February 2002

BOYNTON BEACH, Fla.—Motorola Inc. announced Direct Connect Networks Inc. will be the first value-added reseller of its Accompli 009 personal communicator. DCN will also develop wireless Internet applications and network …

ALEXANDRIA, Va.—Ecutel Inc. announced it is participating in Hewlett-Packard’s Mobile E-Services Bazaar program, an initiative aimed at developing software and services for the mobile market. “The idea is to build …

SAN DIEGO—LG InfoComm announced Dan Gralak has been appointed vice president of sales and will take over LG’s sales operations, distribution strategies and branding opportunities. “Dan’s experience in the telecom …

VANCOUVER, B.C.—Sierra Wireless announced its solutions were used by the Utah Highway Patrol to enhance security during the 2002 Winter Games in Salt Lake City. During the games, Sierra Wireless …

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.—Conexant Systems Inc. announced its CDMA power amplifier modules (PAMs) have been chosen by several handset manufacturers for use on China Unicom’s nationwide CDMA cellular network. Seventy percent …

BALTIMORE—Five new lawsuits seeking a total of more than $6 billion in damages have been filed against the cellular industry, alleging use of wireless handsets caused brain cancer. The lawsuits …

LONDON—The UMTS Forum, an association that promotes global UMTS adoption, released a study stating that revenue from third-generation networks will reach $320 billion in 2010 alone and around $1 trillion …

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y.—NextWave Telecom Inc. and bankrupt fixed wireless company Teligent were given approval by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court to transfer approximately $1 million in telecommunications assets, including transmission equipment …

ALEXANDRIA, Minn.—Rural Cellular Corp. reported $106.5 million in revenue for the fourth quarter of 2001, compared with $99.5 million during the same quarter of 2000. For the year, Rural Cellular …

SANTA CLARA, Calif.—Palm Inc. said the U.S. District Court in Rochester, N.Y. rejected a motion made by Xerox Corp. pertaining to Xerox’ 1997 claim of patent infringement that alleged Palm’s …

CARROLLTON, Texas-In its earnings report released after the close of trading February 25, CellStar Corp., a distributor of wireless products, reported improved results for the fiscal year and fourth quarter, …

Global interest in the U.S. cellular market is high. And with consolidation expected in the United States and around the world in coming months, U.S. carriers that are owned by …

SINGAPORE—Harris Corp., a supplier of military tactical radios for worldwide defense forces, has been chosen by the Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force to provide a wireless e-mail system. KBK Tokyo, …

CANNES, France—Among the slew of announcements made here at the 3GSM World Congress last week, location services seemed to move farther up on the radar screens of both operators and …

TAMPA, Fla.—Verizon Wireless plans to launch a three-month trial of a flat-rate wireless plan for its Freeup prepaid service in Florida. The flat-rate plan will charge customers 20 cents per …

DUBLIN, Ireland—Trinidad and Tobago’s operator, TSTT Mobile Service, will be the first Caribbean carrier to launch prepaid wireless data services on a GPRS network as it just signed a deal …

CANNES, France—Logica set a Guinness World Record by successfully delivering the fastest text message around the globe in 197.53 seconds. Logica Mobile Networks Chief Executive Officer Gerry McKenna sent the …

NEW YORK—A class-action lawsuit has been filed in the United States District Court for the District of Colorado against Qwest Communications International Inc. claiming the company violated Section 10b of …

Motorola’s Personal Communications Sector announced it is selling off its core paging device product lines to integrated wireless networking (IWN) and wireless messaging company Multitone Electronics. Motorola said it will …

HELSINKI—Nokia introduced the Nokia D211, a multimode radio card that allows for wireless Internet access within GPRS, HSCSD and wireless LAN coverage areas. The card is designed for laptop users …

LOS ANGELES—Oberthur Card Systems unveiled its SIMphonIC 3G Composer, a software tool for developing and simulating applications and services on 2G and 3G UMTS networks, this week at the 3GSM …

CANNES, France—Sasken announced this week at the 3GSM World Congress that its wideband CDMA protocol stack software has been optimized to work on Intel Corp.’s semiconductor platform.“Working with Intel is …

MUNICH—George Nolen has been named U.S. head of Siemens Information and Communication Networks. Nolen, 45, previously served as president of Siemens Enterprise networks in the United States. “George Nolen has …

CANNES, France—The mobile industry put on a brave face last week at the annual 3GSM World Congress here, with few signs of the financial downturn the industry is currently enduring …

CANNES, France-Colligo Networks Inc. announced Palm Inc. has licensed two of its Portable Collaborative Networking (PCN) applications to offer a new Bluetooth short-range wireless solution to business professionals. Colligo’s BlueChat …