March 2003

WHEAT RIDGE, Colo.-ARC Wireless Solutions Inc., which develops antennas used on wireless communication towers, reported improved financial results for the fiscal year ended Dec. 31, 2002. The company said its …

MURRAY HILL, N.J.-Lucent Technologies Inc. has agreed to pay $315 million in common stock and cash to settle 54 separate shareholder lawsuits, without admitting any wrongdoing in connection with charges …

ATLANTA-Messaging services company Glenayre Technologies Inc. announced it will seek stockholder approval for a reverse stock split of either one-for-three or one-for-five. The company said the move could help it …

BELLEVUE, Wash.-T-Mobile USA Inc. launched its video messaging service allowing customers to record and send video messages with sound from wireless phones. The carrier’s initial handset offering for the service …

LONDON-E-Plus and MmO2 have reportedly made bids to acquire MobilCom’s third-generation (3G) assets in Germany, according to international press reports. The bids are reported to be less than 30 million …

ARLINGTON, Va.-Spending on all transport services will increase by 6.1 percent this year, to $345.3 billion, with the greatest growth in wireless and high-speed Internet access, the Telecommunications Industry Association …

MUNICH, Germany-Siemens has said it will provide cdma2000 as part of its core network offering, although it will not involve the backhaul or radio access network. The company said the …

SOMERSET, N.J.-Independent retail agent American Cellular reported that its multimillion dollar lawsuit against Cingular Wireless L.L.C. and its former group of operating companies is scheduled to go to trial next …

KIEV, Ukraine-Two leading Ukrainian carriers continue to expand in the country, while some outsiders had to quit the market, opening a way for acquisitions and takeovers. The Ukrainian Mobile Communications …

NEW YORK-Sprint PCS affiliate US Unwired Inc.’s stock price shot up more than 250 percent in trading on Thursday to 30 cents per share just ahead of its scheduled fourth-quarter …

LONDON-Iceland has been reprimanded by the European Free Trade Association’s Surveillance Authority for not putting in place a regulatory and legal framework for issuing third-generation (3G) licenses. Iceland has delayed …

WASHINGTON-The congressman representing San Diego, hometown of CDMA developer Qualcomm, introduced legislation that would require the Department of Defense and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to deploy CDMA …

BELLEVUE, Wash.-T-Mobile USA Inc. and Cingular Wireless customers can sign up to receive up-to-the-minute news updates on the Iraq war through text message alerts. The service works through technology from …

CHICAGO-In what market watchers describe as one of the largest class-action settlements ever, Lucent Technologies Inc. has resolved all outstanding shareholder lawsuits for more than US$600 million. The settlement, which …

MONTREAL-Canadian company Telesystem International Wireless said it sold its 49-percent stake in Telpart Participacoes, which controls Brazilian operators Telemig Celular Participacoes and Tele Norte Celular Partcicipacoes, to Highlake International Business …

NEW DELHI, India-In an apparent bid to compete with pan-Indian coverage provided by leading cellular providers like AirTel and Hutch, four regional players have joined to form a national alliance …

CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa.-UbiquiTel Inc. reported $60.1 million in revenues for the fourth quarter of 2002, a 48-percent increase compared with the $45.8 million the carrier reported for the same quarter of …

DUBLIN, Ireland-Ongoing concerns regarding the effects of mobile-phone mast radiation on public health in France has encouraged SFR and Orange France to suspend the operation of antennas on top of …

MANILA, The Philippines-Gokongwei-owned Digital Telecommunications (Digitel) has already short-listed two prospective companies, Alcatel and Ericsson, to undertake the next phase of the company’s cellular mobile telephone system network in the …

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-For the first time, Ericsson will not be the supplier to install a Telecom Personal network in Argentina, now that Alcatel has signed an agreement with the cellular …

NEW DELHI, India-The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has issued guidelines for public wireless Internet access services. Called “Guideline on the Provision of Wireless LAN Service using Spread Spectrum …

BEIJING-At a national conference on wireless telecommunications management, China’s Ministry of Information Industry (MII) vowed to strengthen frequency management, which will limit CDMA technology to China Unicom. Fixed-line operators have …

ATLANTA-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. launched its “7-7-7” rate plan in its north and south Florida markets, allowing customers signed up to Home plans starting at $30 per month to begin their …

MONTREAL-Wireless equipment manufacturer SR Telecom announced it will acquire broadband fixed-wireless equipment provider Netro Corp., strengthening its customer base as well as its financial position. The transaction will be structured …

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-Nigerian prepaid subscribers are reported to be facing an increased lack of top-up cards for their services. Subscribers have expressed dismay that the vouchers have become so scarce …