Monthly Archives: September, 2003

Motorola deploys GSM circuit core in Nigeria

LAGOS, Nigeria-Motorola Inc. said it has launched its first GSM circuit core solution as part of its $50 million end-to-end system the company is...

Crown Castle to change credit facility, capital structure

HOUSTON-Crown Castle International Corp. said it intends to amend certain provisions of its restricted group operating company's $1.2 billion credit facility and make certain...

Palm to continue to use Novarra Web browser

MILPITAS, Calif.-Palm Inc. asserted that it will continue to use Novarra Inc.'s Web browser in its future wireless personal digital assistants. Novarra's Web Pro...

CompTel to merge with ASCENT

WASHINGTON-The Competitive Telecommunications Association (CompTel) and the Association for Communications Enterprises (ASCENT) announced they will merge, pending a vote of approval by their respective...

Hiptop to include J2ME

PALO ALTO, Calif.-Danger Inc. said it will include Sun Microsystems Inc.'s Java 2 Micro Edition application download technology in its Hiptop wireless device platform,...

IDC predicts phone sales will top 500M devices next year

Following months of raised forecasts and hopeful outlooks, research firm IDC presented perhaps the most optimistic wireless industry outlook to date, predicting that sales...

Calif. could rule on Cingular probe next week

WASHINGTON-California regulators could issue a proposed decision as early as next week on their year-long investigation of Cingular Wireless L.L.C., according to a source...

FTC says identity theft is worse than feared

WASHINGTON-Identity theft is increasing and is much more of a problem than the government expected, according to the Federal Trade Commission. The FTC estimated...

Southern LINC says it has met E911 Phase II deadline

ATLANTA-Regional iDEN provider Southern LINC reported it had met the Federal Communications Commission's Sept. 1 deadline to set up E911 Phase II implementation for...

Celcom deploys Tecnomen MMSC

HELSINKI, Finland-Celcom, a mobile operator in Malaysia, has launched the Tecnomen Multimedia Messaging Service Centers. The center enables Celcom to take full advantage of...

UTStarcom gains $80M contract with China Telecom

ALAMEDA, Calif.-UTStarcom Inc. said it has signed a contract worth approximately $80 million with China Telecom Corp. to deploy its IP-based PAS equipment in...

LogicaCMG expects wireless division to be profitable this year

LONDON-Wireless messaging and IT consultancy company LogicaCMG announced its interim results, showing declining revenues of $1.3 billion and an operating profit of $73 million....

U.S. officials urge delay on ICO/Globalstar acquisition

WASHINGTON-U.S. law enforcement officials want federal regulators to delay a decision on ICO Global Communications Ltd.'s application to acquire Globalstar Corp. mobile satellite service...

Qwest reports slight increase in wireless revenue

DENVER-Qwest Communications International Inc., which recently announced plans to transition its nearly 1 million wireless customers to Sprint PCS' network, reported a slight increase...

Sony Ericsson expands portfolio with new product launches

Following its solid earnings and its retrieval of the No. 5 handset maker slot, Sony Ericsson released a range of new phones and devices,...

Emblaze launches multimedia chip

RA'ANANA, Israel-Emblaze Semiconductor said it has launched its latest multimedia system-on-a-chip product known as RE4525 for cell phones, personal digital assistants and other devices."The...

SingTel Mobile to begin 3G trial in December

SINGAPORE-Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. said it will begin a free month-long third-generation service trial beginning end-December for about 100 customers. Full commercial service will begin...

Openwave to offer $100M in notes

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-Wireless Internet software provider Openwave Systems Inc. announced it could further its acquisition push with a new offering of $100 million in...

House to continue E-rate program probe

WASHINGTON-A House panel could hold a hearing later this month on a $2.25 billion federal program that subsidizes wireline and wireless Internet connections to...

LNP could cost $20B due to increased churn

A 10 percent increase in customer churn associated with the scheduled implementation of wireless local number portability could cost the wireless industry more than...

Nortel signs $1B Verizon Wireless contract

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless signed a $1 billion multi-year agreement with Nortel Networks Ltd. to expand and upgrade the carrier's nationwide CDMA network. The agreement...

DoCoMo’s 3G coverage to match 2G coverage by March

TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo Inc. said that its FOMA network would cover 99 percent of the population in the Kanto-Koshinetsu region of Japan, which includes Tokyo,...

Nextel, Sprint PCS face slew of billing lawsuits

WASHINGTON-Nextel Communications Inc. and Sprint PCS are facing unprecedented billing litigation, a legal challenge Nextel brought to the attention of the Securities and Exchange...

CWA reaches 5-year accord for Verizon Wireless technicians

WASHINGTON-The Communications Workers of America said it reached a tentative agreement on a new, five-year contract for Verizon Wireless technicians in the New York...

Southwest Airlines relaxes mobile-phone rules

Southwest Airlines joined several other major air carriers in relaxing its mobile-phone usage rules. The carrier said customers with cell phones onboard may begin...
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