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Announces that despite the troubling economic times, wireless telephone companies reported their subscriber numbers for the first quarter of 2001 that met or exceeded analysts' expectations. Attitude of customers toward wireless telephones; Forecast on competition among wireless companies.

Focuses on the disagreement among mobile phone manufacturers about wireless communications standards. Competition between advocates of CDMA and GSM standards; Standard supported by the company Ericcson; Standard supported by the company Qualcomm.

Reports on the compatibility problem faced by Nokia's code division multiple access (CDMA) telephone handsets with the 1X software system. Statement from a Nokia spokeswoman about the problem; Views of analysts on the problem facing Nokia; Advantages of global systems for mobile communications over CDMA.

Discusses the technical issues that continue to plague makers of General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) handsets. When the power problem in GPRS handsets arises; Radiation problem brought by the power consumption problem; Average data speed per time slot.

Asserts that carriers must work harder to find a compelling value proposition. Changes made by carriers in 2000; Philosophy of Ray DeRenzo of Vodafone, regarding success; Why the promise of third-generation systems will be realized later than expected.

Reports the impact of economic conditions on the earnings and profit of telecommunications companies in the United States as of March 2001. Implications of stock volatility; Details on lawsuits filed against Nortel Networks on profit sharing of its stockholders.

Highlights the actions taken by Microsoft in an attempt to gain market share in the mobile operating system sector as of March 2001. Wireless communication operators that will test its operating system called Stinger; Partnerships with mobile phone makers; Information on the company's management and marketing approaches. INSET: Briefly..

Deals with the efforts of the wireless industry to focus on the use of third generation data networks such as the GPRS as of March 2001. Features of the GPRS technology; Problems associated with the deployment of the third generation technologies; Information on the GPRS handset models released by Motorola. INSET: Crosstalk..

Focuses on the mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) model of the Virgin Group company which was founded by chairman Sir Richard Branson. Significance of the model to the global mobile phone industry; Plans of Branson to expand the model into the United States; Importance of an MVNO strategy and network management to companies; MVNO agreements of the company.

Discusses the problems facing mobile Internet companies regarding the lack of support from the venture capital and public market sectors. Status of mobile wireless data network operator Metricom; Performance of the public stock market; Opportunities for traditional wireless carriers.

Reports on the delay in the auction of spectrum licenses in Brazil. Reason as to why Anatel postponed its auction; Problems faced by the telecommunication industry in Europe; Issue on the consolidation activities in the Brazilian industry.

Reports on the fourth-quarter earnings of several telecommunication carriers in the United States in 2000. Sprint PCS; Verizon Communications; AT&T Wireless.

Focuses on the successful re-entry of mobile phone maker Siemens AG in the United States (U.S.). How it has established an overall presence in the country; Its exit from the U.S. market in 1998; Background of its business operations. INSET: Briefly.

Reports on the problems of AT&T Wireless on the implementation of deployment plans for wireless services. Factors that contributed to the problems; Background information on the plan called Project Angel; Capital expenditures of the company.

Discusses the impact of the economic crisis in the United States (U.S.) on the market growth of the wireless industry. Condition of the U.S. handset market; Reduction on the market share predictions of several companies for 2001; Growth of the European wireless market; Strategies employed by companies Nokia and Ericsson in response to the situation.

Deals with the problems faced by telecommunication companies in Europe due to the market slowdown of third generation wireless communication services as of January 2001. Strategy of France Telecom to ease off its debt; Downgrade in the rating of KPN Mobile; Companies that withdrew from the French universal mobile telecommunications systems license auction.

Focuses on the stock valuation problem of Globalstar, a mobile satellite operator. Actions taken by the company to remain funded throughout 2001; Percentage of stock value lost by the company in 2000; Number of subscribers posted by the company; Plans of the company to implement a direct marketing initiative.

Presents updates on handset manufacturers as of January 2001. Challenges posed by the demand to upgrade handsets; Problems faced by Motorola in relation to the demands of consumers on the handset market; Views of analysts on the business operation of Nokia in the handset market.

Highlights the significance of timing in launching an initial public offering (IPO) for a company. Details on the IPO of TeleCorp PCS; Factors that helped the IPO success of TeleCorp PCS.

Announces the partnership between Sprint PCS and Palm Computing Inc. to market and sell wireless solutions for hand-held devices using the Palm operating system platform. Services offered through the wireless solutions; Terms of the partnership; Advantage of the partnership to Palm.

Describes the state of bidding in the United States (U.S.) reauction of personal communication service system licenses. How bidders can gain eligibility to participate in the auction; Strategies telecommunication firms are using in the auction; Concerns of investors over the U.S. auction prices; Number of licenses reserved for small businesses.

Focuses on the Aether Systems telecommunications company. Goal of the company for the wireless industry; Growth of the company's employees from 1999-2000; Acquisition activities of the company; Wireless product offerings of Aether.

Reports on the decision of Spain's Telefonica Moviles to select Lucent Technologies as one of its universal mobile telecommunication system (UMTS) suppliers for its 3G consortium in Germany. Supply agreement between Lucent and Telefonica; Markets where Telefonica has secured UMTS licenses; Information on how Lucent will use its alliance with Japanese operator NTT DoCoMo.

Reports that Cingular Wireless is contemplating to deploy global system for mobile communications (GSM) technology. Focus on its testing of general packet radio service technology; Update on the deployment of enhanced data rates for GSM evoluton; Impact of the commitment of AT&T Wireless to GSM on Cingular's economies of scale.

Reports that the United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released the names of bidders for the reauction of C and F Block PCS licenses which will be held on December 12, 2000. Eligibility rules of the FCC; Agreement of Sprint PCS and AT&T Wireless to exchange certain PCS spectrum blocks; Number of small businesses which applied to bid in the reauction.

Reports that wireless operators in the United States (U.S.) fear that they may not meet the accuracy requirements of Phase II of enhanced 911 services by 2001 as mandated by the Federal Communications Commission. Type of technology chosen by Cingular Wireless; Duration of deadline extension asked by Nextel Communications; Remarks from Frank Viquez, wireless analyst for Allied Business Intelligence.

Focuses on preliminary reports released by United States government agencies on third generation (3G) wireless systems as of November 2000. Spectrum of choice for the wireless industry; Evaluation of the 2500 to 2690 megahertz band; Challenges to band sharing or segmentation options; Results of the evaluation of a spectrum band by the Federal Communications Commission.

Comments on the commercial potential of wireless location-based technology for telecommunication carriers in the United States. Reason behind Cingular Wireless' decision to deploy commercial location-based services; Potential for big revenues from m-commerce; Downsides of the technology.

Focuses on digital signal processor (DSP) chips designed for third generation telecommunication. Estimated sales of DSP by 2003; How companies are designing DSP chips; Information on Morphics' method of approaching the DSP market.

Comments on the plan of AT&T Wireless to deploy global system for mobile communications technology in the United States. Advantages of the plan; Prediction on the company; Information on AT&T Wireless' alliance with British Telecommunication.

Reports on the alleged plans of Nokia to sign an agreement with Verizon Wireless to improve its market performance in code division multiple access (CDMA) in the United States. Sales of the Verizon 5185i mobile telephone; Plans and strategies for CDMA; Information on the 1xtreme high-speed data enhancement to CDMA 1XRTT networks.

Reports on the plans of two wireless communications companies to consider the use of code division multiple access-based technologies in the United States as of November 2000. Decision of BellSouth International to overlay its existing time division multiple access technology with 1XRTT technology; Plans of Nextel for its migration system; Advantages of the strategies.

Provides an update on the performance of some mobile phone manufacturers as of October 30, 2000. Performance of Ericsson's division in the fourth quarter of 2000; Decline in Motorola mobile phone orders; Predicted number of Nokia mobile phones that will be sold in 2000.

Reports on the plan of China Unicom to deploy code division multiple access (CDMA). Expectation from the deployment of CDMA technology; Issue that affected the plans for CDMA deployments; Royalty deals signed by Qualcomm with China's telecommunications vendors. INSET: Competition Watch.

Reports on the growth of wireless data services' stocks for the third quarter of 2000. Companies that delayed their planned initial public offering; Stock price targets of wireless carriers, Nextel, Sprint PCS and VoiceStream Wireless; Stocks growth prediction.

Focuses on the efforts of the telecommunication equipment industry to address the problems posed by the economic crisis in the United States. Companies that have been affected; Emphasis on core competencies; Focus on consolidation.

Highlights the impact of the decisions of telecommunication carriers to cut capital expenditures on vendors. Hypotheses for the cuts; Effect of the economic conditions on the finances of carriers; Action that vendors must do in order to maintain market share.