2004

NEW YORK-Moody’s Investor Services assigned a Caa1 rating to AirGate PCS Inc.’s recently issued 9.375 percent senior subordinated secured notes due 2009 and a B2 rating for the carrier’s $141 …

BOSTON-While it failed to gain a direct foothold in the U.S. market when it was outbid by Cingular Wireless L.L.C. during the AT&T Wireless Services Inc. auction, Western European wireless …

STAMFORD, Conn.-Research and consulting firm Gartner said it increased its 2004 phone sales predictions to 580 million units-further evidence that the mobile-phone market is enjoying gangbuster growth. “2003 sales surpassed …

WEST MELBOURNE, Fla.-Relm Wireless Corp. said it has reached an agreement during pretrial discussions to settle a lawsuit filed in 1993 against its predecessor, Adage Inc. According to the agreement, …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission today launched an inquiry to assess the impact of high foreign mobile termination fees on American consumers, dragging the United States further into a controversy that …

TORONTO-Nortel Networks Ltd. suffered a plunge in its stock by announcing a delay in filing its 2003 annual financial statements with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The company said …

NEW YORK-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. network partner Triton PCS Holdings Inc. said it was looking at expanding its footprint in the wake of the pending acquisition of AWS by Cingular …

ANNAPOLIS, Md.-Ntelos Wireless, which provides services in Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee and North Carolina, announced it will use technology from TeleCommunication Systems Inc. to meet the Federal Communications Commission’s …

LONDON-A group of the wireless industry’s largest players announced a plan to form a domain name registry company for the mobile Internet-an agency similar to the Internet’s ICANN registry company-in …

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-At least six lawsuits have been filed by Sprint PCS shareholders against Sprint Corp. regarding the company’s plans to recombine its PCS and FON tracking stocks. The lawsuits, …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. announced the call for submissions for its BREW 2004 Developer Awards, which recognize outstanding applications designed to run on Qualcomm’s BREW solution. “The purpose of the BREW …

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-The Bluetooth Special Interest Group appointed Dr. Michael Foley to the newly created position of technical director, where he will direct the development of future versions of the …

LONDON-Standard and Poor’s ratings services lifted Lucent Technologies Inc.’s corporate rating to B from B- in its review of the telecom equipment industry. “Standard & Poor’s believes industry revenues have …

WASHINGTON-Rep. Billy Tauzin (R-La.), until recently chairman of the House Commerce Committee, will undergo surgery after being diagnosed this week with a rare form of intestinal cancer. In December, Tauzin …

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.-Investors reacted harshly to a decline in InterDigital Communications Corp.’s net income, sending the company’s stock down almost 15 percent after the news to about $21 per …

HERNDON, Va.-XY-Mobile, a distributor of wireless software rating, billing and customer management solutions, said it acquired Bonsai Networks, which provides service enabling platforms for convergent Wi-Fi networks. Bonsai’s SEP integrates …

HOUSTON-Crown Castle International Corp. announced it has extended its offer to exchange newly issued 7.5 percent senior notes due 2013 for $300 million outstanding principal amount of its 7.5 percent …

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia will provide Guangdong Mobile Communications Corp. Ltd. (MCC) with its WAP Gateway solution to offer WAP service in China’s Guangdong province. In addition to the WAP Gateway solution, …

OSLO, Norway-Opera Software released a new version of its operating system for mobile phones. The company said the new version 7 features its desktop core engine and includes support for …

CHICAGO-PCTel Inc. said it reached an agreement with Chrysalis Development L.L.C. to distribute a keychain-sized device that locates Wi-Fi hot spots and determines signal strength level. The agreement calls for …

ROCKVILLE, Md.-ABC Radio and Telenor Mobile Interactive USA launched a cross-carrier premium wireless text messaging service on Detroit’s WDRQ radio station. The service runs during the station’s evening programming. Listeners …

SAN DIEGO-More than 500 million nodes will ship for wireless sensor applications in 2010 for an end-user market worth $7 million, according to a report by ON World. Wireless sensors …

BELLEVUE, Wash.-T-Mobile USA Inc. reported a 47 percent year-over-year increase in revenues from $5.7 billion in 2002 to $8.4 billion in total revenues last year. Net losses also improved from …

WASHINGTON-Consumer Union, which publishes Consumer Reports magazine, said nearly 8,000 letters from wireless consumers were delivered this week to wireless companies by the organization’s EscapeCellHell.org campaign calling for better contract …

NEW YORK-Cometa Networks Inc. reported an exclusive agreement with Barnes & Noble Inc. to offer Wi-Fi wireless Internet services at Barnes & Noble stores across the country. Cometa noted the …