Yearly Archives: 2001

Uruguay postpones PCS and 3G auctions until December

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina—The telecom regulator of Uruguay, Unidad Reguladora de Servicios de Comunicaciones (URSEC), has decided to postpone the auction of personal communications services...

Compaq chooses Analog Devices chipset for iPAQ

NORWOOD, Mass.—Compaq Computer Corp. selected Analog Devices' Othello and Softfone GSM/GPRS chipsets for use in its wireless Pack for the iPAQ Pocket PC."The field-proven...

Qualcomm licenses CDMA to TCL Holdings

SAN DIEGO—Qualcomm Inc. says it has licensed its CDMA technology to TCL Holdings Co. Ltd. in China to to develop, manufacture and sell cdmaOne...

TruePosition prevails in patent lawsuit

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.—TruePosition Inc. said it has prevailed in its patent infringement lawsuit against SigmaOne Communications Corp.SigmaOne has acknowledged that TruePosition's wireless location...

Verizon, Motorola offer V200

BEDMINSTER, N.J.—Verizon Wireless, the nation's largest wireless provider, and Motorola Inc. introduced the V200 Personal Communicator from Motorola, which features wireless phone functions, a...

Illinois judge approves health registry

WASHINGTON—An Illinois judge in Chicago today approved a partial settlement that sets up a cell-phone health registry headed by epidemiologist Dr. George Carlo. The...

Hatfield to lead E911 study

WASHINGTON—The Federal Communications Commission today named a former agency official and industry veteran Dale Hatfield to oversee an inquiry of technical and operational issues...

724 Solution gets Japanese brokerage contract

TORONTO—724 Solutions Inc. said Japanese brokerage service Nomura Securities will offer the company's account aggregation and financial alerts services to its 700,000 online customers....

Convergys upgrades Geneva ARM to v. 5.0

CINCINNATI—Convergys Corp. has released version 5.0 of its Geneva Active Revenue Management (ARM) software.Convergys said the new version of Geneva addresses the needs of...

BT Group to reduce share capital

LONDON—BT Group plc said it received court approval for the reduction of its share capital, allowing each issued BT Group ordinary share to be...

ArialPhone offers holiday rebate

MUNDELEIN, Ill.—ArialPhone Corp. is offering a $100 holiday rebate for its ArialPhone wearable wireless phone.The rebate is available through several retail stores and at...

Alcatel, Fujitsu demo 3G network and services

PARIS—Alcatel and Fujitsu Ltd. said they successfully carried out voice and high-speed data and video communications using a live third-generation Universal Mobile Telecommunication System...

Leap launches new Arkansas market

SAN DIEGO—Leap Wireless International Inc. launched its Cricket wireless service in Jonesboro, Ark., the fourth market in Arkansas for the carrier's service.In addition, Leap...

Motient distributes remaining stake in XM Satellite Radio

RESTON, Va.—In a move many industry observers expected, Motient Corp. distributed its remaining stake in XM Satellite Radio to its guarantors, satisfying its outstanding...

CTIA launches market research center

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Cellular Technology & Internet Association (CTIA) announced the launch of its new WOW-COM Market Research Center, which will provide reports, studies, white...

HandEra, AvantGo enter partnership

DES MOINES, Iowa—HandEra Inc. will offer the AvantGo Inc. M-Business Server through its 330 handheld computer, the companies announced. The deal also includes sales...

Pinnacle completes $22 M sale of colocation properties in St. Louis

SARASOTA, Fla.—Pinnacle Holdings Inc. closed on the sale of two of its colocation properties located in the central business district of St. Louis, Mo.,...

Cell phones make people feel safer

DALLAS—Most consumers feel safe just owning a cellular phone, according to a recent WebViews survey conducted by Cellular One.In fact, when asked "Does having...

Red-M releases Palm OS developer kits for Bluetooth

WEXHAM SPRINGS, United Kingdom—Red-M unveiled a pair of Palm OS developer kits allowing users to create and test Bluetooth applications.The kits, based on Red-M's...

Xora releases new software

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.—Xora Inc. has unveiled version 4.0 of the Xora Platform, which offers improved voice recognition, out-of-coverage operation support for J2ME-based devices, and...

Glenayre makes sale with StarHub in Singapore

ATLANTA-Glenayre Technologies Inc. said it sold its unified communications solution to StarHub PTE Ltd, an integrated fixed and mobile telecommunications provider in Singapore.StarHub will...

NTT DoCoMo to launch location service next week

TOKYO—NTT DoCoMo Inc. said it will launch a nationwide position-information service based on its Location Platform, dubbed the DLP service, on Nov. 27.The service...

OmniSky late with 3Q report

SAN FRANCISCO—OmniSky Corp. said it is unable to timely file its quarterly report for the third quarter. The company said it is too busy...

VimpelCom chooses Comverse solution

WOODBURY, N.Y.—Comverse, a unit of Comverse Technology Inc., said it deployed its Intelligent Network-based prepaid solution to VimpelCom, one of Russia's main wireless carriers.Comverse...

Verizon chooses Mericom for Oregon tower project

LAKE FOREST, Calif.-Verizon wireless selected Mericom Corp. to expand and enhance Verizon's service in southern Oregon.Mericom, through its Wilsonville, Ore., office, will provide site...
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