August 2003

CHICAGO-Motorola and 3 together introduced the Motorola A920 third-generation handset featuring a full-color widescreen display designed to showcase 3’s person-to-person video calling capabilities and video content. The companies said the …

WASHINGTON-Rural wireless carriers are different; they use different technology, and they should not be held to the same accuracy standards for wireless enhanced 911 as their urban counterparts, said six …

WASHINGTON-After settling with the federal government and admitting to more than $11 billion in accounting misdeeds, WorldCom Inc., parent to SkyTel Paging and recipient of a contract to build a …

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Wireless data company AirLink Communications Inc. announced three of its products, AirLink Redwing CDMA, AirLink Raven CDMA and AirLink Pinpoint CDMA, have received certification from Verizon Wireless and will …

BARI Holdings Irrevocable Trust said it will attempt to purchase i3 Mobile Inc. as part of its effort to develop and manufacture a new wireless device. The offer challenges ACE*COMM’s …

HELSINKI, Finland-In its second contract win this week, Finnish messaging company Tecnomen said it deployed its multimedia messaging service center and voice mail system to Indonesian operator Satelindo. The voice …

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless announced iPhonebook will be available with its Get It Now service for the LG VX6000 handset, allowing customers to use their wireless phones to e-mail pictures. With …

MOSCOW-An announcement by Russian operator VimpelCom today could potentially change the landscape of the Russian mobile market. VimpelCom said it agreed that its major shareholder, Alfa Group, would buy an …

LOS GATOS, Calif.-Amalfi Semiconductor announced it has secured $12 million in Series A financing, which it will use to develop and market a new generation of RF IC solutions. “Amalfi’s …

Privately held Mobility Networks, which sold technology to wireless carriers that linked wide area networks with Wi-Fi hot spots, has shut down and ceased operations, a former spokesman for the …

CORAL GABLES, Fla.-THB Bury, through its subsidiary THB USA Inc., announced it will offer its hands-free wireless equipment in North America. THB’s product line, currently offered in Europe, includes System …

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-In a direct response to a recent Federal Communications Commission order on UNE-P, Sprint Corp. said it will begin offering its Complete Sense portfolio of calling bundles using …

SAN FRANCISCO-Serynade Wireless announced it will offer its Wi-Fi Internet access service in coin-operated laundromats on university campuses and in neighborhoods nationwide. The service provides laundromat owners with an additional …

TAIPEI, Taiwan-Taiwanese newcomer Asia Pacific Broadband Wireless Communications Inc. has launched CDMA2000 1x EV-DO services in Taiwan. The company is the first to market with third-generation services. The company is …

SEATTLE-Satellite operator Eutelsat will supply Connexion by Boeing with satellite transponder capacity, allowing airline passengers high-speed wireless connectivity to e-mail, company intranets, the Internet and entertainment content in flight. Under …

SAN DIEGO-Nokia Corp. and Qualcomm Inc. performed trials on what have been known to some degree as rival technologies for the respective companies, Nokia on CDMA2000 1x EV-DV and Qualcomm …

CINCINNATI-Mobile virtual network operator provider Visage Mobile will use Convergys Corp.’s Infinys billing services, including Geneva, the rating and billing component of the system. “Convergys is crucial to the Visage …

HUNT VALLEY, Md.-Tessco Technologies Inc. has received a final installment of $5.8 million from its insurance carrier for the claim related to the October 2002 flooding of its corporate headquarters, …

WASHINGTON-State regulators Tuesday urged the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association to coordinate CTIA’s soon-to-be-released voluntary consumer code of conduct with wireless best practices resolutions passed last month at the National …

In a strategic blitz to take advantage of the revenue streams in what industry experts call emerging or new-growth markets, Nokia Corp. has rolled out a string of mobile phones, …

WASHINGTON-The U.S.-led administration in Iraq decided not to release the names of consortia that bid last week on three regional mobile-phone licenses up for grabs in Iraq. “When all evaluations …

WASHINGTON-The rural wireless carriers Tuesday said recent implementation guidelines for wireless local number portability developed by the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association will put them at a competitive disadvantage. “The …

JACKSONVILLE, Fla.-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. said it opened a new customer care call center in Jacksonville, Fla., which the carrier said is its third call center in Florida and 23rd overall. …

Due to a rash of deals in recent days, wireless users the world over will soon have access to games and content ranging from the arcade classic Pong to a …

NEW YORK-iXP Corp., a national systems integration and consulting company serving public-safety markets, said it won a contract from the New York City Police Department for program management and location-verification …