Monthly Archives: February, 2002

Colligo Networks inks financing, PWC deal

VANCOUVER, British Columbia—Colligo Networks Inc., formerly SynchroPoint Wireless, announced $3.5 million in venture capital financing and a deal with PricewaterhouseCoopers.The company, which provides collaborating...

Sun announces agreement with China’s CSL

SANTA CLARA, Calif.—Java giant Sun Microsystems Inc. announced Chinese carrier CSL will be the first in greater China to launch Java-based wireless services.The carrier...

Convergys signs service bureau agreement with Compaq

NEW YORK—Under the terms of a service bureau agreement announced Feb. 7, Convergys' Geneva Active Revenue Management software is providing billing and customer care...

Nokia completes W-CDMA data calls in lab

HELSINKI, Finland—Nokia Corp. said it has successfully made its first third-generation wideband CDMA packet-data calls between its commercial network infrastructure and terminals in its...

Discrete Wireless completes equity capital round

ATLANTA—Wireless hardware and software provider Discrete Wireless announced it has completed $1.3 million equity capital round of private investments, bringing the total investments the...

D-Link introduces wireless Internet camera

IRVINE, Calif.—Electronic company D-Link said it has developed what it calls the first wireless Internet camera known as the D-Link Air DCS-1000W, which does...

TeleCorp PCS shareholders approve AT&T Wireless merger proposal

ARLINGTON, Va.—TeleCorp PCS Inc. shareholders approved the company's proposed merger with AT&T Wireless Services Inc., which is expected to be completed on Feb. 15."Over...

Analysts question Hutchison’s 3G plans

OXFORD, United Kingdom—As branding becomes a more important weapon in the struggle to win cell-phone customers, industry analysts are beginning to question how Hutchison...

T-Mobile looks to win 3G launch race

BERLIN—The mobile division of Deutsche Telekom, T-Mobile, has forcefully indicated that it plans to be the first to launch third-generation (3G) services in Germany....

Handset manufacturers prepare for battle

OXFORD, United Kingdom—With the first signs that European cell-phone operators are generating better revenues than expected, the major handset developers are gearing themselves up...

UbiquiTel reports on funding

CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa.—UbiquiTel Inc. reaffirmed previously issued guidance on its funding position, reporting it had approximately $130 million in cash and cash equivalents and $85...

Leap to offer Olympics on Salt Lake City Superscreen

SAN DIEGO—While the Olympics may be in their own backyard, Salt Lake City residents who do not have tickets to events will be able...

U.S. Cellular collects used wireless phones to benefit Sept. 11 victims

CHICAGO—Until March 31, U.S. Cellular Corp. said it will be collecting used wireless phones through its Community Action Recycling Effort program with proceeds from...

CMG Wireless Data wins Hutchison messaging contract

ADDISON, Texas—Messaging provider CMG Wireless Data Solutions won a major contract to provide virtually all of Hutchison 3G's messaging products, from short message services...

Cincinnati Bell targets teens with BCGI m-commerce solution

CINCINNATI—BCGI announced it has partnered with Cincinnati Bell Wireless to commercially launch the first implementation of the BCGI Wireless Wallet mobile-commerce payment processing solution....

Certicom, Funk Software team for WLAN security standards

HAYWARD, Calif.—Certicom Inc. and Funk Software have teamed to set standards for wireless local area network security with the EAP-TTLS 802.1x security protocol."We are...

AMD to buy Alchemy Semiconductor

AUSTIN, Texas—Advanced Micro Devices said it plans to acquire chipmaker Alchemy Semiconductor by the end of the first quarter of this year. The companies...

China’s 3G TD-SCDMA standard passes trial

BEIJING—The TD-SCDMA technology jointly developed by China's Datang Telecom and Germany's Siemens has passed a trial test and is ready for commercial use within...

Jamdat teams with EA for wireless games

LOS ANGELES—Wireless gaming company Jamdat Mobile Inc. announced it teamed with the interactive software company Electronic Arts Inc. to jointly publish EA's PGA Tour...

FieldCentrix wins dispatch software contract

IRVINE, Calif.—FieldCentrix Inc. announced it has implemented its FieldCentrix Enterprise wireless mobile and dispatch software for HVAC service contractor Process Cooling and Heating in...

Wavecom releases digital wireless modules

SAN DIEGO—Wavecom Inc. released a new line of integrated, ready-to-use digital wireless modules for customers looking to integrate wireless capabilities into their devices.Wavecom said...

Openwave messaging products to run on IBM AIX system

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.—Openwave Systems Inc. announced its full messaging suite of products, which includes its wireless e-mail and short message services, will run on...

FileMaker Mobile to enter Japanese market

TOKYO—FileMaker Mobile, which allows instant database publishing on i-mode smart phones, was introduced in Japan.FileMaker includes a Mobile Groupware solution, which includes a scheduler,...

GPRS faces slow adoption in China

BEIJING—China Mobile is not satisfied with the slow adoption of its General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) services. At the end of 2001, only 1.5...

Taiwan 3G auction nets US$1.4 billion

TAIPEI, Taiwan—Taiwan awarded five third-generation (3G) licenses following a 19-day auction that saw bid totals much higher than analysts had expected. Total bids in...
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