2002

BOSTON-American Tower Corp.’s third quarter results were met with congratulations from industry analysts on the company’s subsequent conference call. Despite a $353.9 million net loss, or $1.81 per share, and …

BEIJING-California based UTStarcom has signed three deals during the last month to provide its Xiaolingtong PHS mobile system to two fixed-line Chinese carriers. It signed a US$35 million contract with …

WATERLOO, Ontario-Research In Motion Ltd. said it has signed an agreement in principal with Palm Inc. setting out fundamental terms under which RIM will license certain keyboard patents to Palm …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-In what may look like a political victory of sorts for Nokia Corp., Phone maker Sendo jolted the wireless world with its decision to abandon its agreement to use …

BOSTON-Japan and Korea remain the top markets for wireless camera phones, according to a third quarter sales update on cellular camera phones published by Strategy Analytics last week. 9.5 million …

DENVER-Qwest Communications International Inc. closed 17 of its wireless retail outlets in six states that the company claimed were unprofitable, according to the Associated Press. Qwest Wireless, which had a …

SANTA BARBARA, Calif.-Somera Communications announced its support for the mobile network expansion of BASE, a Belgium-based subsidiary of KPN Mobile that boasts more than 1 million subscribers. Somera has provided …

TORONTO-A Quebec Superior Court judge has ordered Rogers Wireless and its dealers to stop making false or misleading statements against rival Microcell Telecommunications. The order, a temporary injunction in force …

NEW YORK-Following SpectraSite Holdings Inc.’s announcement it will file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, Standard & Poor’s Rating Services lowered the companies ratings on its senior unsecured debt issues to …

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-The Nigerian government has approved the reconstitution of a 16-member board of directors of the Nigerian Telecommunications (Nitel). Samuel Ajayi, press secretary for the Ministry of Communications, said …

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-Gambian mobile network operator Africell has announced the company has entered into roaming partnership deals with four major mobile operators in the world-Vodafone U.K., Vodacom South Africa, Hutchinson …

HELSINKI, Finland-Tele2 Sweden says it has selected Nokia Corp. to deliver the Redback SmartEdge 800 router for Internet and Intranet services for enterprises. “This underlines the success of the cooperation …

NEW YORK-SK Telecom, which is conducting a field trial of Flarion Technologies’ mobile broadband system, has made a strategic investment of undisclosed size in the Bedminster, N.J., company. Building upon …

ATLANTA-Glenayre Technologies Inc. reported wireless operator MetroPCS Inc. will integrate its Versera Large Solution platform into its Miami market enabling the carrier to offer next-generation services including Dial-by-Voice and Constant …

TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo said it forecasts only 320,000 FOMA third-generation subscribers by the end of March 2003, a decrease from its early predictions of more than 1 million subscribers by end-March. …

WILMINGTON, N.C.-ComScape Telecommunications Inc., which owns a number of C-block and F-block spectrum licenses, launched its Kiwi PCS service in Wilmington, N.C., offering customers flat-rate unlimited local calling for $35 …

BELLEVUE, Wash.-T-Mobile USA Inc. introduced a pair of color-screen, camera handsets including Sony Ericsson’s $100 T300 and Motorola Inc.’s $200 T720i. Each handset is available with an attachable camera allowing …

PARIS-Alcatel said it opened another 3G Reality Center in Rijswijk, the Netherlands. The company said the facility is the first fully functional third-generation (3G) system in the Benelux and the …

BEIJING-According to a report in the 5 November issue of China Daily’s Business Weekly, three operators are likely to adopt three different third-generation (3G) technologies in China. China Telecom is …

JAKARTA, Indonesia-Following the uncertain plans of the regional GSM 1800 MHz license holders, Indonesia’s government has demanded this week they must decide whether to merge, or their licenses will be …

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-BellSouth Latin America saw income of US$495 million in the third quarter of 2002, a decrease of 31 percent compared with the same period last year. “Revenues reflected …

LONDON-The Bluetooth industry received a boost from a Frost & Sullivan report noting the wireless technology has progressed from its simple cable replacement origins, with different deployment models anticipated from …

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-AT&T Corporation announced that its Latin American subsidiary will lose US$40 million during the fourth quarter of 2002 and into 2003. The majority shareholder remarked that it will …

WATERLOO, Ontario-Sirific Wireless Corp. said it has completed an equity financing round that has garnered the company $11.5 million that it will invest in continued development of its RFIC products …

WAYNESBORO, Va.-Ntelos Inc. reported $40.7 million in wireless revenues for the third quarter, a 27.5-percent increase from the $32 million the telecommunications provider reported for the third quarter of 2001. …