December 2003

BOCA RATON, Fla.-Airspan Networks Inc. announced last week the completion of its acquisition of Nortel Networks’ fixed wireless access business. The purchase price of $12.9 million was offset against Nortel …

OKLAHOMA CITY-Dobson Communications Corp. has entered an agreement for a private transaction to repurchase approximately $46.1 million of its 12.25-percent senior exchangeable preferred stock for $48.9 million. The company said …

FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J.-Cellebrite said its recently released RealSync/UME 12T, which transfers phonebooks, names and numbers between cellular phones, offers advantages to consumers using new phones as a result of wireless …

Nortel Networks Corp. announced last week amended financial reports for full-year 2002 and the first two quarters of 2003, following up on a previously announced plan to restate financial results …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Swedish company Svenska UMTS-nat AB, jointly owned by TeliaSonera and Tele2, has agreed to purchase the fourth third-generation license in Sweden from Orange Sverige. Svenska already owns a UMTS …

CAMARILLO, Calif.-Microwave equipment manufacturer California Amplifier Inc. announced it will acquire hardware and software solutions provider Vytek Corp. “This acquisition will add strong complementary engineering capabilities, a world-class professional services …

BOSTON-American Tower Corp. announced last week its Verestar Inc. subsidiary has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. American Tower had planned to sell the satellite and fiber network communications access …

LAS VEGAS-Hang Gear has released its Universal Phone Thong cell-phone holder. The device consists of an adjustable clear band that wraps around any cell phone and connects to a carabiner …

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan-Nortel Networks Ltd. said it will expand Pakistani mobile operator Pak Telecom Mobile Ltd.’s GSM 900 MHz national network under a $56 million contract. Nortel said it is the …

LONDON-Vodafone Group plc said it expanded its partner network agreement with Kuwait mobile operator Mobile Telecommunications Co. to include the Bahraini market. MTC-Vodafone launched services in Bahrain Dec. 28 after …

CALGARY, Alberta-Sanyo Electric Co. Ltd. will use technology from Zi Corp. in its new wireless phones for the Taiwanese PHS market. The phones are expected to reach the market in …

NEW YORK-Cingular Wireless L.L.C.’s parent companies SBC Communications Inc. and BellSouth Corp. are reportedly looking at an initial public offering for their wireless division sometime next year to help fund …

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless signed a definitive agreement to acquire 10 megahertz PCS licenses from American Wireless License Group L.L.C. covering 1.1 million potential customers in the Arkansas Basic Trading Areas …

OKLAHOMA CITY-Dobson Communications Corp. said it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the assets of NPI-Omnipoint Wireless L.L.C., which provides GSM service in northern Michigan, for approximately $28 …

DALLAS-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. network partner Edge Wireless L.L.C. deployed Alcatel’s Multimedia Messaging Services system designed to enable Edge Wireless customers to send and receive MMS messages. Alcatel noted the …

KIRKLAND, Wash.-Nextel Partners Inc. reported that its Nextel Partners Operating Corp. subsidiary refinanced its $475 million senior secured credit facility in an attempt to reduce interest rates and extend maturity …

Even with the promise of a tech recovery and emergence of new applications for wireless gadgets aimed at free-spending teenagers, information-starved road warriors and the rest of us, 2004 is …

ST. LOUIS-Billing and customer retention management provider Amdocs Ltd. said it has reached an agreement to acquire privately held mediation software provider XACCT Technologies for approximately $29.5 million. Amdocs expects …

Ah, the sweet promises of a new technology. A recent report by the New Millennium Research Council, an organization of academics and private business experts formed in 1999 to foster …

TOKYO-Struggling Internet company America Online Inc. and Japanese wireless data giant NTT DoCoMo Inc. announced they dissolved their widely touted joint venture, once heralded as way to promote “fixed-mobile convergence.” …

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless and minority interest parent company Vodafone Group plc said they plan to launch transatlantic text messaging capabilities between Verizon Wireless’ CDMA network and ten Vodafone GSM networks …

Millicom and Nokia announced the carrier has chosen LeadCom and Nokia to supply Nokia Connect GSM equipment for Millicom’s network in Sierra Leone. Millicom Sierra Leone is the first African …

LOS ANGELES-Wireless gaming company Jamdat Mobile Inc. announced a sequel to its popular Jamdat Bowling application, a game that will feature enhanced audio and multiplayer features. “With over 2 million …

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. said it has signed a $125 million GSM expansion contract that will increase the network capacity of Henan Mobile Communications Corp. to more than 10 million subscribers. …

Wireless local area network aggregator Boingo Wireless Inc. reported a roaming agreement with WorldCom Inc., providing the telecommunications provider’s MCI customers with remote access service to Boingo’s more than 2,000 …