Monthly Archives: July, 2002

Confusion surrounds Indian order to ban cell phones at gas stations

NEW DELHI, India-Confusion prevails over the Indian government's order to ban the use of cellular phones at petrol outlets. The order was issued by...

Swiss 3G operators get coverage break

DUBLIN, Ireland-Third-generation (3G) operators in Switzerland have received some much-needed breathing space with the decision of the country's telecom regulator to remove the first...

Heavyweights collaborate on XML standard

NEW YORK-BEA Systems, Intalio, SAP AG and Sun Microsystems Inc. have published jointly the XML-based Web Service Choreography Interface specification, designed to provide an...

Koala drops plans to acquire Esemde

BOCA RATON, Fla.-Wireless messaging company Esemde Inc. and Koala International Wireless Inc. announced they have dropped plans for Koala to acquire Esemde."It was mutually...

Bush proposes liberalizing global trade

WASHINGTON-The Bush administration announced proposals for liberalizing global trade barriers in telecommunications and other service sectors. The U.S. recommendations will form the basis for...

Sprint PCS to launch next-gen network Aug. 10

NEW YORK-Sprint PCS' highly anticipated next-generation network is scheduled to launch August 10, according to Audiovox president and chief executive officer Philip Christopher who...

Verizon Wireless, Pinpoint extend agreement

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless said that through an extension of its agreement with Pinpoint Networks Inc. it can offer enhanced services to its Mobile Web...

Audiovox reports sales, earnings gains

HAUPPAUGE, N.Y.-Audiovox Corp., the parent company of mobile handset supplier Audiovox Communications Corp., announced results for its fiscal second quarter and six months ended...

Tecnomen to supply MMS to Finnish 2G

ESPOO, Finland-Finnish 2G Ltd. will use infrastructure from Tecnomen to offer multimedia messaging services, the companies announced."Finnish 2G is a pioneer in the convergence...

Smartcom replaces billing system with Intec, Logica solution

SANTIAGO, Chile-Chilean mobile operator Smartcom announced it will replace its current billing system from SchlumbergerSema with a new product from Intec Telecom Systems and...

DENSO names new U.S. leader

SOUTHFIELD, Mich.-DENSO International America Inc., North American headquarters of Japanese DENSO Corp., announced Mitsunobu Takeuchi, its president and chief executive officer, became chair and...

Aether shareholders file class action lawsuits

NEW YORK-Merrill Lynch & Co. and certain of its stock analysts are the target of at least two class action lawsuits filed in June...

Open Source Development Lab seeks feedback on Web site

NEW YORK-The Open Source Development Lab, Beaverton, Ore., a vendor-neutral non-profit organization dedicated to enabling Linux and Linux-based programming for enterprise and carrier-class functionality...

Dialog partners with Sarnoff on imaging technology

KIRCHHEIM/TECK-NABERN, Germany-Dialog Semiconductor plc and Sarnoff Corp. said they have agreed to partner to develop imaging technology for wireless devices."Its (Dialog) power management and...

Price redeems notes

NEW YORK-Price Communications Wireless Inc., wholly owned subsidiary of Price Communications Corp., has announced redemption of its two investment-grade rated outstanding public notes, subject...

Summus, Snapfish agree to co-market wireless photo application

NEW YORK-Summus Inc., Raleigh, N.C., and Snapfish, San Francisco, will share revenue under a multi-year contract announced July 1 to develop and co-market Snapfish...

Triton PCS plans to operate as standalone brand

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...

IBM sells BlackBerrys with GoAmerica

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...

Plastenna compound may transform antenna industry

NEW YORK-Under non-disclosure agreements with 40 companies worldwide, Integral Technologies is testing its patent-pending "plastenna" compound, which allows the skin of a phone to...

Rural carriers will make it

I am responding to your article that appeared in the June 3 edition, "On-network calling plans satisfy carriers, customers," by Dan Meyer. Your description...

Pax fund manager links ethics with performance

NEW YORK-A strong correlation exists between poor corporate governance and the spate of debt downgrades to junk-bond status and, conversely, a link is emerging...

Text messaging appears to be success story, but no one’s talking

The text messaging industry in the United States is growing by leaps and bounds, and most agree it has the potential to be huge....

Cingular opens Cingular Zone in New York City

ATLANTA-Ahead of its planned launch of wireless service in New York City next month, Cingular Wireless L.L.C. opened a Cingular Zone in Rockefeller Center...

Ericsson wins contract in Yugoslavia

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...

Web sites go wireless

DENVER-Rcrnews.com and globalwirelessnews.com announce wireless delivery of news alerts. Beginning today online subscribers using Palm or Pocket PC-based devices can register to receive news...
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