2003

NEW YORK-Purchasers of Boston Communications Group Inc.’s publicly traded securities between June 12, 2003, and July 16, 2003, have filed a class-action lawsuit against BCGI alleging the company issued false and misleading statements concerning its business. BCGI attempted to reassure …

OCALA, Fla.-Switching carriers will mean switching phones, potentially leaving millions of cell phones in the trash following the implementation of wireless local number portability. Several companies are working to maximize the value of those discarded phones. RMS Communications Group Inc., …

HUNT VALLEY, Md.-Tessco Technologies said it has won a contract with General Services Administration to supply federal agencies worldwide with a wide range of wireless products. The contract covers 10,000 buying organizations to purchase approximately 7,000 items from Tessco. Some …

CINCINNATI-Convergys Corp. said it will license its Infinys solution to PT Satelit Palapa Indonesia (Satelindo). Satelindo will use the Infinys application for order management, and Geneva, the Infinys application for rating and billing, to support its postpaid services and to …

HELSINKI, Finland-Following numerous reports of exploding batteries in Nokia Corp. phones-which the company continues to blame on unsafe, low-quality counterfeit products-Nokia said it has so far seized and destroyed more than 5 million counterfeit batteries this year. The company said …

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 …

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.-InterDigital Corp. reported a net income of $3.4 million, or 6 cents per share, for the third quarter of this year. This compares with a net loss of $5.8 million, or 11 cents per share in the …

WASHINGTON-Only 24 states told congressional investigations 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 …

OWINGS MILLS, Md.-Wireless enterprise company Aether Systems Inc. reported declining revenues and losses, and said that although its earnings were lower than expected, the company’s financial restructuring efforts continue to show positive signs. Interestingly, Aether said it will explore “strategic …

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia will provide its digital TETRA professional mobile radio system to Amec Spie Communications for the Communaute Urbaine de Bordeaux, the Bordeaux metropolitan area authority in France. Nokia’s system, which is replacing the analog professional mobile network used today, …

BELGRADE, Serbia-Serbia’s Telekom Srbija a.d. has chosen Alvarion Ltd. and Airspan Networks Inc. as suppliers for the rebuilding of its telecommunications infrastructure. The company plans to deploy more than 100,000 new telephony and data lines using wireless last-mile solutions. “Serbia’s …

MADRID, Spain-The Liberty Alliance said its Phase 2 specifications have been approved, rounding out the existing Liberty Federation Framework and the foundation for the Liberty Identity Web Services Framework. The Liberty Alliance also announced initial member implementation plans for the …

LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif.-The OTA Flash Forum announced it will form a special committee to handle over-the-air updates for wireless devices, and will work to promote the technology to the wireless industry. The group, which consists of members like Bitfone Corp., …

MUNICH, Germany-Siemens AG posted a fourth-quarter net profit of $847.6 million, or 94 cents per share, beating analysts’ expectations. For the fiscal year, it basked in a net income of $2.8 billion, representing a 47-percent increase from $1.94 billion a …

LONDON-Wireless Java company Esmertec announced it raised a significant $27 million in venture funding, with Earlybird Venture Capital, Partners Group and Sofinnova Partners leading the investment round. Esmertec sells Java platforms to wireless device markers, technology that allows Java applications …

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. said it has signed a deal to supply EDGE equipment for Global Telecom in the Philippines. Global Telecom will deploy the services in Metro Manila. The actual date of the rollout was not disclosed. The carrier had …

BELLEVUE, Wash.-T-Mobile USA Inc. said it added 670,000 net customer during the third quarter, which was ahead of the 606,000 customers the carrier added during the second quarter of this year, but short of the 869,000 subscribers T-Mobile USA signed …

KIRKLAND, Wash.-Nextel Partners Inc. reported that its Nextel Partners Operating Corp. subsidiary is launching a $475 million senior secured credit facility that the company said would be used to repay borrowing under Nextel Partners’ existing $475 million senior secured credit …

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

REDMOND, Wash.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. said it was moving towards fixing a software glitch that has prevented the carrier from activating new customers or converting its current TDMA customers to its GSM network for more than a week. “We’re definitely …

BERWYN, Pa.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. affiliate Triton PCS Holdings Inc. said it has renewed its current agreement with AT&T Wireless and AT&T Corp. to continue to use the AT&T brand name for one year until Feb. 4, 2005. The agreement …

WASHINGTON-The Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association on Wednesday morning threw in the towel and gave up fighting wireless local number portability. “This thing is moving forward. It is inevitable. We are embracing the inevitable with a smile on our face,” …

CHICAGO-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 …

TEL AVIV-Partner Communications Co. Ltd. said it has signed a $93 million deal with Nortel Networks Ltd. to supply UMTS equipment for its networks. The carrier expects the network to increase voice and data capacity in such services as “person-to-person …

MUNICH-Sun Microsystems and Siemens are inviting students worldwide to participate in the Java Masters 2004 competition. Participants are asked to develop innovative Java applications for Siemens M55, MC60 and SX1 mobile phones. In addition, start-up companies are encouraged to compete …