June 2003

HOUSTON-Crown Castle International Corp. will attempt to raise $200 million through a public offering of convertible senior notes. The company will use the proceeds to redeem a portion of its …

MENLO PARK, Calif.-Startup Orative Corp. announced it scored $6 million in venture funding. The company said it would use the funds to develop software for Java and BREW phones to …

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

BOSTON-Only 28 percent of enterprises are using point-to-point user virtual private networks, 29 percent are using 802.1X, and 48 percent are using technical solutions to secure their WLANS, according to …

LONDON-Vodafone Group plc will cut 480 jobs in the United Kingdom, according to international press reports. The cuts will be made at Cellular Operations, a provider of customer service and …

WASHINGTON-The U.S. delegation at the World Radiocommunication Conference in Geneva said Wednesday a tentative agreement was reached to earmark nearly 500 megahertz of additional spectrum at 5 GHz for Wi-Fi …

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 that would allow the Pentagon …

CHESTERFIELD, Mo.-A new research report says cdma2000 1x EV-DO enables operators to launch profitable multimedia services as well avoiding the “false dilemma” of charging data users for equivalent voice resources …

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless said it will sponsor the Lollapalooza 2003 Concert Tour, which is scheduled to begin a nationwide 30-show tour July 5 in Indianapolis. The carrier said it will …

LONDON-Hutchison Whampoa Ltd. wants an independent evaluation of its U.K. third-generation business as part of its legal battle with Dutch company KPN Telecom. KPN is looking to sell its 15-percent …

WASHINGTON-The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has expanded its tower safety program to several Eastern states, another move by federal officials to curb the unusually high rate of deaths and …

WASHINGTON-The Senate Commerce Committee Thursday passed by voice vote a bill meant to keep the NextWave Telecom Inc. bankruptcy saga from happening again. NextWave filed for bankruptcy in 1998 after …

GREENSBORO, N.C.-RF Micro Devices Inc. said it will offer $200 million of convertible subordinated notes due 2010, plus up to $30 million at the option of the initial purchasers, in …

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 Cradle …

WASHINGTON-Rep. Chip Pickering (R-Miss.) confirmed to RCR Wireless News Wednesday that he is under consideration for the top job at the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association, and his statement leaves …

BONN, Germany-Lucent Technologies Inc. said it has won a multimillion dollar UMTS contract to supply German operator E-Plus with data networking equipment and services to manage and consolidate voice and …

LONDON-Orange has formed a new alliance with Motorola Inc. for a range of devices tailored to the Orange brand that will be available in the second half of the year. …

RESTON, Va.-XO Communications Inc. has launched an “any and all” tender offer for Global Crossing Ltd.’s $2.25 billion debt in its third move to purchase the bankrupt company. Under this …

AT&T Wireless Services Inc. launched its VoiceDial voice-activated dialing service onto its GSM network allowing customers to store up to four numbers for up to 2,000 contacts, make multiple calls …

DENVER-Qwest Communications International Inc. and Touch America Holdings Inc. reported an agreement in principle to continue to provide services between the companies that maintain service quality and reliability for Qwest …

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 …

IRVINE, Calif.-Comarco Wireless said it has unveiled what it describes as the first comprehensive third-generation UMTS drive-test system known as Seven.Five. “With our powerful post-processing software, customers will be equipped …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission approved frequency changes for four mobile satellite service operators and said MSS licensees are making progress toward meeting milestones, a development that could hurt mobile-phone industry …

OSLO, Norway-Internet browser company Opera Software released a new version of its browser for Nokia Corp. phones, an upgrade the company said includes fixes for several software bugs. Opera version …

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 …