July 2002

SAN DIEGO, Calif.-Antenna manufacturer Ethertronics launched the GW tri-band embedded antenna for cellular applications. The antenna is the flagship product in the company’s G Series, and operates on the 900 …

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif.-Landmark Communications Inc. acquired a majority interest in Shorecliff Communications Inc., a privately held trade show, conference and magazine publisher specializing in the wireless broadband and wireless …

VANCOUVER, British Columbia-Sierra Wireless has been chosen to provide third-generation embedded wireless modems for Itronix Corp.’s rugged wireless-enabled notebook and handheld computers. Itronix will integrate the Sierra Wireless SB750A and …

The attitudes of the late 1990s, where operators found it necessary to have a presence in as many countries as possible, have begun to fade as the cost of having …

LONDON-Vodafone Group plc said it added 2.7 million proportionate customers during its fiscal first quarter ended June 30, including 1.3 million subscribers from stake changes, bringing its total registered proportionate …

ATLANTA-Wireless telemetry player Numerex Corp. reported revenues of $12,000 for its second quarter, along with a net loss of $889,000. The company’s stock was down 8 percent after the news …

VANCOUVER, British Columbia-Canadian carrier Telus Corp. reported 102,600 net wireless subscriber additions during the second quarter, a 34 percent increase over the 76,400 customers it added during the second quarter …

PARIS-Maporama announced its has partnered with I-Media to develop an ASP-based multi-channel direct geo-marketing solution. With the collaboration, the companies are offering large corporate brands a way to generate traffic …

ANNAPOLIS, Md.-TeleCommunication Systems Inc. and messaging company Mobileway announced they will team to develop a short message service delivery network to allow mobile users to send text messages to recipients …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Japanese service provider Yozan has selected L.M. Ericsson’s wireless LAN solution for deployment in its trial of a hybrid pager/PHS/WLAN integrated mobile Internet service. “The system targets consumers equipped …

CLINTON, Mass.-Citing the company’s recent bankruptcy filing and the pending restatement of its financial statements for 2001 and the first quarter of 2002, the Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Panel informed WorldCom …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Globalstar said it has partnered with AeroAstro to successfully demonstrate a new low cost simplex modem that can be used for remote sensing and tracking by satellite. The …

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-Xora Inc. and PointBase Inc. announced they have partnered to provide a solution that gives database application capabilities to Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition (J2ME) devices. “Xora and …

PALO ALTO, Calif.-Agilent Technologies Inc. said it has unveiled a new family of color and monochrome CMOS image sensors for detachable cameras for mobile phones and PDAs. The company said …

As the battle for the multimedia messaging service (MMS) market in Europe begins to heat up among the region’s wireless carriers, the fight for the MMS infrastructure market has largely …

SAN MATEO, Calif.-AirWave Wireless Inc. announced it has been granted OPSEC (Open Platform for Security) certification for its AirWave Management Platform (AMP) from Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. OPSEC certification …

DALLAS-Wireless transaction company PayCom Inc. released its new AirSwipe product for Palm Inc.’s new i705 wireless personal digital assistant, which the company said allows users to scan and process credit-card …

ISSY-LES-MOULINEAUX, France-Wavecom said it signed a contract with South Korean mobile-phone manufacturer Everkom Industrial Co. Ltd. to supply Wismo Quik Q2403B modules for Everkom’s new MGD-100 GSM/GPRS mobile phones and …

DUBLIN, Ireland-Software firms across Europe have developed myriad mobile applications aimed at the business market during the past few years, raising hundreds of millions of dollars in venture capital to …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission on July 26 responded to Rep. Billy Tauzin (R-La.), chairman of the House Commerce Committee, and others regarding the requested detailed accounting of the current licensees …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Samsung Semiconductor Inc. said it has rolled out a line of embedded ARM-based application processors to support Windows CE.NET version 4.1. in empowering next-generation wireless devices like personal …

PALM BEACH, Fla.-Applied Digital Solutions Inc. announced it will be relisted on the Nasdaq national market, and its stock will begin trading Wednesday, July 31.

STAMFORM, Conn.-I3 Mobile Inc., which offers its Pronto voice-based information service, reported 3,400 subscribers for its second quarter. The company also said it will cut an unspecified number of jobs …

KAZAN, Tatarstan, Russia-Two regional carriers from the Russian Muslim republic of Tatarstan on the Volga offered stock for public sale, forcing the biggest Russian carrier Mobile TeleSystems (MTS) to reconsider …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. said it posted a third-quarter loss of $13.7 million, although it beat the market expectation. The company’s earnings took a beating from its charges, which amounted to …