Yearly Archives: 2001

Nokia wins contract with Jiangxi Mobile

HELSINKI, Finland—Nokia signed a US$20 million agreement with Jiangxi Mobile Communications to extend the supply of radio-access equipment to rural areas in China.The contract...

CI Wave to deploy fixed wireless data network in China

BEIJING—New York's CI Wave and Beijing's Taiji Computer are jointly planning, developing and building a nationwide 3.5 GHz broadband fixed wireless access (BFWA) data...

Disney content comes to T-Mobile

NORTH HOLLYWOOD, California, United States—Disney content is moving onto European mobile phones for the first time through a deal between T-Mobile International's mobile online...

Motorola ramps up investment in China

BEIJING—Motorola will invest an additional US$6.6 billion in China in the next five years to reach a cumulative investment of US$10 billion and double...

Verizon updates IPO filing

BEDMINSTER, N.J.—Verizon Wireless Inc. filed an updated registration statement relating to its potential initial public offering of common stock with the Securities and Exchange...

AT&T Wireless, Level 3 sign contract

BROOMFIELD, Colo.—Level 3 Communications Inc. signed an agreement with AT&T Wireless to provide network services, including private line circuits to provide transport for its...

Alamosa Holdings sells 4 million shares

NEW YORK—Alamosa Holdings Inc., which went public about a year ago, halved its planned secondary stock offering last week, selling 4 million shares with...

Credit card players create Mobile Payment Forum

WAKEFIELD, Massachusetts, United States—In an effort to spur mobile commerce, four credit card giants joined forces to create the Mobile Payment Forum, which will...

Venezuelan TDMA operator selects cdma2000 migration

DENVER, United States—Venezuela's leading operator, Telecommunicaciones Movilnet, signed a US$150 million contract that will allow Lucent Technologies to build a nationwide third-generation (3G) cdma2000...

Swiss 3G carrier pushes back launch date: UMTS technical difficulties blamed

HELSINKI, Finland—Denmark's TDC has blamed "technical problems" for its decision to delay the launch of its third-generation (3G) mobile-phone network in Switzerland. The launch,...

Sonofon signs up for GRX service

LONDON—Cable & Wireless said Denmark's Sonofon has purchased its mobile data roaming service, Cable & Wireless GRX. The service will allow Sonofon to further...

WAP Forum strengthens GSM Association relationship

LONDON—The WAP Forum and the GSM Association announced they will formalize and strengthen their cooperative alliance, collaborating on projects such as the GSM Association's...

XO revenues increase 48 percent

RESTON, Va.—XO Communications Inc. reported revenues for the third quarter ended Sept. 30 of $331.5 million, a 48-percent increase from the $224.3 million reported...

WAP Forum, GSM Association strengthen alliance

LONDON—The WAP Forum and the GSM Association announced they will formalize and strengthen their cooperative alliance, collaborating on projects such as the GSM Association's...

Triton PCS increases private offering price

BERWYN, Pa.-Triton PCS Inc. increased the pricing of its previously announced private offering of 8.75-percent senior subordinated notes from $300 million to $400 million....

Critical Path improves net loss

SAN FRANCISCO—Critical Path Inc. announced its third-quarter earnings, showing slow but steady revenues after the company's previously announced restructuring.Critical Path reported net revenues of...

Qualcomm rolls out samples of 3G MSM product

SAN DIEGO—Qualcomm Inc. said it rolled out the first samples of its third-generation Mobile Station Modem, or MSM6050, which it claims to be the...

Hutchison to use Luxxon streaming system for demonstrations

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-Luxxon Corp. announced Hutchison Telecommunications (Hong Kong) Ltd. purchased its Mediator Streaming System, which Luxxon said will allow the carrier to demonstrate...

NextWave attorney says accord has been reached

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y.—NextWave Telecom Inc. has reached an agreement with the federal government to relinquish its PCS licenses to the government, but the documents...

Nextel Partners launches in North Dakota, Minnesota markets

FARGO, N.D.—Nextel Partners Inc. launched wireless service Fargo and Grand Forks, N.D., as well as Brainerd, Detroit Lakes, Alexandria and Fergus Falls, Minn.To oversee...

Leap launches in northern Colorado

SAN DIEGO—Leap Wireless International Inc. launched its Cricket wireless service in northern Colorado, including Fort Collins, Greeley and Loveland. The company said it will...

Comverse collaborates with Qualcomm on BREW

WOODBURY, N.Y.—Comverse Technology Inc. said it will collaborate with Qualcomm Inc. to bring enhanced wireless services, such as multimedia messaging, voice solutions and mobile...

Qualcomm signs BREW agreements

SAN DIEGO—Qualcomm Inc. said it has signed a memorandum of understanding with handset vendor Sanyo to develop new handsets based on the Binary Runtime...

Yankee Group says market exists for high frequency, point-to-multipoint products

BOSTON—A recent Yankee Group Report, "High-Frequency Fixed Wireless: More than Just LMDS," finds that despite the disillusionment caused by slow growth in 2001, there...

Metawave, AirGate get caught up in IPO class-action lawsuit craze

NEW YORK-Two wireless firms became the subject of class-action lawsuits as part of the rash of lawsuits being filed as a result of the...
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