Handsets

Nokia Corp. appeared to be the only mobilephone manufacturer to emerge unscathed from a tumultuous their quarter that saw Motorola Inc. and Ericsson Inc. stumble and their stock prices fall …

SAO PAULO, Brazil-The Gartner Group predicts Brazil will have about 600,000 WAP users at the end of the year. The market research company said handset suppliers did not accomplish their …

WASHINGTON-Fixed-wireless carriers last week were praising both the Congress and the Federal Communications Commission for rules they say will help them gain access to federal government and business customers in …

Motorola Inc. stunned investors and analysts last week, lowering its fourth-quarter and 2001 earnings estimates despite reporting third-quarter earnings that mostly fell in line with expectations. Upon release of the …

TOKYO-A three-hour bus ride from Tokyo will get you to Kakegawa, the leading production area of two popular Japanese items: green tea (ocha) and Panasonic wireless phones. But just like …

Verizon Wireless turned the industry on its ear last week, announcing plans to support legislation in Illinois that would ban cell-phone use while driving unless the caller is using a …

CHICAGO-One of the first commercial deployments of EDGE technology could be in Mexico next year based on presentations and interviews at the PCIA GlobalXchange event. Mexico’s largest wireless carrier, Telcel, …

INDIANAPOLIS-Brightpoint Inc. subsidiary Brightpoint Middle East FZE entered an agreement with Go Mobile, a GSM operator based in Malta, to provide wireless prepaid products and integrated services. From its facility …

CHICAGO-Partnerships are the key to success in the wireless Internet space, was the resounding theme at last week’s PCIA GlobalXChange convention keynote session. “The wireless Internet is like the proverbial …

NEW YORK-More than any other part of telecommunications, the handset business “will go through the most severe changes in the next several years,” said Jeffrey Schlesinger, wireless technology analyst for …

CHICAGO-The Personal Communications Industry Association Foundation honored individuals and companies with its PCIA Foundation Leadership Awards during last week’s PCIA GlobalXChange show. The awards included the Albert Gore Jr. LifePage …

LOWELL, Mass.-Wireless radio frequency and microwave components supplier M/A-Com Inc., a division of Tyco Electronics Corp., unveiled an integrated circuit upconverter for use in cellular band CDMA handsets and communications …

TOKYO-Intel Corp.’s stock took a beating early Friday after the world’s largest silicon chip manufacturer reported third-quarter sales would fall short of analysts’ expectations. The company’s stock lost about 22 …

At the GSM Association we believe third-generation Global System for Mobile Communications (3GSM) will truly mean an exciting worldwide revolution in human communications. It will be a revolution that enables …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Mixed-signal integrated circuits developer Maxim Integrated Products signed a licensing and royalty agreement for Parthus Technologies plc’s NavStream single-chip global positioning system radio, designed specifically for implementing GPS …

SAO PAULO, Brazil-Two issues characterized the Brazilian cellular market during the first half of the year-an increase in subscriber numbers and the rollout of more advanced services. Latin America in …

Czech Republic The Czech Telecommunications Office (CTU) has preliminarily decided to issue fixed wireless access mobile telephone network licenses to three companies selected from 13 applicants, CTU Vice President Vladimir …

While the “in-a-box” concept seems a natural fit for a fast-food chain, the more complex task of setting up wireless service may seem to be asking a bit much from …

INDIANAPOLIS-Brightpoint de Mexico S.A. de C.V., a subsidiary of Brightpoint Inc., entered into an agreement with Mexican radio spectrum license holder Unefon S.A. de C.V. for the provision of integrated …

Korea-based LG TeleCom Co. Ltd. moved one step closer to Java-enabled handsets last week, announcing a collaboration with AppStream Inc. to use AppStream’s Java software technology solution in its next …

IRVING, Texas-Nokia Corp. and Midwest Wireless are collaborating with Minnesota State University, Mankato, to create a model wireless campus. MSU will act as a wireless learning environment and a research …

BELLEVUE, Wash.-InfoSpace Inc. unveiled several implementations of its wireless Internet services platform by such companies as Nortel Networks, SBC Wireless, Virgin Mobile and Indian firm Tata. Nortel and InfoSpace have …

BUCHAREST, Romania-A new digital technology for public access mobile radio and private mobile radio users has seen interest from numerous wireless carriers in Europe and Asia since it was first …

INDIANAPOLIS-Brightpoint Inc. announced one of its North American subsidiaries entered an agreement with Nextel Communications Inc. under which Brightpoint will sell Nextel’s mobile handsets and accessories and manage the return …

The Brazilian government’s decision to auction spectrum in the 1800 MHz band was thought to be a shoo-in for GSM technology. GSM technology has gained big economies of scale around …