2003

DENVER-Verizon Wireless launched its cdma2000 1x-based Express Network service in Colorado, providing customers with access to the wireless data network at average speeds between 40 and 60 kilobits per second …

LARKSPUR, Calif.-Dilithium Networks said it has licensed its videotelephony and conferencing protocol software to Qualcomm Inc. for UMTS customers. “Qualcomm’s selection of Dilithium Networks’ multimedia protocol stack is a strong …

RESTON, Va.-XO Communications Inc. announced it now owns approximately $790 million of Global Crossing’s $2.214 billion debt after $495 million of Global Crossing senior secured loans were tendered to XO …

OREM, Utah-Q Comm International Inc. has closed on its previously announced public offering of 1.1 million units, which priced at $13 per unit yielded gross proceeds of $14.3 million. The …

WASHINGTON-A federal appeals court said Tuesday that the Federal Communications Commission was correct when it opened an auction for rural cellular licenses rather than limiting it to those who had …

NEW YORK-Tele2 AB said it officially launched its third Russian GSM network under the Tele2 brand in St. Petersburg. The license covers 5 million people. The region’s mobile penetration is …

MILPITAS, Calif.-Intersil Corp. and Vixs said they have agreed to work together to create a single set of chips that will enable developers to improve the transmission of video over …

LONDON-Namibia is set to open its mobile market by issuing a tender for a second GSM operator. According to a statement issued by the Namibian Communications Commission, tender documents are …

WALTHAM, Mass.-Orthogon Systems, which provides non-line-of-sight wireless technology for broadband networks, has secured $7 million in venture capital, bringing its total funds raised to $28 million. The company plans to …

In one fell funding swoop, the corporate wireless e-mail market has a new major contender. Wireless e-mail company Visto Corp. announced it raised an astonishing $50.4 million during an extended, …

FRANKFURT, Germany-Under a new service launched in Europe by credit card giant MasterCard, mobile-phone users will be able to transfer money to other users simply by sending a text message. …

WASHINGTON-The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has expanded its tower safety program to several Eastern states, another move by federal officials to curb the unusually high rate of deaths and …

In an industry drowning in acronyms and meaningless catch phrases, few labels are as hard to pin down as the European-derived mobile virtual network operator. Separately the words are familiar …

REDMOND, Wash.-The summer movie season continues to tie into wireless, with AT&T Wireless Services Inc. scoring an exclusive deal with Paramount Pictures for its upcoming “Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The …

Wireless customers are now able to register their telephone numbers on a national do-not-call list, said President George Bush from the White House Rose Garden Friday morning.”The Federal Communications Commission …

Philippe Kahn foresees a global society transformed by mobile phones with integrated digital cameras. As industry analysts predict the vast majority all mobile phones will include cameras in the next …

The number of global wireless users will increase 49 percent during the next four years to total 1.72 billion by 2007, according to the Yankee Group. Analysts further predict subscriber …

What began as a rumor turned into an unpleasant reality last week for Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications L.P., as the handset maker announced it will shut down its CDMA research …

BERWYN, Pa.-Triton PCS Holdings Inc. said it acquired 12 personal communications service licenses from Lafayette Communications and paid approximately $28.1 million to the Federal Communications Commission to retire debt associated …

MANKATO, Minn.-Midwest Wireless signed a definitive agreement to acquire wireless properties from three partnerships providing wireless service in Iowa under the name Cellcom. Midwest said the properties include wireless licenses …

NEW YORK-L.M. Ericsson said it plans to outsource its information systems unit to IBM Corp., transferring 1,000 employees to the software giant. Ericsson sees the move as part of its …

WASHINGTON-Despite poor market conditions, telecom and high-tech industries continue to spend money on lobbying at record levels. PoliticalMoneyLine, a Web-based service that tracks political money, said the telecom and tech …

WASHINGTON-U.S. officials in Geneva said they are confident about securing a huge swath of global 5 GHz airwaves for Wi-Fi and other unlicensed wireless technologies, but cautioned that final approval …

RESTON, Va.-Nextel Communications Inc. said it will have 80 percent of its markets Nationwide Direct Connect-enabled by July 1 with the addition of 13 states, including Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Worldwide sales of semiconductors witnessed its third consecutive monthly increase from March to May of this year, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association. In its report, the SIA …