2003

HELSINKI, Finland-The world’s No. 1 phone maker, Nokia Corp., continued to expand its broad product portfolio with several new handsets, including an EDGE phone for the United States and a CDMA camera phone. The moves come as Nokia and the …

WASHINGTON-The collapse of global trade talks in Mexico could hurt exports of the wireless industry and other high-tech sectors in the United States. The Telecommunications Industry Association, which represents telecom manufacturers, said it was disappointed over the breakdown of World …

DULLES, Va.-Cingular Wireless and instant messaging company America Online Inc. announced an expansive partnership to allow Cingular subscribers to send and receive AOL instant messages using their phones. The announcement is AOL’s latest carrier deal, but is more extensive than …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. said it expects its revenue and earnings per share for the fourth fiscal quarter and fiscal 2003 will achieve the high end of its prior guidance. In July, Qualcomm said it expected its fourth-quarter revenues to edge …

In the story, “Details emerge on Sprint’s PTT” story in the Sept. 15 issue of RCR Wireless News, Nextel Communications Inc. said its network covers 242 million potential customers. The 222 million pop figure in the story was from Sprint …

Intel Corp. wants the world to know that it is not about cell phones, or personal digital assistants or wireless notebooks. It is about all of them. Working its vision under what it describes as adaptive communication technologies, the chipmaker …

The most entertaining piece of being a part of the wireless industry has got to be watching how the evolving technology is absorbed into our society and culture. Every time you turn around, people are being confronted with deciding what …

Jeffrey Glass could be considered a player in the mobile-commerce industry, although you won’t find the “m-commerce” designation in any of the literature about his company. However, as president and chief executive officer of M-Qube Inc., Glass for almost three …

Wireless expertise is in high demand in the information technology job sector, according to Mark Stenberg, career training and management expert at Career Center, the largest computer training school in New York City. Career Center, which specializes in IT training …

Personal digital assistant pioneer Palm Inc. reported relatively solid earnings, with revenues up 3 percent compared with the same quarter a year ago, but the news didn’t seem to please investors, who sent the company’s stock down about 3 percent …

SPOKANE, Wash.-Itronix Corp., a developer of rugged wireless computing systems, announced it will be acquired by Golden Gate Capital, a $700 million private equity firm, for $40 million. Plans for the acquisition, which will allow Itronix to function as an …

SAN FRANCISCO-Content provider Faith West Inc. announced a new service that combines ring tones and animations and said it will sell several such offerings through Verizon Wireless’ Get It Now application download service. Faith West said its new ring tone/animation …

Following in the footsteps of several other major U.S. airlines, United Airlines announced a new, relaxed cell-phone policy for its U.S. domestic arrivals. Under the new policy, customers can use cell phones onboard United aircraft after the plane has landed …

Rural telecommunications provider HickoryTech Corp. signed a definitive agreement to sell its wireless business to Western Wireless Corp. for approximately $25 million, including $12.8 million in cash and approximately 1 million HickoryTech shares currently held by Western Wireless. HickoryTech’s wireless …

HOLTSVILLE, N.Y.-Symbol Technologies Inc. continued operations in the eye of the storm, with an Ohio jury awarding $218 million in damages to a company suing one of Symbol’s business units. Symbol’s unit, Telxon Corp., said it would appeal the verdict. …

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.-Statewide organizations are furthering the wireless industry’s knowledge of local and state issues affecting it. Most recently, the State of Alabama formed the Alabama Wireless Association to address some of these obstacles, including increasingly stringent tower-zoning laws and ordinances. …

WASHINGTON-Two key Senate lawmakers Thursday introduced legislation to repeal a tax break enjoyed by U.S. exporters-including those in the telecom and high-tech sectors-that the World Trade Organization said violate global commerce rules. The bill, cosponsored by Senate Finance Committee Chairman …

NEW YORK-Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services assigned a “B-” rating to the proposed $1.6 billion senior secured credit facility of Crown Castle Operating Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of Crown Castle International Corp. S&P also affirmed its “B-” corporate credit …

DRACHTEN, Holland-Philips Electronics said it plans to cut 180 jobs next year owing to a challenging market atmosphere, tight competition and an unfavorable exchange rate between the euro and U.S. dollar. The company, however, hopes to turn a profit by …

CUPERTINO, Calif.-Portal Software Inc. announced it has completed a $60 million direct offering of approximately 22.6 million shares of its common stock. The shares were sold for $2.65 each, resulting in net proceeds to the company of $56.4 million. “The …

AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands-The Dutch government sold a 12-spercent stake, or about 300 million ordinary shares, in Dutch telecom company KPN NV for about $2.2 billion. The sale comes as the government announced plans to cut costs. The shares were placed …

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Motorola Inc. Chairman and CEO Christopher Galvin said Friday he would step down as head of the company founded by his grandfather. Galvin had recently been under increasing pressure from stockholders. Some especially criticized his salary, which was close …

TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo Inc. announced the development of micro base stations for its third-generation FOMA network that are up to 1/30th the size of conventional base stations. The operator said the new base stations will allow it to expand FOMA service …

NEW YORK-Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. held a product showcase in New York to display its advanced electronics equipment from televisions to camcorders and took the opportunity to show off two high-end new phones, including a mobile phone/miniature TV. Samsung officials …

As Hurricane Isabel bears down on the U.S. eastern seaboard, wireless carriers are confident their networks are already prepared for the worst. Unlike other recent emergencies, including Sept. 11, 2001, and the August power outage, Isabel was anticipated, giving operators …