2003

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 company said the phone will serve …

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, fares and schedules for more than …

IRVINE, Calif.-Boost Mobile L.L.C. said it will begin offering its prepaid service, which uses Nextel Communications Inc.’s iDEN network, in 30 Sam Goody retail stores in California and Nevada. The …

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.-Progress Telecom and EPIK Communications announced they will merge to form a new Progress Telecom focused on delivering wholesale broadband solutions. The merged company will be jointly owned …

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 figures from the World Semiconductor Trade …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission is likely to require wireline carriers to port customers’ telephone numbers to wireless carriers even if the wireless carrier does not have a switch in the …

WASHINGTON-The Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association Wednesday used a Nov. 3 filing from Motorola Inc. to question whether the $850 million Nextel Communications Inc. has committed to retune public-safety radios …

HERNDON, Va.-Mobile virtual private network software provider Ecutel Systems Inc. announced it purchased Inciscent Inc., which sells enterprise management software. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. “This acquisition marks …

ROCKVILLE, Md.-3e Technologies International (3eTI), which provides solutions for secure wireless networking, said its 3e-521NP, 3e-530NP and 3e-522FIPS are the first 802.11 wireless access points to be FIPS 140-2 validated. …

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 the deadline for voting for its …

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 …

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 may sell the remaining 157,778 shares. …

DALLAS-Wireless operator MetroPCS Inc., which offers fixed rate unlimited local calling plans in a handful of large markets, introduced an unlimited long distance and local calling service plan for $40 …

BELLEVUE, Wash.-WatchMark Corp., which provides wireless performance management software, and Comnitel Technologies, provider of wireless service management software, announced they will merge. The combined company, WatchMark-Comnitel, will offer wireless operations …

WASHINGTON D.C.-The Industrial Telecommunications Association has elected F.H. “Rick” Smith of ChevronTexaco Inc. to serve as chair of the board. “I am thankful for the broad industry representation ITA brings …

WASHINGTON-Nextel Communications Inc. Monday told the Federal Communications Commission it would deposit $100 million in an escrow account and secure irrevocable lines of credit for the other $750 million to …

Sprint PCS is apparently getting closer to launching its planned push-to-talk service, as a newly approved mobile phone from Sprint handset provider Sanyo features what appears to be a dedicated …

CUPERTINO, Calif.-Portal Software Inc. announced U.S. Cellular has implemented its product-based billing platform for U.S. Cellular’s wireless data services. “Portal’s billing solution will enable us to leverage investments in 1xRTT …

ATLANTA-MoBull Messenger, a wireless coupon and information service used by students and staff at the University of South Florida, has grown more than 700 percent since September 2002. The service …

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

WALL, N.J.-Centennial Communications Corp. priced a previously announced public offering of 10 million shares of its common stock, including 7 million shares offered directly by Centennial and 3 million shares …

ST. LOUIS-Taiwan’s Far EasTone Telecommunications has chosen Amdocs’ Enabler product for convergent voice, data, content and commerce billing. The billing solution will allow FET to offer improved customer service, minimized …

OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-New research shows that wireless carriers that launch their own branded portals and handsets enjoy much better data sales than carriers that simply offer access to the wireless …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Verizon Wireless said it will expand its machine-to-machine services through a new deal with Aeris.net. Under the agreement, Verizon will offer Aeris.net’s MicroBurst technology across its digital CDMA …

WASHINGTON-California Public Utilities Commissioner member Geoffrey Brown today said he and Commissioner Carl Wood are close to an agreement on a bill of rights for telecom consumers, and he opposes …