2001

OSLO, Norway—Norway’s Telenor Mobile said it will open its third-generation network on Dec. 1 according to its license conditions. The Universal Mobile Telecommunications System network will initially cover central areas …

AUSTIN, Texas—Broadband technology company Bandspeed Inc. and Bluetooth protocol stack provider Open Interface North America announced a new product that combines Bandspeed’s AFH HubMaster with Open Interface’s BlueMagic AFH protocol …

DALLAS—IVB Network Solutions, a division of InterVoice-Brite, introduced its Omvia Advantage strategic initiative to provide multi-tiered value propositions for network operators designed to promote profitability by increasing revenue and reducing …

TOKYO—Fujitsu Ltd. licensed Symbian’s operating system for use in the company’s third-generation mobile phones, further adding to the long list of Symbian licensees. Fujitsu joins Nokia, Ericsson, Motorola, Kenwood, Panasonic …

HELSINKI, Finland-LPG Innovations announced that as a result of a recent partnership agreement with IBM, its fixed and mobile Internet service brokering platform, sBroker, will be integrated into IBM’s WebSphere …

BURNABY, British Columbia—Telus announced it is currently conducting a trial of a voice portal service that delivers location-based information on businesses, restaurants, events, movies and directions, as well as more …

SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y.—Rovenet Inc. has released the latest version of its P-Fax software, which permits users of handheld computers to send, receive and, for the first time, view faxes on these …

UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif.—Fans of the “Jurassic Park” movie series will soon be able to get their hands on what is likely a wireless industry first—branded disposable mobile phones. The phones, …

SANTA CLARA, Calif.—Personal assistant maker Palm Inc. said it would report second-quarter revenues of between $250 and $280 million—meeting the upper end of its prior guidance and significantly beating analyst …

HAYWARD, Calif.—Certicom announced its Digital Rights Management and content protection security technology and services are being used to provide secure data transmissions in new wireless applications from Honeywell and XM …

NAPA, Calif.—eONE Global has completed it acquisition of the M-Business division of Brokat Technologies, and it announced plans to operate it as Encorus Technologies, which it said will focus on …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden—Appear Networks announced the delivery of its Appear Provisioning Server 2.0 for enterprises and wireless service providers. According to Appear, the server extends the scope of wireless deployments and …

HELSINKI, Finland—Nokia Corp. has allied with companies with banking and financial expertise to produce and market software for mobile and online financial services using open standards. The companies are 3I, …

MONTREAL—Telesystem International Wireless Inc. (TIW) announced its investors have agreed to a recapitalization plan including the restructuring of its subordinated debentures and an increase in its economic ownership in ClearWave …

HELSINKI, Finland—Nokia has signed an agreement with Omnitel, a Lithuanian GSM operator, for the supply and installation of additional switching capacity to expand Omnitel’s network capacity and modernize its switching …

HALLETTSVILLE, Texas—The Texas Association of Paging Services (TAPS) announced it has upgraded its network by installing backup Internet computers on one of its satellite channels and completing negotiations for another …

ATLANTA—Cingular Wireless unveiled Voice Connect, the carrier’s first voice portal product, allowing customers to speak a name or phone number to make a phone call or access information services such …

JACKSON, Miss.—Air2Lan has named Osmo Hautanen, former Nokia Corp. executive, to its board of directors. “Working with Air2Lan’s board of directors presents an opportunity to apply my knowledge in the …

SAN FRANCISCO—OmniSky Corp. said it received notice from Nasdaq that it is no longer in compliance with Nasdaq listing requirements as a result of the company’s inability to file a …

ATLANTA-AirGate PCS Inc.’s stockholders approved a proposal to merge the company with fellow Sprint PCS affiliate iPCS Inc. at a special stockholders meeting. Under the terms of the transaction originally …

PALO ALTO, Calif.—Agilent Technologies Inc. said Qualcomm Inc. has selected two of its 93000 SOC Series test systems to characterize and test-develop next-generation cellular baseband processor integrated circuit devices. “The …

KIRKLAND, Wash.—Nextel Partners Inc. entered into an agreement to sell $225 million of 12.5 percent senior notes due Nov. 15, 2009, in a private placement transaction. The company said the …

BOSTON—Sprint PCS said it was donating handsets and wireless service to the USO of New England for use by military families to call family anywhere in the United States through …

BERWYN, Pa.-Triton PCS Holdings Inc. announced a planned 6 million-share secondary offering of common stock under its previously filed shelf registration. The secondary offering will include 6 million shares from …

CAMBRIDGE, U.K.—Antenova and ip.access have announced a partnership to develop directional antennas for GSM picobasestations, small, easy-to-install base stations that can complete network coverage, extend capacity, and support enterprises using …