2004

WOBURN, Mass.-Wireless semiconductor company Skyworks Solutions Inc. said licensing rights for its patented Selectable Mode Vocoder technology are immediately available to be incorporated into CDMA mobile handset applications. SMV is …

KIRKLAND, Wash.-Nextel Partners Inc. reported the expiration and final settlement of the tender offer for its 11-percent senior notes due 2010, noting it had accepted for purchase approximately $355.8 million …

LUND, Sweden-Scalado AB announced it acquired the imaging technology MPES from TAT AB. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Scalado said the technology will allow it to offer a …

CARROLLTON, Texas-CellStar Corp., provider of wireless logistics and distribution services, has accepted the resignation of Paul Samek, chief financial officer, and named Raymond Durham, vice president and corporate controller, to …

KARACHI, Pakistan, and RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil-Lucent Technologies Inc. made two CDMA2000 1x-related announcements. In Brazil, Lucent said VIVO, the country’s largest wireless carrier, will launch a 1x EV-DO network …

TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo sold its 20-percent stake in Hutchison 3G UK Holdings Ltd. to Hutchison Whampoa Ltd. for $220 million in a transaction that has been expected by market watchers. DoCoMo …

WASHINGTON-When an emergency event occurs, there is currently no directory of available entities-both public and private-to use for contact and information sharing. The ComCARE Alliance hopes to change that by …

ESPOO, Finland-Nokia Corp. said it has signed a three-year GSM/EDGE contract worth approximately $275 million to build core and radio-access networks for Indian carrier Bharti. The contract also covers professional …

Wireless industry prices could rise as much as 8 percent if the pending acquisition of AT&T Wireless Services Inc. by Cingular Wireless L.L.C. is approved by government regulators, according to …

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.-After 96 hours of talking, Kathy Jackson and Trudy Abeyta were both announced as official winners of Cricket Communications Inc.’s Motor Mouth Marathon contest that began at 4 p.m. …

OLUMBIA, Md.-Tecore Wireless Systems said it has delivered and commissioned Phase II E-911 capabilities on its AirCore MSC Platform for the Yorkville Telephone Cooperative wireless network in Tennessee. YTC provides …

WASHINGTON-The California Public Utilities Commission has just passed a landmark bill of rights for telecom consumers, resoundingly rejecting an alternate plan that was highly deregulatory and largely favorable to the …

Indian carrier Tata Teleservices is the first operator to launch a push-to-talk service based on Qualcomm Inc.’s BREWChat solution. The technology enables person-to-person and person-to-group communication between subscribers at the …

RESTON, Va.-Transaction Network Services Inc., a provider of data communications services for transaction applications, said it has acquired certain assets from bankrupt U.S. Wireless Data, including its Synapse wireless point-of-sale …

Wireless carriers made improvements in inventory management during the first quarter, according to a new study by InfoTech Marketing. While total cost of equipment sales rose, inventory levels fell by …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Repeater manufacturer Avitec S.E. has acquired the technology assets of Littlefeet Inc., the provider of distributed coverage solutions for wireless carriers that went defunct in March. Littlefeet “synergizes very …

RAMAT GAN, Israel-TransChip Inc., which develops integrated camera solutions for mobile phones and multimedia devices, said it has received approval to begin a research and development project. The Office of …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Ericsson Inc. named Mikael Backstrom to head the company’s North American Global Services group where he will lead the company’s expansion of its services business in North America. Backstrom …

GEORGETOWN, Guyana-Trans-World Telecom Caribbean Ltd. has started installing GSM equipment from Nortel Networks Ltd. in Guyana. TWTC, a new telecom carrier in the Caribbean, will offer wireless service through its …

WALL, N.J.-Centennial Communications Corp. said it was evaluating strategic alternatives for its wholly owned Centennial Puerto Rico Cable TV Corp. subsidiary, which currently serves approximately 73,500 subscribers in southern and …

BURNABY, British Columbia-WebTech Wireless said it has signed a $1.5 million hardware agreement with Datacom Wireless for the supply of WebTech Locator Devices, representing a 50-percent increase over last year’s …

WASHINGTON-The Department of Defense denied adopting a policy against camera phones, saying imaging devices are already covered by guidelines for wireless communications by the military and the Geneva Convention’s treatment …

WASHINGTON-A bill banning 16- and 17-year-olds from using mobile phones while driving passed the California Senate Tuesday. The measure, sponsored by Sen. Debra Bowen (D), was approved by a 24-to-11 …

LONDON-Vodafone Group plc reported a 10-percent increase in revenue for the fiscal year ended March 31, but a net loss of $16.3 billion. The global carrier added 13.7 million new …

SK USA Inc., a division of South Korea’s technology conglomerate SK Group, announced the introduction of a new company that will focus specifically on the wireless content and entertainment marketplace. …