2001

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-Luxxon Corp. announced Hutchison Telecommunications (Hong Kong) Ltd. purchased its Mediator Streaming System, which Luxxon said will allow the carrier to demonstrate to the public the next-generation wireless …

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 M-Services initiative, which is based on …

WASHINGTON—Verizon Wireless today said it hopes to reach a deal soon with the Bush administration that would ensure mobile phone calls involving national security and rescue personnel during national emergencies …

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y.—NextWave Telecom Inc. has reached an agreement with the federal government to relinquish its PCS licenses to the government, but the documents have not yet been signed, NextWave …

WOODBURY, N.Y.—Comverse Technology Inc. said it will collaborate with Qualcomm Inc. to bring enhanced wireless services, such as multimedia messaging, voice solutions and mobile Internet solutions, to Binary Runtime Environment …

SAN DIEGO—Qualcomm Inc. said it rolled out the first samples of its third-generation Mobile Station Modem, or MSM6050, which it claims to be the first baseband integrated circuit on 300mm …

SAN FRANCISCO—Critical Path Inc. announced its third-quarter earnings, showing slow but steady revenues after the company’s previously announced restructuring. Critical Path reported net revenues of $26.8 million, compared with $27.1 …

TOKYO—NTT DoCoMo Inc. reported a 50 percent drop in first half net profits, which the carrier attributed to a $2.1 billion write down on its investment in Dutch mobile operator …

ALBANY, N.Y.—IWO Holdings Inc., which provides wireless service under the Sprint PCS brand name in the northeast, reported $32.2 million in revenue for the third quarter, compared with $17.3 million …

BEDFORD, Mass.—Nextel Communications Inc. introduced an upgraded version of its Direct Connect feature in the New England area expanding the local calling area for the feature to include Eastern Massachusetts, …

BRISTOL, U.K.—Wireless Systems International Ltd. announced it created a high specification radio-frequency application specific integrated circuit controller, which operates in PCS frequency bands, that it plans to integrate into its …

ARLINGTON, Va.—Consumers are finding it more important to carry wireless phones with them everywhere and are interested in more than just talking on them, according to a recent survey by …

ARLINGTON, Va.—The Telecommunications Industry Association has released a third-quarter supplement to its 2001 Multimedia Telecommunications Market Review and Forecast. The supplement explores policies, technologies and market drivers for domestic and …

RESTON, Va.—Dimension Data and Air2Web have joined to offer the QuickStart Advantage Program, a complete, cost-effective solution that assists enterprises in providing customers and employees with wireless communications abilities. The …

NORTH CHELMSFORD, Mass.—SavaJe Technologies said it has released the first operating system that allows device manufacturers, enterprises and system integrators to deliver Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition for embedded and …

NEW YORK—Verizon Communications Inc. and Verizon Wireless said they will begin offering consolidated billing to customers in New York and Massachusetts. The service, One-Bill, is available to customers with accounts …

SAN FRANCISCO—The most important feature a wireless phone can offer is E-911 location accuracy, according to the majority of Americans interviewed for a study conducted by Harris Interactive last month. …

DALLAS—French vendor Alcatel says it plans to cut 1,500 jobs in the United States as its adjustment to flagging demand for phone equipment. The company says 650 of the cuts …

SANTA BARBARA, Calif.-Comarco Inc. announced it will add Superconductor Technologies Inc.’s SuperFilter System to its planning options offered in its EDX SignalPro for wireless network planning. STI’s SuperFilter System uses …

LONDON—E-business solutions provider Aspective announced it acquired Dataroam, a wireless application service provider in the United Kingdom. Aspective said the acquisition will significantly strengthen its mobile business portfolio and add …

BELLEVUE, Wash.—Verizon Wireless sent out invitations to 250,000 residential customers in the northwest encouraging them to visit their local retail outlets and make sure they are on the correct service …

PALO ALTO, Calif.—The board members of Hewlett-Packard Co. say they will enthusiastically support the company’s merger with Compaq, in spite of the objections of family members of Walter Hewlett to …

SUNNYVALE, Calif.—The Federal Communications Commission granted BeamReach Networks an experimental nationwide license in the 2.3 GHz band, allowing the company to operate trials of its Adaptive MultiBeam orthogonal frequency division …

ARLINGTON, Va.—Organizers of Supercomm 2001 announced that despite this year’s uncertain economy, final tabulations show that attendance was up at its trade show this past June. In attendance were 853 …

CINCINNATI—Convergys Corp. announced its Convergys Activation Manager and Convergys Mediation Manager application modules are now available. The Mediation Manager supports convergent usage mediation, next-generation wireless services, real-time revenue generation and …