2003

SAN JOSE, Calif.-BelAir Networks said it has secured $15 million in financing, bringing total investments in the company to $22 million. BelAir plans to use the funding to bring the recently introduced BelAir200 cellular local area network platform into high-volume …

WASHINGTON-Key House lawmakers want the General Accounting Office to again examine a $2.25 billion federal program that subsidizes Internet links to schools and libraries and plan to hold a hearing early next year on allegations of corruption associated with it, …

WASHINGTON-The District of Columbia in July is expected to join New York and a handful of other localities that require drivers to use hands-free devices when driving and talking after a bill passed the city council Tuesday . The bill …

TOKYO-Japanese ADSL high-speed Internet service provider Softbank applied for a license with the Japanese telecom regulator to test a third-generation mobile-phone technology, according to international press reports. The company applied for a license for a field trial of TD-CDMA technology. …

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic-Dominican Republic mobile operator Codetel commercially launched its Flash Movil CDMA2000 1x network using equipment from Lucent Technologies Inc. The network offers voice and data services at up to 144 kilobits per second data transmissions speeds. Use …

MINNEAPOLIS-Network infrastructure company ADC Telecommunications Inc. reported its fourth-quarter results of $193 million in net sales and net earnings of $9.3 million. The company predicted it will earn between $170 and $180 million in its next quarter. The news helped …

MUNICH, Germany-Pakistan Telecom Mobile, which offers mobile service under the Ufone brand, contracted Siemens to expand its network under a $26 million deal. Siemens will set up a new GSM network for Ufone in 29 cities. Siemens said it is …

LOS ANGELES-Wireless entertainment company Jamdat Mobile Inc. scored $11 million in its latest round of venture funding. Benchmark Capital, Apax Partners, Qualcomm Inc., Intel Corp. and Sun Microsystems Inc. participated in the round. “The worldwide market for wireless entertainment hit …

CEDAR KNOLLS, N.J.-Wireless data is on the verge of success within the business market, a move 10 years in the making, according to a new study from research and consulting firm Probe Research. “Devices and handsets have increased computing power …

CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom-Citing aggregate performance of 60 mobile operators around the world, U.K.-based industry consulting firm Analysys noted in a report that mobile operators can improve their profitability, growth rates and financial stability by finding the right blend of focus, …

MURRAY HILL, N.J.-Lucent Technologies Inc. is seeking approval to amend its previously announced plans to implement a reverse stock split of Lucent common stock. Lucent was given permission a year ago to effect a reverse stock split, but has not …

MT. VERNON, Ill.-GSM technology supporters claimed a victory as rural cellular provider First Cellular of Southern Illinois signed a two-year, $5.5 million deal with Ericsson to overlay its existing CDMA network with GSM/GPRS technology. The agreement calls for Ericsson to …

U.S. Cellular Corp. received mixed messages from debt rating agencies as Fitch Ratings affirmed the carrier’s ‘A-‘ senior unsecured debt rating and ‘BBB+’ subordinated debt rating, while Moody’s Investors Services downgraded the carrier’s senior long-term debt rating from A3 to …

RESTON, Va.-Wireless industry pioneer Craig McCaw resigned his seat on Nextel Communications Inc.’s board of directors in order to focus on pursuing new opportunities in the telecommunication arena and to make room for the addition of independent directors to the …

CHICAGO-Former vice president and director of software development for Motorola Inc.’s cell phone division, Robert Krolopp, is suing the company for $1 million over his firing, according to The Associated Press. According to a lawsuit filed Oct. 31, Krolopp was …

TEL-AVIV, Israel-Alvarion Ltd. announced Swedish television and radio broadcaster Teracom AB will use the Siemens/Alvarion WALKair 3000 broadband wireless solution to build out a nationwide LMDS network. Teracom-one of four companies awarded a national LMDS license in 2001-plans to now …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-2Wire Inc. announced the launch of its HomePortal 1000HW and 1800HW gateways designed to extend wireless coverage and DSL modem performance in the home. The products, which use 802.11b wireless technology, produce seven times the power of most …

GREENSBORO, N.C.-RF Micro Devices Inc. announced production shipments of its RF3133 PowerStar power amplifier module to LG Electronics for use in the company’s GSM/GPRS handsets recently released for the U.S. market. The LG G4010 and LG G4050 handsets became available …

TORONTO-Roadpost Inc., which provides global voice and data communications solutions for business travelers, unveiled the Thuraya handset and service that the company said includes a dual-mode mobile telephone combining both satellite and GSM capabilities into one package. Roadpost said the …

MUNICH-Women, as well as men, are optimistic about the future of UMTS, according to the results of a survey conducted by Siemens AG of 3,000 consumers in Germany, France and Great Britain. The survey showed an equal number of men …

SANTA MONICA, Calif.-Boingo Wireless Inc. said it will add all of Concourse Communications Group’s Wi-Fi hot-spot locations at major U.S. airports to the Boingo Roaming System. Concourse operates hot spots at LaGuardia Airport, JFK International Airport and Newark Liberty International …

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint Corp. reported a roaming agreement with Concourse Communications Group L.L.C. to begin offering Wi-Fi services at several U.S. airports including LaGuardia, Minneapolis-St. Paul International, Detroit Wayne County Metropolitan, JFK and Newark Liberty Airports. Sprint also announced the …

RESTON, Va.-Following the implementation of a new billing system last year, Nextel Communications Inc. unveiled a pair of billing distribution methods for select customers including e-mail or fax options that are available for no additional cost. Nextel noted the options …

WASHINGTON-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. has been hit with a class-action lawsuit alleging the No. 3 mobile-phone operator broke federal labor laws by denying call-center workers overtime pay, litigation that comes at a time when the carrier reportedly is considering outsourcing …

ATLANTA-Federal Bank of India said it signed up more than 70,000 subscribers to its new text-based alerts service, which works over technology from Air2Web. The service alerts users to balance and account information. “The response has been tremendous. Many of …