June 2002

NEW DELHI, India-Telekom Malaysia (TM) has decided to invest US$150 million to expand the network of its cellular joint venture in Bangladesh, TM International Bangladesh (TMIB), during the next three …

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. said it has begun shipments of its 7650 mobile phones, which feature color screens with a built-in camera. The handsets, which are Nokia’s answer to similar phones …

AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands-Messaging company Comverse Technology Inc. released a new developer took kit for multimedia messaging services, which the company said would help developers build, test and bring MMS-compatible applications …

SOPHIA-ANTIPOLIS, France-The European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) said it established a new task force to develop mobile signature standards. Mobile signatures are used to authenticate the identity of a person …

SANTA CLARA, Calif.-Personal digital assistant giant Palm Inc. reported solid earnings in line with investor expectations and company projections, evidence the company has reined in its costs and cash management. …

CLINTON, Mass.-WorldCom Inc. said it plans to restate its financial statements for 2001 and the first quarter of 2002 as a result of an internal audit of the company’s capital …

LAKE CHARLES, La.-Wireless operator US Unwired launched its Big Mouth calling plan allowing customers to make unlimited monthly calls for $35 per month. Customers can also purchase additional features, including …

OTTAWA-Nortel Networks Corp.’s shares tumbled to a 52-week low owing to a report of WorldCom’s accounting practices. The company’s stock fell more than 11 percent, or 18 cents, to $1.43 …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Ericsson AB said it has won a $105 million contract to supply Yugoslavian major carrier Serbian Mobtel with GSM network equipment, targeting 2 million subscribers. “The enhancements this contract …

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HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. said it has signed a two-year deal to expand the GSM networks of Russian operator MegaFon targeting a population of 22 million.The vendor, which will supply core …

MOSCOW-Russia will not issue third-generation (3G) licenses this year, and the earliest possible award date is the beginning of 2003. However, everything will depend on the presence of the necessary …

OSLO, Norway-Pocket IT said Norwegian operator NetCom launched a portfolio of location-based short message service (SMS) services using its technology. The services include information, navigation and community offerings.

ATLANTA-Ahead of its planned launch of wireless service in New York City next month, Cingular Wireless opened a Cingular Zone in Rockefeller Center allowing potential customers to try out the …

CHICAGO-Triton PCS Holdings Inc.’s said its co-branding agreement with AT&T Corp. is expected to end in February when the current deal between the two companies ends. “More than likely we …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. and Lucent Technologies Inc. said they have completed a series of UMTS packet data calls, describing it as the “first such demonstration . with commercial 3G infrastructure …

NEW YORK-Standard & Poor’s placed wireless operator Horizon PCS Inc. on CreditWatch with negative implications due to concerns about the outcome of Horizon’s negotiations with its bank creditors over covenant …

CAMPBELL, Calif.-P-Com Inc. closed an $8 million equity financing, as part of a $13 million equity round. The company said it issued 57,321,430 shares of unregistered common stock in connection …

NEW YORK-Moody’s Investors Service downgraded Motorola Inc. because of what the rating agency describes as pressure on the wireless vendor’s performance in all segments of its businesses. Its senior unsecured …

HACKENSACK, N.J.-IBM Corp. will sell BlackBerry wireless data devices with GoAmerica Inc.’s wireless service, an expansion of the business relationship between the two companies. The companies in December said they …

AJAX, Ontario-Nokia announced it is now selling its RoofTop Wireless Routing fixed wireless mesh network system to carriers and Internet service providers in Canada through a reseller agreement with Tessco …

RESTON, Va.-Nextel Communications Inc. introduced Actix’s Analyzer software across multiple markets to monitor the performance of the carrier’s network. Actix said the software will enable Nextel to more easily find …

REDMOND, Wash.-AT&T Wireless introduced its e-Wallet integrated billing platform for its mMode service allowing content providers to charge for their digital services directly to customers’ wireless phone bills or credit …

NEW YORK-LocatioNet announced a partnership with wireless location and messaging software developer TeleCommunication Systems (TCS). Through the partnership, LocatioNet customers can use the TCS Xypoint Location Platform solution to locate …

COSTA MESA, Calif.-Axiom Navigation Inc. introduced its new Accu-Tracker FMS-3000, 3100, 8000 and 8100 devices for fleet management and asset tracking in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and parts of …