April 2004

L.M. Ericsson’s board of directors has appointed three new executive vice presidents effective immediately. The company also announced that its first executive vice president and deputy chief executive officer, Per-Arne …

Financial regulatory services provider NASD announced Christine Gochuico, former vice president and telecommunications research analyst for Salomon Smith Barney Inc., has settled charges related to misleading research of broadband services …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-ArrayComm will license its iBurst broadband wireless system to Korean telecommunications equipment manufacturer Dewell. Under their agreement, Dewell will develop and manufacture iBurst subscriber devices based on ArrayComm’s …

ATLANTA-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. launched its Star Services, allowing customers to access and manage their personal account information from wireless devices by dialing the appropriate * code and having responses delivered …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson said it was selected by Austrian wireless carrier One as the sole supplier for its UMTS radio access network. The contract has a value of up to …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Third-generation carrier 3 in Sweden announced it will offer third-dimensional multiplayer games through a new deal with Synergenix Interactive AB. The carrier’s users will be able to download Synergenix’s …

LONDON-Optimism prevails in the mobile communications industry, according to the ARC Group’s new “3GSM 2004 Industry Survey.” In fact, according to the survey, 85 percent of industry professionals believe their …

HELSINKI, Finland-Mobile handset leader Nokia Corp. stunned investors with news that its first-quarter revenues will clock in below expectations due to poor mobile-phone sales. The company’s stock dropped almost 20 …

WASHINGTON-Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska), chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, told the Federal Communications Commission recently that any plan to solve the public-safety interference problem in the 800 MHz band …

Lucent Technologies Inc. has fired four executives in its Chinese operations over what it saw as possible violations of U.S. law against overseas bribery, according to a company filing with …

NEW YORK-Shares of equipment maker Andrew Corp. jumped 13 percent after it raised its revenue forecast for the second quarter. The company said its second-quarter earnings will range between 4 …

LONDON-Intec Telecom Systems will supply mediation software for Vivo, a joint venture between Telefonica Moviles and Portugal Telecom that serves more than 21 million customers in 19 Brazilian states. The …

LUXEMBOURG-Internet calling is moving into the mobile realm, as Internet telephony company Skype Technologies announced its service will support calls made over personal digital assistants working on Wi-Fi networks. Skype’s …

WASHINGTON-An engineer/consultant that focuses on electricity reliability told a think-tank seminar Monday it is impossible to protect against blackouts like the one that crippled the Northeastern United States and parts …

FORT WORTH, Texas-Flexible Innovations Ltd. released a new range of materials and applications featuring egrips technology. Last June, the company launched egrips to safeguard mobile phones, personal digital assistants and …

LONDON-Rezidor SAS reported that its Radisson SAS Hotels & Resorts will require the broadband Internet connectivity it provides to their business traveler guests to be certified as Enterprise Ready by …

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless appointed Martha Delehanty vice president of human resources, where she will be responsible for all human resources strategies and programs, including employee relations, compensation and benefits, training …

BELLEVUE, Wash.-Western Wireless Corp. appointed Peggy Phillips to its now nine-member board of directors. Phillips previously served as executive vice president and chief operating officer of Immunex Corp. until Amgen …

RESTON, Va.-Nextel Communications Inc., Digital Orchid Inc. and Nascar.com unveiled a suite of real-time wireless Nascar.com content applications and services, including news, content and alerts, which will be available to …

TORONTO-Diversinet Corp. and China’s Guangdong Electronic Certification Authority recently began working together to stimulate China’s emerging mobile commerce and mobile digital certificates market. Under the partnership, the companies will use …

CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom-By 2007, more Americans will access mobile data via Wi-Fi than 2.5-generation or third-generation networks, according to a new report from Pyramid. “This trend is not necessarily bad …

WASHINGTON-It will cost billions of dollars to solve the public-safety interference problem in the 800 MHz band, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission told Congress last week. Powell appeared …

Metrocall Holdings Inc. and Arch Wireless Inc.-the nation’s two remaining independent paging and messaging carriers-announced a major plan to merge operations in an effort to forestall massive revenue declines as …

On both technology and adoption fronts, EDGE technology is forging ahead. While the protocol contends with handset challenges, the Global Mobile Suppliers Association puts the number of network operators that …