Monthly Archives: May, 2002

U.S. Cellular deploys Glenayre platform in Milwaukee

ATLANTA—U.S. Cellular Corp. deployed Glenayre Technologies Inc.'s IP-based Versera Large Solution platform in Milwaukee. Under the agreement, Glenayre's platform will help U.S. Cellular customers...

Good Technology files patent infringement lawsuit against RIM

SUNNYVALE, Calif.—Good Technology Inc. filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Research In Motion Ltd., alleging RIM's single mailbox patent infringes on its newly released...

Siemens partner to resell Teltier solution

LONDON—Teltier Technologies Inc. announced Siemens partner, Siemens Informatics and Italdata, will resell Teltier's iConnect solution and will establish iConnect Competency Centers for Europe.iConnect includes...

Mobitel, Ericsson provide refugee camp connections in Tanzania

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa—Ericsson said it has rolled out a mobile network in the remote northwestern area of Tanzania to link three major refugee camps...

Study: Telecom companies push CRM

EDISON, N.J.—North American telecom companies are pushing new customer relationship management (CRM) initiatives to benefit business in several ways, according to a recent study...

Widcomm, TI release Bluetooth USB reference design

DALLAS—Widcomm Inc. and Texas Instruments Inc. unveiled a Bluetooth USB dongle reference design allowing wireless connectivity between a personal computer and peripherals without the...

Netonomy announces agreement with Orange UK

BOSTON—Netonomy announced a software supply and implementation agreement with Orange UK that will allow Orange to use the MyNetonomy Channel Activator to create a...

Cellus launches U.S. operations

DENVER—Short message service application provider Cellus announced it is launching its U.S. operations as part of its worldwide expansion strategy.The company, which operates in...

Kyocera to sponsor Indianapolis 500 racing team

SAN DIEGO—Kyocera Wireless Corp. said it would be an associate sponsor of the two-car Treadway-Hubbard Racing team for the upcoming Indianapolis 500. The company's...

ForeSite gets $5.1M in equity financing

TAMPA, Fla.—ForeSite Towers L.L.C. received $5.1 million in equity financing to develop wireless communication towers and acquired a portfolio of 100 towers in the...

French 3G market to see 3 players

PARIS—The French telecom regulator has confirmed that only Bouygues Telecom applied for one of the two third-generation licenses on offer in France. Therefore, the...

CTIA reminds drivers to put safety first

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association used the final day of Wireless Safety Week to remind drivers that a top priority this Memorial...

China considers tougher radiation emissions requirements

BEIJING—The world's largest mobile market could become decidedly less attractive for cell-phone manufacturers if new proposed rules on cell-phone radiation emissions come into play.A...

Innovics solution claims improved base-station coverage

LONDON—Semiconductor start-up Innovics Wireless announced it is offering a solution to increase capacity and data rates and improve coverage in 2.5 and 3G cells...

GSA members say content is key to market growth

SUSSEX, U.K.—The Global Mobile Suppliers Association (GSA) said a recently conducted poll of its new Ventures Program members called for more positive thinking in...

Crown Castle names Martin chairman of the board

HOUSTON—Crown Castle International Corp. named J. Landis Martin non-executive chairman of the board, succeeding the company's co-founder, Ted Miller, who will remain on the...

Metrocall reaches Chapter 11 bankruptcy plan with creditors

ALEXANDRIA, Va.—Paging and messaging carrier Metrocall Inc. announced it reached a pre-negotiated plan of reorganization in Chapter 11 bankruptcy with its creditors, and will...

U.S. Cellular replaces Arthur Andersen as accountant

CHICAGO—U.S. Cellular Corp. selected PricewaterhouseCoopers L.L.P. to replace Arthur Andersen L.L.P. as the carrier's independent public accountant for this year.Nextel Partners Inc. and UbiquiTel...

DoCoMo to conduct video conferencing trials

TOKYO—NTT DoCoMo Inc. said it will lead a consortium of 35 companies conducting field trials using a newly developed FOMA mobile communications platform enabling...

AIS removes handset locks

NEW DELHI, India—Leading Thai operator AIS has decided to unlock its network access code to allow customers to procure handsets of their choice from...

Moody’s changes DT, VoiceStream outlooks to negative

LONDON—Moody's investor services changed its outlook for German telecommunications company Deutsche Telekom and its guaranteed subsidiary DT Finance B.V., as well as its American...

Qwest downgraded by S&P

NEW YORK—Standard & Poor's downgraded its long-term and short-term corporate credit ratings on telecommunications provider Qwest Communications International Inc. due to an increasing risk...

Studies offer conflicting views of who carriers should target

HORSHAM, Pa.—Two new reports researching the future market for wireless products and services draw directly opposite conclusions as to who wireless companies should target.According...

Finnish mobile firms come to grief

OXFORD, United Kingdom—The continued downturn in mobile communications has caused Benefon and Openmobile, both based in Finland, to close their operations or dramatically restructure...
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