2002

MANCHESTER, United Kingdom-Among the key issues worrying investors and wireless protagonists surrounding European third-generation (3G) in Germany and France includes the question of how many operators the markets can support. …

WASHINGTON-The New Jersey State Senate has joined in the distracted driving ban chorus by passing legislation that would ban the use of handheld wireless phones while driving. The bill has …

MIAMI LAKES, Fla.-Calypso Wireless Inc., a broadband technology provider, will retain its name under an acquisition for an undisclosed sum by Kleer-Vu Industries Inc., the companies announced Nov. 4. In …

NEW YORK-Zingy launched Phonemates, an audio-based application powered by VoiceWeb technologies, that brings chat rooms and message boards to mobile phones. With Phonemates, users can navigate, listen, and post comments, …

CARY, N.C.-Tower owner SpectraSite Holdings Inc. said it will file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, a move it said 66 percent of holders of its senior notes support. As SpectraSite …

BETHESDA, Md.-Access Spectrum L.L.C. said Ancom Communications Inc. will lease 700 MHz spectrum in the Minneapolis-St. Paul market to offer voice and automated vehicle location products. “Access Spectrum’s unique band-manager …

TOKYO-Sega, a leading game soft developer in Japan, and Nokia, the largest handset manufacturer in the world, will jointly develop game software for mobile handsets, Nokia said. Sega, once a …

LIBERTYVILLE, Ill.-Motorola Inc. unveiled four new handsets for Cingular Wireless L.L.C.’s GSM and TDMA networks as well as T-Mobile USA Inc.’s GSM-only network. The pair of Cingular handsets includes the …

NEW ORLEANS-Telephia Inc. will launch Coverage and Capacity Solutions, a new service aimed at providing tower companies, site acquisition specialists and real estate professionals with information that can assist in …

NEW ORLEANS-Space Data Corp.’s chairman and chief executive officer Gerald Knoblach will lead a discussion on alternatives the tower industry can take to reach rural populations with wireless communications on …

HELSINKI, Finland-Major handset makers are challenging Qualcomm Inc. for what they regard as the high royalty rates for wideband CDMA’s intellectual property rights. The companies include Nokia Corp., L.M. Ericsson …

CAMPBELL, California, United States-P-Com announced more than US$2 million in orders for its point-to-point products to customers in Saudi Arabia and Jordan. The company did not provide details on the …

WASHINGTON-The Wireless Communications Association International urged federal regulators to set rules by early year for fixed wireless broadband service in upper millimeter wave spectrum that promises gigabit- per-second speeds. “I …

OXFORD, United Kingdom-In a somewhat belated effort to reduce cell-phone theft, the five U.K. mobile operators have agreed to establish a common database where phones can be reported and logged …

LONDON-Vodafone Group plc has agreed with Vivendi Universal S.A on the dates during which Vivendi can pre-empt Vodafone’s bid for stakes in French operator Cegetel held by British Telecommunications plc …

TOKYO-The Financial Times reported German telecommunications giant Deutsche Telekom AG is unlikely to sell off its T-Mobile USA Inc. division when it announces its debt-reduction plans next week due to …

CANNES, France-GartnerG2, the research and advisory arm of Gartner Group, said short message service is potentially a powerful marketing tool in Europe, with SMS use now exceeding Internet use in …

CANNES, France-GartnerG2, the research and advisory arm of Gartner Group, said short message service (SMS) is potentially a powerful marketing tool in Europe, with SMS use now exceeding Internet use …

TOKYO-An arbitration panel at the Japanese telecom ministry on Wednesday concluded that a fixed-line operator should have the authority to decide charges for calls from a fixed line to a …

NEW ORLEANS-Emerson Network Power Global Services, a division of Emerson Network Power, will formally announce the launch of Total Wireless Tower & Cell Site Service Solutions, at this week’s Tower …

MUNICH, Germany-Siemens has won a $109.7 million order from Orascom Telecom Tunisia in Tunisia to build a GSM network. The three-year contract includes the switching network and intelligent network services. …

CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom-Cambridge Positioning Systems Ltd. said it filed a report with the Federal Communications Commission with details of new tests of enhanced observed time difference mobile location technology. Results …

TASHKENT, Uzbekistan-The Uzbektelecom landline national operator received a CDMA 450 MHz license and launched the construction of a wireless network with a capacity of 150,000 clients. The Chinese company Huawei …

PARIS-Alcatel said that Vodafone Telecel extended its contract for Alcatel’s local multipoint distribution services (LMDS) for its customer base in Portugal. The 26 GHz network covers Lisbon, and the center …

NEW YORK-Moody’s Investors Service Inc. said it downgraded Lucent Technologies to “junk” status, even as the Wall Street Journal reported the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has broadened its …