August 2003

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission said California could change how it allocates numbers in the 310 and 909 area codes, but not statewide. California, which is facing a numbering shortage in …

ALLENTOWN, Pa.-Agere Systems released an advanced messaging interface (AMI) for high-speed communications and applications processing in next-generation mobile phones. “With the continued growth in mobile-phone use and the convergence of …

Wireless operators in Europe and elsewhere have begun gearing up for potential problems associated with wireless porn, as U.K. telecom regulators field complaints from concerned parents-but the issue has not …

TORONTO-In a document it filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Nortel Networks Ltd. said it forecasts a further $30 million to $40 million of restructuring charges in the …

Fulfilling repeated claims to launch service by the end of this year, Verizon Wireless introduced its highly anticipated Push to Talk service last week, which, in addition to providing Verizon …

WASHINGTON-EMR Network’s request that the Federal Communications Commission consider revisiting its radio-frequency radiation regulations and guidelines has been denied. EMR was fighting the earlier dismissal of a 2001 petition for …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. signed up Asia Pacific Broadband Wireless Communications Inc. (APBW) as the latest carrier to offer Qualcomm’s BREW application download service. Indeed, the CDMA2000 1x carrier is working …

BEIJING-The head of Motorola Inc.’s China business, Tim Chen, quit the company to join software giant Microsoft Corp., a move that could impede the progress of one of Motorola’s most …

NEW YORK-Lucent Technologies Inc., which has barely recovered from lawsuits related to vendor financing and alleged fraud, now confronts an unlikely lawsuit from an unlikely place-bribery in Saudi Arabia. A …

The Federal Communications Commission would be wise to continue to explore possible technical solutions to the interference problem to public-safety systems caused in some areas by Nextel Communications Inc. One …

Technology giant Hewlett-Packard Co. announced a $300 million consumer advertising campaign that coincided with the introduction of a staggering 158 new products, from new digital cameras to advanced printers. “To …

PARIS-Alcatel said it signed an $80 million contract with Ghana Telecom for a wireless and wired network expansion. Alcatel will expand Ghana Telecom’s GSM network capacity to 630,000 subscribers. It …

HONG KONG-China Mobile reported a 13-percent increase in profit in its first-half results, but noted declining average revenue per user and warned on increased competition. For the six months to …

The camera-phone craze appears to have officially hit the United States, with Sprint PCS and Verizon Wireless both boasting of millions of picture messages passing over their networks every month. …

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.-Wireless technology company InterDigital Communications Corp. reported increasing revenues and a rising net income, news that helped send the company’s stock up almost 8 percent to about …

With wireless local number portability right around the corner, wireless carriers are expected to become more aggressive in the next several months in offering retention incentives tied to contract extensions …

Heavy call volumes on wireless networks frustrated end users and caused cell sites operating on backup generators and batteries to quickly falter during the massive power outage that crippled the …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission stepped up its consumer-education campaign regarding wireless enhanced 911 Thursday when FCC Chairman Michael Powell appeared on the “CBS Early Show” to announce the release of …

DALLAS-Looking to grow its GSM business, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. announced a deal today with AT&T Wireless Services Inc., which this month will begin selling Samsung’s v206 camera phone. “Our …

The last of the six nationwide wireless operators reported second-quarter results last week as German telecommunications giant Deutsche Telekom AG released results for T-Mobile USA Inc. that showed a dramatic …

LONDON-Vodafone Group plc announced its second acquisition in as many weeks, reporting it will acquire Singlepoint Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Caudwell Group, for $651.7 million. Singlepoint is a …

Verizon Wireless again raised the stakes in the wireless local number portability fight, urging the Federal Communications Commission to reject proposals from a number of its competitors that Verizon Wireless …

RESTON, Va.-Nextel Communications Inc. launched a marketing and sales initiative targeting the U.S. Hispanic community that will include the carrier’s first Spanish language advertising campaign in broadcast television, radio, billboard …

Verizon Wireless again raised the stakes in the wireless local number portability fight, urging the Federal Communications Commission to reject proposals from a number of its competitors that Verizon Wireless …