Monthly Archives: March, 2002

Handago to deliver Java apps to Motorola, Sharp

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...

Openwave sells gateway to Telemar

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...

Nextel Partners amends credit facility terms

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...

Nortel signs Romanian contract

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...

Computer Sciences to resell 724 apps

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...

Agilent to resell Cramer inventory solution

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...

Handspring to sell Treo in retail stores

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...

Sentori 3G solution added to EUR System products

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...

Russian ministry to consider legality of CDMA

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...

Emblaze posts $29M loss, ‘irregular’ outlook

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...

Rayovac offers new battery for wireless

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...

Nortel to supply GSM/GPRS network in Caribbean

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...

NetDespatch launches Masquerade

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...

Sonera to launch UMTS services in September

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....

Motorola, Nortel discuss network division merger

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...

Palm’s 3Q results send stock up 25 percent

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...

Swedish government probes Ericsson’s bookkeeping practices

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...

TCS, Cingular expand E911 contract

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...

O2 signs on 250 corporate customers for Blackberry

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...

Pemstar chosen as LGC Wireless manufacturing partner

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...

Hop-On reports $25 M annual contract

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...

BellSouth sells stake in Royal KPN

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...

Vivendi to withdraw from Poland’s Elektrim

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...

Alcatel’s Philippine subsidiary predicts positive sales

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....

Vodafone acquires additional spectrum from TelstraClear

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...
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