March 2002

HURST, Texas—Handango announced that it is working closely with handset manufacturers Motorola Inc. and Sharp to deliver Java-based applications to Motorola Accompli and Sharp Zaurus users. Handango said it is …

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.—Openwave Systems Inc. announced it sold its Mobile Access Gateway version 5.1 to new Brazilian wireless carrier Telemar. Telemar will license Openwave’s technology for its new Oi wireless …

KIRKLAND, Wash.—Nextel Partners Inc. reportedly amended the terms of its credit facility providing an additional $50 million term loan, according to Dow Jones Business News. The carrier noted that even …

BUCHAREST, Romania—Nortel Networks said it signed a contract with Connex to deploy packetized voice and data networks using Nortel’s softswitches and multiservice switches. “Connex will become the first service provider …

TORONTO—In a move to cut its costs and provide savings for its customers, 724 Solutions announced that Computer Sciences Corp. will resell its software applications, provide systems integration and manage …

ORLANDO, Fla.—Agilent Technologies Inc. is going to resell and develop solutions using Cramer Systems’ line of inventory and automated provisioning applications, Cramer announced. Agilent will incorporate these applications as core …

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.—Handspring announced it will begin selling its much-lauded mobile phone/personal digital assistant Treo device throughout the nation’s retail stores. Further, the company said Cingular Wireless will also sell …

LAUREL, Md.—EUR System announced it will add Sentori Inc.’s Sentori 3G’s wireless business solutions to the products and services offered in its outsourced data center environment. According to their agreement, …

MOSCOW—The Russian Anti-Monopoly Ministry (MAP) is going to consider on 8 April the legality of the decision of the Communications Ministry to oust U.S.-developed CDMA and AMPS carriers from the …

TEL AVIV, Israel—Wireless streaming media company Emblaze Systems Ltd. released its financial results for last year, showing net losses of $29 million and no relief in sight for at least …

MADISON, Wis.—Rayovac Corp. announced the development of the Rayovac I-C3 (In-Cell Charge Control), a rechargeable battery with built-in charging control. According to Rayovac, advantages of the I-C3 are: it takes …

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago—Telecommunications Services of Trinidad and Tobago Ltd. said Nortel Networks will supply GSM and GPRS technologies for the upgrade of its wireless network. TSTT said Nortel will …

MARLOW, U.K.—NetDespatch announced the launch of Masquerade, a MASC Communications-powered solution that allows centralized web-based order entry and tracking systems to be updated via wireless voice transactions. “Voice browsing is …

HELSINKI, Finland—Finnish operator Sonera plans to offer commercial UMTS services by Sept. 26, once terminals for the new services become available, the operator announced. If the carrier meets the deadline, …

DALLAS—In what might trigger a series of monster consolidations in the wireless equipment space, Motorola Inc. and Nortel Networks are in talks to merge their network divisions, according to a …

SANTA CLARA, Calif.—Investors and the analyst community roared their approval of Palm Inc.’s third-quarter results, sending the company’s stock up almost 25 percent to about $3.90 per share. Palm reported …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden—Ericsson AB’s bookkeeping practices have come under the spotlight of tax obstruction as the country’s Economic Crimes Bureau examines the company’s accounts. The agency will inquire whether Ericsson seriously …

ANNAPOLIS—TeleCommunication Systems Inc. that by revising a September 2001 contract, Cingular Wireless will make it a preferred vendor for Phase I and II wireless E911 services including Mobile Positioning Center …

LONDON—O2, Vodafone’s wireless unit, the first carrier to sell Research In Motion Ltd.’s BlackBerry wireless e-mail device in Europe, announced it has signed up more than 250 corporate customers for …

ROCHESTER, Minn.—Pemstar Inc. announced it has been chosen by LGC Wireless to manufacture the InterReach Unison, a new in-building wireless networking product. “LGC selected Pemstar as its strategic manufacturing partner …

GARDEN GROVE, Calif.—Recyclable prepaid mobile phone provider Hop-On announced a significant deal, valued at more than $25 million annually, with an unnamed London-based corporation. The corporation will purchase 1 million …

ATLANTA, United States—BellSouth announced it sold its entire stake, or 234.7 million shares, in Dutch telecommunications provider Royal KPN. The sale will give the company an after-tax gain of US$850 …

LONDON—Vivendi Universal signed a nonbinding memorandum of understanding with a consortium of financial investors led by Citigroup Investments to dispose of its 49-percent stake in Polish company Elektrim Telekomunikacja. Elektrim …

MANILA, The Philippines—Mobile and data network provider Alcatel Phils. projects US$200 million in sales this year amid the expected sluggish local cellular phone industry. Last year, the company’s sales amounted …

JAKARTA, Indonesia—Vodafone New Zealand recently announced the purchase of management rights for 5 megahertz of third-generation (3G) spectrum from TelstraClear. TelstraClear, the new name after a merger between TelstraSaturn, a …