2001

BEIJING—Mobile-phone stores in China used to charge different prices for mobile-phone numbers depending on whether they are considered more lucky or less lucky. An ordinary number might be sold for …

BEIJING—China’s Ministry of Information Industry (MII) issued the first network connection certificate for CDMA wireless intelligent network equipment to Zhongxing Telecom for its ZXC10-IN wireless IN-offering.The network equipment has been …

TOKYO—104 Inc., a leading mobile Internet platform provider, along with CMG Wireless Data Solution, a business unit of CMG Group, will jointly provide a platform for mobile Internet content distribution. …

COSTA MESA, California, United States—The CDMA Development Group said the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has recognized CDMA 1xEV-DO as a 3G IMT-2000 standard, adding that it will be submitted to …

HELSINKI, Finland—Nokia Corp. said it has placed its first wideband-CDMA voice call on the 3rd Generation Partnership Program standard.“The 3G voice call demonstrates the compliancy of the commercial Nokia 3G …

SANTA CLARA, Calif.—Palm Inc. made its biggest move yet to bolster its operating system business, this time doling out $11 million for Internet software company Be Inc.Palm is buying the …

BEIJING-China’s telecommunications regulators reported the country had 120.6 million wireless subscribers at the end of July, surpassing figures provided by the Cellular Telecommunications and Internet Association showing the United States …

NEW YORK-Nortel Networks Corp. and Sprint PCS affiliate Alamosa Holdings Inc. tapped the debt markets for a total of $1.65 billion last week, providing another reminder that telecommunications bond buyers …

Crown Castle International Corp., SpectraSite Holdings Inc. and SBA Communications Corp. reported positive revenues for the second quarter ended June 30, but they did not escape the current telecom shakedown …

The NextWave Telecom Inc. saga continued last week as the hopeful wireless wholesaler unveiled funding plans to roll out its network, while its potential wireless competitors/customers continued to look for …

NEW YORK-Stockholm-based Iquity Systems has established a U.S. headquarters near Wall Street to promote its Mobile Media Suite, which delivers recorded advertising messages to wireless customers interested in getting discounts …

PLEASANTON, Calif.-FunMail Inc. said it will support the Picture Messaging format from Nokia Corp. within its wireless messaging system. Under the system, users could simply type a short message service …

NEW YORK-Snaz Commerce Solutions, which provided wireless commerce products, said today it was forced to file for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, which involves liquidating all the company’s assets. “I am disappointed …

HACKENSACK, N.J.-GoAmerica Inc. and IBM Corp. today announced they are teaming to offer wireless data solutions to GE Power Systems, which supplies power generation technology. Under the deal, IBM Global …

TORONTO-Bell Canada and Nortel Networks have signed a deal valued at $117 million to expand Bell Mobility’s PCS networks to Alberta and British Columbia, using the CDMA 2000 1xRTT technology. …

NEW YORK-Iospan Wireless Inc. and Powerwave Technologies Inc. have joined forces to develop AirBurst-compatible broadband power amplifiers to enhance delivery of non-line-of-site fixed-wireless communications. Powerwave will supply its radio-frequency power …

NEW YORK-KPMG L.L.P. will conduct a survey to measure smart card use in North America, according to an Aug. 6 announcement of The Smart Card Alliance, formed earlier this year …

NEW YORK-Handspring’s handling of its initial public offering, which sold in June 2000, is under challenge in a class action lawsuit the New York law firm of Milberg, Weiss, Bershad, …

WASHINGTON-For every three new wireless subscribers there is one less wireline subscriber, said Stephen Pociask, president of TeleNomic Research L.L.C. “These phones do the same thing as your wired phone …

Just like the beginnings of the wired Internet, content on the wireless Internet is growing by leaps and bounds. Wireless Internet users now can schedule a flight out of Denver, …

SANTA CLARA, Calif.-Personal digital assistant giant Palm Inc. last week took a stab at operating system rival Microsoft Corp. in an announcement that Palm users will be able to create, …

A handful of wireless affiliates and regional cellular operators reported mixed results last week, showing the economic slowdown has not entirely missed wireless operators. Heading the list of mixed results, …

According to new reports from two major analyst firms, wireless data will be a huge business in the future, but not before software vendors, systems integrators and-especially-wireless carriers get in …

LONDON-The huge popularity of mobile phones in Europe has had an adverse effect on the once-necessary prepaid disposable (PD) calling cards, which are used instead of coins in public payphones …

WASHINGTON-In another blow to the struggling trade association, Rob Hoggarth, senior vice president of government relations for the Personal Communications Industry Association, is leaving PCIA in the near future to …