange, the European Internet caf

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Canada-Canadian mobile Internet company Contec Innovation said it signed agreements with six sales agents in the Middle East covering Bahrain, Jordan and Palestine, Sultanate of Oman, Qatar, …

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-MTN Nigeria announced it has suspended sales of its prepaid starter packs (SIM Packs) and handsets to the public. The network’s contract packages will not be affected. Afam …

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-The Latin American subsidiaries of Telef

MURRAY HILL, New Jersey, United States-Lucent Technologies Inc. has announced an agreement in principle with Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) staff to close an investigation begun two years ago, after …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Iospan Wireless, a provider of fixed wireless broadband antenna technology, has ceased operations and its assets have been acquired by Intel Corp. and PrimeWave Communications, according to several …

PARIS-Alcatel announced two new mobile infrastructure contracts, one in Latin America and one in Europe. In Argentina, Telecom Personal, a subsidiary of Telecom Argentina, contracted Alcatel to extend its GSM/GPRS …

TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo, the leading mobile carrier in Japan, will launch flat-rate PHS service in April, NTT DoCoMo said Thursday. DDI Pocket, a PHS operator of KDDI Group, launched Japan’s first …

NEW DELHI, India-Hutchison CAT Wireless MultiMedia, a joint venture of Hutchison and the Thai government’s Communications Authority of Thailand (CAT), has formally rolled out its CDMA mobile-phone service in Bangkok …