2002

WAYNESBORO, Va.-Ntelos Inc. said it added 13,043 net customers during the recently completed third quarter, more than double the 5,171 the carrier added during the same quarter last year. The …

WASHINGTON-Two U.S. Supreme Court justices seem to hold the fate of bankrupt NextWave Telecom in the palms of their hands. If NextWave is to prevail, Justice Antonin Scalia needs to …

BEIJING-Nokia has launched its new 7650 handset in China, just weeks after Sony Ericsson started selling its MMS-capableT68ie model. China Mobile will launch its MMS service in major Chinese cities …

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Research In Motion Ltd.’s request for a restraining order against Good Technology Inc. was thrown out by the judge. Judge Raymond J. Ikola of the Orange County Superior Court …

ATLANTA-Intec Telecom Systems will provide Denmark’s Sonofon with a solution to collect and process usage data on voice, data and short message service traffic on its GSM and GPRS network, …

WASHINGTON-Justice Department antitrust chief Charles James is resigning to become vice president and general counsel for Chevron Texaco Corp., leaving several pending high-tech mergers in limbo and creating uncertainty for …

PARIS-AT&T Wireless Services told a conference in Paris that it is currently seeing no demand for W-CDMA-based service in the United States, and the carrier could take four or five …

BOCA RATON, Florida, United States-Feeling financial pressure as wireless carriers continue to slash capital expenditures, wireless tower owner and operator SBA Communications has lowered its third-quarter guidance for earnings before …

PARIS-Vodafone Spain and Nortel Networks presented details of the rollout program for Vodafone’s UMTS network in Spain. A Vodafone executive said network coverage has been deployed in 23 cities and …

CAIRO, Egypt-Orascom Telecom Holding said it sold its shares in Yemen mobile operator Sabafone to Al Ahmar Group for US$18.5 million. With the completion of the transaction, all litigation between …

SAN DIEGO-Leap Wireless International Inc. said it was notified by the Nasdaq Stock Exchange that its stock would be delisted on Oct. 11. The exchange said Leap has failed to …

WASHINGTON-Skyworld Communications Inc., a minority-owned wireless dealer in Chicago, is bringing a $23 million lawsuit against T-Mobile USA Inc. for breach of contract and violation of the Illinois Franchise Act. …

TOKYO-Microsoft Corp. said it is in talks with a number of Japanese wireless operators to introduce its smart phone into the Japanese market, according to Dow Jones Business News. “We’re …

VILNIUS, Lithuania-Lithuania’s Omnitel said it introduced multimedia messaging service (MMS) to its subscribers. The service is free until 1 December after a one-time set-up fee of 10 litas (US$2.85). The …

SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif.-Starfish Software has been granted a patent for a solution that allows a user to make changes to records in a client database while synchronization with a server …

DUBLIN, Ireland-Irish company Sepro said the Czech Republic’s EuroTel Praha selected its e-Rate rating software. The software will help Eurotel capture value and generate revenues from its mobile data and …

CALGARY-JKC Group Inc. has informed Zi Corp. it will file a revised preliminary proxy statement for a special meeting of shareholders to consider JKC’s previously announced acquisition of the Magic …

PARIS-Samsung Electronics will soon sell a high-end mobile phone with a built-in camera in Europe, according to reports. Samsung officials in Korea couldn’t immediately be reached for comment. The world’s …

WATERLOO, Ontario-Research In Motion Ltd. reported revenues of $73.4 million for its second quarter, and lowered its outlook for the rest of the year as well as its target to …

PARIS-AT&T Wireless Services Inc.’s technology future was brought into question last week as were the carrier’s upcoming third-quarter financial results. Speaking at the UMTS and Mobile Internet conference in Paris, …

Hitachi Ltd. and Mitsubishi Electric Corp. said they have decided to bring their semiconductor units together to form a new company called Renesas Technology Corp. The new company, which should …

KISHINEV, Moldova-The Interdnestrcom carrier from the breakaway Dnestr region of Moldova said it completed the modernization of its CDMA IS-95 network and launched third-generation (3G) cdma2000 1x services. Lucent Technologies, …

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-Cell C shareholder Saudi Oger is reported to be seeking fresh opportunities in other emerging African markets. Jonahan Newman, the network’s chief of strategy development, said the possibilities …

TORONTO-Merrill Lynch has significantly lowered its estimate of how much cash Nortel Networks will have at the end of next year, citing concerns about Nortel’s wireless equipment division. Merrill said …

GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo.-Ciber Inc.’s Wireless Practice has been acknowledged by IBM and Palm Inc. for integrating IBM and Palm Solution Group technologies-making it the first integration partner of the two …