Monthly Archives: July, 2002

AT&T Wireless customer adds fall below guidance

REDMOND, Wash.-AT&T Wireless reported 417,000 net customer additions for the second quarter, well below previous guidance and analysts' estimates of around 550,000 net additions...

Telefónica shuts off German service, takes 4.9 billion euro charge for UMTS assets

MADRID, Spain-Blaming the delay of UMTS technology and current market conditions, Telef

Price shareholders approve Verizon deal

NEW YORK-Price Communications Corp. shareholders approved the company's $1.7 billion stock-for-stock sell to Verizon Communications Inc. The deal, which was originally negotiated in November...

Competition commission reprimands U.K. operators on termination charges

DUBLIN, Ireland-The four U.K. mobile network operators received reprimands from the country's Competition Commission, which claimed they are charging their customers too much for...

FCC turns down CTIA’s location privacy request

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission has declined to propose rules requiring wireless carriers to receive a customer's consent before divulging the customer's location to marketers."Because...

New association formed to certify investment research firms

NEW YORK-Scott Cleland, chief executive officer of The Precursor Group, and John Eade, president of Argus Research, formed on July 24 Investorside Research Association,...

Webraska, Siemens supply location technology for Alp bike race

PARIS-Webraska is providing location technology for the BIKE TransAlp Challenge 2002 bike race this week. The mountain biking event is using the Mobile Tracking...

Harris meets financial guidance

MELBOURNE, Fla.-Harris Corp., Melbourne, Fla., reported fourth-quarter net income July 24 of $26.6 million, or 40 cents per share, on revenues of $497.6 million,...

Merrill Lynch uses Motient service

RESTON, Va.-Financial giant Merrill Lynch will use wireless data devices running over Motient Corp.'s wireless network to give its U.S. Private Client Group access...

DoCoMo considers reducing AT&T Wireless stake

TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo Inc. said it may cut back its current 16-percent stake in AT&T Wireless due to the U.S. carrier's declining stock price, even...

IPWireless partners with Wireless House

SAN BRUNO, Calif.-IPWireless Inc. announced a partnership with Wireless House, based in Kista, Sweden, to develop the IPWireless PCMCIA modem card.The card, available early...

Verizon expands coverage in Texas

DALLAS-Verizon Wireless expanded coverage of its Express Network next-generation service to nearly all of Texas after launching in the Dallas/Fort Worth area last April....

Convergys results a mixed bag

CINCINNATI-Convergys Corp. released mixed financial results, including increased revenues, lowered operating income and flat earnings for the second quarter ended June 30, 2002.The company...

Crown pays dividend

HOUSTON-Crown Castle International Corp. said the quarterly dividend on its 6.25-percent convertible preferred stock will be paid Aug. 15 to holders of record Aug....

Bytemobile announces partnerships, licensing agreements

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-Data optimization company Bytemobile Inc. made a series of new announcements, including new partnerships and licensing agreements.Bytemobile said it gained access to...

VoiceGenie, Voxeo, Audium form SpeechOne Alliance

SAN FRANCISCO-VoiceGenie Technologies, Voxeo Corp. and Audium Corp. have joined to form the SpeechOne Alliance, through which the companies plan to combine their specific...

Comptel to supply provisioning software in Italy

HELSINKI, Finland-Comptel said it will deliver advanced provisioning solutions for Vodafone Omnitel's third-generation (3G) and value-added services in Italy.The value of the contract was...

Openwave predicts a difficult year ahead

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-Wireless Internet giant Openwave Systems Inc. sounded a note of caution for the industry, forecasting another four to six challenging quarters ahead,...

Wavecom reports increased revenues

ISSY-LES-MOULINEAUX, France-Wireless solution provider Wavecom SA recently reported second-quarter results that include an increase in revenues. The company said its total revenues were $135.5...

Evolving Systems makes NumeriTrack software available

ENGLEWOOD, Colo.-Software solution provider Evolving Systems Inc. announced its NumeriTrack Release 1.0 software solution is now available."Our NumeriTrack solution's basic capabilities fulfill the FCC...

Leap adds Glenayre messaging platform to Cricket markets

ATLANTA-Leap Wireless International Inc.'s Cricket Communications subsidiary installed Glenayre Technologies Inc.'s Versera Messaging platform in all of its 40 markets nationwide. Cricket had been...

Palm, IBM prepare to head off Microsoft at enterprise market

SANTA CLARA, Calif.-Personal digital assistant maker Palm Inc. scored an important resale deal with technology giant IBM Corp., a partnership that bolsters Palm's position...

TI introduces new amplifiers

DALLAS-Texas Instruments Inc. said it has introduced a series of high-speed operational amplifiers that combine ultra low distortion with ultra low noise, offering 1.4-gigahertz...

Demand Data Services files claim against Wireless Matrix

CALGARY, Alberta-Demand Data Services Inc. filed a statement of claim against Wireless Matrix Corp. alleging Wireless Matrix breached contractual obligations. Demand Data Services is...

Orange Ventures names general partners

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.-Orange Ventures named Mike Dolbec and Bill Wiberg as general partners of the venture capital fund.Dolbec, who will focus on investing and providing...
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