Monthly Archives: July, 2003

EC approves 3G sharing in Germany

BRUSSELS-The European Commission has approved an agreement between T-Mobile and mmO2 to share third-generation mobile networks in Germany, following approval earlier this year of...

Convergys gets China Unicom biz

CINCINNATI-Convergys Corp. licensed its Activation Manager provisioning module to China Unicom Guangdong, a provincial operator of China Unicom Ltd., marking Convergys' first product deployment...

American Cellular restructure could involve bankruptcy

OKLAHOMA CITY-Dobson Communications Corp. and its American Cellular Corp. joint venture with AT&T Wireless Services Inc. reported plans to restructure American Cellular's $1.6 billion...

Nextel stock dips 2 percent amid record-setting growth

Nextel Communications Inc. surpassed even the most bullish expectations, posting a quarterly record 591,000 net customer additions during the second quarter, compared with 469,000...

BCGI drops on Verizon news despite 2Q

WOBURN, Mass.-Despite positive second-quarter financial results from Boston Communications Group Inc., the company's stock was down nearly 35 percent Thursday on news that its...

Verizon sells stake in Thailand

BANGKOK-Verizon has agreed to sell its 10-percent stake in Thai telecom company TelecomAsia to Golden Tower Trading Ltd. and Mission Gain Investments Ltd. for...

Democrats to craft bill to help public-safety interoperability

WASHINGTON-House Democrats are preparing a bill that would give first responders access to spectrum to help with interoperable communications."Democrats will fight to ensure that...

China Unicom to use Motorola’s Java download technology

BEIJING-China Unicom said it will use Java download technology from Motorola Inc.'s 4thpass subsidiary, a move that highlights the potential of the Java download...

Sierra Wireless earnings boost stock

Wireless modem maker Sierra Wireless Inc. reported positive earnings, news that sent the company's stock up about 5 percent to $8.30 per share.Sierra Wireless...

McCain against proposal to reorganize Commerce

WASHINGTON-The Bush administration last week sent Congress legislation to fold the agency housing the president's key telecom adviser into a new Technology and Telecommunications...

Democrats to craft bill to help public-safety interoperability

WASHINGTON-House Democrats are preparing a bill that would give first responders access to spectrum to help with interoperable communications."Democrats will fight to ensure that...

UTStarcom reports 14th consecutive profitable quarter

ALAMEDA, Calif.-UTStarcom Inc., which provides wireless and wireline access and Internet Protocol switching solutions, released positive second quarter earnings this week and raised its...

Rohn to be delisted from Nasdaq

PEORIA, Ill.-Telecommunications infrastructure equipment provider Rohn Industries Inc. will be delisted from the Nasdaq as of July 21 because it has been unable to...

Fujitsu releases new system on chips

Tokyo-Fujitsu Ltd. has released the CS101 series of system-on-chips (SoCs) using its 90nm CMOS technology.According to the company, the new CS101 series claims the...

Taiwan market sees further consolidation

TAIPEI, Taiwan-Two Taiwanese mobile operators have agreed to merge, marking continuing consolidation in Taiwan's mobile market.Far EasTone Telecommunications said it will acquire KG Telecommunications...

Microsoft posts solid results

REDMOND, Wash.-Microsoft Corp.'s stock was up slightly after it reported another solid quarter, with its revenues up 11 percent over the same quarter last...

Sierra Wireless earnings boost stock

VANCOUVER, British Columbia-Wireless modem maker Sierra Wireless Inc. reported positive earnings, news that sent the company's stock up about 5 percent to $8.30 per...

Prepaid top-up could be strong ATM revenue stream

NEEDHAM, Mass.-ATM operators could benefit from offering prepaid wireless airtime at U.S. automated teller machines, according to new research from financial services company TowerGroup....

Crown Castle dividend to be paid Aug. 15

HOUSTON-Tower company Crown Castle International Corp. announced the quarterly dividend on its 6.25-percent convertible preferred stock will be paid Aug. 15 to holders of...

Parks Associates: WLNP will lead to only moderate churn

DALLAS-Wireless local number portability will lead only a moderate number of subscribers to churn, despite recent speculations claiming otherwise, according to Parks Associates' new...

T-Mobile agrees to $1.1 million fine for missing E911 deadlines

WASHINGTON-T-Mobile USA Inc. Thursday agreed to pay a fine of $1.1 million for failing to deploy wireless enhanced 911 services on its GSM network...

Nextel to begin tender offer

RESTON, Va.-Following an extremely strong quarterly report earlier this week, Nextel Communications Inc. said it plans to offer $1 billion of its senior serial...

Ericsson up on unchanged quarterly net income

Infrastructure provider Ericsson offered evidence its cost-savings efforts are working against the down network equipment market, news that seemed to impress investors and send...

FCC can no longer accept free trips to trade shows

WASHINGTON-The House Appropriations Committee sent a not-so-subtle message to the Federal Communications Commission when it told the agency this week it could not use...

Millicom announces mandatory exchangeable bond offering

NEW YORK-Wireless operator Millicom International Cellular said it made an offering of about $310 million of secured notes in a mandatory exchange into Services...
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