2002

MINNEAPOLIS-ADC says it has won the patent lawsuit against PCI Technologies and will receive monetary payment, while PCI will discontinue its Maxnet line of radio-frequency modules. The disputed RF modules …

SEOUL, Korea-In a surprising move, the Korea Communications Commission (KCC), South Korea’s top telecom regulator, decided Monday to place business suspension orders on three mobile carriers and KT Corporation for …

TOKYO-RSoft Design Group today opened its Japanese headquarters in Tokyo where it will provide business development and customer support to the company’s clients in Japan. Toru Ozaki was appointed president …

ISSY-LES-MOULINEAUX, France-Wavecom has opened a representative office in China, the largest single market in its largest region. The new office is in the Zhongguancun district of Beijing, known as a …

PALO ALTO-Danger Inc. announced it has hired Hank Nothhaft to serve as its chairman and chief executive officer, succeeding co-founder Andy Rubin who will remain president and chief strategy officer …

KUALA LAMPUR, Malaysia-Malaysia’ second largest wireless operator Celcom Bhd. signed an agreement to merge with state-run telecommunications operator Telekom Malaysia Bhd’s TM Cellular Sdn. Bhd. wireless division, according to the …

ATLANTA-Enhanced services and messaging solutions provider Glenayre Technologies Inc. released third-quarter results this week. The company reported $14.5 million in revenue, up from September estimates of $13 million to $14 …

TEWKSBURY, Mass.-Starent Networks Corp. said it has signed a multimillion-dollar contract to supply a key data networks solution for China Unicom. “This is a huge win for Starent Networks. The …

NEW YORK-Verizon Wireless Inc. reported 1.2 million net customer additions for the third quarter of this year compared with 752,000 net customer additions for the same quarter last year. The …

DUBLIN, Ireland-It appears that an agreement on site sharing between the three Irish third-generation (3G) license holders might have been reached only days after the first meeting of a working …

NEW YORK-The law firm of Stull, Stull & Brody has lodged a shareholder class-action lawsuit against XO Communications Inc., Salomon Smith Barney and its former research analyst Jack Grubman. The …

OKLAHOMA CITY-Dobson Communications Corp. signed a non-binding letter of intent with AT&T Wireless Services Inc. to exchange its two remaining wireless properties in California for two of AT&T Wireless’ properties …

SHANGHAI, China-Last year, Siemens announced big plans to increase its mobile telecom market share in China. But Lothar Pauly, board member of the Information and Communication Mobile Group of Siemens, …

LONDON-Sasken Communication Technologies entered an agreement with Chinese company Datang Mobile Communications regarding a TD-SCDMA software module. The companies plan to jointly collaborate on TD-SCDMA protocol stack development for the …

DUBLIN, Ireland-Vodafone has unveiled the latest stage in its data strategy. Vodafone Live is a menu of services accessible from camera phones, which will allow customers to receive and send …

The second Worldwide Wardrive, a movement that poses risks to the security of WLAN access points and networks, is scheduled to occur from Oct. 26 through Nov. 2. Wardriving, according …

VANCOUVER, British Columbia-Wireless enterprise company Infowave Software reported third quarter revenues of $676,415, up from the $517,977 in its previous quarter. The company’s net loss was just over $1 million. …

WASHINGTON-As the wireless industry prepares for oral argument in class-action headset and brain-cancer litigation this Friday, it was reminded that the health issue is not about to go away even …

SEOUL, South Korea-The Mobitex Operators Association (MOA) said two new wireless data networks will begin operation in China. Telecom Digital has officially launched its Mango Mobitex-based network and service in …

MANKATO, Minn.-Rural telecommunications provider HickoryTech Corp. reported $4.4 million in wireless revenues for the third quarter, a slight drop from the $4.5 million the company reported for the same quarter …

RESTON, Va.-Ztango Inc. signed a service agreement with U.S. Cellular Corp. to provide downloadable wireless media services including ring tones, graphics and greeting card services.

WASHINGTON-The transition to digital TV is progressing, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission told a gathering of broadcasters Tuesday. “Comparing today with where we were one short year ago, …

SAN DIEGO-CDMA giant Qualcomm Inc. announced its chief information officer, Norm Fjeldheim, will take over the reigns of the company’s Wireless Knowledge subsidiary, which works to sell wireless products and …

with CollectiveGood on recycling programSAN FRANCISCO-Working Assets, which sells phone, wireless, credit card and Internet services, announced it will team with mobile phone recycling company CollectiveGood to get its customers …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Wireless provisioning company Pixo Inc. announced Sun Microsystems Inc.’s Southern Europe, Africa & Middle East business will resell the company’s Mobile Download Server. The download system server software …