February 2004

NEW YORK-Tower stocks are slightly down in value despite strong earnings reports from American Tower Corp. and Crown Castle International Corp. earlier this week. Analysts from Raymond James & Associates …

LUBBOCK, Texas-Sprint PCS affiliate Alamosa Holdings Inc. posted $168.2 million in revenues during the fourth quarter of 2003, surpassing the $149.1 million the carrier reported for the last three months …

STOCKHOLM-Mobilaris announced that, in partnership with L.M. Ericsson, it has delivered its location-based solution to ZAO Sonic Duo, a carrier operating in Moscow on the Russian nationwide mobile network MegaFon. …

LONDON-Failing to capture U.S.-based operator AT&T Wireless Services Inc. during a heated auction earlier this week, Vodafone Group plc chief executive Arun Sarin told analysts the company’s future did not …

ST. LOUIS-Amdocs announced it has completed the acquisition of XACCT Technologies Inc., as announced in December. Amdocs acquired the company for $29.5 million, including $13.5 million in cash and the …

DUBLIN, Ireland-NewBay Software announced it has partnered with Ericsson as part of the Ericsson Mobility World Programme. Under their agreement, Ericsson will promote and market NewBay’s FoneBlog solution to mobile …

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia announced it has been confirmed as the exclusive supplier of T-Mobile’s 3G W-CDMA radio access network in the Netherlands. Nokia is supplying 3G radio-access equipment, the Nokia NetAct …

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Motorola Inc. appears to be prepping a range of new advanced devices for possible introduction during the 3GSM show in Cannes, France, including new 3G phones with the Symbian …

TEL AVIV, Israel-RADCOM Ltd. plans to unveil its Cellular Performer Expert network analysis solution at the 3GSM World Congress in Cannes, France. The solution monitors and analyzes the performance of …

HAUPPAUGE, N.Y.-Audiovox Corp. announced it is in talks to sell its 75-percent stake in its wireless handset business to South Korean handset company Curitel Communications Inc. Terms of the deal …

NEW ORLEANS-AIR2LAN announced it has received $1 million in financing it plans to use to continue the development of its New Orleans market and to deploy its services to new …

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia, in anticipation of next week’s 3GSM World Congress in Cannes, France, enforced its view that operations outsourcing in the mobile network infrastructure business is instrumental in helping operators …

DALLAS-Alcatel said the UMTS radio and core network it deployed for Austrian carrier Tele.ring has enabled it to launch its services in nine Austrian cities, including Vienna, Innsbruck, and Graz, …

VANCOUVER, B.C.-Sierra Wireless announced its MP 555 GPS rugged wireless modem has been certified by Sprint for operation on the carrier’s PCS network. Sprint is the first wireless carriers in …

NEW YORK-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. has reportedly amended documents connected with its $41 billion acquisition of AT&T Wireless Services Inc. so that the company would not pay any interest if the …

LONDON-Actix, which provides wireless network performance engineering software, has acquired ComOpt, a provider of automated wireless optimization solutions. “Actix and ComOpt have created a major new force offering intelligent performance …

HOUSTON-Crown Castle International Corp. closely followed competitor American Tower in releasing its fourth-quarter 2003 results. Crown reported revenue for the fourth quarter of $214 million, up from $179.3 million during …

PARIS-European mobile operators are set to enjoy a revenue increase of 7.5 percent this year and annual growth of 6.6 percent until 2006, according to a new report from consulting …

NEW DELHI, India-Motorola Inc. said it won contracts valued at $307 million for both GSM and CDMA with operators BSNL, MTNL and Tata Teleservices. “Of the $307 million in announced …

SAN MATEO, Calif.-Tropos Networks announced Lafayette, La.-based Syndeo Communications Group has chosen it to supply outdoor Wi-Fi equipment to build metro-scale Wi-Fi networks in rural areas in the southeastern United …

TOKYO-NEC Corp. said it will start marketing third-generation node base stations based on the Common Public Radio Interface specification. The vendor said it will partner with Siemens AG in the …

BOCA RATON, Fla.-Axerra Networks Inc. provided multiservice over packet solutions for a new mobile network serving Sweden’s Royal Institute of Technology. The GSM network provides students with wireless capabilities while …

DALLAS-Flat-rate wireless provider MetroPCS Inc. launched its @metro data and PictureTalk messaging service, allowing customers to download content to select BREW-enabled handsets and send multimedia messages using the Audiovox 8900 …

FORT WORTH, Texas-RadioShack Corp. said its fourth-quarter net income was $127 million, or 77 cents per diluted share, compared with net income of $109 million, or 63 cents per diluted …

ZURICH, Switzerland-Mobile roaming technology provider Starhome made several announcements today, following news earlier this week it has garnered $20 million in equity financing. Starhome released its Intelligent Preferred Network suite …