2003

Eastman Kodak Co. reported agreements with Cingular Wireless L.L.C. and Nokia Corp. to provide mobile imaging services and initiatives designed to help customers get more out of their camera-enabled handsets. The agreements center around Kodak’s Mobile Service that will allow …

Did de Tocqueville consider globalization? The keen French observer of America in the 1830s undoubtedly was correct in realizing we are different, unique as things go and egalitarian in emphasis. De Tocqueville called it “American Exceptionalism.” Indeed, there was not …

WASHINGTON-Five trade associations representing rural wireline carriers last week objected to a suggestion that universal-service support be restricted to primary lines. “Before rural incumbent local exchange carriers and other eligible telecommunications carriers will invest in high-cost infrastructure, they must have …

ALLENTOWN, Pa.-Agere Systems Inc. said it has unveiled what it describes as the smallest and fastest EDGE chipset solution for enhanced mobile handsets and smart phones. The company said it will enable phone manufacturers to develop compact handsets with download …

SBA Communications Corp. reported revenues for the third quarter totaled $52.4 million, down from $60.8 million in third-quarter 2002. The company also released the results of a re-audit of its fiscal year 2001 and 2002 financial statements to reflect the …

HACKENSACK, N.J.-Wireless enterprise company GoAmerica Inc. reported another dim quarter, with declining revenues of $3.1 million and a net loss of $1 million. The company said it has $842,000 in cash and cash equivalents, which will fund the company only …

A California judge cleared the way for what is believed to be a record settlement in a class-action lawsuit against Verizon Wireless in which the nation’s No. 1 mobile-phone operator has agreed to make broader disclosures and provide free headsets, …

Two of the world’s most notable mobile commerce startups, Network365 Ltd. and iPIN, announced today they will blend into a new player, Valista, a move company officials said will create a dominate payment provider covering more than 150 million subscribers. …

RESTON, Va.- Nextel Communications Inc. announced late Friday it will upgrade its iDEN network using Motorola Inc.’s WiDEN network technology, which the carrier said will quadruple its data speeds. Nextel said its investment in the new WiDEN technology will be …

REDMOND, Wash.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. and Canadian operator Rogers Wireless Communications Inc., which operates as Rogers AT&T Wireless, launched a cross-border North American Corporate Digital Advantage program designed to provide businesses that are customers of both carriers with seamless access …

Following are mobile infrastructure contracts announced in October 2003. China. With China Mobile to expand its GSM networks. Value: $50 million Comorian Union. With SNPT to roll out the country’s first GSM network. Value: Undisclosed Ericsson Finland. With Finnish 2G …

As the penetration of advanced mobile phones continues to rise, mobile operators must be aware of a changing mindset among consumers, as well as the differences in mindsets among diversified demographics, according to a new study from A.T. Kearney. Concerns …

WASHINGTON-Only 24 states told congressional investigators that they plan to meet the 2005 deadline for wireless enhanced 911 Phase II deployment. “Implementation of wireless E911 is several years away in many states, raising the prospect of piecemeal availability of this …

The last round of third-quarter results posted last week continued to show the growing operational gaps between the country’s six nationwide carriers and the numerous rural operators that are finding a more difficult balance between customer growth and fiscal restraint. …

Failure to arrive at an industry standard has caught ultra-wideband technology players between bowing to standards pressures and customer demand. The Institute of Electrical and Electronics working group’s meeting, which ended Nov. 14, closed like the one held two months …

After months of speculation, analysts prognostications and Internet rumors, Sprint PCS finally launched its Ready Link push-to-talk solution, bolstering the carriers’ service line up and providing the wireless industry with three nationwide operators now offering a walkie-talkie service. Sprint PCS …

WASHINGTON-The chairs of the E911 Congressional Caucus, Sens. Conrad Burns (R-Mont.) and Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.), have amended the agricultural spending bill to include money for a loan program aimed at deploying wireless enhanced 911 technology. “The Burns-Clinton appropriation is …

Following more than six months of restructuring under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, Leap Wireless International Inc. is set to re-launch its Cricket branded service this week using some of its original ideas, including unlimited local calling for a fixed rate, …

RESTON, Va.-Nextel Communications Inc. founder Morgan O’Brien said he was leaving the company as an employee, which recently included overseeing Nextel’s spectrum acquisition program, regulatory affairs and new market development initiatives, but would continue to serve Nextel as vice chairman …

AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands-KPN Mobile and Hutchison Whampoa Ltd. reached an agreement on their disputed U.K. third-generation operator business. KPN Mobile will sell its 15-percent stake in Hutchison 3G U.K. Ltd. to Hutchison Whampoa for $150.4 million. An initial $100.2 million …

WASHINGTON-Another unexpected snag has further complicated industry’s chances for securing military spectrum for third-generation wireless services, with the powerful broadcast lobby claiming new studies-conducted in the absence of technical guidance promised by the Bush administration-show frequencies earmarked for the Pentagon …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission Thursday took the first step to altering the way spectrum interference is measured by seeking comment on the controversial interference-temperature concept proposed last year by the FCC’s Spectrum Policy Task Force. “I have previously noted my …

DENVER-Ricochet Networks Inc. is “actively evaluating a number of options relative to its business prospects” to continue to service existing customers and to grow its network, according to Chief Executive Officer Greg Sadler. Ricochet has been unable to secure the …

LONDON-LogicaCMG said Portuguese mobile operator Optimus has deployed its Wireless Service Broker product, which will enable Optimus to deliver mobile Internet services based on WAP 2.0 and multimedia messaging services. The LogicaCMG technology will replace existing infrastructure and enables the …

OTTAWA-The Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association said Canadians sent more than 32 million person-to-person text messages during the month of September, representing three times as much monthly usage in the 18 months since the launch of inter-carrier text messaging by Canada’s …