July 2002

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 phone devices are continuing to gain …

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 fewer subscribers than it did during …

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 public safety industries. First, Vytek announced …

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 communications experience. Initial board members include: …

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 Corp.’s DB2 Everyplace relational database. Zeosoft …

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 Amena. The technology enables such applications …

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 personalize their mobile phones by …

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 terms of the contract were …

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 to focus on serving as …

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 attracted 300,000 customers. A one-year transition …

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 country’s director of frequency arrangement …

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 Networks System authenticates WLAN users, …

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 services, promoted by spokeswoman Catherine Zeta-Jones, …

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 and related legislation will be delayed. …

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 with the newly merged Telia-Sonera. Jon …

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 survey conducted by a research institute. …

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 process of deploying an islandwide …

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 provision of a secure wireless communications …

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, voice and music. Using either the …

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 in Taiwan. The two companies announced …

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 in the upgrade of China Unicom’s …

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 without train tickets, the firm announced. …

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 Siemens Shanghai Mobile Communications (SSMC). This …

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 second quarter, Motorola said it had …

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 the opening of the E-Learning Resource …