August 2003

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 …

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 …

NEW YORK-New research shows the European automobile market will see dramatic advances in information, navigation and entertainment systems, with wireless telematics services “poised to significantly alter the landscape of the …

HELSINKI, Finland-Messaging supplier Tecnomen Corp. said it began employee negotiations to reduce its staff by 80 people in different offices during 2003 and 2004. The company said productivity and financial …

WARREN, N.J.-Sprint PCS said it will start offering mobile virtual network operator partner Virgin Mobile USA L.L.C. prepaid products and services at more than 550 company-owned stores. “Virgin Mobile USA …

DULLES, Va.-Internet service provider America Online Inc. launched its new Journals service, which allows users to maintain online diaries-also called Web logs or blogs-about their lives and thoughts. AOL said …

MELBOURNE, Fla.-Wireless antenna developer SkyCross said it has closed a second round of financing totaling $10.5 million. The company plans to use the funding to globally expand its product development …

CDMA giant Qualcomm Inc. announced it will add support for removable miniSD and SD cards in its line of Mobile Station Modem chipsets. The move is a nod to the …

WASHINGTON-In response to the massive power outage Aug. 14, Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) sent a letter to the Federal Communications Commission Aug. 24 urging the agency to set standards for …

BEIJING-In a post-SARS world, China seems to be coming back to its own as businesses try to rekindle the old gusto of investment in this market. Nortel Networks Ltd., Datang …

WASHINGTON-Long before WorldCom Inc. admitted to billions in accounting fraud, it was trying to become a major wireless carrier by reselling service from Verizon Wireless. As part of that scheme, …

Dobson Communications Corp. reported that three senior executives transferred 950,300 shares of company stock worth more than $6.6 million back to the telecommunications provider to repay the principal and interest …

PALO ALTO, Calif.-Although the Latin American unified messaging market has developed more slowly than expected, potential still exists, especially in enterprise solutions, according to new research from Frost & Sullivan. …

LONDON-Mobile satellite service provider Inmarsat Ltd. will install ADC’s Singl.eView rating and billing software for its new Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN) service, which Inmarsat will begin offering in 2005. …

A recently renamed Viaero Wireless announced it has combined the previously known NE Colorado Cellular Inc. doing business as Cellular One of Northeast Colorado and Wireless II L.L.C. doing business …

MELBOURNE, Fla.-Harris Corp. announced a 25-percent increase to its quarterly dividend, bringing it to 10 cents per share and bringing the annual rate to 40 cents per share. The rate …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-TeliaSonera said it reached an agreement with Motorola Lithuania Telecom to acquire Motorola’s 35-percent shareholding in Lithuanian mobile operator UAB Omnitel. TeliaSonera will pay $117 million for Motorola’s shares, …

NEW YORK-Worried that your mechanic is giving you the runaround, or that your teenager might be fibbing? Soon, you may just be able to use your mobile phone to scan …

SYDNEY, Australia-Australia software development company Red Oxygen said Swisscom Mobile has launched its e-mail-to-short message service product to its 3.6 million subscribers in Switzerland. The Swiss carrier is now offering …

REDMOND, Wash.-Microsoft Corp. is bolstering its efforts in the Chinese mobile-phone market, as Chinese mobile-phone maker Dopod will sell a phone using an updated version of the software giant’s Smartphone …

MUNICH, Germany-L.M. Ericsson and Siemens AG both signed agreements with Panafon Greek Telecommunications Co. to supply its UMTS network. The companies did not release the values of the contracts. Ericsson …

To the Editor: The proposition of delivering wireless priority service to high-paying consumers-as outlined in RCR Wireless News on Aug. 11 and again on Aug.18-is illegal. Wireless Priority Service is …

ATLANTA-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. entered into a definitive agreement with Sunshine PCS Corp. to acquire portions of three PCS licenses in Florida for $13.75 million. The deal calls for Cingular to …

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint Corp. introduced a new messaging offering that extends e-mail and instant messaging services to mobile phones and other devices, news that could help Sprint’s wireless business, Sprint …