2004

WASHINGTON-CTIA’s Steve Largent used the biggest news in the nation’s capital last week-Joe Gibbs returning to coach the Redskins-to justify his actions as he fired five people and named three …

LAS VEGAS-As usual, mobile phones formed a major part of the ongoings at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this year. Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., LG Electronics, Audiovox Communications …

WASHINGTON-CTIA’s Steve Largent moved swiftly Thursday to announce his new communications vice president and lobbyist after confirming to RCR Wireless News that he was making significant changes in the wireless …

It is payment without tears and without contact, thanks to a new technology Philips Semiconductor and Visa International are showcasing at the Consumer Electronics Show. Known as Near Field Communication, …

TOKYO-KDDI Corp., Japan’s second-largest mobile operator, gained more than double the number of new users that its competitors added during December. KDDI added 289,600 new subscribers during the month, DoCoMo …

ALAMEDA, Calif.-UTStarcom Inc. said it has raised about $475 million in cash from selling 12.1 million shares of its common stock to Banc of America LLC. “The company intends to …

LAS VEGAS-Sprint Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Gary Forsee focused on integrated communication services during his closing keynote address at the Consumer Electronics Show today. “An integrated experience enables people …

LAS VEGAS-Bill Gates told a packed audience at the Consumers Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week that technology has become commonplace. Because as of this Christmas my parents have …

SEOUL, South Korea-Nearly 83,000 South Korean mobile-phone subscribers have taken advantage of local number portability in that country, which began Jan. 1, although in limited form. Subscribers to the country’s …

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.-Wherify Wireless Inc. announced plans to offer a GPS Locator Phone. The device, about the size of a quarter, has two buttons, one that dials 911 and a …

Positive stock activity is greeting Verizon Wireless’ announcement to launch its CDMA2000 1x EV-DO in major cities across the country, even though the carrier has not disclosed which companies will …

Sprint PCS made several gaming announcements related to its popular PCS Vision service, through which it said more than 5 million games were purchased in 2003, at this week’s Consumer …

VANCOUVER, British Columbia-The mobile enterprise market continued its contraction with Infowave Software entering an agreement to acquire Telispark, an Arlington, Va.-based provider of enterprise mobility applications, for $8.4 million. The …

ATLANTA-Prism Systems International Inc. said it purchased the Prism one-way paging products business from TGA Technologies Inc. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. “The new company will continue to …

LONDON-Seven international operators will compete for two new GSM licenses that will allow them to offer mobile services in Lebanon during the next 20 years. The bidding process drew to …

WASHINGTON-The General Services Administration Wednesday removed MCI/WorldCom from the exclusion list, allowing the company, which is emerging from bankruptcy after an accounting scandal, to again compete and be awarded government …

Nokia Corp. has raised its outlook for its fourth quarter in sales and profits, noting that it performed above its previous guidance. The upbeat picture came not only from its …

Building on the momentum of its initial two-city launch last year, Verizon Wireless said it will spend $1 billion to launch its CDMA2000 1x EV-DO service in major cities in …

WASHINGTON-When the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association moves into its new headquarters Jan. 20, there will be a new team in place, said CTIA President Steve Largent, confirming to RCR …

Audiovox Communications Corp. has pitched into the push-to-talk market by unveiling two new handsets with PTT capabilities, the CDM-8425 and CDM-8475. Top phone makers like Nokia Corp. and Siemens AG …

ORLAND PARK, Ill.-Andrew Corp. said results for the first quarter of fiscal-year 2004 are estimated to exceed its previously provided guidance. The company’s stock was up nearly 25 percent on …

LAS VEGAS-Motorola Inc. said it will develop personal wireless location solutions using a platform developed by Wheels of Zeus Inc., the startup founded last year by Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak. …

SAN DIEGO-Axesstel Inc., which manufactures CDMA-based fixed-wireless local loop terminals, hybrid phones and engineering solutions, said it expects to record mixed results for its fiscal fourth quarter and full year …

LONDON-British Telecommunications plc said it will expand its Wi-Fi network to 500 U.K. McDonald’s restaurants during the next few months. Plans call for BT Openzone access points to be installed …

ST. LOUIS-AAT Communications Corp. announced it plans to acquire all tower assets of Signal One L.L.C., a privately held Chattanooga, Tenn.-based tower owner and site management company. The assets include …