Yearly Archives: 2003

Nextel, Sprint PCS billing lawsuits consolidated

WASHINGTON-A group of judges transferred seven billing lawsuits against Nextel Communications Inc. and Sprint PCS to a federal court in Missouri, a change of...

FTC fines RF blockers

WASHINGTON-The Federal Trade Commission said two New York firms that claimed their devices blocked harmful radiation from cell phones and other electronic gadgets agreed...

STMicroelectronics sampling Java chip

WESTPORT, Conn.-STMicroelectronics said it is sampling the Java-based smart card chip known as ST22FJ1M from NCT Group Inc.ST believes it "opens up a host...

Dobson contracts Ericsson, Nortel for Alaska upgrade

OKLAHOMA CITY-Dobson Communications Corp. signed $10 million in contracts with L.M. Ericsson and Nortel Networks Ltd. to upgrade the carrier's current TDMA-based network in...

NEC supplies platform, handsets for i-mode launch

NEC Corp. said its mobile Internet platform and i-mode handsets are being used by Wind Telecomunicazioni for its i-mode launch, announced earlier, in Italy....

Siemens, others work to get businesses to go wireless

As businesses eye the beauty of wireless services on a massive scale, hardware and software vendors have stepped up their activities.Despite a continued sluggish...

Dem contenders keen on high-tech

WASHINGTON-The campaign of leading Democratic presidential contender Howard Dean downplayed comments it said were misinterpreted as favoring wholesale re-regulation of telecommunications and other...

Business Briefs

Alcatel Corp. said it has joined with Royal Philips Electronics to showcase EDGE technology in an interoperability test. The companies said the tests achieved...

Nextel expected to refinance up to $2.2B in loans

NEW YORK-Nextel Communications Inc. is reportedly set to refinance up to $2.2 billion in existing loans in an attempt to take advantage of what...

Mobile Diagnostix secures investment from Bell Wireless Accelerator

TORONTO-Mobile Diagnostix Inc. said it has secured an undisclosed amount of investment from Bell Wireless Accelerator Fund to develop its Mobile Care Framework.MCF has...

Cable & Wireless to offer Hiptop in the Caymans

PALO ALTO, Calif.-Danger Inc. said Cable & Wireless will offer its Hiptop mobile-phone device through its Cayman Islands mobile operation. Cable & Wireless is...

Verizon invests $1B in Big Apple enhancements

ORANGEBURG N.Y.-Verizon Wireless said it has invested nearly $1 billion during the past three years to enhance its digital wireless network in the New...

Cingular eyes consolidation in 2004

With the blessing of its parent companies SBC Communications Inc. and BellSouth Corp., Cingular Wireless L.L.C. is reportedly set to acquire one of its...

Wireline industry turns to court to stop LNP

WASHINGTON-The wireline industry quickly ran to federal appeals court Friday morning after the Federal Communications Commission late Thursday turned down a request to delay...

T-Mobile, Verizon to offer new Motorola phones

With the holiday season around the corner, Motorola Inc. made several device-related announcements this week. The company said the new Motorola V300 camera phone...

Ericsson begins $600M bond offer

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-With the view of diversifying the company's debt profile, L.M. Ericsson said it has launched a bond exchange offer for its euro medium...

35% of survey respondents give wireless carriers D or F

WASHINGTON-More than one-third-35 percent-of respondents to a survey by the National Regulatory Research Institute would give their mobile-phone carriers D or F grades, said...

Sprint PCS deploys SIP platform with PTT implications

Sprint PCS said it has deployed a Session Initiation Protocol platform, and its Ready Link push-to-talk service uses the protocol. Sprint purchased the platform...

TelePlus acquisition gives it 19 retail outlets

MONTREAL-TelePlus Enterprises Inc. said its subsidiary TelePlus Retail Services Inc. will acquire all the assets of TelePlus Services, providing the company with a network...

NEC supplies platform, handsets for Wind’s i-mode launch

TOKYO-NEC Corp. said its mobile Internet platform and i-mode handsets are being used by Wind Telecomunicazioni for its i-mode launch, announced earlier this week,...

NII launches new iDEN phones in Latin America

RESTON, Va.-NII Holdings, which operates iDEN-based networks in Mexico, Brazil, Argentina and Peru, said it will expand its portfolio of handsets with new models...

Shareholder class-action suits filed against Alamosa Holdings

NEW YORK-A trio of law firms filed class-action lawsuits on behalf of investors against Sprint PCS affiliate Alamosa Holdings Inc. claiming the carrier violated...

U.S. Cellular launches service in Fort Wayne, Ind.

FORT WAYNE, Ind.-U.S. Cellular Corp. launched service in Fort Wayne, Ind., with supporting services, including eight company-owned retail locations, 12 exclusive agent sites and...

AT&T Wireless enhances mMode

AT&T Wireless Services Inc. unveiled enhancements to its mMode wireless data service, which the carrier said are designed to provide customers with faster and...

Nortel hires law firm to review financial statements

BRAMPTON, Ontario-Nortel Networks Ltd. said it has retained a law firm, Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering, to review the restatement of its results for 2000...
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