2003

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson and Kazakhstan operator Altel signed a CDMA2000 1x contract for a nationwide network under a $30 million deal. The contract includes Ericsson’s total CDMA2000 network solution, the …

MEXICO CITY-Continuing its buying spree, Mexico-based mobile operator America Movil said its $625 million offer to acquire Brazilian mobile operator BCP was accepted. Telemar Norte Leste has an option to …

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 …

LOS GATOS, Calif.-Amalfi Semiconductor announced it has secured $12 million in Series A financing, which it will use to develop and market a new generation of RF IC solutions. “Amalfi’s …

IRVINE, Calif.-NEC Corp. said it has granted Hop-On a worldwide license to make, have made, use, sell, lease or otherwise dispose of wireless devices under its GSM and GPRS patent …

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Wireless data company AirLink Communications Inc. announced three of its products, AirLink Redwing CDMA, AirLink Raven CDMA and AirLink Pinpoint CDMA, have received certification from Verizon Wireless and will …

WASHINGTON-After settling with the federal government and admitting to more than $11 billion in accounting misdeeds, WorldCom Inc., parent to SkyTel Paging and recipient of a contract to build a …

IRVINE, Calif.-Comarco Wireless said it has launched what it describes as the world’s first drive-test and in-building-test solution called Seven.Five for CDMA2000 1x. “Our test system includes a sophisticated single-board …

HELSINKI, Finland-In its second contract win this week, Finnish messaging company Tecnomen said it deployed its multimedia messaging service center and voice mail system to Indonesian operator Satelindo. The voice …

FORT COLLINS, Colo.-Center Partners said it has been selected by Nextel Partners to provide fallout management services for wireless number portability. Center Partners has developed a turnkey solution, called the …

WASHINGTON-Bankruptcy Judge Adlai S. Hardin Jr. has given bankrupt NextWave Telecom Inc. the green light to proceed with the sale of 34 licenses to Cingular Wireless L.L.C., a sale that …

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 as their urban counterparts, said six …

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless announced iPhonebook will be available with its Get It Now service for the LG VX6000 handset, allowing customers to use their wireless phones to e-mail pictures. With …

PARIS-Alcatel said it will devote a significant portion of its $100 million investment in China to third-generation research and development. It said further that investment in 3G infrastructure and application …

WASHINGTON-A federal arbitrator has denied Verizon Wireless’ effort to block organized labor from running ads critical of the No. 1 mobile-phone carrier and holding public demonstrations in front of its …

CHICAGO-Motorola and 3 together introduced the Motorola A920 third-generation handset featuring a full-color widescreen display designed to showcase 3’s person-to-person video calling capabilities and video content. The companies said the …

MOSCOW-An announcement by Russian operator VimpelCom today could potentially change the landscape of the Russian mobile market. VimpelCom said it agreed that its major shareholder, Alfa Group, would buy an …

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 …

WASHINGTON-Verizon Wireless and Audiovox Communications Corp. are in settlement negotiations with a blind woman who earlier this year filed a complaint against the two firms at the Federal Communications Commission, …

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 …

CORAL GABLES, Fla.-THB Bury, through its subsidiary THB USA Inc., announced it will offer its hands-free wireless equipment in North America. THB’s product line, currently offered in Europe, includes System …

JACKSONVILLE, Fla.-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. said it opened a new customer care call center in Jacksonville, Fla., which the carrier said is its third call center in Florida and 23rd overall. …

NEW YORK-iXP Corp., a national systems integration and consulting company serving public-safety markets, said it won a contract from the New York City Police Department for program management and location-verification …

WASHINGTON-The rural wireless carriers Tuesday said recent implementation guidelines for wireless local number portability developed by the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association will put them at a competitive disadvantage. “The …

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 …