2004

MUNICH, Germany and PARIS-Both Siemens AG and Alcatel Corp. announced GSM contracts Wednesday. Siemens said it will extend GSM networks in Russia, Belarus and Ukraine for Russian-based wireless carrier Mobile …

High-speed wireless Internet service provider Ricochet Networks Inc. said it is redirecting its focus to municipalities and public-safety workers, according to a company spokesperson. Ricochet, which has active networks in …

COSTA MESA, Calif.-The CDMA Development Group said 13 million users subscribed to CDMA2000 services, including 6.6 million 1x EV-DO users, during the first quarter, for a total of 86.2 million …

NEWARK, N.J.-IDT Corp. said it will reorganize its fixed wireless Winstar/IDT Solutions division. The group will focus on providing private line services, wholesale service, spectrum leasing and backhaul services to …

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-Annual shipments for WiMAX chipsets will exceed $2.2 billion in 2008, according to new research from West Technology Research Solutions L.L.C. “WiMAX is seen by many as an …

ATLANTA, Ga.-Advanced Recognition Technologies announced LG Electronics selected its smARTspeak XGT embedded speech interface for its new 4500 series CDMA phones. “The demand for advanced technology cell phones is growing …

SAN MATEO, Calif.-The market for wireless machine-to-machine communications is poised to experience a 27-percent compound annual growth rate, ballooning from $9.3 billion in 2004 to $31 billion in 2008, according …

CAMBRIDGE, Ontario-LogiSense Corp.’s EngageIP Hot Spot Suite software solution has been chosen by the District of Squamish for the deployment of a Wi-Fi network, in preparation for the 2010 Vancouver …

CARY, N.C.-SpectraSite Inc.’s previously announced secondary offering of 9 million shares of common stock has been priced at $36.25 per share. The shares are being offered through Apollo Management V …

VANCOUVER, British Columbia-Infowave Software Inc.’s Telispark Mobile Enterprise solution has been chosen by Ontario’s Hydro One Networks Inc., which owns and operates a large electricity transmission and distribution system. Hydro …

Openwave Systems Inc. announced it will acquire messaging software provider Magic4 for a sizable $82.6 million in cash and stock. The deal marks Openwave’s further moves to expand its handset …

Dobson Communications Corp. posted an 81-percent increase in total revenues during the first quarter from $128.9 million last year to $233.8 million this year, boosted by the full ownership of …

ALEXANDRIA, Minn.-Rural Cellular Corp. reported a 5-percent increase in total revenues from $113.9 million during the first quarter of 2003 to $119.8 million this year, which the carrier attributed to …

REDMOND, Wash.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. reported that Sacramento County, Calif., selected the carrier to provide wireless voice services to more than 1,000 county employees, including Health and Human Services and …

MISSISSAUGA, Ontario-Certicom Corp. said Sierra Wireless has embedded its secure movianVPN solution into its VoqMail Professional Edition wireless e-mail solution for the new Voq Professional Phone. Certicom’s solution was designed …

ALEXANDRIA, Va.-Paging and messaging carrier Metrocall Holdings Inc. reported increasing revenues and net income along with a declining subscriber base. The carrier also said it is working with Arch Wireless …

Nokia Corp. said it will divest a part of its multimedia messaging service technology to wireless services vendor 724 Solutions, a move 724 said will help it reach profitability by …

Freescale Semiconductor said it is collaborating with the National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s testing laboratories to determine the interference potential of the various Ultra-Wideband waveforms. The waveforms include the direct …

HELSINKI, Finland-Following two third-generation contract announcements yesterday, Nokia Corp. said it will supply another 3G network in Poland. Polkomtel S.A. has selected Nokia to supply and deploy the initial phase …

NEW DELHI, India-Motorola Inc. said it has successfully completed EDGE trials with wireless carrier Hutchison Max Telecom and will deploy the technology later this year. “We were the first operator …

Triton PCS Holdings Inc. posted mixed first-quarter financial results as a significant drop in roaming revenues and a slight increase in net losses offset a year-over-year increase in total revenues. …

Supported by the Telecom Act of 1996, wireless carriers are taking towns across the country that have denied them permits for tower builds to court-and winning. Reports from local newspapers …

Despite increased revenues, tower companies Crown Castle International Corp. and SBA Communications Corp. reported first-quarter financials in the red, although Crown managed to shave its losses. Crown reported site rental …

Wireless customers hit with higher-than-expected bills when they exceed their monthly allotment of calling minutes could begin to see some relief. Sprint PCS and Nextel Communications Inc. have introduced overage …

ALEXANDRIA, La.-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. said it expects to invest $84.5 million this year in its Louisiana network, including the deployment of GSM technology into the Alexandria and Lake Charles markets …