2001

STOCKHOLM—The Post and Telecom Agency in Sweden said it awarded wireless broadband licenses to four Swedish-based telecommunications companies, including Telia AB, Europolitan Holdings AB, Telenordia AB unit Telenordia Access and …

PALO ALTO, Calif.—Danger Inc., creator of the hiptop mobile service and device, announced that one of Silicon Valley’s most notable figures, Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple Computer Inc., has joined …

HURST, Texas—Handango, a wireless software publisher, announced it will exclusively power Palm Inc.’s Software Connection Web site and that the companies intend to conduct joint marketing activities to promote Palm …

WALL, N.J.-Centennial Communications Corp. launched CDMA-based digital wireless service in Jamaica, noting it expects to offer customers next-generation services beginning next year. Centennial currently provides digital service to more than …

BISMARCK, N.D.—Verizon Wireless launched digital wireless service in the Bismarck-Mandan area of North Dakota as part of the carrier’s $7.7 million investment in the local network. Verizon previously only offered …

DALLAS—Samsung Telecommunications America announced it will sponsor the Gadget Bar at “Fashion For Freedom,” a fashion show scheduled for December 6, 2001, in Hollywood, Calif., to benefit the U.S. Fund …

MAISONS-LAFFITTE, France—Webraska announced it is going to supply Orange UK with upgrades to Orange’s existing multimedia location-based services. The upgraded service will allow users to be automatically located by the …

NEW YORK—Winstar Communications Inc. auctioned off its assets Dec. 5 at the offices of Winstar counsel Shearman & Sterling in New York. As previously reported, Winstar announced Nov. 21 it …

TORONTO—CellWand Communications has announced the launch of Pound Taxi (#TAXI), a new cellular service that will allow callers to obtain the first available taxi in any of more than 400 …

WESTBOROUGH, Mass.—Arch Wireless Inc. said it will file for file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy by Jan. 15 in order to restructure its long-term debt. The company owes about $2 billion. …

NEW YORK—Cingular Wireless plans to raise $2 billion this week from a private sale of senior secured notes of varying maturity. Proceeds from the sale are expected to be used …

SAN FRANCISCO—Oracle Corp. introduced the wireless and voice features for its Oracle application server release 2, which include enhanced support for voice access to Internet applications, wireless messaging, wireless security, …

BOCA RATON, Fla.—Siemens AG said it rolled out a program called the “We Surpass Partner Program” to help carriers and other service providers deploy next-generation applications in next-generation, packet-based networks. …

RICHARDSON, Texas—Ericsson AB issued a circular Tuesday in the company notifying the staff that about 400 workers in the research and development division will be laid off in January. Spokeswoman …

HELSINKI, Finland—German mobile operator Viag Interkom said it has launched its prepaid service for GPRS, using a Nokia solution for processing charging data for second- and third-generation services. The contract …

MEXICO CITY—America Movil, the mobile subsidiary of Mexico’s TelMex, announced several transactions that will give it control of several Latin American companies currently held by Telecom Americas and centralize Telecom …

CARACAS, Venezuela—Venezuelan telecom company Cantv said it received offers for 39.7 percent of the company’s outstanding shares in its buyback offer. The company launched the offer to thwart a hostile …

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina—Just as recently happened with the privatization of Paraguay’s telecom company Administraci

PARIS—Alcatel said it was awarded a contract by Djibouti Telecom to supply a turnkey GSM network with a 25,000-subscriber capacity. The value of the contract was not disclosed. The network …

PHILADELPHIA—XO Communications Inc. announced it is fighting bankruptcy by accepting an $800 million investment that will put Mexican telecommunications company Telefonos de Mexico SA de DV and buyout firm Forstmann …

BEIJING-Samsung Electronics said it formed a joint venture with Shanghai Bell to develop, produce and market CDMA systems in China. The Chinese government approved the new company, named Shanghai Bell …

SEATTLE, United States—Brazil’s Varig Airlines will launch an e-mail and Web service using technology from Tenzing Communications next year. Varig, South America’s largest airline, installed the service on the first …

WLIA adopts privacy policyWASHINGTON, D.C.—The Wireless Location Industry Association (WLIA) has adopted a new privacy policy based on the Federal Trade Commission’s Fair Information Practices policy. “No public policy issue …

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SANTIAGO, Chile—Nortel Networks partnered with Smartcom PCS to complete its first call using cdma2000 1x equipment. “We are advancing on our plan to expand the coverage of our network and, …