2003

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Billing and customer care provider Convergys Corp. said it signed an agreement with current billing customer Sprint PCS to support the carrier’s migration from Convergys’ legacy billing system …

AT&T Corp. said it will spend $500 million this year to improve customer experience, including an extension of its business customers’ secure corporate intranets to Wi-Fi hot spots at airports …

BELLEVUE, Wash.-Western Wireless Corp. subsidiary Western Wireless International Corp. reported an agreement to sell its 19-percent interest in Croatia’s largest GSM wireless operator VIPnet d.o.o. to Mobilkom Austria Aktiengesellschaft & …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson said it has signed a five-year contract to outsource its information technology infrastructure to Hewlett-Packard Co. HP will provide IT services for Ericsson’s operations worldwide. “Outsourcing of …

BEIJING-Lucent Technologies Inc. has joined other vendors to defy SARS with a new wave of investment in the Chinese market. The vendor has committed $50 million in research and development …

WASHINGTON-The inspector general of the General Services Administration is investigating WorldCom Inc.’s contracts with the federal government and may issue recommendations soon on whether the Bush administration should continue to …

WASHINGTON-The chairman of the House telecommunications subcommittee on Wednesday called for the establishment of a federal grant program for the deployment of wireless enhanced 911 but said states that have …

LONDON-U.K.-based telecommunications provider Cable & Wireless said it will cut 1,500 U.K. jobs, exit the U.S. market and suspend its dividend for a year. The announcements came after the operator …

PALO ALTO, Calif.-Agilent Technologies and Anite Telecoms announced they will team up to develop and market RF protocol and network emulation test solutions for wireless device manufacturers and network operators. …

WOODBURY, N.Y.-Comverse Technology Inc. released its first-quarter fiscal 2003 results, which reflected lowered sales but an improved net loss. The company said sales were $180 million compared with sales of …

PARIS-Alcatel bowed to investors over the company’s decision to sell bonds of about $1 billion. The French vendor was forced to shorten the maturity to 7.5 years from 10 years. …

WASHINGTON-Many house lawmakers expressed concern Wednesday that the deployment of wireless local number portability may divert resources from the implementation of wireless enhanced 911. This argument against wireless LNP has …

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.-InterDigital Communications Corp. said its subsidiary InterDigital Technology Corp. has extended its 1998 patent license agreement with Sharp Corp. of Japan covering sales of terminal devices compliant …

WASHINGTON-Senate Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Susan Collins (R-Maine) said she is dissatisfied with the General Services Administration’s response to her May 30 inquiry on why WorldCom Inc. should continue to …

The founders of personal digital assistant pioneer Palm Inc. have returned to the fold as the company announced plans to acquire Handspring Inc. Jeff Hawkins and Donna Dubinsky founded Palm …

The next phase in the push-to-talk wars is expected to begin in less than a month as industry sources claim Verizon Wireless will launch its PTT offering in most major …

LAKE CHARLES, La.-US Unwired Inc. reported in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing that its wholly owned subsidiary, IWO Holdings Inc., which is currently not in compliance with its restrictive …

Bucking an anti-investment tide generated by the SARS epidemic, two major wireless players, Qualcomm Inc. and Nokia Corp., announced initiatives to pursue CDMA investments in the Chinese market. Qualcomm said …

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Atheros Communications Inc. said it has begun volume shipment of four new wireless system-on-a-chip solutions, including what it describes as the first dual-band chipsets. The products include the AR5002AP-2x, …

A new customer survey shows that the wireless data industry may have turned the corner, a change that seems to be due to the advent of camera phones. The number …

In a significant contract win, Lucent Technologies Inc. will provide MmO2 with UMTS gear, including packet technology and services for voice and data. Many industry watchers had counted out Lucent …

ATLANTA-Intel Corp. and Hewlett Packard Co. have agreed to work together to develop standards-based solutions to enable wireless equipment manufacturers to reduce development costs and speed time to market. “These …

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Motorola Inc. has been awarded a $15.8 million contract to supply the Baghdad Police Force with 3,000 vehicular-mounted mobile radios and base stations, according to a Reuters report. Motorola …

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint North Supply and InCode Telecom reported plans to roll out the InReach toolkit designed to help carriers improve indoor coverage for corporate clients. The companies said the …

WASHINGTON-The National Transportation Safety Board today recommended to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration that a stronger media campaign and educational effort be developed to curb distraction on the roadways …