Yearly Archives: 2003

Wireless service prices continue to drop

The price of wireless service dropped 1.9 percent last month compared with the month of May in the top 25 U.S. markets to $36.54...

Nokia requests arbitration with InterDigital on licensing dispute

Nokia Corp. has requested international arbitration in a licensing disagreement with wireless technology company InterDigital Communications Corp., news that sent InterDigital's stock down almost...

AT&T Wireless announces W-CDMA contract winners: Uptick in U.S. infrastructure spending continues

In what is expected to be the first W-CDMA launch in North America, AT&T Wireless has announced agreements with Nortel Networks Ltd. and L.M....

Comarco releases dual-calling test system

IRVINE, Calif.-Comarco Wireless Test Solutions has unveiled what it describes as the first dual-calling module system known as Seven.Five Duo.The company describes the product...

Palm releases Tungsten T2, Handspring reports 2Q earnings

Palm Inc. released its new Bluetooth-capable personal digital assistant, while fellow handheld maker Handspring Inc. reported declining revenues and losses. Further, research firm IDC...

U.S. Cellular has solid quarter, further reduces guidance

U.S. Cellular Corp. reported solid operational and fiscal growth during the recently completed second quarter compared with the same three months of 2002, though...

Telecom Americas selects Harris network management system

MELBOURNE, Fla.-Brazil's Telecom Americas has chosen Harris Corp.'s NetBoss network management software to manage its TDMA and GSM networks, which cover a population of...

Arch to move to Nasdaq National

WESTBOROUGH, Mass.-Paging and messaging carrier Arch Wireless Inc. announced that its common stock has been approved for listing on the Nasdaq National Market under...

Centennial reports fourth-quarter revenue drop

WALL, N.J.-Centennial Communications Corp., which operates wireless networks in the United States and the Caribbean, said it added 9,800 net customers during its fourth...

BT rumored to be linking with T-Mobile on MVNO

LONDON-British Telecommunications plc, a fixed-line operator that spun off its mobile division as MmO2, is in its second mobile virtual network operator deal to...

Comverse adds call management solution to ImPact product line

WOODBURY, N.Y.-Comverse announced the addition of the Notify Me call management solution to its ImPact product portfolio. According to Comverse, Notify Me can increase...

MmO2 boosts subscribers, ARPU

European operator MmO2 reported strong customer and data growth across its operations at the end of June. The mobile carrier added 504,000 customers, a...

Iridium authorized to operate in Iraq

ARLINGTON, Va.-Iridium Satellite L.L.C. has been authorized by Iraq's office of the Coalition Provisional Authority, the current governing authority in the country, and the...

Wi-Fi use to grow, ARPU to plummet

CAMBRIDGE, U.K.-Global Wi-Fi use will grow at a record pace, reaching 707 million users by 2008, according to predictions from Pyramid Research. However, the...

Bayer subsidiary deploys Everypath automation product

SANTA CLARA, Calif.-Pharmaceutical company Bayer Yakuhin Ltd., the Japanese-based subsidiary of Bayer, has deployed Everypath's mobile task automation products for use by 600 mobile...

Woz offers product, business details

LOS GATOS, Calif.-Wheels of Zeus Inc., a startup founded by Apple Computer company luminary Steve Wozniak, offered further details on its business plan, as...

Moody’s upgrades Nextel

Citing continued strong operating results, Moody's Investors Service upgraded its credit rating on Nextel Communications Inc. one notch, assigned a B2 rating to the...

AT&T launches wireline/wireless combination plan

Building on a resale agreement announced earlier this year with AT&T Wireless Services Inc., AT&T Corp. launched its AT&T One program allowing customers to...

Sprint PCS signs Lucent to $1B contract

MURRAY HILL, N.J.-Lucent Technologies Inc. signed a multi-year, $1 billion deal with Sprint PCS to upgrade the carrier's CDMA-based network with additional next-generation equipment.Lucent...

Western Wireless to redeem senior notes

BELLEVUE, Wash.-Western Wireless Corp. said it will redeem all of its 10.5-percent senior subordinated notes due 2006 valued at $187.1 million and 10.5-percent senior...

Intel pools Centrino with Cisco’s Linksys

SANTA CLARA, Calif.-In a drive to improve wireless broadband experience in homes and small offices, Intel Corp. and Cisco's Linksys have pooled together their...

Cable & Wireless launches first Caribbean GPRS network

KINGSTON, Jamaica-Cable & Wireless Jamaica has become the first Cable & Wireless Caribbean operation to begin GPRS service, according to a statement from technology...

U.S. users unimpressed with smart phones: Sales grow in Europe

A new consumer study finds that U.S. wireless users show little to no interest in advanced smart phones, and that handset makers and carriers...

Sendo to drop patent lawsuit against Orange

Mobile-phone startup Sendo said it will drop its patent lawsuit against European carrier Orange due to a new licensing deal with Texas Instruments Inc.,...

LG Electronics quarterly profits down 24%

SEOUL, South Korea-LG Electronics' second-quarter profits slumped by 24 percent, while its handset shipments also dropped.The company said it sold 5.3 million mobile phones,...
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