February 2002

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 committed to developing and introducing …

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. Cincinnati Bell is targeting the teen …

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 to unified communications to multimedia messaging. …

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 and FIFA World Cup 2002 for …

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 Santa Ana, Calif. The FieldCentrix software …

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 its WISMO Quik line of …

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, United States—Circuit manufacturer RF Micro Devices said it has begun production shipments to a major European handset manufacturer. The company said it expects the shipments to hit …

REDWOOD CITY, California, United States—Openwave Systems and Telef

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 million of its 145 million mobile-phone …

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, meeting room reservation planner, bulletin …

MOSCOW—German vendor Siemens overtook Finland’s Nokia, the worldwide mobile-phone sales leader, in handset sales in Russia in 2001, according to a report by International Data Corporation (IDC), a global provider …

LONDON—MmO2, the mobile phone unit spun off from British Telecommunications last year, said it plans to cut 1,900 jobs in the United Kingdom and Germany as part of its restructuring …

MISSISSAUGA, Ontario, Canada—Canadian vendor Redknee said it partnered with Germany’s mobile operator Viag Interkom to deploy real-time short message rating services. Redknee said Viag has enhanced its prepaid service through …

LONDON—General Packet Radio Service (GPRS)-based mobile Internet services are being rolled out across the Middle East, with Jordan and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) leading the way. Jordan’s largest mobile-phone …

BEIJING—Based on responses from 243,260 people across China, the China Telecommunications Association and Englewings Public Relations Corporation said Motorola was voted China’s most favored mobile-phone company. Nearly 84 percent of …

ATLANTA—Numerex Corp. announced its new expanded long-term wireless strategy, which involves introducing products for machine-to-machine communications working over a variety of technologies. Numerex said its customers will soon be able …

NEW YORK—Motorola Inc. enjoyed a ratings upgrade from Morgan Stanley to “outperform” from “neutral.” “We believe handset introductions, semi industry recovery and government sales strength could add positive cash flow …

BEDMINSTER, N.J.—Verizon Wireless signed an agreement with Qualcomm Inc. to commercially launch applications based on Qualcomm’s Binary Runtime Environment for Wireless platform. The BREW platform will allow Verizon Wireless customers …

NEW DELHI, India—BPL Mobile, India’s leading GSM service provider, hopes to increase substantially its revenues from non-voice services with its recently launched General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) service in Mumbai. …

TOKYO—J-Phone, the third-largest mobile carrier in Japan, announced it will launch a new e-mail service with motion pictures. According to J-Phone, which is now a Vodafone Group company, using the …

JAKARTA, Indonesia—Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (BPPN) decided to sell the assets of Pacific Satellite Nusantara (PSN) and its subsidiary Asian Cellular Satellite (ACeS) to AAA Securities for US$206 million. The …

TOKYO—Three Japanese carriers and three industry associations are going to set up an organization to evaluate mobile Internet content on 28 February. The organization, called Mobile Content Evaluation System Association, …

BEIJING—Nokia expects its handset sales in China to grow by 10 percent to 15 percent this year, the China Daily reported. Motorola leads the market, but Nokia is closing in. …

SINGAPORE—VeriSign announced it will sell its WebNum wireless Web access system to Southeast Asian wireless users through its Asian affiliate TrustAsia. VeriSign’s WebNum service allows users to browse wireless Internet …

Finland—Messaging vendor Tecnomen said Austrian mobile operator Mobilkom Austria has begun live trials of its Multimedia Messaging Service Center to help the operator evaluate multimedia services over GSM/General Packet Radio …