2003

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. said its W-CDMA chipset known as MSM6200 has been tested and validated by 13 worldwide infrastructure vendors. “Qualcomm’s chipset solution is the first to achieve voice, circuit …

LUBBOCK, Texas-Sprint PCS affiliate Alamosa Holdings Inc. reported that the exchange offer of its public debt that was first announced Sept. 12 expired Nov. 10 with 97.3 percent of the …

HOUSTON-TWR Lighting Inc. recently introduced its L864/865 dual lighting system for tower structures and touted it as a potential source of cost savings for tower operators. The new system, which …

LONDON-LogicaCMG said Portuguese mobile operator Optimus has deployed its Wireless Service Broker product, which will enable Optimus to deliver mobile Internet services based on WAP 2.0 and multimedia messaging services. …

ALLENTOWN, Pa.-Agere Systems Inc. said it has unveiled what it describes as the smallest and fastest EDGE chipset solution for enhanced mobile handsets and smart phones. The company said it …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission Monday said wireline carriers must port customers’ telephone numbers to wireless carriers even if the wireless carrier does not have a switch in the wireline carrier’s …

ROUND ROCK, Texas-Dell Inc. this week released its Dell TrueMobile 5100 Tri-Band GPRS PC Card with a choice of wireless access service plans from AT&T Wireless Services Inc. or T-Mobile …

UbiquiTel Inc. said it has reached a three-year agreement with network partner Sprint PCS covering a number of inter-carrier issues, including roaming, reseller and back-office rates that UbiquiTel noted would …

REDMOND, Wash.-Following a Financial Accounting Standards Board directive Oct. 8 on how companies report their interests in certain partnerships, AT&T Wireless Services Inc. posted an additional $27 million in net …

WASHINGTON-The White House opposes a spending measure provision enabling Northpoint Technology Ltd. to acquire wireless licenses free rather than competing for licenses at a government auction next year, objecting to …

The Open Mobile Alliance industry standards group announced a major new specifications release aimed at breaking down the barriers between GSM and CDMA carriers. The specifications center around picture messaging …

Just what are Craig McCaw and Nextel Communications Inc. up to, separately or together? Is there a grand plan waiting to be hatched or just some heady hedges that may-or …

To the Editor, I read your opinion piece, and agree that the parties to the Consensus Plan seem like they cannot get on the same page. I take issue with …

BANGKOK, Thailand-The world’s first roaming demonstration of multimedia data services was conducted on a live EDGE network in Asia last week, the Global Mobile Suppliers Association said. Thai operator Advanced …

Because operators prefer to manage capacity rather than allow it to dictate their businesses, the nation’s expanding subscriber base continues to pose problems. The traditional answer has been to build …

WASHINGTON-The ransacking of a U.S.-owned mobile-phone company in Cote d’Ivoire, the recent jailing of a billionaire oil tycoon in Russia and geopolitical instability associated with global terrorism represent the kind …

Although Nextel Communications Inc. has announced no clear commitment on its next-generation protocol, Qualcomm Inc.’s trial of its push-to-talk solution, known as QChat, has made CDMA2000 hotter on the carrier’s …

An Oct. 31 article in RCR Wireless quoted Sen. Ted Stevens from Alaska as saying, “We should let cell-phone companies get additional price support to expand cell-phone towers into rural …

A new study shows the mobile-phone industry grew 21.2 percent year-over-year in the third quarter, with most of the world’s major phone makers seeing increased gains. The new study from …

BOCA RATON, Fla.-Airspan Networks Inc., provider of broadband fixed wireless DSL networks, announced it plans to acquire Nortel Networks’ fixed wireless access business for $12.9 million by the end of …

WASHINGTON-The House of Representatives last week passed the E911 Implementation Act of 2003 by voice vote. “While most state governments tax cell-phone users for upgrades and implementation of enhanced 911 …

London Following its launch of an MVNO service in the United Kingdom promoted through a multimillion-dollar ad campaign, British Telecommunications Inc. launched a new service, BTringtones.com, on its public Internet …

WASHINGTON-Michael Gallagher, President Bush’s nominee to head the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, told Senate lawmakers that engineering and trust among agencies are key to forging spectrum policies that balance …

The head of Microsoft Corp.’s mobile devices division, Juha Christensen, will leave the software giant to start his own company, which will focus on creating Web services for advanced wireless …