2003

Synchronization company Pumatech Inc. announced it completed the acquisition of Synchrologic Inc., which develops wireless enterprise products and services. Pumatech expects to announce revised financial guidance for its second and third fiscal quarters based on the integration of Synchrologic into …

VIENNA, Austria-Telefonica Moviles said last week it sold its third-generation license in Austria to market leader Mobilkom Austria for an undisclosed amount. The Austrian regulator RTR has already approved the sale, according to Telefonica Moviles. Under Austrian regulations, Mobilkom Austria …

MEXICO CITY-Mexican mobile operator America Movil said it exchanged its 49-percent interest in CompUSA Inc. for a 29.69-percent stake in US Commercial Corp. for about $16 million. US Commercial is a public company listed on the Bolsa Mexicana de Valores …

Verizon Wireless and Nextel Communications Inc. again led the wireless industry in N. Moore Capital Ltd.’s ranking of wireless carriers during the third quarter of this year, with the carriers garnering a first-place tie in the ranking of five select …

COLUMBUS, Ohio-Sprint PCS affiliate Horizon PCS has received court approval for an extension in filing its Chapter 11 reorganization plan and gaining creditor support. The company now has until April 29, 2004, to file its plan and until June 28, …

DENVER-Sporting goods retailer The Sports Authority added wireless local area network IP infrastructure, point-of-sale terminals and mobile computing solutions to stores from Alaska to the East Coast through a new deal with wireless infrastructure company AccuCode Inc. “AccuCode has been …

Midwest Wireless has launched its CDMA2000 1x digital network in 17 counties in Iowa. Midwest Wireless has 28,000 customers in the counties, which the carrier acquired when it purchased Cellcom’s wireless network there in October. Following the acquisition, Midwest Wireless …

LISBON, Portugal-Vodafone Portugal said it began a limited launch of its third-generation services, with access available only to a limited number of users in Lisbon and Oporto. Mostly Vodafone staff and selected business partners and customers will initially use the …

BOSTON-American Tower Corp. said in a recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission it plans to sell up to $850 million in debt securities, preferred stock, common stock, warrants, stock purchase contracts and equity units. The company plans to …

WILMINGTON, N.C.-AlertsUSA L.L.C. gathers information related to terrorism threats to the United States and its interests abroad and delivers them to subscribers via mobile phone. The service notifies cellular-phone users of domestic terror alerts, warnings, terrorist events and changes in …

Rural Cellular Corp. announced it has been approved for listing on the Nasdaq National Market. The company’s class A common stock began trading on the Nasdaq as RCCC on Dec. 30, and today shares were trading at $8.13. “This step …

RESTON, Va.-NII Holdings, which provides mobile communications services in Latin America and is partly owned by Nextel Communications Inc., said it filed Dec. 5 with the Securities and Exchange Commission a registration statement for the resale by selling security holders …

Investors appeared to cheer what seems to be the end of Symbol Technologies Inc.’s long financial restatement road. The company announced it filed the restatement of its 1998 through 2001 finances with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and it will …

It appears Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications L.P. will be able to unload some of its final CDMA phones in North America as Sprint PCS announced it will sell a limited number of Sony Ericsson’s Bluetooth-enabled T608 phones. The move comes …

ATHENS, Greece-Motorola Inc. said it will work with Science Applications International Corp. and Siemens AG to provide a secure two-way radio communications system for public-safety agencies during the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens. The contract value to Motorola will be …

LONDON-U.K. telecom regulator Ofcom made available new spectrum at 5.8 GHz for wireless broadband services in the country’s remote communities. The regulator expects service providers to offer always-on connections with download speeds of up to 1 megabit per second. Ofcom …

SEOUL, South Korea-Korean mobile operators SK Telecom and KTF launched their W-CDMA networks this week to meet a year-end deadline, although full commercial services are not expected until March 2004. A lack of handsets is one reason the services will …

LOS ANGELES-Toyota Motor Sales USA Inc. will add a wireless component to its new advertising campaign promoting its Scion cars. Toyota’s advertising company, Oasis Advertising, said it will launch ScionSpy, an interactive digital photo contest. The contest will include support …

WASHINGTON-Cable & Wireless Jamaica Ltd. has purchased cellular communications equipment from Nortel Networks Inc. and eight other U.S. exporters as part of a $173 million project. Export-Import Bank of the United States is guaranteeing a $72.3 million seven-year loan to …

Sprint PCS affiliate UbiquiTel Inc. released updated financial and operating guidance for the fourth quarter of 2003. The company said it expects earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization for the quarter to be between $9 million and $11 million, …

WASHINGTON-Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger asked the California Public Utilities Commission last week to adhere to an executive order directing state agencies to conduct a six-month review of current and proposed regulations, a move that comes as state regulators near a vote …

The Federal Communications Commission said it received 2,394 informal consumer complaints targeted at wireless carriers from Nov. 24 through Dec. 24, which marked the first month of wireless local number portability. Complaints almost tripled in the latter two weeks of …

LONDON-Vodafone Group plc said it expanded its partner network agreement with Kuwait mobile operator Mobile Telecommunications Co. to include the Bahraini market. MTC-Vodafone launched services in Bahrain Dec. 28 after winning a GSM license in April. MTC-Vodafone Bahrain will start …

Nortel Networks Corp. announced last week amended financial reports for full-year 2002 and the first two quarters of 2003, following up on a previously announced plan to restate financial results dating to 2000. Last month, when it filed its third-quarter …

LAS VEGAS-Hang Gear has released its Universal Phone Thong cell-phone holder. The device consists of an adjustable clear band that wraps around any cell phone and connects to a carabiner clip that can be easily clipped to a user’s pants, …