Monthly Archives: December, 2001
Nokia pushes open standards
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...
Nextel: How business gets done in
This sad story could have involved any wireless carrier and anybody, but the phone Lazaro Leiva allegedly talked on while driving a Ford Explorer...
KDDI to use Qualcomm-enabled gpsOne handsets
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...
HP, Compaq promote benefits of merger
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...
DoCoMo plans to buy additional shares of AT&T Wireless
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...
Taiwan to auction 3G licenses
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...
IFR wins U.K. tactical communications pact for test equipment
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...
US Unwired to buy IWO Holdings
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,...
Replacement phones take center stage
While wireless handset sales worldwide are expected to continue to climb during the next several years, those sales are expected to be driven more...
Vodafone, J-Phone complete international UMTS roaming call
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...
Wireless loses out as Senate leaves town without stimulus plan
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...
Ntelos sheds PCS spectrum
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...
Centennial ARPU plummets
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...
Motorola guidance met with skepticism
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...
Boingo launches wireless Internet access service
Boingo Wireless Inc. launched with plans to provide wireless Internet access at speeds up to 11 Megabits per second in major hotels, airports and...
Business Briefs
Qualcomm Inc. announced it signed memoranda of understanding to provide its Binary Runtime Environment for Wireless technology to several wireless operators around the world....
KPN Mobile begins i-mode tests
THE HAGUE, The Netherlands-KPN Mobile began tests of i-mode-like services with a small group of users on Dec. 20. The carrier said it will...
Group formed for GSM, TDMA in 3G evolution
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...
Nokia completes location trial
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...
Brightpoint shareholder lawsuit filed
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...
2001 Review/2002 Outlook: Value back in vogue
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...
Motorola wins China Mobile contract valued at $95 million
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...
JP Mobile buys Isovia assets
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...
Conexant agrees to merge with Alpha Industries
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...
Tele2 announces German MVNO agreement
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...
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