2003

SEOUL, South Korea-SK Telecom said it received approval from the Ministry of Information and Communication (MIC) to merge SK Telecom and SK IMT, the W-CDMA arm of the Korean mobile …

TEL AVIV, Israel-ART, Advanced Recognition Technologies Inc., announced its smARTspeak XG speech is now available on wireless phones based on Nokia’s Series 60 platform. The companies demonstrated ART’s speech technology …

NEW ORLEANS-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. launched its Louisiana Statewide Home Plans that provide customers with no roaming or long-distance charges for calls originating from within Louisiana.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia-Telus Corp. launched turnkey and managed wireless local area network solutions for small, medium and enterprise customers designed to provide wireless access to mobile workers. The telecommunications provider …

CRYSTAL LAKE, Ill.-IMan Inc. announced it has successfully completed testing of next-generation UMS (unlimited messaging system) text messaging. The company sent a text message that included 10l,908 characters, or about …

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint Corp. completed three metropolitan area network rings connecting the carrier’s network to several local telecom exchange facilities as well as a Sprint mobile switching center in the …

TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo Inc. said it has sold more than 10 million camera phones since June 1, 2002, adding that approximately 60 percent of total sales are to users between the …

SAN DIEGO, United States-Industry players trumpeted a range of new applications and technologies for Qualcomm’s BREW download service in conjunction with the company’s developer conference here, but some attendees also …

MOUNTAIN VIEW, California, United States-Several companies have announced support for the new Wi-Fi Alliance security standard known as Wi-Fi Protected Access, which replaces Wired Equivalent Privacy. WPA is the alliance’s …

BRUSSELS, Belgium-The European Commission approved third-generation (3G) network sharing in the United Kingdom following an investigation that found national roaming between licensed operators benefits consumers because operators can offer better …

RESTON, Virginia, United States-NII Holdings, which operates mobile services in Latin America, reported consolidated net income of US$9 million in the first quarter compared with a net loss of US$155 …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Tele2 said its subsidiary in Luxembourg has launched its third-generation (3G) Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) network. Tele2 described the launch as a “soft launch,” adding that the major …

LOS ANGELES-Moviso L.L.C. said it will provide content solutions for Motorola Inc.’s mobile media Web site, www.hellomoto.com. Moviso will supply a ring tone and graphics catalog, content bundling and retail …

CHANTILLY, Va.-Private investment fund BIA Digital Partners L.P. invested $5.7 million in Towers of Texas Inc., facilitating the creation of a new $20 million senior debt facility. “This gives us …

MISSISSAUGA, Ontario-Psion Teklogix and Telispark have partnered to market their wireless products to offer field service management solutions to industries including utilities, telecommunications, government and public works. Psion Teklogix will …

WASHINGTON-FCC Chairman Michael Powell said that Tuesday’s Wireless Enhanced 911 Coordination Initiative Roundtable represented “a new era of coordination in the E911 debate.” The FCC has been trying since 1994 …

METUCHEN, N.J.-Berkeley Varitronics Systems introduced Rhino3, a low-cost, GPS-based frequency standard for scientific, military and engineering wireless applications. According to BVS, the portable unit “is ideal where GPS reception is …

WASHINGTON-The United States counts more broadband wireless users than all of the G-8 nations combined, said Bruce Mehlman, assistant Commerce secretary for technology. Mehlman, speaking at a broadband summit sponsored …

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint PCS reported plans to introduce Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications’ T608 handset during the second quarter. The carrier noted the device, which will support Sprint PCS’ Vision service, …

NEW YORK-Price Communications Corp.’s board of directors authorized the company to purchase up to one million shares of its common stock in the open market or in private transactions in …

BOCA RATON, Fla.-SBA Communications Corp. has received a $195 million credit facility from GE Structured Finance and affiliates of Oak Hill Advisors Inc. to refinance the existing senior credit facility …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson said it plans to cut thousands of jobs that will reduce it workforce to about 47,000 from its previously projected 54,000 people. The workforce stood at 61,000 …

SAN DIEGO-U.S. Cellular Corp. signed a definitive agreement with Qualcomm Inc. to launch BREW-enabled wireless data services on its cdma2000 1x network in Tennessee next month and across its other …

Manila, Philippines-Philippine wireless operator Smart Communications Inc. plans to introduce Research In Motion Ltd.’s BlackBerry wireless platform and device on its GSM/GPRS network for its corporate customers.

SEOUL, South Korea-Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. said it plans to spend $500 million to upgrade its dynamic random access memory chip plant in Texas. The company still leads in memory …