2003

GENEVA-The International Telecommunication Union partnered with TeleManagement Forum to allow TM Forum standards to be published by ITU as ITU-T Recommendations. ITU-T is ITU’s standards-setting body. The partnership aims to leverage both organizations’ resources to enhance international standards in operational …

OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-Total wireless handsets shipped reached 107 million units in the second quarter, demonstrating 12-percent year-on-year growth and 2-percent sequential growth, according to research from ABI. New features including color screens and camera phones likely fueled the growth. Replacement …

Regional wireless carrier Dobson Communications Corp. today announced it will jump into the picture messaging business later this year through a new deal with messaging infrastructure provider LogicaCMG. Dobson will use LogicaCMG’s Multimedia Messaging Service Center and Wireless Service Broker …

The massive hype surrounding Wi-Fi has forced the rest of the nation’s wireless carriers to follow T-Mobile USA Inc.’s lead or risk being left behind. But in the dust cloud blown up by such haste, it’s hard to distinguish one …

One of the big riddles with open standards is that not all of those who swear by the principle believe in it. Unless, of course, it works in their favor. With a myriad of technologies in the market, vendors and …

The European Commission gave Microsoft Corp. one more chance to remedy what it terms as monopolistic behavior. “The commission has gathered additional evidence from a wide variety of consumers, suppliers and competitors. This evidence confirms and in many respects bolsters …

More than a year after announcing plans to sell off or find a partner for its wireless division, Qwest Communications International Inc. last week reported a deal with Sprint PCS that calls for Qwest to transition its nearly 1 million …

BOSTON-American Tower Corp. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Steve Dodge purchased 100,000 shares of American Tower stock priced between $9.13 and $9.37 according to a recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. “AMT chairman has increased his personal equity …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission committed on Thursday to complete rules for unlicensed use of the 5 GHz band by the end of the year. The commitment was included in a World Radiocommunication Conference Implementation plan agreed to by the FCC …

KIRKLAND, Wash.-Nextel Partners Inc. filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission covering the resale of its 1.5 percent senior convertible notes due 2007 that were initially issued in a private placement on May 13 and June 11. …

BERWYN, Pa.-Triton PCS Holdings Inc. reported a 12.8-percent increase in total revenues, from $183 million during the second quarter of 2002 to $206.5 million in total revenues during this year’s second quarter. Net losses also increased from $35.5 million last …

NEW YORK-A new study finds that the average selling price for mobile phones continues to drop, a situation that could put added pressure on the world’s top mobile-phone makers. Research firm FastTrack Wireless Inc. found industry average selling prices fell …

WESTBOROUGH, Mass.-The nation’s No. 1 independent paging and messaging carrier Arch Wireless Inc. reported a net income of $5.2 million on revenues of $154 million for its second quarter, news that sent the carrier’s stock up more than 11 percent …

MILPITAS, Calif.-Antitrust concerns have now been pushed aside in Palm Inc.’s acquisition of Handspring Inc., as the waiting period required by the Hart-Scott-Rodino Anti-Trust Improvements Act has expired, which the companies said paves the way for the acquisition to close …

PRAGUE-The Czech Office for the Protection of Economic Competition has approved Cesky Telecom’s planned purchase of the 49-percent stake it does not already own in wireless operator Eurotel Praha. Cesky Telecom is buying the stake from AT&T Wireless Services Inc. …

WASHINGTON-Neil Fried has been named telecommunications counsel for the House Energy and Commerce Committee and will begin his duties Aug. 18. Fried joins from law firm Paul, Hastings, Janofsky and Walker, where he specialized in broadcast, cable and telecom issues. …

LUBBOCK, Texas-Sprint PCS affiliate Alamosa Holdings Inc. reported 24,000 net subscriber additions during the second quarter, ending the period with 677,000 total subscribers. The quarterly customer growth was an improvement from the 20,000 net customers the carrier added during the …

Chips continue to provide cheer in an otherwise gloomy wireless environment. According to the Semiconductor Industry Association, strong demand of chips in the mobile market played a significant part in worldwide sales of $12.54 billion in June as against $12.49 …

LAKE CHARLES, La.-US Unwired Inc., which recently filed a lawsuit against network partner Sprint PCS, said it added 8,878 net subscribers during the second quarter, which was less than half the 19,556 subscribers the carrier added during the second quarter …

NEW DELHI-India’s Telecom Dispute Settlement Appellate Tribunal has dismissed a petition from the Cellular Operators Association of India to stop the operation of CDMA technology in the country. The COAI is now considering whether to appeal to the Supreme Court. …

EUGENE, Ore.-Mobile-computing company Quest Solutions announced it acquired mobile software platform company Distributed Data Systems. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Quest said DDS has more than 100,000 mobile-computing users and that the acquisition strengthens its technical capabilities. Quest …

DALLAS-The hot-spot service market in the United States will garner revenues in excess of $800 million by 2007, according to a new report from Parks Associates. The research firm estimates service revenues for hot spots will reach $105 million for …

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-InterWave Communications International Ltd. reported growing revenues and a rising net loss for its fourth quarter, news that sent its stock down almost 17 percent to about $2.33 per share. The company reported total revenues of $8.5 million, …

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates-Acotel Group will supply FastLink Jordan with a multimedia message service center, including a WAP Gateway and several MMS applications, following a trial earlier this year. “Our platforms provide the functionality and flexibility that allows FastLink to …

NTT DoCoMo Inc. reported a net income of $1.65 billion in the first quarter ending June 30 in its first quarterly financial report. DoCoMo said it had 600,000 FOMA subscribers in July, and highlighted its moves to add new FOMA …