2003

SINGAPORE-Motorola Inc. said it has set up a center to purchase parts for third-party makers of its wireless equipment and handheld devices. The company said the center will take orders of about $1.73 billion every year by 2006, representing 80 …

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 …

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. …

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 …

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 …

REDMOND, Wash.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. said it has signed agreements with Cingular Wireless L.L.C. and Sprint PCS detailing how they will port customers’ phone numbers once the first phase of local number portability is implemented on Nov. 24. AT&T Wireless …

TORONTO-Bell Mobility said it will sell the new Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. SPH-a600 camera phone, and that it will offer a picture-sharing service through a new deal with camera-phone technology company LightSurf. Using Bell Mobility’s Picture Messaging service, customers will …

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 …

HIGH WYCOMBE, U.K.-Tellabs said it will outsource manufacturing of its international products and transfer ownership of its Espoo, Finland-based manufacturing operations to Elcoteq Network Corp. The company has notified certain employees they will become employees of Elcoteq following required approvals, …

ST. LOUIS-AAT Communications Corp. announced it has closed on $180 million of equity capital it plans to use to help fund acquisitions and build-to-suit tower projects. AAT has nearly quintupled its tower portfolio since May 2002 when Cequel III was …

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.-Visto Corp. announced it scored another major carrier deal, with KPN Mobile in the Netherlands planning to use Visto’s technology to offer wireless e-mail services over its i-mode wireless data platform. Visto currently counts a handful of carrier …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. said its GlobalTracs equipment management system will be used on Case New Holland Inc.’s construction equipment. The system collects, manages and transmits equipment operating status and location data and makes it accessible via a Web-based application or …

ALEXANDRIA, Minn.-Rural Cellular Corp. posted a year-over-year increase in total revenues from $125.7 million during the third quarter of 2002 to $136.6 million this year, bolstered by an increase in local service revenue per customer from $42 last year to …

WASHINGTON-Plaintiffs’ lawyers again urged a federal appeals court to overturn a lower court ruling dismissing five class-action suits that sought to force mobile-phone carriers to supply consumers with headsets to reduce the chance of injury from radiation emitted by handsets. …

LAKE CHARLES, La.-US Unwired Inc. reported total revenues fell during the third quarter from $148.8 million last year to $142.9 million this year, led by a 34-percent decline in roaming revenue from $53 million last year to $35.2 million this …

SINGAPORE-Motorola Inc. said it has set up a center to purchase parts for third-party makers of its wireless equipment and handheld devices. The company said the center will take orders of about $1.73 billion every year by 2006, representing 80 …

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 …

CAMBRIDGE, U.K.-Wireless data services provider M-spatial announced its Mapway View Map and walking directions services are now being used on the Orange World network in the United Kingdom. Mapway allows users to access street maps from their mobile phones to …

FRAMINGHAM, Mass.-Wireless devices will be high on holiday gift lists this year, according to a survey released by Staples Inc. The retailer predicts wireless handheld computers will be in high demand among both personal and business users. Staples expects business …

Wireless carriers continued their push for more research on whether tower facilities kill large numbers of birds, while environmental groups shook their collective finger at the government, alleging the Federal Communications Commission is breaking the law in comments filed with …

RESTON, Va.-NII Communications Inc. plans to sell 3 million shares of NII Holdings Inc. in a secondary offering for $70.50 per share generating $211.5 million in proceeds. Nextel owns approximately 31 percent of NII Holdings’ shares. NII Holdings was formerly …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Wireless technology company L.M. Ericsson announced a new music product through a partnership with Sony Music Germany that delivers bundled packages of artist pictures, ring tones, music clips, artist news, and music recommendations. Swisscom Mobile launched the service, dubbed …

REDMOND, Wash.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. said it has signed agreement with Cingular Wireless L.L.C. and Sprint PCS detailing how they will port customers’ phone numbers once the first phase of local number portability is implemented on Nov. 24. AT&T Wireless …

TORONTO-Bell Mobility said it will sell the new Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. SPH-a600 camera phone, and that it will offer a picture-sharing service through a new deal with camera-phone technology company LightSurf. Using Bell Mobility’s Picture Messaging service, customers will …

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 by the FCC’s Spectrum Policy Task Force. The FCC will use the 6 …