2001

SAN DIEGO—Qualcomm Inc. says it has begun production shipment of its MSM5100 third-generation cdma2000 1x chipset and system software. “The MSM5100 chipset and system software is pin-compatible with the proven …

OSLO, Norway—Tandberg, a video conferencing solution provider, introduced the Tandberg 1000, a video conferencing system capable of running on a wireless local area network. The Tandberg 1000 requires a PCMCIA …

SAN FRANCISCO—Communication and messaging company Critical Path Inc. said its restructuring plan, initially announced in April, has been substantially completed and is successful. “The progress we have made allows us …

CEDAR KNOLLS, N.J.—Two new studies show a huge market potential around the world for messaging services, and, according to Probe Research, U.S. wireless carriers are missing out. “U.S. carriers could …

TOKYO—NEC said it will supply a mobile Internet platform to Taiwan’s KG Telecom, which will begin its i-mode-like mobile Internet service in mid-2002. The contract value is $8.2 million. NEC …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden—Using PipeBeach’s VoiceXML platform, Europolitan Vodafone’s customers are now able to download and listen to ring tones simply by using their voice. Europolitan Vodafone launched its Voice Portal in …

BEIJING, China—Ericsson AB says it has signed a deal to deliver Mobitex system to Chinese operator Sky Networks Communication Group Co. Ltd. here and north of the country. “This will …

SAN JOSE, Calif.—There is a potential market of 20 million users and annual revenues of $350 million for data mobility services, according to a new study from research firm Ovum. …

BOULDER, Colo.—SignalSoft Corp. announced VoiceStream Wireless Corp. licensed SignalSoft’s Location Centre product, as well as its W911 product for GSM networks, to comply with the Federal Communications Commission E911 Phase …

ATLANTA—Atlanta-based Air2Web, whose Mobile Internet Platform lets companies extend enterprise applications to any wireless device, has closed a $20 million round of venture-capital financing and expects an additional $5 million …

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.—Motorola Inc. says it will lay off 7,000 more workers as it announced a third-quarter loss of $1.4 billion, its third consecutive loss. The job cuts will bring …

KANSAS CITY—Sprint PCS Group announced its phones and services will be sold at Costco Wholesale Corp. stores beginning Nov. 1. Sprint PCS said it will be the exclusive nationwide wireless …

SUNNYVALE, Calif.—Actiontec Electronics Inc. announced shipment of three 802.11b Wireless Adapters that it said can be used in private homes or with office networks. The USB 802.11b Wireless Adapter, the …

SAN DIEGO—iTech announced its new NiCd/NiMH battery adapter compatible with the Motorola Saber MX1000, MX2000 and MX3000 radio batteries. The adapter uses a radio bayonet-type interface and does not require …

HOBOKEN, N.J.—Advanced Systems Concepts released its ActiveBatch Wireless Client interface, which the company said improves remote server and application management support using Research In Motion Ltd.’s BlackBerry wireless device. “With …

BAINBRIDGE ISLAND, Wash.—Airbiquity Inc. said it is distributing its GPS Accessory to i-Planet Wireless, Entrust Connections and Sky Cop. Aradiant, formerly The National Dispatch Center Inc., will support the call …

PISCATAWAY, N.J.—A comparison study from The Broadband Wireless Internet Forum looking at adapting current third-generation technologies based on CDMA as a possible alternative transmission system for delivering non-line-of-sight, high-speed wireless …

ALAMEDA, Calif.—Following the trend of many other wireless data companies in recent weeks, mobile data infrastructure provider Geoworks Corp. said it will cut its work force by 45 percent and …

BELLEVUE, Wash.—InfoSpace Inc. has teamed with Verizon Wireless to allow baseball fans to follow this year’s playoffs on their digital wireless phones. Verizon Wireless subscribers can sign up on the …

SAN FRANCISCO—Internet service provider giant EarthLink licensed wireless enterprise software developer Neomar’s Carrier Class Gateway, which the ISP plans to use in its forthcoming “EarthLink Everywhere” wireless Internet service. EarthLink …

PHILADELPHIA—ALC Environmental announced its plans to provide its environmental inspectors with wireless data capture and reporting systems. Numoda Corp. will provide ALC inspectors with a solution that is an extension …

MURRAY HILL, N.J.—Lucent Technologies Inc. has announced a multiservice switch to enable service providers to deliver converged voice, data and video applications to businesses at reduced costs. “The PacketStar (PSAX) …

ATLANTA—BellSouth announced it is offering its wireless e-mail service for the Motorola Talkabout T900, a two-way messaging device capable of communicating with any other e-mail equipped device. According to BellSouth, …

SAN JOSE, Calif.—LGC Wireless announced it has been awarded $19.3 million in venture capital funding. The investment was led by Allegis Capital, who will now take a seat on LGC’s …

OWINGS MILLS, Md.—Aether Systems Inc., proving it can still sell in a tight economic environment, announced yet another wireless data sale, this time to motor carrier Oester Trucking. The trucking …