February 2004

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

RESTON, Va.-Nextel Communications Inc. posted 553,000 net subscriber additions during the final three months of 2003, which was in line with expectations, and added nearly 2.3 million total subscribers last …

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 …

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 …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Only a fraction of voice calls in Sweden are carried on mobile networks even though the country boasts one of the highest mobile penetrations in the world, according to …

SAN DIEGO-As mobile-phone news continues to roll in, LG Electronics Co. Ltd. announced its second GSM carrier partner with the release of the G4011 clamshell phone for AT&T Wireless Services …

LONDON-Premium messaging company mBlox continued its acquisition spree with the purchase of WCL Wireless Commerce UK Ltd., a premium messaging company in the United Kingdom. Terms of the deal were …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Wireless synchronization company Pumatech Inc. announced it changed its name to Intellisync Corp. and began trading under the Nasdaq stock symbol SYNC on Feb. 18. The company said …

PALO ALTO, Calif.-Hewlett-Packard Co. extended its developing Adaptive Enterprise Strategy with advancements the company said would help network and service providers evolve toward more flexible architectures designed to better serve …

WASHINGTON-The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has delayed oral argument on whether the mobile-phone industry should provide free headsets to consumers to reduce risk of injury from radiation emitted …

OKLAHOMA CITY-Dobson Communications Corp. nearly doubled its total revenues during the fourth quarter from $130.7 million in 2002 to $250.3 million last year and posted a 42-percent increase in full-year …

COSTA MESA, Calif.-Both GSM and CDMA advocacy bodies are beating their chest over their 2003 worldwide adoption numbers, but the figures released by the Global Mobile Suppliers Association bests those …

CEDAR KNOLLS, N.J.-Mobile carriers worldwide will increase their spending to $763 million by 2008, well up from the $262 million expected to be spent in 2004, according to research from …

LEVITTOWN, Pa.-FTS Wireless Inc., which markets next-generation wireless products and services in retail locations and operates Wi-Fi hot spots, will acquire the assets of Florida-based All Clear Wireless Inc. “With …

BOSTON-Siemens AG said it will jump into the over-the-air updating game through a new deal with OTA company Red Bend. Siemens licensed Red Bend’s vCurrentMobile technology for use in its …

ATLANTA-Sprint PCS affiliate AirGate PCS Inc. posted a slight drop in year-over-year first fiscal quarter results from $81.9 million in 2003 to $81.5 million during the first quarter of 2004, …

WASHINGTON-A House Government Reform panel has plans to hold a hearing March 17 on how U.S. policymakers prepare and execute spectrum policy positions at World Radiocommunication Conferences, the first of …

NEW YORK-Following Cingular Wireless L.L.C.’s announced acquisition of wireless rival AT&T Wireless Services Inc. earlier this week, Fitch Ratings placed Cingular and well as its parent companies SBC Communications Inc. …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Both Siemens AG and L.M. Ericsson say they are introducing new products for high-growth and emerging markets. Siemens’ solution covers GSM while Ericsson’s serves the CDMA market. Ericsson announced …

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands-Starhome BV, a subsidiary of Comverse Technology Inc., has secured $20 million in equity financing. The funding was led by Apax Partners Funds. “We believe having the confidence and …

AUSTIN, Texas-Motorola Inc. announced a new version of its mobile-phone reference design, the company’s Innovative Convergence platform, which features technologies from a variety of vendors that Motorola said will cut …

WASHINGTON-The Small Business Administration said on Feb. 13 that it will join the appeals court challenge of the intermodal local number portability rules. “Advocacy will reach out to the Federal …