2004

Other than worries among chipmakers over Cisco System Inc.’s quarterly earnings, the sector continues to purr with good news. However, some analysts caution against overheating with inventory overload. Chipmakers that …

A grand opening last week marked the coming together of two seasoned wireless tower equipment companies. The festivities commemorated the re-opening of Rohn Industries Inc.’s Peoria, Ill.-based manufacturing operation, under …

FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J.-Cellebrite said its sales have jumped 40 percent in 2003, and it credits wireless local number portability for its success. Cellebrite’s RealSync/UME12 product transfers stored phone names and …

WASHINGTON-The Compromise Plan offered by the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association is the best option to solve the public-safety interference problem in the 800 MHz band, CTIA asserted in a …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission Thursday proposed rules allowing unlicensed services to operate in the unused TV band. “What we have always been committed to is that there has to be …

SAN DIEGO-A federal judge in the U.S. District Court has ruled against CDMA proprietor Qualcomm Inc. in a patent case against Maxim Integrated Products Inc. The court held a contrary …

WASHINGTON-The Wireless Communications Association announced industry pioneer Craig McCaw will deliver the keynote address at its annual show taking place in Washington, D.C., June 2. Other speakers will include FCC …

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Motorola Inc. said it has raised up to $316 million from selling shares in chipmakers Broadcom Corp. and Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. Motorola will spin off its chip business, …

FALLS CHURCH, Va.-Broadband wireless solution provider YDI Wireless Inc. has acquired KarlNet Inc., which develops software for operating and managing wireless networks. KarlNet stockholders will receive up to $5.5 million …

Canadian telecommunications provider Telus Corp. said it intends to make a $780 million all-cash takeover bid for rival Microcell Telecommunications Inc., which is best known for its Fido-branded Canadian wireless …

Nortel Networks Ltd. said it has received a federal grand jury subpoena demanding documents to help in the ongoing criminal investigations of the company’s finances and top executives. The company …

NORWOOD, Mass.-Analog Devices Inc. reported strong financial results for the second quarter of fiscal 2004, resulting in a cash dividend for stockholders. The company recorded revenues of $678.5 million, up …

WASHINGTON-Alexander Good, a former telecom executive and Reagan administration official, has been tapped as the new chief executive officer and vice chairman of Mobile Satellite Ventures. MSV, a mobile satellite …

WASHINGTON-A rural wireless carrier that began porting customers in November told reporters Thursday that 24 percent of its ports had come from wireline customers. Terry Addington, president of First Cellular …

TOKYO-Masao Nakamura will take over as chief executive of NTT DoCoMo Inc. June 18, when current Chief Executive Keiji Tachikawa will step down after serving three two-year terms. Nakamura formerly …

WASHINGTON-The California Public Utilities Commission is expected to vote May 27 on three bills of rights for telecom consumers, with the issuance late yesterday of two alternative proposals written by …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission Thursday proposed fining CenturyTel Inc. $100,000 for not routing ported wireless numbers. “Regardless of the status of a carrier’s obligation to provide number portability, all carriers …

WASHINGTON-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. and AT&T Wireless Services Inc. defended their proposed $41 million merger, telling the Federal Communications Commission the deal will not harm competition but will lead to improved …

SYDNEY, Australia-Telstra, the largest mobile operator in Australia, said it will launch push-to-talk services in June following a trial that included 12 Telstra business and government customers using 60 handsets. …

WASHINGTON-FCC Chairman Michael Powell hinted to reporters Thursday that Nextel Communications Inc. may yet be willing to accept spectrum in the 2.1 GHz band instead of the 1.9 GHz band …

WASHINGTON-A bill that would make invasive use of camera phones and other imaging devices on federal property a crime is headed to the House floor. On Wednesday, the House Judiciary …

The Federal Communications Commission reported that more than 2 million consumers ported their telephone numbers since wireless local number portability was implemented last November, including both wireless-to-wireless porting and wireline-to-wireless …

T-Mobile USA Inc. continued its strong customer growth trend, adding a record1.174 million net subscribers during the first quarter of this year, which topped both the 921,000 subscribers the carrier …

AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands-Royal Philips Electronics said it joined the Symbian Platinum Program, which the semiconductor maker said is part of its commitment to mobile multimedia. Philip’s offerings include solutions that …

In what amounts to a market blitz, Qualcomm Inc. unveiled a series of chipsets covering the CDMA, GSM and W-CDMA technologies. The U.S. supplier made two announcements regarding the first …