Yearly Archives: 2003

Agere licenses Openwave MMS software

Openwave Systems Inc. today released software for mobile-phone makers looking to offer support for multimedia messaging services. The company also said Agere Systems has...

FCC may fine carrier for site violation

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission has proposed fining a carrier for building a tower without seeking the proper authorization.The FCC wants to fine Western Wireless...

Siemens signs expansion contract with China Mobile

MUNICH, Germany-Siemens AG said it has signed a $36 million contract to expand GSM networks for China Mobile in Shanghai and Anhui provinces. "Following...

Carriers upgrade sites to gain call quality

As the wireless industry comes of age, upgrades are necessary to keep existing, legacy infrastructure in working order and compatible with emerging wireless communications...

Standards group consolidation continues

SAN RAMON, Calif.-The PAM Forum plus Parlay Group now equals the Parlay Group. Both standards groups are merging into the Parlay Group in a...

Carriers can lease spectrum to others

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission adopted rules that allow wireless carriers to lease spectrum they are not using to other companies, a move heralded by...

Motorola selects Extended Systems synch software for A760

In an interesting turnaround, Motorola Inc. said it will use synchronization technology from Extended Systems in one of its new mobile phones instead of...

Leap reports revenue increase

SAN DIEGO-Highlighting its focus on fiscal responsibility, Leap Wireless International Inc. reported a year-over-year increase in revenues and a drop in its net losses...

GoAmerica postpones quarterly conference call due to ‘strategic opportunities’

HACKENSACK, N.J.-Wireless enterprise company GoAmerica Inc. said it will postpone its quarterly conference call due to "strategic opportunities that may enhance the company's liquidity...

Nortel wins GSM/GPRS contract in Barbados

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados-Nortel Networks Inc. said it will supply GSM/GPRS technology to Sunbeach Communications Inc., a wireline and wireless Internet service provider in Barbados. Sunbeach...

Aurelia invests in Weblicon

BERLIN-Personal Information Management software provider Weblicon Technologies AG announced investor Aurelia Private Equity has invested $4.385 million in the company for it to expand...

Metrocall makes final repayment on senior notes

ALEXANDRIA, Va.-Paging and messaging carrier Metrocall Holdings Inc. said it made its final repayment and retirement of the $60 million aggregate principal amount of...

Mobile gear revenue on the decline

Mobile infrastructure revenue dropped 14 percent in the first quarter of 2003 to $6.4 billion compared with the fourth quarter of 2002, according to...

Sprint PCS affiliates offer mixed bag of financial results

A handful of Sprint PCS affiliates reported quarterly results late yesterday with most posting strong revenue growth tempered by increases in net losses and...

Missouri lawsuit against Sprint PCS, Nextel set for October

A state judge set Oct. 6 as the trial date for Missouri Attorney General Jay Nixon's billing lawsuit against Sprint PCS and Nextel Communications...

Bush pushes for free trade with Middle East

WASHINGTON-The Bush administration is pushing free trade with the Middle East to alleviate political and social ills in that region.While opening up new overseas...

UBS Warburg upgrades Ericsson, downgrades Nortel

NEW YORK-UBS Warburg has upgraded L.M Ericsson and downgraded Nortel Networks Ltd., but both end up in the Neutral column.The firm upgraded Ericsson to...

Driver distraction case set for June 9

WASHINGTON-June could prove pivotal in the debate over driver distraction and cell phones, as a criminal trial involving the deaths of two family members...

S&P upgrades France Telecom, Orange debt

MILAN, Italy-Ratings agency Standard & Poor's raised its long- and short-term corporate credit ratings on France Telecom S.A. to BBB from BBB- and A-2...

Schacht returns to Lucent as senior advisor

NEW YORK-There is still work for Henry Schacht, Lucent Technologies Inc.'s former chairman and chief executive officer, at his former company for a princely...

Operators search for options for credit-challenged customers

BOSTON-Wireless carriers are increasingly searching for solutions to serve credit-challenged customers, according to The Yankee Group, which released its opinions on AT&T Wireless Inc.'s...

ECI reports decline in revenues, board changes

PETAH TIKVA, Israel-ECI Telecom Ltd. released first-quarter 2003 results and announced changes to its board.The company reported revenues of $118.7 million, down from $149.2...

ID Analytics releases identity theft prevention technology

SAN DIEGO-ID Analytics Inc. released the ID Score, an advanced technology designed to prevent loss due to identity theft and related fraud, common problems...

Broadband Central finds sponsor for Utah Wi-Fi rollout

DRAPER, Utah-Fixed wireless technology manufacturer Broadband Central said it entered a profit-sharing agreement with an undisclosed private sponsor to provide high-speed Internet access using...

MCI wins mobile contract in Iraq

WASHINGTON-MCI is working with the Pentagon to provide mobile-phone service in Iraq, but it is unclear whether the embattled long-distance telephone company has an...
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