2004

NEW YORK-Sprint Corp. told industry analysts at an investor conference that the company planned to sit out the merger mania currently sweeping the wireless industry, noting the company would instead …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission should avoid forcing carriers who have chosen to deploy a handset-based solution to comply with the wireless enhanced 911 Phase II mandates to switch out handsets …

MINNEAPOLIS-ADC Telecommunications Inc. said Vodafone New Zealand plans to deploy the company’s Metrica Performance Manager for its GSM and GPRS networks. Vodafone New Zealand will use the software to monitor …

ALEXANDRIA, Va.-The newly formed Women’s Wireless Leadership Forum launched its first educational teleconference-“New Historic Preservation Rules: Impact on Your Bottom Line,” scheduled for Feb. 19. The teleconference, to be hosted …

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia announced it has been selected to supply GSM core network equipment to Atheer Telecom for its network in Iraq through a supply agreement with Future Communications Company International …

PARIS-Alcatel Corp. did not unveil a quarter of bonanza profits like some of the big vendors, but the French gear maker narrowed its loss. In its mobile business, however, the …

ANNAPOLIS, Md.-TeleCommunication Systems Inc. (TCS) announced Centennial Wireless has enlisted it to deliver Phase I and Phase II E-911 services to its Midwest and Southeast markets under a five-year contract …

DALLAS-The Mobile Industry Processor Interface Alliance said two major vendors, Intel Corp. and Motorola Inc., are among its 35 new members. The organization defines and promotes open standards for interfaces …

PALO ALTO, Calif.-Wireless broadband solution provider Vyyo Inc. said China Railway Communication Co. Ltd. has deployed its products in Hohhot and Xining. China Railcom operates China’s second-largest fixed-line telecom network, …

CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa.-Sprint PCS affiliate UbiquiTel Inc. reported preliminary full-year 2003 results showing the carrier added 70,700 net subscribers last year compared with 78,200 net additions during 2002. The carrier said …

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint is offering a new Video Mail phone to its customers nationwide. The VM4050 phone allows customers to take and send video and audio directly on their mobile …

TORONTO-Mobile Diagnostix Inc., which provides a smart-phone customer-care system, said it is introducing its Mobile Care Framework to Saskatchewan wireless carrier SaskTel Mobility. The carrier’s customer-care team will use the …

LONGMONT, Colo.-911 infrastructure company Intrado Inc. said it has acquired Swiss company bmd wireless AG to more effectively design, build and deliver messaging platforms. Bmd wireless makes core network messaging …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Cisco Systems Inc. said it enjoyed a second-quarter net income of $1.3 billion, or 18 cents per share, compared with $991 million, or 14 cents per share, in …

SANTA BARBARA, Calif.-Superconductor Technologies Inc. believes it reached profitability during fourth-quarter 2003, according to its preliminary results. Moreover, the company is “looking forward to continued commercial revenue growth and to …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission unveiled its Tower Construction Notification System to allow historic preservationists and tribal cultural authorities the ability to warn if a proposed tower could be problematic. “By …

WASHINGTON-Rep. Billy Tauzin (R-La.) is resigning as chairman of the House Commerce Committee and will not seek re-election to Congress, creating a vacancy atop the powerful panel that Rep. Joe …

OKLAHOMA CITY-Dobson Communications Corp. reported 14,400 net subscriber additions during the fourth quarter of 2003 including its complete ownership of American Cellular Corp., which the company acquired from former partner …

MIAMI-Prepaid wireless provider TracFone Wireless Inc. said it added 374,000 net additions during the fourth quarter of 2003 and passed the 3-million-customer mark less than one year after surpassing the …

RICHMOND, British Columbia-eXI Wireless Inc., provider of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)-based asset management and security solutions, announced its eXI Systems subsidiary has completed an RFID Asset Tag Trial Program with …

SANTA CRUZ, Calif.-MmO2 in the United Kingdom said it will conduct a multimedia messaging campaign that will award the photogenic winners modeling contracts with Premier Model Management. The campaign, conducted …

SAN FRANCISCO-Wireless enterprise company Good Technology Inc. called 2004 the “year of the mobile enterprise,” and looking to take advantage of the potential of the market, the company announced a …

HERNDON, Va.-LinkSpot Networks has chosen Bonsai Networks’ Bonsai Operation Support Service to provide back-office billing and accounting as part of its Wi-Fi access service that provides communications services within RV …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson said it has expanded its programs to verify and integrate products in line with open, cross-vendor specifications for Push to talk over Cellular technology. Ericsson is one …

NEW YORK-Speaking at its annual investment community meeting in New York a day after reporting fourth-quarter and full-year 2003 results, Sprint Corp. said it expects service revenues in its wireless …