2003

Privately held Mobility Networks, which sold technology to wireless carriers that linked wide area networks with Wi-Fi hot spots, has shut down and ceased operations, a former spokesman for the company confirmed. The spokesman declined to provide further information. Repeated …

SANTA MONICA, Calif.-High-speed wireless Internet service provider Boingo Wireless Inc. announced its roaming system will include more than 2,600 hot-spot locations within the next three months. A new agreement with STSN Inc., which provides wired and wireless high-speed Internet access …

SAN DIEGO-Nokia Corp. and Qualcomm Inc. performed trials on what have been known to some degree as rival technologies for the respective companies, Nokia on CDMA2000 1x EV-DV and Qualcomm on UMTS. Nokia said it placed what it described as …

TAIPEI, Taiwan-Taiwanese newcomer Asia Pacific Broadband Wireless Communications Inc. has launched CDMA2000 1x EV-DO services in Taiwan. The company is the first to market with third-generation services. The company is offering 1x services nationwide and 1x EV-DO in the Taipei …

HELSINKI, Finland-In a strategic blitz to take advantage of the revenue streams in what industry experts call emerging or new-growth markets, Nokia Corp. has rolled out a string of mobile phones, business models and network solutions. Pointing out Russia, India …

WASHINGTON-Rural wireless carriers are different; they use different technology, and they should not be held to the same accuracy standards for wireless enhanced 911 service as their urban counterparts, six senators told the Federal Communications Commission in a recent letter. …

Sen. Charles Schumer last week blasted the wireless industry in light of the recent power outage that caused havoc throughout the Northeast. “Last week’s blackout was a cell-phone disaster,” Schumer said. “Cell phones failed us on 9/11, they failed last …

BOCA RATON, Fla.-BARI Holdings Irrevocable Trust said it will attempt to purchase i3 Mobile Inc. as part of its effort to develop and manufacture a new wireless device. The offer challenges ACE*COMM’s move earlier this month to purchase i3 Mobile. …

Wireless customers unhappy with their carriers’ customer care are more likely to switch service providers, according to J.D. Power and Associates’ 2003 Wireless Customer Care Performance Study. The group found that 26 percent of those who rated their latest customer-care …

Despite just releasing a phone based on the Symbian operating system, Motorola Inc. said it will exit the OS venture. Nokia Corp. said it and Psion plc have begun procedures with Motorola to transfer Motorola’s shares in Symbian to Nokia …

WASHINGTON-A Michigan state judge has approved a settlement of a class-action suit against Verizon Wireless entitling about 2 million mobile-phone users in the Detroit area to free airtime and other compensation. The 1999 lawsuit alleged Verizon Wireless improperly charged subscribers …

BERLIN, Germany-Philips Consumer Electronics and T-Com, Deutsche Telekom AG’s fixed-networks division, will cooperate to develop the market for broadband wireless home networks, connected devices and value-added broadband-connected entertainment and communications service in Germany. The companies said the partnership will focus …

ORLAND PARK, Ill.-Andrew Corp. and Kathrein-Werke KG will cross license their relevant patents related to remote electrical downtilt antenna technology so both companies can offer the technology. The technology allows network operators to remotely adjust the electrical downtilt of an …

SPOKANE, Wash.-Acterna Corp. announced it plans to sell its subsidiary Itronix Corp., which develops rugged mobile computing systems, to private equity firm Golden Gate Capital. “We believe that the opportunity to partner with Golden Gate Capital will provide significant value …

BEIJING-Nokia introduced its first CDMA phone for the Chinese market, the 2280, during a signing ceremony between Nokia, operator China Unicom and China Putian, the exclusive distributor for the Nokia 2280 in China. The phone is expected to be available …

SAN DIEGO-Wireless consumers who use text messaging represent a target market for the music industry, according to research from SMS.ac Inc., a mobile community that includes approximately 10 million registered users from more than 200 countries. According to a recent …

NEW YORK-A claim from NCR Corp. that Palm Inc. and Handspring Inc. violated its patents in their handheld computers has been dismissed by the U.S. District Court in Delaware. The decision upheld the July 2002 recommendation from a federal judge …

LOS ANGELES-Wireless2Web has launched a licensing program for its newly patented LinkPush technologies, potentially benefiting handset manufacturers, wireless carriers, wireless application service providers, Internet service providers, e-mail providers and software companies specializing in wireless infrastructure. The technology customizes e-mail text …

MUNICH, Germany-Siemens AG named Ian Moyes as the new head of its mobile-phone segment, one of its five divisions within Siemens Mobile. Rudi Lamprecht, head of Siemens Mobile and member of the Siemens managing board, previously headed the division. Moyes, …

T-Mobile USA Inc. will continue its innovative marketing campaign with five simultaneous music concerts across the country, all in an effort to help sell its camera phones, messaging features and other advanced services. T-Mobile’s upcoming concerts are part of the …

Continuing the string of announcements surrounding the potentially lucrative Chinese market during the past few weeks, Siemens AG and Chinese company Huawei Technologies Co. said they will join forces to promote the Chinese homegrown third-generation standard TD-SCDMA. The two companies …

AUSTIN, Texas-Motorola Inc. said it cut 200 jobs in its semiconductor division as part of its effort to cut costs and move back to profitability. “It was a tough day,” said Amy Halm, spokesperson for Motorola, explaining that the layoffs …

SAN FRANCISCO-MetroPCS Inc. said its customers now can access the Metropolitan Transportation Commission’s 511 service, which provides transportation information in the San Francisco Bay area. MTC introduced the free service in December. It includes voice-recognition technology to allow for hands-free …

Intel Corp. this week announced plans to build a $375 million assembly and test plant in western China’s Sichuan province and a research and development center for digital home and wireless communications in South Korea. The company said the plant …

BERLIN, Germany-Daewoo Electronics is making its debut in wireless home entertainment products using ViXs Systems’ XCode video processor and Matrix dual-channel 802.11a chipsets. Daewoo said it is working with ViXs to develop technologies and products for streaming high-quality video over …