November 14, 2002

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday gave Verizon Wireless Inc. what it has been begging for-relief from the re-auction of the PCS C- and F-block licenses of bankrupt NextWave Telecom …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-ArrayComm Inc. and CommWorks announced an agreement to provide standards-based Internet connectivity and seamless mobility in ArrayComm’s i-Burst Personal Broadband System. ArrayComm said it has demonstrated seamless compatibility …

ORLAND PARK, Ill.-Andrew Corp. said its new EOCell RF Over Fiber solutions provide efficient transport of wideband radio-frequency signals over optical fiber. Applications for EOCell include wireless distribution networks needed …

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Advanced Micro Devices said it plans to lay off 2,000 workers, amounting to 15 percent of its staff. The company has notified 1,000 workers. “As part of our ongoing …

WASHINGTON-White House cybersecurity czar Richard Clarke said today industry unity could help win funding for wireless priority access service implementation and that security remains a big problem with wireless local …

WASHINGTON-The U.S. Chamber of Commerce on Thursday adopted a 10-point broadband policy, including an emphasis on “comprehensive spectrum-management strategy.” “Our policy encourages the federal government to make it easier for …

SEOUL, South Korea-SK Telecom announced its long-awaited share swap with rival Korea Telecom. The companies will exchange more than 29.8 million KT shares, a 9.64 percent stake, held by SK …

BELLEVUE, Washington, United States-T-Mobile USA reported a company-record 869,000 net customer additions for the third quarter comprised of more than 1 million net contract customer additions and a loss of …

BEIJING-Wang Xudong, the newly appointed Communist Party secretary of the Ministry of Information Industry (MII) and former secretary of Hebei Province, was elected 14 November to the party’s central committee. …

TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo, the leading mobile carrier in Japan, and Oracle announced the firms jointly developed an interactive intranet information system that lets personal digital assistant (PDA) users access their company’s …

OXFORD, United Kingdom-Having failed to attract European third-generation (3G) license holders to use its alternative cdma2000 technology, Qualcomm now appears to have revised its strategy and is looking to tempt …