2001

BEIJING—Motorola’s V60 and V66 type handsets went back on sale in Yinchuan, the capital city of the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region in Western China. Sales were suspended on 5 December …

HELSINKI, Finland—Finnish vendor Tecnomen said it will supply a messaging solution to Brazilian operator Algar Telecom Leste (ATL). The deal, worth around US$1.6 million, comprises a combination of voice mail, …

LONDON—NEC announced it will close a semiconductor plant in Scotland, eliminating 1,260 jobs. The Livingston, West Lothian, plant closure is blamed on the widespread downturn in demand for cellular phone …

LONDON—The Lebanese government announced it might allow mobile-phone companies Cellis and LibanCell to operate until their contracts expire in 2004, providing that other offers for new licenses are “not up …

DALLAS, United States—Nokia continued its massive push for its open mobile architecture initiative by signing some of the world’s largest information and technology infrastructure and application server vendors, including BEA …

HELSINKI, Finland—Finnish wireless carrier Sonera Corp. hopes to be the first carrier to offer multimedia messaging services in the first half of next year through a deal with Nokia Corp. …

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OXFORD, United Kingdom—With an estimated global market share of less than 2 percent, down from 6 percent last year, Philips’ cell-phone business looks set for termination. The company, which is …

SANTA MONICA, Calif.—Boingo Wireless Inc. launched with plans to provide wireless Internet access at speeds up to 11 Megabits per second in major hotels, airports and coffee shops. Founded by …

WASHINGTON—With the House of Representatives leaving town and the Senate expected to leave shortly, bankrupt NextWave Telecom Inc and Verizon Wireless Inc. reacted to the lack of legislation codifying the …

BEIJING—Motorola Inc. announced it won a $95 million contract to supply wireless equipment to China Mobile Communications Corp. According to the contract, Motorola will expand China Mobile’s GSM-standard networks in …

CHICAGO-US Unwired Inc. said it will buy its competitor IWO Holdings Inc. for $459 million in stock, making it the largest Sprint PCS affiliate, coverage-wise. Analyst Ric Prentiss of Raymond …

PALO ALTO, Calif.—In an effort to debunk criticism of the move and rally stakeholders, Hewlett-Packard Co. and Compaq Computer Corp. released a detailed, 50-page document outlining the benefits of the …

NEWARK, N.J.—IDT Corp., the former suitor of Teligent Inc., said it will acquire Winstar Communications Inc. for $42.5 million after several tumultuous days of negotiations. Lawyers for Winstar were planning …

WICHITA, Kansas—IFR Systems Inc. announced it was chosen to provide test equipment for the United Kingdom’s $2.4 billion BOWMAN tactical communications program. The program will provide secure voice and data …

VANCOUVER, British Columbia—Wavemakers has received a $4.4 million investment commitment from Technology Partnerships Canada for the Vancouver, B.C., company’s “OnTarget” initiative to develop speech recognition by electronic devices in areas …

BEDMINSTER, N.J.—Flarion Technologies has completed a successful demonstration of a seamless handoff between an 802.11b wireless local area network and a mobile wide area network, the company announced December 18. …

MILAN, Italy—H3G, which holds a third-generation license in Italy, signed a roaming agreement with Telecom Italia Mobile. The agreement will allow H3G’s customers to access TIM’s GSM services in areas …

SAN DIEGO—Qualcomm Inc. announced it will launch gpsOne-enabled handsets and their associated position location service plans from KDDI Corp. in Japan this month. Qualcomm’s gpsOne technology is integrated on its …

HELSINKI, Finland—Nokia has completed a location-based technology trial test, which it claims was successful. Nokia and mobile carrier Radiolinja used Nokia’s enhanced observed time difference positioning technology in Radiolinja’s GSM …

IRVINE, Calif.—FieldCentrix has been named the field service automation software vendor of choice for Excellence Alliance Inc. (EAI), a service organization of independent HVAC/R contractors. “As the premier network of …

NEW YORK—AT&T’s board of directors has approved a $52 billion deal with Comcast Corp. to together create a single cable giant. The new company, AT&T Comcast Corp., will be headed …

DALLAS—Wireless software and applications developer JP Mobile Inc. announced it acquired the assets of Isovia Inc., which provided mobile software applications for field services and sales personnel. Financial details of …

SEATTLE and LOS ANGELES—The amount of wireless Internet content continues to move ahead at Warp speed, as two companies announced major new releases. First, Jamdat Mobile Inc. announced the release …

TAIPEI, Taiwan—Taiwan will hold Asia’s first third-generation license auction after seven companies showed interest in five licenses. Seven consortia will begin the bidding process in January, with licenses expected to …