2003

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless entered the camera phone race with a new picture-messaging service and advanced phone from LG Mobile Phones. The move was expected, as RCR Wireless News reported on the forthcoming phone earlier this month. Verizon introduced the new …

With a competitive environment similar to a high-profile sporting event, an increasing number of wireless carriers have recently thrown their marketing and sponsorship efforts behind sporting events and venues. “Sporting events are a marketer’s dream,” said Tracy Rummel, founder of …

LONDON-More than 42 million consumers in Western Europe will use mobile portals by 2007, bringing the market’s value to more than $1 billion, according to research from IDC. “The growth of mobile portals represents an important development area, influencing many …

BELLEVUE, Wash.-Western Wireless Corp. said it intends to sell $600 million worth of senior unsecured notes with maturities in 2010 and 2013 to qualified institutional buyers in an unregistered offering. The carrier said it will use net proceeds from the …

LONDON-Operating company Symbian claimed another win with the Fujitsu F2102V phone for NTT DoCoMo Inc.’s high-speed FOMA network. The mobile phone includes two digital cameras for video capabilities, as well as authentication for mobile payments, a memory card storage slot …

REDMOND, Wash.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. said it has named San Francisco-based advertising agency Goodby, Silverstein & Partners to handle the carrier’s corporate branding advertising. AT&T Wireless added that Ogilvy & Mather will continue to take the lead on a significant …

WASHINGTON-When the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association initially reacted to a clarification letter sent by the FCC’s Wireless Telecommunications Bureau regarding wireless local number portability, it said it was pleased but more work is needed. Last Friday it told WTB …

LOWELL, Mass.-M/A-COM Inc. announced it will install an 800 MHz voice and data communications system for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) under a $25.7 million contract. The system will improve the MBTA’s existing communications capabilities by linking MBTA personnel, …

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-Ultra-wideband (UWB) products will inevitably dominate the high data rate wireless marketplace, according to recent analysis from West Technology Research Solutions L.L.C., which estimates annual shipments of UWB chipsets in the communications segment will exceed 63 million units …

REDMOND, Wash.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. said it has named San Francisco-based advertising agency Goodby, Silverstein & Partners to handle the carrier’s corporate branding advertising. AT&T Wireless added that Ogilvy & Mather will continue to take the lead on a significant …

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-AirMagnet Inc. has incorporated the recently approved 802.11g standard into the AirMagnet Distributed, a distributed wireless local area network administration and management product capable of identifying security, reliability and performance issues related to the new standard. “Our aim …

Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services assigned its CCC rating to Western Wireless Corp.’s aggregate $600 million senior notes offering, reaffirmed the carrier’s B- corporate credit rating and removed Western Wireless from the ratings agency’s CreditWatch, on which it was placed …

LONDON-The Global Mobile Suppliers Association launched an Asia-Pacific Chapter in the Philippines to support the growth of third-generation W-CDMA technology. The GSA also has an Indian chapter. The new Philippine chapter will be known as GSA APAC.

LOS ANGELES-Wireless equipment maker Powerwave Technologies Inc. posted a net loss of $15.2 million, or 23 cents per share, in the second quarter as against a profit of $4.4 million or 7 cents per share a year ago. Excluding charges, …

EDS said it signed an agreement with Orange plc for a set of managed mobility products for enterprise customers. The two companies will jointly deliver the EDS Extended Connected Office service, which brings secure data to mobile devices at a …

TOKYO-Two Japanese operators announced additions to their multimedia messaging handset portfolios. KDDI said it released the A1304T manufactured by Toshiba Corp. and the A1401K from Kyocera Corp. for its 1x service. Both handsets support MovieMail, which enables users to capture …

Operating company Symbian claimed another win with the Fujitsu F2102V phone for NTT DoCoMo Inc.’s high-speed FOMA network. The mobile phone includes two digital cameras for video capabilities, as well as authentication for mobile payments, a memory card storage slot …

Passengers on Southeast Airlines may soon be able to surf the Internet using wireless Wi-Fi network capabilities as well as talk on their mobile phones, all during flights, due to a new deal between SkyWay Communications Holding Corp. and the …

NEW YORK-Global investment bank Lehman Brothers said it appointed Sir Christopher Gent as a non-executive director to its board of directors. His appointment will begin Sept. 1. Gent will step down as the chief executive of the world’s largest mobile-phone …

WASHINGTON-Metawave Communications Corp. is seeking to make some money before the court finally approves its Chapter 11 bankruptcy case. The wireless player asked the bankruptcy court to sell some of its patents pertaining to its antenna system to the highest …

A group of Korea’s major mobile-phone makers, including heavyweights Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and LG Electronics, are protesting a possible government plan that would regulate the use of camera phones in Korea, according to the Korea Herald. Company officials were …

TOKYO-The Japanese wireless industry continues to see massive innovation in the mobile-phone area, with technology giants NTT DoCoMo Inc. and NEC Corp. releasing notable new phone advances. First, NEC showed off a new prototype phone that can tune in to …

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-Wireless e-mail company Seven announced it scored a major deal with Japanese wireless data giant NTT DoCoMo Inc., which will package and resell Seven’s wireless e-mail technology under its Binwan brand. “Binwan pairs the world’s most respected mobile …

LONDON-JP Morgan reduced its rating on Vodafone Group plc from “overweight” to “underweight” noting the company’s stock is overvalued among its peer group and it expects Vodafone to begin reporting reduced margins and lower market share. “We believe growing competition …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission today voted to require some digital mobile phones to be compatible with hearing aids under a phased-in approach calling for industry by early 2008 to make one-half of all handsets accessible to the nation’s 6 million …