February 2005

SINGAPORE-Nortel Networks Ltd. said it has completed the transfer of its manufacturing operations and other assets in Montreal to Flextronics. The related assets include product integration, testing, repair and logistics …

SAN BRUNO, Calif.-IPWireless said it has begun commercially shipping its HSDPA chipset with inherent advantages of its TD-CDMA technology. The company said the chipset works in plug-and-play PCMCIA cards and …

RESTON, Va.-Nextel Communications Inc. reported that it plans to end a Flarion Technologies’ Flash-OFDM network trial in North Carolina on June 30. The Wireless Broadband trial was launched last February …

Follow the money Remember the exhausted cry of victory from the mobile-phone industry when the Senate sealed the deal on relocation fund, E911 and universal service legislation last December? It …

Turning rumor into fact, SBC Communications Inc. reported a deal last week to acquire former parent company AT&T Corp. for $16 billion, creating a telecommunications provider with vast domestic and …

Be it through enabling platforms or the resulting customer wins, Hewlett Packard Co. often strives to highlight its role as a wireless player. With three recent carrier contracts, the company …

ATLANTA-Industry is awash in high-end phone news, as Cingular Wireless L.L.C. and T-Mobile in Germany showed off new smart phones, and as Panasonic gears up to release a new device …

Two international carriers announced plans for a roaming agreement for Wi-Fi hot spots. Japanese carrier NTT DoCoMo Inc. signed a public wireless local area network inter-roaming agreement with Swedish mobile …

DALLAS-U.S. mobile-phone penetration is expected to grow from 61 percent last year to more than 75 percent by 2010, according to a new report by The Diffusion Group. The report, …

Few carriers have put as much strain on their technology personnel over the past several years as Cingular Wireless L.L.C. From its beginnings as the merged wireless operations of BellSouth …

SAN DIEGO-Leap Wireless International Inc. expanded the international long-distance offering for its Cricket wireless service to more than 60 countries. The expanded service will allow customers to call the new …

Verizon Wireless rolled out its consumer-focused high-speed data service last week with the launch of VCast, offering a slew of video-on-demand and gaming options to subscribers with compatible phones in …

WASHINGTON-A new report says wireless technology is a big force behind renewed telecom industry spending. The Telecommunications Industry Association said telecom equipment purchases rose 7.9 percent to approximately $784 billion …

KIRKLAND, Wash.-Nextel Partners Inc. has adopted a retention and severance program that will make all Nextel Partners executives eligible to receive cash incentives if the carrier exercises its “put right” …

BEIJING-Future mobile competition in China could be reduced if the government approves a proposal by fixed-line carrier China Telecom to buy mobile carrier China Unicom, according to international press reports. …

The Southeast is in for a pair of new branding efforts from regional operators looking to reposition their brands in an ever-changing industry. Triton PCS Inc.’s SunCom Wireless brand and …

Nokia’s venture-capital effort is getting a face lift and a new $350 million fund, news that comes as the venture-capital market slowly reawakens from the doldrums of the past several …

Rounding out what has been a record-setting quarter for the country’s nationwide operators, Sprint Corp. reported fourth-quarter 2004 results last week that pushed net customer additions by the industry’s big …

If Van Toffler has his way, the “M” in MTV may soon stand for “mobile.” Toffler, who ascended to the presidency of MTV Networks in October, has worked aggressively to …

Sprint PCS may be going out on a date with WiMAX, but it does not guarantee a wedding ring. That’s the way another technology provider, Flarion Technologies Inc. with its …

WASHINGTON-The Organization for the Promotion and Advancement of Small Telecommunications Companies urged the Federal Communications Commission to set stringent standards for competitors-usually wireless carriers-to receive universal-service subsidies and then require …

NEW ORLEANS-The world’s largest automaker, General Motors, said it will make OnStar a standard feature on all of its vehicles in the United States and Canada by 2007. The move …

2 Sprint PCS affiliates select Nortel for 1x Nortel Networks Ltd. said it has won wireless infrastructure contracts from two carriers, Horizon PCS Inc. and iPCS inc.Under a four-year, estimated …

PARIS-Alcatel Corp.’s shares fell on its fourth-quarter results, although the company’s mobile business experienced a surge. However, the company reported its first full-year profit in three years with $365 million, …

WASHINGTON-A bill favored by CTIA that would have reduced telecom taxes in Virginia was killed by a state Senate committee last week but is expected to be resurrected in a …