Yearly Archives: 2001

Orange to list by end of January

PARIS-France Telecom announced plans to float up to 15 percent of its mobile subsidiary, Orange SA, in an effort to reduce its debt. The...

World Briefs

GERMANYSonera is looking to reduce its stake in Group 3G, the consortium that won a third-generation license in Germany last year. Sonera, which currently...

Mobile Computing partners with Symbol

TORONTO-In an effort to offer solutions for mobile work forces in markets such as field service, general merchandising and health care, Mobile Computing Corp....

SiGEM acquires Auriga

OTTAWA, Canada-SiGEM Inc. announced it acquired fleet-management and communications solutions provider Auriga Communications Ltd. for about $3.2 million.SiGEM said it now has 30 percent...

FunMail tests service on i-mode

TOKYO-FunMail Inc. will start Beta testing its wireless animated instant messaging service on Japanese wireless operator NTT DoCoMo's i-mode system.The service is designed to...

Telia partners with NetCom to maintain UMTS presence

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Telia, which recently was passed over for a Universal Mobile Telecommunications System license in Sweden, signed an agreement with NetCom and its Tele2...

Mitsubishi offers phone-PDA hybrid dubbed Mondo

PARIS-Mitsubishi's European telecommunications brand Trium released its new GSM/GPRS phone-enabled pocket PC, Mondo, which the company said will be its flagship product this year.Mondo...

Bouygues requests EU intervention

PARIS-Bouygues Telecom Chairman Martin Bouygues has asked the European Union commission to intervene and delay the award of French Universal Mobile Telecommunications System licenses....

Handset sales slow down

The ominous shadow of an economic slowdown is creeping into the wireless industry as vendors reel under unfulfilled earnings forecast, poor sales performance, downgrades...

BBB probes VoiceStream’s roaming message

The National Advertising Division of the Council of Better Business Bureaus Inc., the advertising industry's self-regulatory forum, recommended that VoiceStream Wireless "modify its advertising...

Kennard era ends

WASHINGTON-Federal Communications Commission Chairman William Kennard, after signing off on a $106 billion communications deal with far-reaching implications for wireless and other high-tech industry...

Sky’s the limit for carriers: Wireless operators report robust net adds

As reports of a slowdown in the wireless industry continue to make headlines in the news and on Wall Street, wireless carriers have been...

Telecom mergers top most money list

NEW YORK-Telecommunications mergers made up four of the top 10 largest mergers of all time, according to a list released by the Associated Press...

InterDigital repurchases shares

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.-InterDigital Communications Corp. announced it repurchased about 1.5 million of its shares."This share repurchase demonstrates our confidence in InterDigital's future," said...

@Road announces Landmarks

FREMONT, Calif.-@Road, a provider of location-enhanced wireless Internet solutions, announced the availability of Landmarks, a new optional feature of FleetASAP, the company's Web-based mobile...

Eatoni taps into text-entry solutions market

NEW YORK-Eatoni Ergonomics Inc. has staked its business case on the proposition that typing should be nearly as easy as talking if wireless data...

Audiovox debuts tri-mode phone with browser

HAUPPAUGE, N.Y.-Audiovox Communications Corp. released its new tri-mode phone, the CDM-8100, which features a built-in Web browser, data/fax capabilities and weighs in at four...

GSM, UWCC groups reach roaming pact

LONDON-The GSM Association announced it reached an agreement with the Universal Wireless Communications Consortium to include TDMA interoperability with GSM as a core component...

Small companies feel pinch in big auction

When the Federal Communications Commission set aside a portion of the licenses up for bid in its 1996 personal communications services auction, the intent...

Motorola, Webhelp team for Palm design effort

PALO ALTO, Calif.-Motorola Inc. and Webhelp are teaming to design a personalized search program for the PalmT operating system.The new application will combine Motorola's...

Court throws out challenge to RF guides

WASHINGTON-The U.S. Supreme Court last week declined to consider appeals of mobile phone and tower radiation safety guidelines adopted by the Federal Communications Commission...

Big Apple ripe in re-auction

Wireless operators may now have to take some of the blame for New York residents feeling somewhat superior to the rest of the country....

Hundt joins Brience board

SAN FRANCISCO-Former Federal Communications Commission Chairman Reed Hundt will join Brience's board of directors.Other board members include Cisco's John Chambers, Broadvision's Pehong Chen and...

Spyonit brings TV updates via phone

Most mobile companies are looking to make the Internet wireless, giving their customers a chance to search for information on their favorite stock or...

Where is the innovation?

As likely winners begin to emerge in the re-auction of NextWave Telecom Inc.'s PCS licenses, it looks like these permits will be used in...
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