2003

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-In a direct response to a recent Federal Communications Commission order on UNE-P, Sprint Corp. said it will begin offering its Complete Sense portfolio of calling bundles using …

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, …

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 …

WASHINGTON-The U.S.-led administration in Iraq decided not to release the names of consortia that bid last week on three regional mobile-phone licenses up for grabs in Iraq. “When all evaluations …

HELSINKI, Finland-Messaging supplier Tecnomen Corp. said it began employee negotiations to reduce its staff by 80 people in different offices during 2003 and 2004. The company said productivity and financial …

WARREN, N.J.-Sprint PCS said it will start offering mobile virtual network operator partner Virgin Mobile USA L.L.C. prepaid products and services at more than 550 company-owned stores. “Virgin Mobile USA …

NEW YORK-Worried that your mechanic is giving you the runaround, or that your teenager might be fibbing? Soon, you may just be able to use your mobile phone to scan …

MELBOURNE, Fla.-Wireless antenna developer SkyCross said it has closed a second round of financing totaling $10.5 million. The company plans to use the funding to globally expand its product development …

LONDON-Mobile satellite service provider Inmarsat Ltd. will install ADC’s Singl.eView rating and billing software for its new Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN) service, which Inmarsat will begin offering in 2005. …

WASHINGTON-In response to the massive power outage Aug. 14, Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) sent a letter to the Federal Communications Commission Aug. 24 urging the agency to set standards for …

PALO ALTO, Calif.-Although the Latin American unified messaging market has developed more slowly than expected, potential still exists, especially in enterprise solutions, according to new research from Frost & Sullivan. …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-TeliaSonera said it reached an agreement with Motorola Lithuania Telecom to acquire Motorola’s 35-percent shareholding in Lithuanian mobile operator UAB Omnitel. TeliaSonera will pay $117 million for Motorola’s shares, …

WASHINGTON-Long before WorldCom Inc. admitted to billions in accounting fraud, it was trying to become a major wireless carrier by reselling service from Verizon Wireless. As part of that scheme, …

BEIJING-In a post-SARS world, China seems to be coming back to its own as businesses try to rekindle the old gusto of investment in this market. Nortel Networks Ltd., Datang …

SYDNEY, Australia-Australia software development company Red Oxygen said Swisscom Mobile has launched its e-mail-to-short message service product to its 3.6 million subscribers in Switzerland. The Swiss carrier is now offering …

A recently renamed Viaero Wireless announced it has combined the previously known NE Colorado Cellular Inc. doing business as Cellular One of Northeast Colorado and Wireless II L.L.C. doing business …

DULLES, Va.-Internet service provider America Online Inc. launched its new Journals service, which allows users to maintain online diaries-also called Web logs or blogs-about their lives and thoughts. AOL said …

MELBOURNE, Fla.-Harris Corp. announced a 25-percent increase to its quarterly dividend, bringing it to 10 cents per share and bringing the annual rate to 40 cents per share. The rate …