Monthly Archives: February, 2002

IBM unveils SPDE framework

CANNES, France—IBM Corp. unveiled its Service Provider Delivery Environment (SPDE), an open-standards-based framework that telecommunications service providers can use to introduce new voice, text...

OpenPath offers SMS Testing Suite

ANNAPOLIS, Md.—OpenPath Products announced its SMS Testing Suite, a collection of tools that support SMS application developers, testers, and carriers, is now available."The SMS...

Bitfone shows off mProve solution

CANNES, France—Bitfone Corp. is demonstrating its mProve solution, which delivers firmware and software updates to mobile phones over the air, this week in Cannes,...

Logica, FunMail demonstrate animated messaging at 3GSM

DUBLIN—Logica is demonstrating the delivery of full color animated images, based on FunMail's wireless animated messaging technology, over a GPRS network via the Logica...

Nokia, TI to offer standards-based reference platform

CANNES, France-Nokia Corp. and Texas Instruments Inc. will offer mobile handset manufacturers and application developers a complete open and standards-based reference platform, combining Nokia's...

FTC to crackdown on radiation shields

WASHINGTON—The Federal Trade Commission today will announce law enforcement action against companies allegedly selling ineffective radiation protection products. The FTC will hold a press...

Nextel’s stock falls on news of international division restructuring charge

RESTON, Va.—Nextel Communications Inc. stock fell more than 25 percent on Tuesday to an all-time low of $3.35 per share after the carrier reported...

Celerica raises $18M in second-round funding

MORRISTOWN, N.J.—Celerica Inc. announced details of its second round of funding, which brought the total funding raised for the wireless infrastructure start-up company to...

Compaq, SignalSoft launch location services solution

HOUSTON—Compaq Computer Corp. and SignalSoft Corp. announced the Compaq Discovery Location Services solution, which allows GSM carriers to identify the physical location of a...

GSM Association hands out industry awards

CANNES, France—The GSM Association presented several awards at the 3GSM World Congress this week."Once again, our industry has surpassed itself," said Rob Conway, chief...

Nextel partners with XSVoice

RESTON, Va.—Nextel Communications Inc. reported a partnership with XSVoice Inc., an enabler of live wireless audio, to provide Nextel Online customers access to live,...

Six companies join Symbian semiconductor program

LONDON—Symbian announced six semiconductor companies have joined its Semiconductor Partner Programme, showing support for Symbian OS and ARM core-based chipsets.The six new partners—Agilent Technologies;...

GSM Association reports m-services progress

CANNES, France—The GSM Association continued to move forward with its wide-ranging M-Services Initiative, announcing the second phase of the program, broad support from the...

HickoryTech reports slightly lower wireless service revenues

MANKATO, Minn.—Rural telecommunications provider HickoryTech Corp. reported $4 million in wireless service revenue for the fourth quarter of 2001, a slight drop from the...

Mmo2 teams with Unisys to market mobile data services for corporate customers

CANNES, France—British carrier Mmo2 announced a deal with Unisys Corp. to jointly market and distribute a new range of mobile data services for corporate...

SchlumbergerSema to promote mobile economy alliance

CANNES, France—SchlumbergerSema introduced its INService solution for managing mobile carriers' prepaid and postpaid subscribers.The solution integrates a rating engine for real-time rating across a...

Qualcomm patents validated

SAN DIEGO—Qualcomm Inc. said the patent offices in Europe, Korea and Japan have validated four of its CDMA patents."The confirmation of these inventions strengthens...

Qualcomm, Comverse sign BREW development agreement

CANNES, France—Qualcomm Inc. and Comverse Technology have signed an agreement to develop BREW-enabled services for all types of third-generation networks."Our joint efforts and resulting...

Compaq rolls out solutions for Microsoft MIS

HOUSTON—Compaq Computer Corp. said it has rolled out new access and infrastructure solutions for Microsoft mobile information server 2002 on cellular and WiFi wireless...

Lightbridge agrees to buy Altawave

BURLINGTON, Mass.—Lightbridge Inc., which provides mobile business solutions, announced it will acquire Altawave Inc., which offers wireless data management services.Lightbridge said the move strengthens...

Sun presents overall wireless strategy in Cannes

CANNES, France—Sun Microsystems made several announcements relating to the company's overall wireless strategy at this week's 3GSM World Congress in Cannes, France.The company demonstrated...

Nokia unleashes range of solutions in Cannes

CANNES, France—Nokia Corp. stamped its feet at the 3GSM World Congress with a series of announcements ranging from open architecture, live demonstrations and Internet...

Ricochet trial moves ahead in Denver

DENVER—Aerie Networks subsidiary Ricochet Networks Inc. initiated a technical trial of the Ricochet high-speed wireless data network in Denver, marking the return of the...

Ericsson wins W-CDMA contract from Sunrise

STOCKHOLM, Sweden—L.M. Ericsson AB said it has won a multi-year contract to supply wideband CDMA radio network solution for Swiss operator Sunrise. The agreement,...

FTC charges firms with false claims about radiation protection devices

WASHINGTON—The Federal Trade Commission said today it charged two firms with making false claims about devices purporting to protect consumers against mobile phone radiation....
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