2004

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 …

TORONTO-Rogers Communications Inc. reported that AT&T Wireless Services Inc., which announced last week that it would begin accepting bids for a possible acquisition, has not received any notice from AWS …

ATLANTA-Sprint PCS affiliate AirGate PCS Inc. posted preliminary operating results for its first fiscal quarter ending Dec. 31, 2003, including year-over-year drops in both customer additions and churn as well …

EDINBURG, Va.-Rural telecommunications provider and Sprint PCS affiliate Shenandoah Telecommunications Co. signed an addendum to its management and services agreement with Sprint PCS that Shenandoah said would provide greater certainty …

LONDON-Cerillion Technologies signed an agreement to provide a customer relationship management and billing system to APUA PCS, a subsidiary of the Antigua Public Utilities Authority. APUA provides telephone service, electricity …

RED BANK, N.J.-The Radio Club of America handed out accolades to several contributors to the wireless industry at its recent annual banquet and its 94th Anniversary Dinner Awards Presentation. Arthur …

WASHINGTON-A national campaign has been launched to bring high-speed Internet connections to low-income housing, an effort with bipartisan support from Congress and top U.S. tech firms. One Economy, a nonprofit …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-News relative to wireless home networking continues, with several players announcing new initiatives this week. 2Wire said it has sold its millionth residential gateway since it launched its …

TEL-AVIV, Israel-Network test and quality management solutions provider Radcom Ltd. reported Dobson Communications Corp. acquired Radcom’s Cellular Performer systems to monitor its GPRS network. Radcom said the purchase included its …

VACOUVER, B.C.-Yangtze Telecom Corp. said China Mobile Communications Corp. has authorized it to offer SMS services nationwide to China Mobile’s 180 million subscribers. Yangtze already offers SMS services to China …

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint PCS posted 390,000 direct customer additions during the fourth quarter of 2003, compared with 250,000 subscribers added during the fourth quarter of 2002. The carrier said it …

STOCKHOLM-Columbitech announced Carlsberg Breweries will deploy the Columbitech Wireless Suite in more than 1,200 of its delivery trucks. “Columbitech Wireless Suite was the solution most suited for our truck fleet …

MELVILLE, N.Y.-Comtech Telecom Corp. said it has received a $2.3 million contract modification on an earlier $42 million contract for additional mobile line-of-sight microwave communications equipment. The earlier deal was …

BOSTON-New research shows the mobile-phone market shattered all records by selling more than half a billion units last year. Numbers from research firms Strategy Analytics, Gartner Inc. and IDC all …

SAN DIEGO-Juno Cho will serve as the new head of LG Mobile Phones, the mobile handset division of LG Electronics USA Inc. Cho will oversee LG Mobile Phones North American …

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.-Mindspeed Technologies Inc. said it will supply its Miro voice processor for use in LG Electronics’ CDMA2000 wireless base-station controllers. The controller, the Starex-IS, handles up to 4,000 …

FRESNO, Calif.-DPS Telecom and Tridium Inc. said it has entered a strategic alliance to allow their telecom customers integrate their building automation and network telemetry systems. Both companies aim to …

WOBURN, Mass.-Boston Communications Group Inc. completed interoperability testing to verify compatibility of its Prepaid Wireless for GSM networks using CAMEL standards for intelligent networking. CAMEL compliance was tested and certified …

SANTA MONICA, Calif.-Boingo Wireless Inc. signed a network roaming agreement with Inter-touch Pty. Ltd. to add Inter-touch’s Wi-Fi hot-spot network to the Boingo Roaming System in 10 countries. Inter-touch’s network …

HONGKONG-Huawei Technologies Inc. moved to strengthen its U.S. business and microwave offering by investing $2 million in LightPointe Communications Co., a free-space optics firm. Huawei joined other investors in a …

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint PCS recorded a one-time pre-tax charge of $352 million during the fourth quarter of 2003 related to the termination of an in-house developed billing platform that the …

STAMFORD, Conn.-Two new studies show the market for personal digital assistants continues to shrink as more and more users are enticed by smart phones. “Through the end of 2004, smart …

The wireless industry’s love-hate relationship with Wall Street appears to be on the mend as investors again flocked back to the segment that just over a year ago was offering …

CAMBRIDGE, U.K.-Wireless operators are expected to battle fixed-line operators for a chunk of the broadband home market, which could be worth more than $100 billion by 2008, according to a …