June 2003

FRANKFURT, Germany-Under a new service launched in Europe by credit card giant MasterCard, mobile-phone users will be able to transfer money to other users simply by sending a text message. …

LONDON-Namibia is set to open its mobile market by issuing a tender for a second GSM operator. According to a statement issued by the Namibian Communications Commission, tender documents are …

LONDON-IPWireless has completed interoperability and co-existence testing between UMTS TDD (TD-CDMA) and UMTS FDD (W-CDMA) networks at Nortel Networks’ wireless headquarters in Chateaufort, France. IPWireless said the test demonstrated that …

In the “InPhonic’s purchase of Avesair `logical extension’ ” story on page 5 of the May 26 issue, the number of companies InPhonic has acquired in the past 14 months …

WASHINGTON-Drivers in the United Kingdom caught talking on handheld mobile phones could face fines up to $1,700 under a new government proposal announced today and set to be enacted later …

WASHINGTON-Despite poor market conditions, telecom and high-tech industries continue to spend money on lobbying at record levels. PoliticalMoneyLine, a Web-based service that tracks political money, said the telecom and tech …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Aviation Administration is working with a technical advisory group to study interference issues and commercial implications associated with the use of new wireless devices and other portable electronic …

For some time now, the U.S. government has legislated that state emergency service authorities and cellular operators comply with an enhanced911 initiative that would ensure that mobile calls to emergency …

Philippe Kahn foresees a global society transformed by mobile phones with integrated digital cameras. As industry analysts predict the vast majority all mobile phones will include cameras in the next …

In one fell funding swoop, the corporate wireless e-mail market has a new major contender. Wireless e-mail company Visto Corp. announced it raised an astonishing $50.4 million during an extended, …

The number of global wireless users will increase 49 percent during the next four years to total 1.72 billion by 2007, according to the Yankee Group. Analysts further predict subscriber …

REDMOND, Wash.-The summer movie season continues to tie into wireless, with AT&T Wireless Services Inc. scoring an exclusive deal with Paramount Pictures for its upcoming “Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The …

Dear Editor, Jeff Silva wonders why all mobile-phone health suits have headed south (Opinion, RCR Wireless News, June 9). Perhaps, he suggests, the judge who threw out one major case …

Nextel Communications Inc. reported it has seen a positive response to its Nationwide Direct Connect service, which the carrier launched in early June, noting the service is available in half …

The quest for wireless open standards will advance to the home networking arena as 17 major companies, both wired and wireless, have formed an alliance to simplify sharing of digital …

Sprint PCS reported an expanded agreement with Warner Music Group Inc. and a deal with Sony Music Entertainment that Sprint PCS said will allow it to offer access to real-song …

WALTHAM, Mass.-Orthogon Systems, which provides non-line-of-sight wireless technology for broadband networks, has secured $7 million in venture capital, bringing its total funds raised to $28 million. The company plans to …

FORT WORTH, Texas-American Airlines announced it will relax the long-held rules regarding mobile phones on its aircraft, allowing passengers to use their wireless devices until the aircraft doors are shut …

NEW YORK-L.M. Ericsson said it plans to outsource its information systems unit to IBM Corp., transferring 1,000 employees to the software giant. Ericsson sees the move as part of its …

Nokia Corp. and Fujitsu Ltd. said they will work together to develop and provide end-to-end mobile solutions for enterprises with initial rollouts in the Nordic countries and the United Kingdom. …

Sun Microsystems Inc. acquired wireless Java downloading company Pixo Inc. for an undisclosed sum, a move the company said will give it yet another spot on the value chain. “We’re …

WATERLOO, Ontario-Research In Motion Ltd.’s earnings report beat expectations for its revenues and sales, causing several research firms to upgrade the company’s stock, but investors seemed hesitant as RIM’s shares …

WASHINGTON-The Senate Commerce Committee may have killed the wireless industry’s hopes of gaining much-desired frequencies in the 1700 MHz band when it amended a bill to allow the Pentagon to …

What began as a rumor turned into an unpleasant reality last week for Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications L.P., as the handset maker announced it will shut down its CDMA research …

ROUND ROCK, Texas-Dell Computer Corp. signed a deal with T-Mobile USA Inc. providing Dell notebook computer customers with 2,000 free minutes of access to T-Mobile USA’s HotSpot service within the …