2001

CHICAGO-US Unwired Inc. said it will buy its competitor IWO Holdings Inc. for $459 million in stock, making it the largest Sprint PCS affiliate, coverage-wise. Analyst Ric Prentiss of Raymond …

WICHITA, Kansas-IFR Systems Inc. announced it was chosen to provide test equipment for the United Kingdom’s $2.4 billion BOWMAN tactical communications program. The program will provide secure voice and data …

While wireless handset sales worldwide are expected to continue to climb during the next several years, those sales are expected to be driven more by replacement handsets purchased by current …

WAYNESBORO, Va.-Continuing its sale of what it calls excess spectrum, Ntelos Inc. signed two separate definitive agreements to sell certain personal communications services licenses. The first agreement calls for Ntelos …

WASHINGTON-2002 offers the wayward wireless industry a chance to begin to redeem and redefine itself. But it won’t be easy, and survival skills will be essential. Indeed, with economic sluggishness …

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.-Semiconductor provider Conexant Systems Inc. made a series of major announcements, including a merger with Alpha Industries Inc., the separation of its business into three companies and improved …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Tele2 announced a mobile virtual network operator agreement in Germany with Viag Interkom. Tele2 will use Viag’s mobile network to provide the air interface for Tele2’s fixed-line customers. The …

LOS ANGELES-Purchasers of Brightpoint Inc. common stock have filed a class action lawsuit against the company, alleging false and misleading statements were made regarding the financial condition and state of …

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia has completed a location-based technology trial test, which it claims was successful. Nokia and mobile carrier Radiolinja used Nokia’s enhanced observed time difference positioning technology in Radiolinja’s GSM …

Nokia Corp. continued its massive open mobile architecture standards push last week by signing up some of the world’s largest infrastructure and application server vendors, including BEA Systems Inc., Borland …

PALO ALTO, Calif.-In an effort to debunk criticism of the move and rally stakeholders, Hewlett-Packard Co. and Compaq Computer Corp. released a detailed, 50-page document outlining the benefits of the …

Representatives from the wireless industry are being asked to testify against Microsoft Corp. in the ongoing antitrust lawsuit against the computer software giant, each with new insight into how Microsoft …

DALLAS-Wireless software and applications developer JP Mobile Inc. announced it acquired the assets of Isovia Inc., which provided mobile software applications for field services and sales personnel. Financial details of …

WASHINGTON-Amidst much political rancor, legislative wrangling and finger pointing, Congress adjourned on Thursday without passing an economic stimulus package that could have helped wireless carriers invest in their networks and …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. announced it will launch gpsOne-enabled handsets and their associated position location service plans from KDDI Corp. in Japan this month. Qualcomm’s gpsOne technology is integrated on its …

BEIJING-Motorola Inc. announced it won a $95 million contract to supply wireless equipment to China Mobile Communications Corp. According to the contract, Motorola will expand China Mobile’s GSM-standard networks in …

Boingo Wireless Inc. launched with plans to provide wireless Internet access at speeds up to 11 Megabits per second in major hotels, airports and coffee shops. Founded by Sky Dayton, …

MADRID, Spain-Vodafone Group plc completed live international roaming calls using the UMTS 3GPP wireless standard between Vodafone’s operations in Madrid, Spain, and J-Phone in Tokyo. The calls were made with …

Qualcomm Inc. announced it signed memoranda of understanding to provide its Binary Runtime Environment for Wireless technology to several wireless operators around the world. BellSouth in Guatemala, Telcel-BellSouth in Venezuela …

WALL, N.J.-Centennial Communications Corp. added 11,300 wireless customers in its U.S. operations during its second quarter ended Nov. 30, compared with a loss of 12,100 customers during the same quarter …

This sad story could have involved any wireless carrier and anybody, but the phone Lazaro Leiva allegedly talked on while driving a Ford Explorer last March happened to be connected …

A new organization is being created to represent the views of American GSM and TDMA wireless carriers as they convert to third-generation wireless technologies such as GPRS, EDGE and W-CDMA. …

TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo, the leading mobile carrier in Japan, announced it will purchase additional shares of AT&T Wireless Inc. to maintain its current stake in the U.S. mobile carrier. NTT DoCoMo …

TAIPEI, Taiwan-Taiwan will hold Asia’s first third-generation license auction after seven companies showed interest in five licenses. Seven consortia will begin the bidding process in January, with licenses expected to …

Shortly after Motorola Inc. reconfirmed its guidance for fourth-quarter sales and revealed another 9,400 jobs will be eliminated during the next year, the company boldly predicted it will increase its …