Monthly Archives: May, 2003

Alcatel wins Ugandan contracts

KAMPALA, Uganda-Alcatel said it won two contracts to supply Uganda Telecom with GSM equipment for radio access and core network infrastructure."We have been in...

Infowave acquires HiddenMind assets

Wireless enterprise company Infowave Software announced it will acquire the assets of rival wireless enterprise provider HiddenMind Technology L.L.C., based in Cary, N.C.The all-stock...

Forward Concepts study examines hot-spot potential

TEMPE, Ariz.-Rapidly growing Wi-Fi hot spots will likely prove profitable only in some venues, according to a new report from Forward Concepts that assesses...

Northrop Grumman wants more 700 MHz spectrum

WASHINGTON-Defense contracting giant Northrop Grumman has asked the Federal Communications Commission for an additional 10 megahertz of public-safety spectrum for advanced broadband wireless use...

DHS to establish cybersecurity position

WASHINGTON-The Department of Homeland Security today confirmed it will establish a cybersecurity position within the Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection unit, but that is...

Motorola replaces loan with $700M facility

CHICAGO-Motorola Inc. said it has replaced its $900 million loan that expires May 29 with a new $700 million facility with banks led by...

Wojciechowski joins SpectraSite

CARY, N.C.-SpectraSite Communications Inc. has hired Daniel Wojciechowski as vice president of network operations to lead the design, deployment and network optimization of the...

Half of survey respondents talk while driving

WASHINGTON-A new national poll says drivers admit to dangerous behavior on the road, including talking on cell phones while operating vehicles. The Mason-Dixon Polling...

Nokia TDMA phones include Telemac billing

LOS ANGELES-Nokia's 1261 and 2260 TDMA mobile phones, equipped with Telemac Corp.'s Telemac CostControl billing and accounting solutions are now available to wireless operators....

Shosteck: AMPU better measure of success than ARPU

According to a recent report from the Shosteck Group, the wireless industry should begin looking at the average margin per user instead of the...

Stolen Cricket phones recovered

MIAMI-Nearly $1 million worth of Nokia Corp. wireless handsets destined for Leap Wireless International Inc.'s Cricket service were recovered in Florida after having been...

German companies make further Wi-Fi forays

BONN, Germany-Two German companies have made further commitments to the Wi-Fi market, with T-Mobile International AG announcing it will expand its Starbucks Coffee Co....

Amplefuture invests in Macrospace

LONDON-Mobile entertainment company Amplefuture said it invested an unspecified amount of money in fellow wireless gaming company Macrospace."This investment represents a great vote of...

Microsoft announces new Smartphone wins

Microsoft Corp. announced two new sales agreements for devices using its Smartphone operating system and reiterated commitments from T-Mobile in the United Kingdom and...

Vodafone reports increase in sales, free cash flow

LONDON-Vodafone Group plc reported growing revenues and earnings in its full-year results. Sales were up 14 percent to $55.7 billion, and free cash flow...

Sprint PCS inks contract with Velocity Express

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint PCS signed a three-year, $1 million service contract with Velocity Express to provide more than 3,000 lines of voice and data...

Agere unveils new high-speed chips

ALLENTOWN, Pa.-Agere Systems said it has unveiled three high-speed chips and software reference design for both current and next-generation multiservice telecom equipment pieces, including...

AT&T Corp. to bundle AT&T Wireless service

Nearly two years after spinning off its wireless business, AT&T Corp. reported a deal to begin reselling AT&T Wireless Services Inc. wireless service as...

DoCoMo announces first dual-mode FOMA handset

TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo Inc. released its first dual-network third-generation handset, the FOMA N2701, which is backward compatible with DoCoMo's current-generation network. The handset goes on...

STMicroelectronics reaffirms 2Q guidance

GENEVA-STMicroelectronics has reaffirmed its guidance for second-quarter 2003 revenues and said revenues will be within the range of $1.68 billion and $1.72 billion and...

PCTel files patent infringement lawsuits against 4 companies

PCTel Inc. has filed patent infringement lawsuits against Lucent Technologies Inc., Agere Systems Inc., Broadcom Corp. and Robotics Corp.PCTel, which supplies 802.11 software, software-defined...

Columbitech upgrade supports Microsoft mobility products

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Wireless security software developer Columbitech announced its Columbitech Wireless Suite now offers support for the Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and Windows CE .NET."We...

Irish Broadband to offer wireless service in Ireland

RICHARDSON, Texas-Irish Broadband will use Navini Networks Inc.'s Ripwave wireless wide area broadband equipment to provide broadband services to customers in Ireland.Beginning in June,...

Wavelink releases platform for rugged devices

KIRKLAND, Wash.-Wavelink Corp. introduced the latest addition to the Wavelink Studio product line, Wavelink Studio EDGE, a mobile application development platform for commercial-grade rugged...

Car Toys kicks off nationwide Cingular rollout in Texas

SEATTLE-Specialty retailer Car Toys said it will add Cingular Wireless products and service in all of its 24 Wireless SuperCenters throughout Dallas, Houston and...
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