Monthly Archives: August, 2003

Fujitsu downgraded to ‘junk’ status by S&P

TOKYO-Ratings agency Standard & Poor's has brought chip maker Fujitsu Corp. down to "junk" status, owing to the company's poor earnings. "Given Fujitsu's weak...

DoCoMo to begin ring-tone service for callers

TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo Inc. said it will begin a new service Sept. 1 called Melody Call, which enables subscribers to set 15 seconds of music...

WLAN hardware revenue tops $608M in 2Q

LONDON-Worldwide wireless local area network hardware revenue topped $608 million during the second quarter, according to Infonetics Research's quarterly worldwide market share and forecast...

Viaero Wireless to replace CDMA network with Nokia GSM/GPRS gear

DALLAS-Nokia Corp. said it has been selected to be the sole supplier of the GSM network for Viaero Wireless in Colorado and Nebraska.Nokia will...

Patent appeal decision could affect future wireless lawsuits

MCLEAN, Va.-A precedent-setting ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington, D.C., could change the course of ongoing and...

Valere Power receives additional $17M in financing

RICHARDSON, Texas-Telecommunications power infrastructure provider Valere Power announced it has received $17 million in its C financing round, following a $6 million investment from...

Nvidia completes MediaQ acquisition

SANTA CLARA, Calif.-Nvidia Corp., a visual processing solutions provider, completed its acquisition of MediaQ Inc., which provides graphics and multimedia technology for wireless devices.MediaQ...

Handset bundling case against 5 operators to move forward

WASHINGTON-A federal judge in New York said Aug. 12 that a consolidated group of lawsuits against major players of the wireless industry can go...

Horizon PCS files lawsuit against Sprint PCS

Sprint PCS affiliate Horizon PCS Inc. has filed a lawsuit against Sprint alleging wrongful conduct in its relationship and business dealings with Horizon.Horizon asserts...

Bush to nominate Gallagher to lead NTIA

WASHINGTON-President Bush said he intends to nominate Michael Gallagher to head the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, a key policy unit the administration wants...

2004 Lincoln Aviator to include Andrew GPS antenna

ORLAND PARK, Ill.-Andrew Corp. announced its global positioning system antenna will be used in the 2004 Lincoln Aviator luxury Sports Utility Vehicle's navigation system.With...

CDMA consortium applies for Iraqi mobile license

WASHINGTON-Sources say a consortium with investors from Iraq, the United States, South Korea and the United Kingdom has applied to construct U.S.-engineered CDMA mobile-phone...

Crown Castle to pay dividend Sept. 15

HOUSTON-Crown Castle International Corp. said the quarterly dividend on its 12 3/4-percent senior exchangeable preferred stock will be paid Sept. 15 to holders of...

Telecom competition rules offer mixed bag for wireless

WASHINGTON-The long-awaited rules governing telecommunications competition are a good-news/bad-news story for the wireless industry.The good news is that the Federal Communications Commission said mobile-phone...

Qualcomm sells stake in cinema company

PARIS-Qualcomm Inc. has sold its equity interest in Technicolor Digital Cinema to Thomson, a provider of video technologies, products and services and parent of...

Cell-Loc to reduce staff by 56%

CALGARY, Alberta-Cell-Loc said it will cut 56 percent of its staff, although no management positions will be affected.The staff reduction will begin in the...

Canadian operators unite on Wi-Fi standards

OTTAWA-Canada's nationwide operators plans to unite to agree on common standards for roaming and interoperability among Wi-Fi hot spots they operate with their next-generation...

Symbian reports increasing OS shipments, revenues

LONDON-Symbian Ltd., which designs operating systems for smart phones, said its Symbian OS unit shipments grew in the first half of the year to...

FCC officials trapped in gondola use cell phones for help

ASPEN, Colo.-Two Federal Communications Commission officials put wireless communications technology to use when stormy weather trapped them in a gondola in Aspen during the...

UMC to use Intec’s billing solution

ATLANTA-Intec Telecom Systems said Ukrainian Mobile Communications (UMC) will use Intec's Inter-connecT billing solution to help it charge other carriers for using its network...

FCC poised to make 800 MHz decision by year-end

COLUMBIA, Md.-The engineers at the Federal Communications Commission have completed their examination of various proposals to solve the interference problem experienced by public-safety agencies...

Vodafone agrees to Japan Telecom sale

LONDON-Vodafone Group plc announced it agreed to sell Japan Telecom Co. to an affiliate of RHJ Industrial Partners, a Ripplewood Holdings L.L.C. fund. Japan...

USURF acquires Pipeline Networks

DENVER-Wireless broadband communications services provider USURF America Inc. will acquire broadband Internet access service provider Pipeline Networks of Colorado L.L.C. The acquisition will include...

DoCoMo to limit e-mail numbers to combat spam

TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo Inc. announced it will limit the number of e-mail messages users can send to 1,000 per day, beginning Oct. 20. The company...

Nextel files lawsuit against Verizon Wireless over PTT trademark

Claiming the phrase "push to talk" as its property, Nextel Communications Inc. has filed a lawsuit against Verizon Wireless for using it in its...
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