Yearly Archives: 2003

GPS coalition fires another salvo against ultra-wideband

WASHINGTON-A coalition that has consistently fought against rules allowing for ultra-wideband technologies has fired another salvo in the debate just as the Federal Communications...

Wavestream introduces high-power amplifier technology

WEST COVINA. Calif.-Wavestream Corp. said it has introduced a high-power millimeter-wave grid amplifier technology, which allows chips to generate more than five times as...

Centennial president steps down

WALL, N.J.-Centennial Communications Corp.'s president and chief operating officer Paget Alves is leaving the carrier for personal reasons. Centennial also announced that Ellen Wolf...

New IBM ThinkPad supports 802.11a/802.11b

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.-IBM Corp. released its new ThinkPad R40 laptop computer, which features support for both 802.11a and 802.11b high-speed wireless Internet standards.

Sony Ericsson gets financial boost from parents

TOKYO-As expected, Sony Corp. and L.M. Ericsson said they will invest an additional $326 million in their joint mobile-phone business, a move the companies...

Paybox closes consumer business, reshifts focus to business market

FRANKFURT, Germany-Following the exit of the company's majority shareholder, European mobile commerce company Paybox said it will shut down its consumer-oriented services-which totals 750,000...

T-Mobile adds more than 1M customers in 4Q

BELLEVUE, Wash.-T-Mobile USA Inc. said it added 1.017 million net customers during the fourth quarter of 2002, including 1.078 million net contract subscribers that...

DoCoMo halts N504iS sales due to battery malfunction

TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo Inc. has suspended sales of its N504iS handsets and said it will replace batteries on already-sold models due to overheating caused by...

Western Wireless names Wisehart CFO

BELLEVUE, Wash.-Western Wireless Corp. named Wayne Wisehart chief financial officer effective Jan. 30 and promoted Theresa Gillespie to vice chair. Wisehart spent 16 years...

BrasilCel continues 1x deployment

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.-Motorola Inc. said it has begun deployments of a Brazilian cdma2000 1x contract it signed in June 2001 with BrasilCel, the joint...

Cingular to offer E-Comeleon faceplates

ATLANTA-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. said it would begin offering E-Comeleon plc's custom wireless phone faceplates for Nokia Corp.'s 3360, 3590, 6590 ad 5160 models, as...

S&P lowers UbiquiTel corporate credit rating

NEW YORK-Standard & Poor's Ratings Services lowered its corporate credit rating on Sprint PCS affiliate UbiquiTel Inc. and its subsidiary UbiquiTel Operating Co. from...

Verizon reports upbeat financials, no IPO planned

NEW YORK-Verizon Wireless reported 964,000 net customer additions during the fourth quarter of 2002, a 34.8 percent increase compared with the 715,000 customers added...

SandCherry updates SoftServer platform

BOULDER, Colo.-SandCherry Inc. has released version 2.4 of its SoftServer platform.The enhanced version includes Java and Web Services APIs, which increase the accessibility of...

Reports: Esrey leaving Sprint

PHILADELPHIA-Sprint Corp. chairman William Esrey, who was recently diagnosed with cancer, is reportedly set to step down from the nation's fourth largest long-distance company,...

Toshiba narrows net loss

TOKYO-Toshiba Corp. posted a net loss of $58 million for the third quarter compared with a loss of $718 million during the same time...

Reports say Clarke will step down as White House adviser

WASHINGTON-White House adviser Richard Clarke, according to published reports, will step down next month after completing a final report on a cybersecurity plan that...

Alltel reports higher revenues, sells financial services division

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel Corp. reported $1.1 billion in wireless revenue for the fourth quarter of 2002, which was a 15 percent increase compared with...

Playboy graphics coming to U.S. cell phones

MIAMI-Nextones.com signed a distribution agreement with Wireless Entertainment Services Finland Ltd. to bring Playboy Playmates graphics to cell phones in the United States.Nextones.com said...

4Q worldwide subscriber growth slows: Global wireless penetration at 19 percent

NEW YORK-Carriers worldwide acquired about 54.7 million new subscribers last quarter, down 5.9 percent from the same period of 2001, bringing the total to...

Cdma2000 finally gets federal status in Russia

MOSCOW-The cdma2000 technology based on the International Mobile Telecommunications-Multi Carrier (IMT-MC) standard and operating in the 450 MHz band finally acquired federal status in...

CTIA asks for FCC LNP ruling

WASHINGTON-The Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association on Wednesday asked the Federal Communications Commission to rule that a wireless carrier must allow its customers to...

4Q worldwide subscriber growth slows

NEW YORK-Carriers worldwide acquired about 54.7 million new subscribers last quarter, down 5.9 percent from the same period of 2001, bringing the total to...

Radian to distribute Eupen Cable in North America

MISSISSAUGA, Ontario-Wireless infrastructure provider Radian Communication Services Corp. announced it has signed a North American distribution agreement with Eupen Cable USA."In exchange for full...

Mexico’s Iusacell launches 1x service

MEXICO CITY-Wireless operator Iusacell has launched the country's first cdma2000 1x voice and high-speed data network for instant messaging, e-mail and Internet access, as...
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