Yearly Archives: 2003

Ericsson wins services contract in Spain

HELSINKI, Finland-Spanish mobile operator Amena awarded Newtelco Services, which is 75-percent owned by L.M. Ericsson, a six-year contract to outsource the field services of...

SpectraSite offers solid quaterly results

Tower owner and operator SpectraSite Inc. this week released fairly solid third-quarter 2003 financial results.SpectraSite reported total revenues of $83.9 million, up from $79.3...

Qualcomm enjoys rising income, optimistic outlook

With a sunny fourth-quarter result, Qualcomm Inc. reaffirmed its place in the wireless world and the traction of its CDMA technology.The company announced a...

Alamosa reports lower 3Q sub ads, churn

Sprint PCS affiliate Alamosa Holdings Inc. said it added 16,000 subscribers during the third quarter of this year, ending the quarter with 693,000 total...

Nextel disputes NextWave, Cingular waiver on PCS licenses

Nextel Communications Inc. filed comments with the Federal Communications Commission disputing NextWave Telecom Inc.'s and Cingular Wireless L.L.C.'s plans seeking a waiver concerning $170...

Siemens to expand GSM network in Oman

MUNICH, Germany-Siemens AG said it won a $40 million contract with Oman Telecommunications Co. to expand its GSM network in Oman. The expansion will...

Christensen departs Microsoft to start his own company

REDMOND, Wash.-The head of Microsoft Corp.'s mobile devices division, Juha Christensen, will leave the software giant to start his own company, one focused on...

Motorola uses Broadcom Bluetooth chips

IRVINE, Calif.-As Bluetooth continues to slowly make its way into the wireless world, Broadcom Corp. announced Motorola Inc. is using its Blutonium single-chip Bluetooth...

Nextel introduces new phone in Falcon line

RESTON, Va.-Nextel Communications Inc. continued to roll out its Falcon line-up of advanced handsets with the introduction of the Motorola Inc. i730, which features...

UTStarcom enters 3G joint venture with Panasonic

BEIJING-UTStarcom and Panasonic Mobile Communications Inc. said they have entered into a joint venture to design, develop and manufacture third-generation equipment, focusing on Internet...

Sprint to provide Wi-Fi to Truckstop.net

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint Corp. reported a multi-million dollar agreement with Truckstop.net to provide Wi-Fi services to approximately 3,000 truck stops across the country. The...

Airspan to acquire Nortel’s Proximity fixed wireless business

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...

Asian EDGE operators demo data roaming

BANGKOK, Thailand-The world's first roaming demonstration of multimedia data services was conducted on a live EDGE network in Asia Wednesday, the Global Mobile Suppliers...

Ericsson conducts EV-DV calls in U.S. lab

SAN DIEGO-L.M. Ericsson said it has successfully conducted a series of data calls in its CDMA2000 1xEV-DV lab, using its base station controller, packet...

Updated Bluetooth spec adopted

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-The Bluetooth Special Interest Group reported the adoption of Bluetooth Specification Version 1.2, which the organization said includes new features resulting in...

Wynd demos wireless service for the deaf

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif.-Wynd Communications announced the first public demonstration of its Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS), designed to wirelessly connect people who are deaf...

Wireless to top fixed-line services in Iraq

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates-Wireless technologies are expected to dominate the voice, data and Internet service markets in Iraq, according to a new study from...

Nokia announces dual-stack IP CDMA handset

BANGKOK, Thailand-Continuing its push to expand its CDMA business, Nokia Corp. said it will sell a dual-stack IPv4/IPv6 CDMA handset starting next year. The...

Virgin Mobile tops 3.1M U.K. customers

LONDON-Following impressive growth in the U.S. market announced earlier this week, Virgin Mobile said its U.K. subsidiary had its best third-quarter performance, adding 269,381...

Telular releases dual-band GSM/GPRS product for Americas

VERNON HILLS, Ill.-Telular Corp. has released dual-band versions of its SX5 GSM/GPRS Phonecell fixed wireless phone and fixed wireless terminal. The new version operates...

Verizon Wireless offers traveler info. in San Francisco

OAKLAND, Calif.-Verizon Wireless activated its 511 traveler information service in the San Francisco Bay Area providing customers with current information on traffic conditions, routes,...

Sierra Wireless files with SEC to sell shares

WASHINGTON-Sierra Wireless Inc. said it has filed a shelf registration with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for 3,842,222 common shares, adding that holders...

Alamosa extends note expiration

LUBBOCK, Texas-Sprint PCS affiliate Alamosa Holdings Inc. reported an extension on the expiration date of its previously announced offer for its public indebtedness and...

DSP shipments enjoy strong growth

TEMPE, Ariz.-The market for digital signal processors is enjoying a continuing boost, according to a bulletin from electronics market research firm Forward Concepts. Citing...

Major phone makers see 3Q market-share gains

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...
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