MONTREAL—Telesystem International Wireless Inc. said it has completed its units issuer bid, a nine-month recapitalization process during which the company has reduced its corporate debt by about $700 million. “Not …
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.—Along with her screen debut, Britney is also entering the wireless industry. Wireless entertainment company nGame Inc. said it scored an agreement with Viacom Consumer Products to publish …
KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.—InterDigital Communications Corp. said it is collaborating with Virginia Tech.’s Center for Wireless Telecommunications to sponsor and help guide research on cognitive radio models for wireless systems. …
SAN JOSE, Calif.—UltraRF Inc. announced at the Wireless Systems Design Conference & Expo this week that it has appointed Arrow Electronics Inc. to distribute its RF power semiconductor products in …
ATLANTA—Arizon Corp. announced AirDoc Platform J, the Java version of its carrier-grade AirDoc Platform, is now available. AirDoc Platform J can read and convert corporate document formats into XML-structured wireless …
REDMOND, Wash.—AT&T Wireless Services Inc. said it added the Sony Ericsson T68 and the Nokia 8390 handsets to its portfolio of GSM/GPRS devices. The T68 has a color screen and …
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan—Nortel Networks said it won a $60 million GSM 900 MHz contract from Ufone in Pakistan. The expansion will increase capacity for Ufone, which has operated one year, to …
HONG KONG—Motorola Inc. said it signed a $253 million agreement to supply GSM 1800 MHz network equipment to TA Orange in Thailand. The deal includes radio access equipment and related …
BRIDGEWATER, N.J.—Brother International Corp. and PrinterOn Corp. have partnered to allow mobile professionals to print while outside the office. The companies plan to enable remote and wireless Internet printing on …
LAS VEGAS—Boundless Depot, which offers wireless services to the deaf and hearing-impaired community, announced its new RadeIM instant messenger service, available for $4.95 per month plus a $10 activation fee. …
WASHINGTON—A new Federal Trade Commission staff report concludes more government guidance may be necessary to supplement self-regulation of wireless privacy, security and advertising in the infant mobile commerce sector. “Additional …
JAKARTA, Indonesia—Southeast Asian operators are predicted to face unprecedented growth in data traffic during the coming years. Operators in the region have witnessed a surge in data traffic through short …
BELLEVUE, Wash.—VoiceStream Wireless now offers inter-carrier text messaging to all its subscribers, regardless of handset type or service plan, the company announced.VoiceStream is using InphoMatch Inc.’s InphoXchange technology platform. VoiceStream …
CHICAGO—Motorola Inc. says it will not present Enron Corp.’s director, Ronnie Chan, for re-election as director in the company at its annual shareholders meeting scheduled for May. Chan had been …
TORONTO—Nortel Networks said it has dissolved the “office of chief executive” comprising current chief executive Frank Dunn, former CEO John Roth and board executive chairman Lynton Wilson, as Roth steps …
PHOENIX—Verizon Wireless reported it had completed the previously announced acquisition of Dobson Communication Corp.’s 75-percent controlling interest in the Gila River Cellular General Partnership operating in the Arizona #5 RSA …
NEW YORK—NTT DoCoMo Inc., Japan’s largest mobile communications operator, began trading its American depositary shares on the New York Stock Exchange and its common shares on the London Stock Exchange …
KANSAS CITY, Mo.—While announcing a series of steps designed to increase the company’s financial flexibility and address the market’s current concerns about its liquidity, Sprint Corp. said it was expanding …
REDMOND, Wash.—AT&T Wireless updated its guidance for this year following the recently completed acquisition of former affiliate TeleCorp PCS. The nation’s third-largest wireless operator said it expects mid-teen-percentage growth in …
HOUSTON—Crown Castle International Corp. said its revenues for the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31 increased to $238.2 million, from $202 million for fourth-quarter 2000. The company’s revenues for the year …
