2003

IRVINE, Calif.-Disposable phone maker Hop-On announced it appointed Samuel Demissie as its interim president. Demissie joined Hop-On in February 2003 as president of its Handset Development Group. The company is …

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint Corp. announced Gary Forsee, recently named president and chief executive officer, will replace William Esrey as chairman of its board of directors. Esrey, who has been diagnosed …

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.-InterDigital Communications Corp.’s first quarter results reflected an improved financial performance during the past year. InterDigital reported revenues of $37.3 million, a 78-percent improvement from the year-ago …

DALLAS-Nokia Corp. announced it is continuing its mobile-commerce trial with credit card company MasterCard International through a new trial in Nokia’s home base of Irving, Texas. The market trial will …

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 this expansion, over 3.4 million subscribers …

BEIJING-The first GSM/TD-SCDMA chipset may be ready for rollout by mid-2004, according to RTX Telecom, which plans to make the products. “The GSM/TD-SCDMA chipset will be based on the chip …

BELLEVUE, Wash.-T-Mobile USA Inc. said it will allow subscribers to bundle unlimited access to its HotSpot service to their current wireless voice and data bill for an additional $20 per …

The Internet may be the most revolutionary communications medium ever, but that revolution comes with the burden of a boatload of questionable “stuff”-rampant pornography, anonymous access to prescription drugs, illegal …

AUGUSTA, Ga.-Nextel Partners Inc. said it launched wireless service in Augusta, Ga., and Aiken, S.C., allowing customers to use the service along Interstate 20 east from Atlanta through Appling, Evans, …

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint PCS and Yahoo Inc. reported an agreement to distribute Yahoo products and services to Sprint PCS’ Vision customers. The Yahoo products and services include mail, messenger, sports, …

WESTBOROUGH, Mass.-Paging and messaging carrier Arch Wireless Inc. reported a net income of $6.1 million for its first quarter on revenues of $165 million, while showing a decline in subscribers …

Sprint PCS added movie reviews from Hollywood trade publication Daily Variety and up-to-the minute professional baseball scores and updates to its PCS Vision 1KTV service. The downloadable Java-based service allows …

VIENNA, Austria-Two mobile operators have launched UMTS services in Austria, highlighting a new 3G momentum on the European continent. The two carriers, Mmobilkom Austria and Hutchison 3G Austria, are emphasizing …

WOBURN, Mass.-Verizon Wireless acquired a wireless license and related network assets from Devon Mobile Communications for $635,000. Verizon Wireless said the acquisition, which includes the Lebanon BTA covering 181,000 potential …

REDMOND, Wash.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. introduced its TXT-411 text messaging-based directory assistant service that the carrier said provides text-access to the White and Yellow Pages. The carrier said the service …

DALLAS-LSPCS Inc., which does business as independent retailer Lone Star Phones, filed suit in federal court against Dobson Cellular Systems Inc. claiming the wireless carrier illegally terminated its contracts, and …

RESTON, Va.-Wireless data carrier Motient Corp. scored reselling agreements with two of the nation’s largest wireless carriers, Verizon Wireless and T-Mobile USA Inc., moves that follow up on the company’s …

TOKYO-Fiscal year 2002 financial earnings released by the No. 1 and No. 2 Japanese mobile-phone carriers, NTT DoCoMo Inc. and KDDI Corp., reflected a focus on profitability and high expectations …

Nokia Corp. hired a former Palm Inc. executive to head up its worldwide developer efforts, a move that highlights Nokia’s continuing focus on its developer and licensing business and the …

The legal duel as well as the claims and counterclaims between Motorola Inc. and Turkish carrier Telsim intensified with a recent full-page advertisement in the Wall Street Journal and some …

Nokia Corp.’s 6200 EDGE-capable phone hit store shelves this week, making AT&T Wireless Services Inc. the first carrier in the world to sell an EDGE phone. However, the phone today …

WASHINGTON-Telecom and high-tech sectors, beaten down and eager for an economic revival, last week found themselves forced to pick and choose among competing tax-cut packages in Congress after the GOP-led …

The legacy Mal Gurian leaves the wireless industry will be found as much in the generations of people he has influenced as in the technological innovations he has shaped. Gurian …

Chipmakers continue to stake claims in anticipation of an assured industry upswing. Bellwethers Intel Corp. and Texas Instruments Inc. offered optimistic second-quarter projections, reinforcing a view that the sector has …

Hutchison’s 3 is one of the European carriers to blaze the trail for third-generation UMTS technology with a launch of its services in Sweden, emphasizing mobile video communication. “We offer …