2003

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 …

GENEVA-The International Telecommunication Union, the international standards body, said it formed a relationship with the Consumer Electronics Association to work together on wireless and mobile communications, multimedia technologies and cable …

WASHINGTON-Rep. Heather Wilson (R-N.M.), a long-time champion in the fight against the unsolicited commercial e-mail that increasingly devours Internet capacity and threatens wireless data in its infancy, this week is …

AT&T Wireless Services Inc. affiliate Cincinnati Bell Wireless selected Nortel Networks Ltd. to plan, design and deliver a GSM/GPRS core wireless data network for CBW’s planned overlay of its existing …

ALLENTOWN, Pa.-Agere Systems Inc. unveiled a custom chip that combines eight ARM966E processor cores, making it four times more powerful than typical chips, as well as reducing cost and improving …

SEOUL, South Korea-KT Corp. plans to trial 2.3 GHz equipment from Navini Networks, using spectrum defined by the Korean government for a high-speed wireless Internet service called Portable Internet. The …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Ericsson said it signed a contract for an undisclosed amount with Telefonica Moviles for its GSM 1900 MHz network in Mexico. Ericsson will supply the core network and at …

DENVER-Embattled telecommunications provider Qwest Communications International Inc. reported $152 million in wireless operating revenue during the first quarter of 2003, which was a 19.1-percent drop compared with the $188 million …

WASHINGTON-Northrop Grumman Corp. and the Federal Communications Commission are at loggerheads over the global defense giant’s push for a public-safety spectrum carve-out that could undermine agency efforts to free up …

Keeping itself ahead of a rapidly approaching pack, Nextel Communications Inc. this week is set to launch the first phase of its much-hyped nationwide Direct Connect service, which will allow …

LONDON-Vodafone Group plc reported growing revenues and earnings in its full-year results. Sales were up 14 percent to $55.7 billion, and free cash flow more than doubled to $8.5 billion …

LONDON-Wi-Fi roaming is garnering more attention as more companies announced settlement solutions in the space and a new report points to the importance of hot-spot roaming. Interoute said it launched …

Wireless infrastructure association PCIA is gearing up for its first industry trade show since it narrowed its focus to the tower sector last fall, but tight travel budgets will not …

WASHINGTON-The Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association’s board of directors could vote this week on a new 800 MHz public-safety interference plan strongly supported by mobile-phone carriers but at odds with …

German vendor Siemens AG said it has signed two contracts, one for EDGE technology. Siemens announced a deal with Malaysian mobile operator DiGi Telecommunications to supply it with GSM, GPRS …

SEATTLE-Specialty retailer Car Toys said it will add Cingular Wireless products and service in all of its 24 Wireless SuperCenters throughout Dallas, Houston and Fort Worth, Texas. Car Toys’ Texas …

The evolution of the wireless local area network industry has been so dramatic that it seems almost a certainty that mobile-phone makers will include WLAN technology in future wireless devices. …

Wireless tower industry stocks soared last week, with major players’ shares rising above previous 52-week highs. American Tower Corp. was trading at $9.25 per share, Crown Castle International Corp. hit …

The fate of wireless enterprise company GoAmerica Inc. is unclear, and industry watchers have little faith that the company’s destiny is a bright one. “I don’t really know what they …

As open standards and alliance building become the Holy Grail of the wireless industry, some industry watchers see them as oxymoron and schemes to capture market share. “Standard groups are …

The California State Assembly late last week narrowly passed legislation making it illegal for drivers to use handheld cell phones, moving the measure a step closer to becoming law. If …