NEW YORK—The planned 5 January completion of the merger between SK Telecom and SK Shinsegi Telecom, which together control 52 percent of South Korea’s mobile-phone customers, hit a roadblock at …
DENVER, United States—Nothing demonstrates that the sun will eventually set on TDMA technology as strongly as the decision by its supreme advocates, the Universal Wireless Communications Consortium (UWCC), to dissolve …
QUITO, Ecuador—According to Conatel, Ecuador’s national telecom regulator, AT&T and Mexico’s Telmex have expressed a formal interest in Ecuador’s upcoming April auction of three wireless telecommunications bands. At least six …
CALGARY, Alberta—Wi-Lan Inc. said it sold its controlling interest in Digital Transmission Systems to a DTS employee stock ownership program. “DTS was a good acquisition in January 2000, but the …
NEW YORK—Lucent Technologies Inc. said it has sold 80 percent of its New Ventures Group portfolio to British-based Coller Capital. The portfolio will be called New Venture Partners 11 L.P. …
NEW YORK—Subscriber growth for U.S. wireless services companies for fourth quarter 2001 may fall below previous Wall Street expectations, according to analysts from Merrill Lynch. The research company cut its …
IRVINE, Calif.—Verizon Wireless said it is introducing Maestro, a duo of Microsoft Windows-powered Pocket PC and CDM-9100 wireless phone with Internet access and “a broad array of wireless capabilities.” The …
BEIJING, China—Smart cards solutions maker Gemplus said it has won a contract to supply its first live card-based CDMA network to China Unicom. “The launch of smart cards for CDMA …
VANCOUVER, British Columbia—The Federal Communications Commission and Industry Canada have issued regulatory approvals for Sierra Wireless’s AirCard 710 Wireless Network Card, the first GSM/GPRS product in the company’s AirCard product …
LOS ANGELES—USIntellicom’s prepaid wireless system infringes Telemac Corp.’s patent for a network-independent prepaid billing system, according to a recent Federal District Court ruling. Pre-Cell Solutions Inc. and its subsidiaries, USIntellicom …
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The United Telecom Council announced Nancy J. Victory, assistant secretary of commerce, will give the keynote address at UTC Telecom 2002 this June in Las Vegas. Victory plays a …
FRIDLEY, Minn.—The FDA has approved Medtronic Inc.’s CareLink, a wireless system that allows doctors to view data from defibrillators implanted in heart patients’ chests via the Internet. “Medtronic has been …
NEW YORK—Lucent Technologies Inc., which purchased Kenan Systems Corp. for $1.48 billion in stock in early 1999, has agreed to sell the billing and customer care unit for $300 million …
CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom—Smart antenna developer Antenova and Cambridge Consultants Ltd. signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly market advanced antenna solutions. Under the terms of the agreement, Cambridge Consultants will …
NEW YORK—InfoSonics, a distributor and master fulfillment house for wireless phones and accessories has signed an agreement, which includes a $499,000 initial purchase order, to distribute PC-EPhone Inc. products, according …
NEW YORK—The planned Jan. 5 completion of the merger between SK Telecom and SK Shinsegi Telecom, which together control 52 percent of South Korea’s mobile phone customers, hit a roadblock …
NEW YORK—NTT DoCoMo Inc., which has the largest market value of any company trading on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, hopes to list its shares on the London and New York …
BOSTON—2002 will probably offer up the same struggles the wireless industry saw in 2001, according to a recent Yankee Group study. The Yankee Group highlighted next-generation networks, including the deployment …
SANTA CRUZ, Calif.—Plantronics Inc. has acquired Ameriphone Inc., a company that develops telephones and accessories for the hearing impaired. Ameriphone will join Plantronics’ Walker Division, which supplies amplified phones, specialty …
MCLEAN, Va.—LCC International Inc. has acquired Transmast Italia SRL, a wireless infrastructure, deployment, civil engineering and project management firm in Milan, Italy, form its parent company Transmast Ltd., which provides …
