Yearly Archives: 2003

Lucent, Motorola make financial announcements

NEW YORK-In two separate moves in the market, Lucent Technologies Inc. announced plans to sell, while Motorola Inc. bought.Lucent said it filed to sell...

PictureIQ becomes first casualty of picture messaging

It appears PictureIQ Corp. is shutting down its operations, making the company perhaps the first casualty of the picture messaging market.A message on the...

Bush administration opposes new E911 grants

WASHINGTON-The Bush administration Tuesday said it opposed new grant money for the deployment of wireless enhanced 911. "The administration believes Congress should consider more...

TeliaSonera to implement EDGE in Finland: Subscriber base drops on MNP implementation

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-TeliaSonera AB said it will invest in EDGE technology to improve the speed of its Finnish mobile network. The company said it EDGE...

Alliance brings together Europe’s small operators

LONDON-In the second such European alliance aiming to gain power in numbers, nine second- and third-tier mobile operators joined forces in a new mobile...

Neb. PUC to ask for wireless regulation authority

WASHINGTON-The Nebraska Public Service Commission said it will ask the state legislature next year for authority to regulate wireless service and billing."As the wireless...

Former Sprint execs named to Japan Telecom board

TOKYO-Two former Sprint Corp. executives have been named to the board of Japan Telecom Co. William Esrey, former Sprint chief executive officer, has been...

Powell: FCC ready to enforce LNP Nov. 24

WASHINGTON-Nov. 24 is the day for wireless local number portability, and carriers need to be technically capable of porting numbers on that day, or...

Russian operator begins CDMA 450 MHz trial

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia-A Russian operator has begun a trial of CDMA2000 1X technology at 450 MHz using equipment from Nortel Networks Ltd.The trial is...

Symbol scores second favorable ruling in Proxim patent battle

HOLTSVILLE, N.Y.-Symbol Technologies Inc. said it scored another favorable ruling in its Wi-Fi patent battle with Proxim Corp., this time with a jury deciding...

Siemens funds first U.S.-based vendor

Siemens AG said it has completed its first investment in the United States with V-Enable, a wireless startup that focuses on multi-modality technology. The...

Guatemalan operator overlays 1X network with GSM

GUATEMALA CITY-Guatemalan mobile operator SERCOM has selected Nortel Networks Ltd. to deploy a nationwide GSM network. Nortel will overlay SERCOM's current CDMA2000 1X network,...

Wi-Fi Alliance certifies 900 products

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-The Wi-Fi Alliance said it has certified more than 900 products from 116 companies for each or a combination of the four...

Lucent wins ATM contract with KPN Mobile

HILVERSUM, The Netherlands-Lucent Technologies Inc. said it has won a contract to supply ATM infrastructure and software for KPN Mobile's third-generation network in the...

IBM demos silicon germanium chip

YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y.-IBM Corp. said it has demonstrated what it describes as the world's first silicon germanium transistor that can improve performance four times...

Wavecom to open development studio for handset makers

ISSY-LES-MOULINEAUX, France-Wireless technology company Wavecom SA announced it will open a research laboratory for the world's handset makers, a development studio that the company...

Cingular’s GSM customers hit with service outage

Cingular Wireless L.L.C.'s GSM network failed last weekend, affecting thousands of customers nationwide.The outage affected Cingular's GSM overlay network in the southern, northeastern and...

Alan Dick opens office in Austria

LONDON-Telecommunications infrastructure company Alan Dick & Co. announced the opening of a new office in Innsbruck, Austria, to better service customers in Europe."This local...

Bluetooth to see stiff competition in telematics market

OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-Although Bluetooth technology is an early favorite of the automotive industry for telematics and wireless applications, it will compete with a range...

Powell says FCC will enforce Do-Not-Call Registry

WASHINGTON-Enforcement of the constitutionally disputed Do-Not-Call Registry will continue notwithstanding the current legal uncertainties. However, there will be only manual enforcement rather than the...

Nokia, Sprint continue relationship mend with second Nokia phone

Nokia Corp. and Sprint PCS continued to make nice, as the carrier announced it will sell a second mobile phone from the world's No....

Nortel wins $64M contract with Chunghwa Telecom

TAIPEI, Taiwan-Nortel Networks Ltd. said it has won a contract worth $64 million to supply GSM equipment to Chunghwa Telecom to cover more than...

SandCherry announces partners at Speechtek event

NEW YORK-SandCherry Inc. announced it has entered several partnerships to address the increased demand for advanced speech services. Through partnerships with Apptera, Fortegra, speechvantage,...

Siemens scores $84M GSM contract in China

MUNICH, Germany-Siemens AG said it has won a contract worth $84 million to supply GSM equipment to the networks of China Unicom in Beijing,...

Globalstar files joint reorganization plan with SEC

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Bankrupt mobile satellite service provider Globalstar L.P. and its subsidiaries have filed a joint plan of reorganization, according to a recent filing...
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