Monthly Archives: November, 2001

Qualcomm commits $266 million to Vesper

LOS ANGELES—Qualcomm Inc. said it has committed $266 million of equity financing in support of Vesper, a Brazilian CDMA wireless carrier."With a footprint of...

Microsoft selects Silicon Wave for Bluetooth solutions

SAN DIEGO-Microsoft Corp. selected Silicon Wave Inc. to provide Bluetooth solutions for its Windows CE .NET operating system.Silicon Wave said its solution will allow...

TI supports Nokia open architecture initiative

LAS VEGAS-Texas Instruments threw its support behind the open mobile architecture initiative launched by Nokia Corp. and other industry leaders."TI is pleased to support...

FCC considers hearing-aid compatibility mandate

WASHINGTON—The Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday launched a rulemaking to consider making mobile phones hearing-aid compatible. The action, prompted by a petition filed last...

Pinnacle reports quarterly net loss of $315M

SARASOTA, Fla.-Pinnacle Holdings Inc. reported revenues for the third quarter ended Sept. 30 of $46.5 million, just slightly more than the $45.3 million the...

AOL, Sony partner for home networking

LAS VEGAS-AOL Time Warner Inc. and Sony Corp. announced they will explore a range of initiatives for the broadband home networking environment.The companies said...

Shosteck predicts increased sales for telecom

WHEATON, Md.—Sales in the telecommunications industry will begin to rise in the first quarter of 2002, a new Shosteck Group study optimistically predicts. "However,...

DoCoMo partners with Nokia on open mobile architecture

TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo Inc. and Nokia Corp. launched a joint action plan to accelerate the development of the open mobile architecture initiative announced by wireless...

SkyGo adds content providers

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.—Wireless marketing company SkyGo Inc. announced five additional content providers have joined the SkyGo Mobile Advertising Network, including CBS MarketWatch.com, ESPN.com, Hoover's...

TeleComputing releases PDA solution

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.—TeleComputing has released its new Mobile Services Powered by TECOS, a hosted application solution that enables service providers to deploy services that...

Nokia, Sony cooperate on open middleware platform

LAS VEGAS—Nokia Corp. and Sony Corp. announced they are developing an open and common middleware platform with the intent of achieving interoperability between mobile...

PCIA gives community awards

ALEXANDRIA, Va.—The Personal Communications Industry Association (PCIA) announced six annual awards given to individuals and companies for outstanding contributions to their communities through the...

Air2Web gets USF contract

ATLANTA—The University of South Florida plans to use Air2Web's wireless platform to extend wireless services to students, faculty and staff beginning in January 2002.The...

KDDI hits 10 million mobile subscribers

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.—Japanese mobile operator KDDI announced the 10 millionth mobile subscriber on its cdmaOne network has registered. The network, Japan's first CDMA digital...

Nokia to supply KPN with WLAN products

HELSINKI, Finland—Nokia Corp. says it has agreed to supply KPN with its Nokia Gateway products for the operator's wireless LAN networks."With the Nokia WLAN...

Comverse, NEC enter contract

WOODBURY, N.Y.—Comverse Technology says it has agreed to provide NEC System Integration & Construction Ltd. with network communications products in Japan."When selecting a system...

Go Prepaid expands prepaid card line

TORONTO—Go Prepaid Inc. announced it has added Telus' Talk & Surf Card to its line of prepaid card solutions.The Telus Talk & Surf Card...

Brightstar retains top spot in Latin American outsourcing

MIAMI—Brightstar Corp. announced its third-quarter revenues showed it remains the market share leader in Latin American wireless outsourcing.The company's $161.5 million in revenues was...

Iridium, Icarus premiere satellite communication system

ARLINGTON, Va.—Iridium Satellite L.L.C. and Icarus Instruments Inc. announced the availability of the SatTalk II, a satellite-based aeronautical voice and data communications system.All voice...

Telephia to acquire Mspect

SAN FRANCISCO—Telephia Inc. will acquire Mspect and add the company's short messaging service QoS monitoring capabilities to the Telephia Wireless Data Network and Application...

Players move to create open standard initiative

LAS VEGAS—A major group of carriers, vendors and manufacturers announced an initiative to create a global and open mobile software and services market. The...

AT&T launches GPRS in Fla.

MIAMI—AT&T Wireless launched GSM/GPRS service in several markets in Florida covering more than 11 million potential customers from Daytona Beach through South Dade County...

Bar Association to hold charity auction

WASHINGTON—The Federal Communications Bar Association will hold its 12th annual charity auction this week to benefit inner city schools here. Auction proceeds will go...

Ericsson reports wireless broadband contract in Russia

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia—Ericsson announced a contract of an unspecified amount to supply wireless broadband equipment to Russian operator Combellga."The contract includes base station hubs...

WAP Forum strengthens GSM Association relationship

LONDON—The WAP Forum and the GSM Association announced they will formalize and strengthen their cooperative alliance, collaborating on projects such as the GSM Association's...
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