Monthly Archives: July, 2003

Nortel posts $14M 2Q net loss

Nortel Networks Ltd. suffered a second-quarter net loss of $14 million, or 0 cents a share, indicating the company was unable to sustain the...

Alcatel to expand Thai GPRS network

PARIS-French supplier Alcatel Corp. said Thailand's TA Orange signed a $100 million contract with Alcatel for a network enhancement.Alcatel will supply base stations and...

DTV transition bill introduced in the House

WASHINGTON-Legislation has been introduced with the goal of speeding the transition to digital television, which in turn should make spectrum in the attractive 700...

Ericsson announces infrastructure agreements

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson announced two infrastructure agreements, one for a W-CDMA network and one for a GPRS system.Greek operator Cosmote signed a letter of...

Advanced handset features key to market growth

OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-Advanced handset features will be key to cdma2000 1x and GPRS networks, but the industry must guard against rapid price declines, according...

Nextel Partners names new CFO

KIRKLAND, Wash.-Nextel Partners Inc. named Barry Rowan vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer, overseeing the financial management of the company.Rowan, who is scheduled...

Qualcomm reports strong quarterly results

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. reported a third-quarter net income of $192 million, a 20-percent increase from a year ago, indicating the company's robust business in...

Sprint PCS to roll out Hitachi Pocket PC

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint PCS said it will roll out Hitachi's Windows-based mobile phone known as the SH1000, the first Pocket PC to integrate a...

Motorola announces PTT trial in Jordan

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates-Motorola Inc. said it has signed an agreement with Jordan mobile carrier Fastlink to pilot its GPRS press-to-talk solution.The vendor described...

SandCherry partners to offer complete solutions

SandCherry Inc. recently committed to refining its focus by working with partners to offer complete mobility solutions to its enterprise and service provider customers,...

Schlumberger releases mobile-phone smart card product

PARIS-Schlumberger Smart Cards & Terminals, a business unit of Schlumberger Ltd., launched its Visual Integrated Environment for Wireless Smart cards (VIEWS) package of products.The...

American tower sees increased revenues, losses

BOSTON-American Tower Corp.'s second-quarter 2003 financial results reflected increased revenues as well as increased losses, and showed the company is still shedding non-core assets...

Tele2 acquires additional Russian license

NEW YORK-Tele2 AB said it acquired a GSM 900 MHz license in the Republic of Udmurtia, Russia, in addition to its current GSM 1800...

Siemens posts quarterly profit

BERLIN-Siemens AG posted a third-quarter profit of $632 million, a drop from a year ago when the vendor enjoyed a profit of $829.4 million.Sales...

Calif. PUC issues final bill of rights draft

Commissioner Carl Wood of the California Public Utilities Commission (PUC) today issued the final draft of his proposed Telecommunications Consumer Bill of Rights, which...

Alltel sees 19% increase in wireless revenue

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Regional telecommunications provider Alltel Corp. reported $1.2 billion in wireless revenues during the second quarter of this year, which was a 19-percent...

Wireline carriers urge Capitol Hill to delay WLNP

WASHINGTON-The wireless industry got an unlikely ally in its fight to postpone wireless local number portability when three wireline trade associations sent a letter...

Motorola to release Microsoft-based phone this year

Motorola plans to launch a handset based on Microsoft software later this year, according to various news reports today.The Web site, http://smartphone.modaco.com, which is...

Batelco turns on GSM service in Baghdad

WASHINGTON-A day before the civilian administrator of Iraq addressed the National Press Club and the U.S. Department of Commerce released the details of an...

AT&T Wireless beats growth predictions

AT&T Wireless Services Inc. reported 446,000 net customer additions during the recently completed second quarter, which was well ahead of analysts estimates of around...

T-Mobile USA signs TruePosition for E911 technology

BELLEVUE, Wash.-T-Mobile USA Inc. signed a multi-year agreement with TruePosition Inc. to provide an enhanced 911 solution for T-Mobile USA's nationwide GSM network.The agreement...

U.S. Cellular has solid quarter, further reduces guidance

U.S. Cellular Corp. reported solid operational and fiscal growth during the recently completed second quarter compared with the same three months of 2002, though...

Arch to move to Nasdaq National

WESTBOROUGH, Mass.-Paging and messaging carrier Arch Wireless Inc. announced that its common stock has been approved for listing on the Nasdaq National Market under...

Telecom Americas selects Harris network management system

MELBOURNE, Fla.-Brazil's Telecom Americas has chosen Harris Corp.'s NetBoss network management software to manage its TDMA and GSM networks, which cover a population of...

Wireless service prices continue to drop

The price of wireless service dropped 1.9 percent last month compared with the month of May in the top 25 U.S. markets to $36.54...
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