BOISE, Idaho-Micron Technology Inc. announced the retirement of Don Simplot from its board of directors after more than 20 years of service. “It has been gratifying to be part of …
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.-Nextel Communications Inc. is awarding cell site contracts to continue its network build out across the United States, likely needed for its nationwide direct connect service and to prepare …
WEST MELBOURNE, Fla.-RELM Wireless Corp.’s BK Radio-brand portable and mobile radios and related accessories have been chosen by the U.S. Forest Service for use in the Tahoe National Forest in …
REDMOND, Wash.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. reported $3.9 billion in revenues during the first quarter of this year, which was a 9.3 percent increase compared with the $3.6 billion the carrier …
TORONTO-In a surprise turnaround, Nortel Networks posted a profit, a quarter ahead of its forecast and a result stronger than market expectations. The company enjoyed a first-quarter profit of $54 …
LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel Corp. reported $1.1 billion in wireless service revenues during the first quarter of 2003, which was a 17-percent increase compared with the $944 million the telecommunications provider …
HONG KONG-The 3G World Congress trade show, sponsored by the CDMA Development Group and the UMTS Forum, slated to take place in Hong Kong June 9-13, will be postponed due …
WASHINGTON-The wireless-telecom industry slump has hit its trade association. The Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association confirmed on Thursday that it is laying off 9 percent of its staff effective May …
OVERLAND PARK, Kansas, United States-Sprint PCS launched Sanyo Fisher’s 8100 handset onto its network providing customers with a camera-enabled phone that will sell for less than US$100 after a mail-in …
MUNICH, Germany-Although Siemens suffered a loss in net income, its wireless division reported a group profit of US$60 million in the second quarter compared with a profit of US$48 million …
PARIS-Alcatel announced two new contract wins, one in the Middle East and the other in Asia. Alcatel said it won a multimillion euro contract with Spacetel Yemen, one of two …
HONG KONG-The 3G World Congress trade show, sponsored by the CDMA Development Group and the UMTS Forum, slated to take place in Hong Kong 9-13 June will be postponed due …
OXFORD, United Kingdom-Strict planning rules governing the location of third-generation (3G) transmitter masts look as if they could leave some regions of Scotland without access to the new mobile services. …
NEW DELHI, India-The Mobilefirst alliance, formed by Indian GSM players BPL Mobile, Escotel, RPG cellular and Spice Telecom, announced two common tariff plans and a long distance airtime (LDA) package …
TOKYO-Japan’s three mobile operators all announced multimedia-related activities today, which will likely further boost third-generation (3G) uptake in the highly competitive market. Market leader NTT DoCoMo said it will launch …
OXFORD, United Kingdom-At the forthcoming International Telecommunication Union (ITU)-organized World Radiocommunication Conference 2003 (WRC-03), the European Union has called on European member states attending to ensure that key EU policies …
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-A month after Digicel broke Cable & Wireless’ cellular monopoly in Santa Luc
OXFORD, United Kingdom-Having long denied their networks are being used to access pornography, U.K. cell-phone operators are now revealing plans on how to manage the issue in light of third-generation …
DENVER, United States-GlobalWirelessNews.com will suspend publication at the end of the month, and all mobile industry coverage will be included in the Web site rcrnews.com beginning 1 May. Crain Communications, …
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REDMOND, Wash.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. and T-Mobile USA Inc. reported a joint roaming agreement designed to increase coverage of their respective GSM/GPRS networks. AT&T Wireless said the deal will provide …
SAN DIEGO, Calif.-Qualcomm Inc.’s financial results for the second quarter of fiscal 2003 reflect improvements in revenues, income and earnings. The company reported revenues of $1 billion, up 50 percent …
KIRKLAND, Wash.-Mforma Group Inc. said it’s providing WAP mobile content, including games and location-based services, to Boost Mobile L.L.C. Mforma added that nearly half of all Boost Mobile Wireless Web …
ISSY-LES-MOULINEAUX, France-Wavecom’s latest applications development tool, version 2.0 of the MUSE Platform Open AT, is now available. The tool will allow developers to embed applications directly onto Wavecom WISMO wireless …
MUNICH, Germany-Although Siemens AG suffered a loss in net income, its wireless division reported a group profit of $60 million in the second quarter compared with a profit of $48 …
