Monthly Archives: July, 2002

Handspring 4Q earnings solid

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-Treo maker Handspring Inc. announced relatively solid earnings for its fourth quarter, including evidence that its line of advanced personal digital assistant/mobile...

Sprint PCS loss narrows

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Although Sprint PCS experienced increased revenues and narrower losses for the second quarter ended June 29, the wireless service provider added drastically...

Vytek Wireless acquires Extendea

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y.-Mobile computing provider Vytek Wireless Inc. announced two acquisitions, moves the company said would help it expand into the fleet management and...

Zyray establishes Scientific Advisory Board

SAN DIEGO-Zyray Wireless announced it is establishing a Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) that will consist of several university and industry experts with extensive wireless...

Zeosoft, IBM enter partnership

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.-Wireless enterprise company Zeosoft announced it will combine its ZeoSphere Server, an enterprise-class, Java-based application server the resides on mobile devices, with IBM...

Ericsson signs MMS contracts

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Wireless equipment vendor LM Ericsson signed two multimedia messaging service infrastructure contracts, one with Turkish carrier Turkcell and the other with Spanish operator...

Wireless players join to promote Austin Powers

LOS ANGELES-Moviso, Motorola, VoiceStream and GetMoreMojo.com have aligned to wirelessly promote the soon-to-be-released Austin Powers flick "GoldMember."The joint solution allows Austin Powers fans to...

Globalstar awards contract to Space Systems/Loral

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Globalstar awarded a contract to Space Systems/Loral for the design and future construction of its 2 GHz satellite system, the company said.Financial...

Perry resigns from AT&T Wireless board

REDMOND, Wash.-Wayne M. Perry, a member of AT&T Wireless Services Inc.'s board of directors since last July, resigned Wednesday.Perry said he decided to resign...

Digitel rebranded to TIM Digitel in Venezuela

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-TIM Digitel is the new name for Digitel, the third cellular operator in Venezuela, which in its first year of operations has...

Indonesia releases initial 3G license details

JAKARTA, Indonesia-Indonesia's slow growth of 2.5-generation (2.5G) services has not inhibited Indonesia's government to begin preparations for the country's 3G regulatory framework.Tulus Rahardjo, the...

Air2Lan to provide WLAN using Vernier Networks System

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-Air2Lan is going to provide wireless local area network connectivity throughout the Southeast using the Vernier Networks System, the companies announced.The Vernier...

T-Mobile launches in Calif., Nevada

BELLEVUE, Wash.-Currently known as VoiceStream, T-Mobile today broke into the U.S. market, launching voice and data services in California and Nevada. T-Mobile's Get More...

Victory says 3G report will be out “very soon”

WASHINGTON-The Bush administration's top telecom adviser today refused to say how much longer a much anticipated report on frequency options for third-generation wireless systems...

Telenor rejects immediate merger talks, notes interest in Sonofon buyout

HELSINKI, Finland-Telenor, the Oslo-based semi-state-owned telecom operator, rejected on 17 July speculation by market analysts that the company is anxious to re-open consolidation talks...

Study: Mobile phones with cameras to reach 23 million units in 2002 in Japan

TOKYO-Shipments of mobile phones with cameras surged from 6 million units in 2001 to 23 million units in 2003 in Japan, according to a...

Ritz-Carlton Kapalua to offer Maui Sky Fiber services

KIHEI, Hawaii-Maui Sky Fiber announced The Ritz-Carlton Kapalua will offer Maui Sky Fiber's broadband services to its resort guests.Maui Sky Fiber is in the...

BAE, Marconi chosen as contenders for U.K. military contract

DUBLIN, Ireland-BAE Systems and Marconi Mobile have been chosen as the preferred bidders for a major contract with the British armed forces for the...

SmarTone launches MMS service

HONG KONG-GSM operator SmarTone has launched a "picture mail" service that enables multimedia messaging service (MMS) phone users to send messages combining pictures, text,...

Indian messaging solution targeted at Taiwanese cellcos

NEW DELHI, India-The Taiwan-based Comtrend Corporation, a solutions provider to telecom companies, will market wireless instant messaging solutions from New Delhi-based ACL Wireless Limited...

Lawton Development’s equipment passes China testing

BEIJING-The packet data service node (PDSN) manufactured by Lawton Development passed testing by China's Ministry of Information Industry (MII). The equipment will be used...

Omron announces wireless train gate technology

TOKYO-Omron, a pioneer of automated control equipment, developed what the company called a next-generation ticket gate system that lets mobile-phone users go through gates...

Siemens wins contract to expand Inner Mongolia’s GSM network

BEIJING-Siemens has won a US$22 million contract to expand China Mobile's GSM network in China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Implementation will be performed by...

Motorola rises on promising results

SCHAUMBURG, Illinois, United States-Shares of Motorola rose slightly after the company reported promising second-quarter results. Discounting charges of nearly US$3.5 billion taken during the...

Vodacom helps bridge the ‘digital divide’

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-Mobile network operator Vodacom announced it will assist students in schools throughout South Africa and the region to become computer literate following...
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