2003

NEW YORK-Purchasers of Boston Communications Group Inc.’s publicly traded securities between June 12, 2003, and July 16, 2003, have filed a class-action lawsuit against BCGI alleging the company issued false …

OCALA, Fla.-Switching carriers will mean switching phones, potentially leaving millions of cell phones in the trash following the implementation of wireless local number portability. Several companies are working to maximize …

HUNT VALLEY, Md.-Tessco Technologies said it has won a contract with General Services Administration to supply federal agencies worldwide with a wide range of wireless products. The contract covers 10,000 …

CINCINNATI-Convergys Corp. said it will license its Infinys solution to PT Satelit Palapa Indonesia (Satelindo). Satelindo will use the Infinys application for order management, and Geneva, the Infinys application for …

HELSINKI, Finland-Following numerous reports of exploding batteries in Nokia Corp. phones-which the company continues to blame on unsafe, low-quality counterfeit products-Nokia said it has so far seized and destroyed more …

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 …

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.-InterDigital Corp. reported a net income of $3.4 million, or 6 cents per share, for the third quarter of this year. This compares with a net loss …

WASHINGTON-Only 24 states told congressional investigations that they plan to meet the 2005 deadline for wireless enhanced 911 Phase II deployment. “Implementation of wireless E911 is several years away in …

OWINGS MILLS, Md.-Wireless enterprise company Aether Systems Inc. reported declining revenues and losses, and said that although its earnings were lower than expected, the company’s financial restructuring efforts continue to …

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia will provide its digital TETRA professional mobile radio system to Amec Spie Communications for the Communaute Urbaine de Bordeaux, the Bordeaux metropolitan area authority in France. Nokia’s system, …

BELGRADE, Serbia-Serbia’s Telekom Srbija a.d. has chosen Alvarion Ltd. and Airspan Networks Inc. as suppliers for the rebuilding of its telecommunications infrastructure. The company plans to deploy more than 100,000 …

MADRID, Spain-The Liberty Alliance said its Phase 2 specifications have been approved, rounding out the existing Liberty Federation Framework and the foundation for the Liberty Identity Web Services Framework. The …

LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif.-The OTA Flash Forum announced it will form a special committee to handle over-the-air updates for wireless devices, and will work to promote the technology to the wireless …

MUNICH, Germany-Siemens AG posted a fourth-quarter net profit of $847.6 million, or 94 cents per share, beating analysts’ expectations. For the fiscal year, it basked in a net income of …

LONDON-Wireless Java company Esmertec announced it raised a significant $27 million in venture funding, with Earlybird Venture Capital, Partners Group and Sofinnova Partners leading the investment round. Esmertec sells Java …

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. said it has signed a deal to supply EDGE equipment for Global Telecom in the Philippines. Global Telecom will deploy the services in Metro Manila. The actual …

BELLEVUE, Wash.-T-Mobile USA Inc. said it added 670,000 net customer during the third quarter, which was ahead of the 606,000 customers the carrier added during the second quarter of this …

KIRKLAND, Wash.-Nextel Partners Inc. reported that its Nextel Partners Operating Corp. subsidiary is launching a $475 million senior secured credit facility that the company said would be used to repay …

OTTAWA-The Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association (CWTA) said Canadians sent more than 32 million person-to-person text messages during the month of September, representing a tripling in monthly usage in the 18 …

REDMOND, Wash.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. said it was moving towards fixing a software glitch that has prevented the carrier from activating new customers or converting its current TDMA customers to …

BERWYN, Pa.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. affiliate Triton PCS Holdings Inc. said it has renewed its current agreement with AT&T Wireless and AT&T Corp. to continue to use the AT&T brand …

WASHINGTON-The Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association on Wednesday morning threw in the towel and gave up fighting wireless local number portability. “This thing is moving forward. It is inevitable. We …

CHICAGO-As the penetration of advanced mobile phones continues to rise, mobile operators must be aware of a changing mindset among consumers, as well as the differences in mindsets among diversified …

TEL AVIV-Partner Communications Co. Ltd. said it has signed a $93 million deal with Nortel Networks Ltd. to supply UMTS equipment for its networks. The carrier expects the network to …

MUNICH-Sun Microsystems and Siemens are inviting students worldwide to participate in the Java Masters 2004 competition. Participants are asked to develop innovative Java applications for Siemens M55, MC60 and SX1 …