2003

SINGAPORE-Motorola Inc. said it has set up a center to purchase parts for third-party makers of its wireless equipment and handheld devices. The company said the center will take orders …

Eastman Kodak Co. reported agreements with Cingular Wireless L.L.C. and Nokia Corp. to provide mobile imaging services and initiatives designed to help customers get more out of their camera-enabled handsets. …

The last round of third-quarter results posted last week continued to show the growing operational gaps between the country’s six nationwide carriers and the numerous rural operators that are finding …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission Thursday took the first step to altering the way spectrum interference is measured by seeking comment on the controversial interference-temperature concept proposed last year by the …

AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands-KPN Mobile and Hutchison Whampoa Ltd. reached an agreement on their disputed U.K. third-generation operator business. KPN Mobile will sell its 15-percent stake in Hutchison 3G U.K. Ltd. …

REDMOND, Wash.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. said it has signed agreements with Cingular Wireless L.L.C. and Sprint PCS detailing how they will port customers’ phone numbers once the first phase of …

TORONTO-Bell Mobility said it will sell the new Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. SPH-a600 camera phone, and that it will offer a picture-sharing service through a new deal with camera-phone technology …

WASHINGTON-Another unexpected snag has further complicated industry’s chances for securing military spectrum for third-generation wireless services, with the powerful broadcast lobby claiming new studies-conducted in the absence of technical guidance …

HIGH WYCOMBE, U.K.-Tellabs said it will outsource manufacturing of its international products and transfer ownership of its Espoo, Finland-based manufacturing operations to Elcoteq Network Corp. The company has notified certain …

ST. LOUIS-AAT Communications Corp. announced it has closed on $180 million of equity capital it plans to use to help fund acquisitions and build-to-suit tower projects. AAT has nearly quintupled …

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.-Visto Corp. announced it scored another major carrier deal, with KPN Mobile in the Netherlands planning to use Visto’s technology to offer wireless e-mail services over its i-mode …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. said its GlobalTracs equipment management system will be used on Case New Holland Inc.’s construction equipment. The system collects, manages and transmits equipment operating status and location …

ALEXANDRIA, Minn.-Rural Cellular Corp. posted a year-over-year increase in total revenues from $125.7 million during the third quarter of 2002 to $136.6 million this year, bolstered by an increase in …

WASHINGTON-Plaintiffs’ lawyers again urged a federal appeals court to overturn a lower court ruling dismissing five class-action suits that sought to force mobile-phone carriers to supply consumers with headsets to …

LAKE CHARLES, La.-US Unwired Inc. reported total revenues fell during the third quarter from $148.8 million last year to $142.9 million this year, led by a 34-percent decline in roaming …

SINGAPORE-Motorola Inc. said it has set up a center to purchase parts for third-party makers of its wireless equipment and handheld devices. The company said the center will take orders …

HACKENSACK, N.J.-Wireless enterprise company GoAmerica Inc. reported another dim quarter, with declining revenues of $3.1 million and a net loss of $1 million. The company said it has $842,000 in …

CAMBRIDGE, U.K.-Wireless data services provider M-spatial announced its Mapway View Map and walking directions services are now being used on the Orange World network in the United Kingdom. Mapway allows …

FRAMINGHAM, Mass.-Wireless devices will be high on holiday gift lists this year, according to a survey released by Staples Inc. The retailer predicts wireless handheld computers will be in high …

Wireless carriers continued their push for more research on whether tower facilities kill large numbers of birds, while environmental groups shook their collective finger at the government, alleging the Federal …

RESTON, Va.-NII Communications Inc. plans to sell 3 million shares of NII Holdings Inc. in a secondary offering for $70.50 per share generating $211.5 million in proceeds. Nextel owns approximately …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Wireless technology company L.M. Ericsson announced a new music product through a partnership with Sony Music Germany that delivers bundled packages of artist pictures, ring tones, music clips, artist …

REDMOND, Wash.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. said it has signed agreement with Cingular Wireless L.L.C. and Sprint PCS detailing how they will port customers’ phone numbers once the first phase of …

TORONTO-Bell Mobility said it will sell the new Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. SPH-a600 camera phone, and that it will offer a picture-sharing service through a new deal with camera-phone technology …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission Thursday took the first step to altering the way spectrum interference is measured by seeking comment on the controversial “interference temperature” concept proposed by the FCC’s …