2003

HELSINKI, Finland-The world’s No. 1 phone maker, Nokia Corp., continued to expand its broad product portfolio with several new handsets, including an EDGE phone for the United States and a …

WASHINGTON-The collapse of global trade talks in Mexico could hurt exports of the wireless industry and other high-tech sectors in the United States. The Telecommunications Industry Association, which represents telecom …

DULLES, Va.-Cingular Wireless and instant messaging company America Online Inc. announced an expansive partnership to allow Cingular subscribers to send and receive AOL instant messages using their phones. The announcement …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. said it expects its revenue and earnings per share for the fourth fiscal quarter and fiscal 2003 will achieve the high end of its prior guidance. In …

In the story, “Details emerge on Sprint’s PTT” story in the Sept. 15 issue of RCR Wireless News, Nextel Communications Inc. said its network covers 242 million potential customers. The …

Intel Corp. wants the world to know that it is not about cell phones, or personal digital assistants or wireless notebooks. It is about all of them. Working its vision …

The most entertaining piece of being a part of the wireless industry has got to be watching how the evolving technology is absorbed into our society and culture. Every time …

Jeffrey Glass could be considered a player in the mobile-commerce industry, although you won’t find the “m-commerce” designation in any of the literature about his company. However, as president and …

Wireless expertise is in high demand in the information technology job sector, according to Mark Stenberg, career training and management expert at Career Center, the largest computer training school in …

Personal digital assistant pioneer Palm Inc. reported relatively solid earnings, with revenues up 3 percent compared with the same quarter a year ago, but the news didn’t seem to please …

SPOKANE, Wash.-Itronix Corp., a developer of rugged wireless computing systems, announced it will be acquired by Golden Gate Capital, a $700 million private equity firm, for $40 million. Plans for …

SAN FRANCISCO-Content provider Faith West Inc. announced a new service that combines ring tones and animations and said it will sell several such offerings through Verizon Wireless’ Get It Now …

Following in the footsteps of several other major U.S. airlines, United Airlines announced a new, relaxed cell-phone policy for its U.S. domestic arrivals. Under the new policy, customers can use …

Rural telecommunications provider HickoryTech Corp. signed a definitive agreement to sell its wireless business to Western Wireless Corp. for approximately $25 million, including $12.8 million in cash and approximately 1 …

HOLTSVILLE, N.Y.-Symbol Technologies Inc. continued operations in the eye of the storm, with an Ohio jury awarding $218 million in damages to a company suing one of Symbol’s business units. …

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.-Statewide organizations are furthering the wireless industry’s knowledge of local and state issues affecting it. Most recently, the State of Alabama formed the Alabama Wireless Association to address some …

WASHINGTON-Two key Senate lawmakers Thursday introduced legislation to repeal a tax break enjoyed by U.S. exporters-including those in the telecom and high-tech sectors-that the World Trade Organization said violate global …

NEW YORK-Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services assigned a “B-” rating to the proposed $1.6 billion senior secured credit facility of Crown Castle Operating Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of Crown …

DRACHTEN, Holland-Philips Electronics said it plans to cut 180 jobs next year owing to a challenging market atmosphere, tight competition and an unfavorable exchange rate between the euro and U.S. …

CUPERTINO, Calif.-Portal Software Inc. announced it has completed a $60 million direct offering of approximately 22.6 million shares of its common stock. The shares were sold for $2.65 each, resulting …

AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands-The Dutch government sold a 12-spercent stake, or about 300 million ordinary shares, in Dutch telecom company KPN NV for about $2.2 billion. The sale comes as the …

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Motorola Inc. Chairman and CEO Christopher Galvin said Friday he would step down as head of the company founded by his grandfather. Galvin had recently been under increasing pressure …

TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo Inc. announced the development of micro base stations for its third-generation FOMA network that are up to 1/30th the size of conventional base stations. The operator said the …

NEW YORK-Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. held a product showcase in New York to display its advanced electronics equipment from televisions to camcorders and took the opportunity to show off two …

As Hurricane Isabel bears down on the U.S. eastern seaboard, wireless carriers are confident their networks are already prepared for the worst. Unlike other recent emergencies, including Sept. 11, 2001, …