August 2003

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-InterWave Communications International Ltd. reported growing revenues and a rising net loss for its fourth quarter, news that sent its stock down almost 17 percent to about $2.33 …

CAMBRIDGE, U.K.-TTPCom said it has unveiled a software-based MIDI solution for handsets, which eliminates the need for separate MIDI hardware. The company said the product would save $3.20 in terms …

PISCATAWAY, N.J.-The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers has increased the speed of wireless personal area networks to 55 megabytes per second from 1 Mbps for broad use of multimedia, …

OKLAHOMA CITY-Dobson Communications Corp. reported 13,000 net subscriber additions during the recently completed second quarter compared with 20,100 net customer additions posted for the second quarter of 2002. The carrier …

German vendor Siemens AG said it plans to invest $30 million in its telecom factory in Shanghai, China, as part of a strategy to enhance its third-generation technology standing in …

WASHINGTON-Sprint Corp. responded bitterly to a recommendation from the inspector general of the General Services Administration that it be debarred from future government contracts. “We find it outrageous that they …

A delayed initial public offering and the resulting moves toward integration with the company’s parent in Japan compelled top executives at mobile-phone maker Kyocera Wireless Corp. to resign, the company …

WOODBURY, N.Y.-Comverse said Vodafone Spain has deployed its Who Called and Call Return services, elements of Comverse ImPact. Who Called helps recover calls that were lost to the network when …

NEW YORK-Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services affirmed its ‘B-‘ corporate credit rating and stable outlook on Nextel Partners Inc., and citing a high debt leverage, assigned a ‘CCC+’ rating on …

GENEVA-The International Telecommunication Union partnered with TeleManagement Forum to allow TM Forum standards to be published by ITU as ITU-T Recommendations. ITU-T is ITU’s standards-setting body. The partnership aims to …

ANNAPOLIS, Md.-TeleCommunication Systems (TCS) will provide MoviStar Puerto Rico, a Puerto Rican wireless operator managed by Telefonica Moviles, with enhanced 911 Phase II services. TCS’ Xypoint Location Platform and Hosted …

SBC Communications Inc. said it plans to deploy more than 20,000 Wi-Fi hot spots in 6,000 venues during the next three years and create an integrated Wi-Fi and next-generation wireless …

KANSAS CITY, Mo.-Sprint PCS announced it will begin selling the new SPH-i500 mobile phone/personal digital assistant from Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., which features the Palm Inc. operating system. The device …

VIENNA, Va.-Cramer Systems will provide Chile’s Entel PCS Telecomunicaciones S.A. with an inventory management solution to manage its nationwide network and to automate delivery of services. “Cramer has had an …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission will showcase rural wireless Internet service providers Sept. 17, said Robert Pepper, chief of policy development at the commission. “One of the most promising developments in …

BEAVERTON, Ore.-Tektronix Inc. said its UMTS protocol tester has been chosen by the Beijing Northern Fiberhome Technologies Co. Ltd. “UMTS release 4 is the next step in the migration toward …

SAN BRUNO, Calif.-IPWireless said its Mobile Broadband system has been selected by AtlasOne for its national broadband wireless network in Malaysia. The agreement is part of a $180 million deal …

LOS ANGELES-Under an innovative new marketing agreement, wireless data company Moviso will offer prepaid ring-tone cards featuring musicians from record company BMG. Moviso will sell the cards through 7-Eleven and …

BOSTON-American Tower Corp. has closed its previously announced offerings of Class A common stock and 3.25-percent convertible notes due 2010. With the closing of the Class A common stock offering, …

NEW YORK-Andrew Corp. said it has agreed to sell $200 million in 3.25-percent convertible subordinated notes to undisclosed buyers, while the company will buy back 5 million common shares it …

All motorists engage in potentially dangerous distracting activities while driving, including talking on cell phones, according to a new survey from the American Automobile Association’s Foundation for Traffic Safety. According …

WASHINGTON-The Department of Homeland Security said Tuesday that mobile phones and other small electronic devices could be used by terrorists in government buildings and other areas with security checkpoints, including …

Research In Motion Ltd. entered the appeals phase of its patent battle with NTP Inc. following a U.S. District Court’s order that essentially stalls a potential ban on sales of …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. said it has sampled to customers its MSM6250 mobile station modem chipset and system software supporting GSM, GPRS, frequency division duplex and W-CDMA. “This single-chip solution eliminates …

GENEVA, Switzerland-Nokia Corp. said it has signed an agreement to supply Switzerland’s Sunrise with its W-CDMA core network, which will be commercially available by the end of 2004. The Finnish …