March 2003

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. said it has worked with Sony Music Entertainment to deliver SME music video content to cdma2000 1x-EV-DO trial users with BREW-enabled handsets. “These technologies will represent an …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Mobile satellite service provider Globalstar announced it is now offering a data monitoring and acquisition service for asset tracking and sensory telemetry monitoring. The service, developed with AeroAsto …

VANCOUVER, British Columbia-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. and Sierra Wireless Inc. reported the commercial launch of Sierra Wireless’ AirCard 750 for AT&T Wireless’ GPRS data network. AT&T Wireless said the device …

WOBURN, Mass.-Skyworks Solutions Inc. said it has expanded its family of GSM/GPRS systems with hardware, software and design support with a view to reducing the cost and time-to-market for building …

SECAUCUS, N.J.-Panasonic continued its push into the United States with a new camera phone for AT&T Wireless Services Inc. AT&T Wireless will begin selling the Panasonic GU87, which features an …

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-With the objective to challenge the monopoly held by Telef

DUBLIN, Ireland-Motorola has intensified its efforts to gain market share among young mobile-phone users with the announcement of an alliance with MTV International. The handset manufacturer is keen to exploit …

HELSINKI, Finland-Norway’s National Oil Fund (NOF), capitalized at US$100 billion and the largest of Europe’s state-managed investment funds, has resolved to downgrade investments in telecom and broadband wireless stocks in …

HANNOVER, Germany-SAP AG, Hewlett-Packard Co. and Vodafone Group plc said they have signed a letter of intent for collaboration to bring to market, “a suite of mobile capabilities designed to …

TOKYO-T-Engine Project, an industry association consisting of virtually all major Japanese vendors, including NEC, Fujitsu and Mitsubishi Electric, will jointly develop a standardized platform for middleware for third-generation (3G) handsets …

TOKYO-J-Phone, a Vodafone company in Japan, gained 164,800 new subscribers in February, according to a survey compiled by the Telecommunications Association of Japan. Due to the strides made by J-Phone, …

BEIJING-An expert of the State Radio Regulation Organization (SRRO) of China’s Ministry of Information Industry (MII) was quoted in the China Daily newspaper as saying that the government should issue …

TOKYO-A total of 18 telecommunications carries in Japan 10 March lodged complaints against the Japanese governmental plan to let NTT companies raise their communication charges, the carriers said. The 18 …

REDMOND, Washington, United States-AT&T Wireless Services and Cingular Wireless officially formed their previously announced “Roadrunner” joint venture to build out GSM/General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) service along more than 4,000 …

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-A filing on the Federal Communications Commission’s Web site seems to have inadvertently revealed details and pictures of an unannounced Motorola Inc. mobile phone that features an array of …

REDMOND, Wash.-Action Engine, whose customers include Orange SA and MmO2, has closed a $15.5 million Series C round of venture financing, led by Baker Capital and including Cascadia Capital LLC, …

PARIS-France Telecom and Orange France have entered into an agreement to deploy their Wi-Fi hot spots at 900 Accor hotels, including Sofitel, Mercure, Libertel, Suitehotel, Ibis, Etap and Formule 1. …

RESTON, Va.-Nextel Communications Inc. launched Inciscent Inc.’s Java-based Command & Control network and systems management software for the Blackberry 6510 device. Inciscent said the software will enable information technology professionals …

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint PCS said it plans to launch multiplayer wireless games in early April that will allow customers to compete against each other from anywhere on the carrier’s network. …

NEW YORK-Standard & Poor’s Ratings Service lowered its corporate credit rating on Rural Cellular Corp. from ‘B+’ to ‘B’ due to the potential the rural carrier could breach a debt …

DENVER-Steve Hubbard has been made vice president of Daniels & Associates, providing mergers & acquisitions, corporate finance and financial advisory services to clients in the information technology and telecommunications industries. …

DALLAS-Alliance Tower Corp. and Central Wireless Inc. have entered a partnership under which Central Wireless will provide all tower construction services on behalf of Alliance Tower. Alliance Tower is currently …

OSLO, Norway-An increasingly strident campaign to keep third-generation (3G) telephone masts out of protesting communities won surprising backing from Sweden’s regulator National Post and Telecom Agency (PTS), which now seems …

BEIJING-China’s fixed-line operators have received approval from the all-powerful Ministry of Information Industry (MII) to roll out the “Little Smart” or “Xiaolingtong” PHS service nationwide. Until now the service was …

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-The Ecuadorian government assigned a national personal communications services (PCS) license at 1900 MHz to Telecommunication M