March 2001

BUCHAREST, Romania-Throughout the 1990s, NMT analog wireless systems became somewhat obsolete, particularly with the advent of GSM technology. Digital GSM systems, which offer users services such as short message service, …

BEIJING-Li Xiangping, vice-president of Ericsson (China), told reporters his company plans to increase its investment in China to $5.1 billion during the next five years, refuting speculation that Ericsson would …

NEW DELHI, India- Tata Teleservices has become the first private basic service operator in India to provide limited mobility services using CDMA technology. The company operates in the Andhra Pradesh …

OTTAWA, Canada-Security software company Kyberpass Corp. announced today its new suite for the Palm operating system will allow Palm OS applications to operate securely over standard TCP/IP networks using Public …

NEW YORK-Wireless application provider w-Technologies Inc. announced shipping giant FedEx Corp. selected its products to allow FedEx customers to wirelessly track shipments, determine the status of a shipment and e-mail …

The new CEO at Andrew Corp. is promising that the manufacturer of wireless communications equipment will double the company’s revenues in four years. Guy M. Campbell, who succeeded Floyd English …

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint PCS now is offering access to the nation’s fourth largest auto insurance company, Progressive, via its Sprint PCS Wireless Web. Sprint PCS said the addition of progressive.com …

ARLINGTON, Va.-TeleCorp PCS Inc. said it intends to raise a total of $425 million in gross proceeds through a private sale of senior subordinated discount notes, subject to market and …

VANCOUVER, British Columbia-Sierra Wireless and Telus Mobility will partner to develop a next-generation CDMA Type II PC card for use in laptops and handheld devices. According to the companies, the …

WASHINGTON-The United Telecom Council, a global trade association for utilities, pipelines, other critical infrastructure companies and their technology partners, announced it will expand its spectrum services to incorporate enhanced frequency …

WICHITA, Kan.-IFR Systems Inc. and GenRad have signed a memorandum of understanding outlining their plans to jointly develop and market manufacturing test systems for wireless handsets. The companies will share …

ATLANTA-Online Yellow Pages provider BellSouth RealPages.com will offer consumer access to its Southeastern U.S. directory listing on Web-enabled phones through Yahoo! Yellow Pages. BellSouth said the deal will allow wireless …

NEW YORK-A private placement of $450 million of eight-year senior subordinated notes, which American Cellular Corp., plans to issue, received a speculative-grade rating of B from Standard & Poor’s Corp., …

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TOKYO-The number of browser-phone users in Japan exceeded 30 million as of the end of February 2001, according to the Telecommunications Carriers’ Association, an industry body. According to the TCA, …

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. signed a letter of intent to deliver a third-generation wideband Code Division Multiple Access Radio Access network and IP mobility core network for Telia Mobile throughout Finland. …

WASHINGTON-The Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association’s name may have changed, and CTIA may hope to increase its membership by focusing on wireless data, but it is by and large still …

AWR Applied Wave Research appointed Ronald Patston as vice president of marketing. Prior to joining AWR, Patston held several positions in various companies in the wireless and EDA industry including …

CINCINNATI-Convergys Corp. and IBM Corp. announced they will port Release 6.0 of Convergys’ Atlys solution onto IBM’s Unix server platform, including the new eServer pSeries line. Atlys Release 6.0 is …

BELMONT, Calif.-Covigo Inc., a software company that helps enterprises adapt to wireless, has wirelessly enabled flutter.com, a U.K.-based person-to-person betting site. Covigo’s wireless application platform enables flutter.com customers to check …

HUNT VALLEY, Md.-Tessco Technologies Inc., a provider of products and solutions, announced its revenues and earnings per share for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2001 will be lower than …

Like the stubborn ache of a mild whiplash, new wireless application service providers (WASPs) and wireless Internet service providers (WISPs) are chipping away at the territories of established carriers, according …

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-AlterEgo Networks, which provides enterprise software and services that adapt and customize Web content and applications for viewing on wired or wireless PCs and handhelds, announced a partnership …

CHICAGO-Cambia Networks, a provider of open data gateway platforms for wireless service providers, has secured $11 million in funding from Benchmark Capital, Skymoon Ventures and Eagle Technology Ventures. The company …

While the handset market shows signs of slowing down and handset makers lower expectations for the year, a report from Yankelovich Partners Inc. commissioned by Lets-Talk.com shows tech-savvy Americans may …