July 2002

CLOVIS, N.M.-Plateau Wireless announced it is working to raise money for Ronald McDonald House Charities. Plateau plans to donate 10 dollars to one of the Ronald McDonald Houses in Albuquerque, …

ISTANBUL, Turkey-Turkish cellular operator Turkcell commercially launched its multimedia messaging service allowing subscribers to add images and sounds to basic text messages. Pricing for the service will be free for …

EMERYVILLE, Calif.-Sendmail Inc. released the new version of its Mobile Message Server, which the company said gives services providers and enterprises a comprehensive mobile solution that can scale to accommodate …

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-The Pen&Internet division of Parascript announced the final beta release of its riteMail electronic ink e-mail software and service for wireless platforms. According to Pen&Internet, riteMail-an application that uses …

EDINBURG, Va.-Sprint PCS affiliate and rural telecommunications provider Shenandoah Telecommunications Co. reported $19.1 million in wireless revenue for the second quarter, an increase from the $13.2 million it reported for …

TORONTO-The number of Canadians using mobile phones is expected to more than double during the next four years, with the biggest growth spurt in the teenage and corporate applications markets, …

SUMMIT, N.J.-Software developer Face2face Animation announced it will demonstrate its new wireless streaming animation player, based on the new MPEG-4 standard, at the SIGGRAPH conference and exposition in San Antonio, …

LONDON-U.S. supplier Aircom International said Belgium’s Base has implemented its radio network configuration tool called Datasafe. During an initial phase, the tool will mainly identify network discrepancies. In the second …

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WALL, N.J.-Centennial Communications Corp. said it added 24,200 net subscribers in its Caribbean and U.S. operations during its fiscal fourth quarter ended May 31, well below the 45,300 subscribers the …

WOBURN, Mass.-Cingular Wireless signed a multi-year contract with Boston Communications Group Inc. to expand its implementation of BCGI’s prepaid wireless service offering in all of Cingular’s TDMA markets nationwide. BCGI …

RESTON, Va.-Nextel Communications Inc. reported one of its best quarters ever highlighted by its first ever positive net income of $123 million compared with a net loss of $369 million …

SAN FRANCISCO-XtremeSpectrum Inc. said it demonstrated the “wire-like” video quality of its ultra-wideband Trinity chipset using the MPEG2 video format to stream content to six separate flat panel displays simultaneously …

TOKYO-In support of the launch of its I-mode service in Europe, NTT DoCoMo Inc. said it will establish a consulting firm in the Netherlands. The carrier said the European venture, …

CHELMSFORD, Mass.-WaterCove Networks and Telcordia Technologies have teamed to create a CAMEL (Customized Applications for Mobile Network Enhanced Logic) Phase 3 solution that delivers prepaid data services to wireless carriers. …

KIRKLAND, Wash.-Wireless Data Services (WDS) opened a service center in Kirkland, Wash., to further serve its North and South American customers. “Since 1994, we’ve been focused exclusively on wireless data, …

BOISE, Idaho-One way to solve the capital crisis facing wireless companies today would be for the Federal Communications Commission to void the re-auction of bankrupt NextWave Telecom Inc.’s PCS C- …

CHELMSFORD, Mass.-Mercury Computer Systems said it has been chosen by the U.S. military’s Joint Tactical Radio Systems (JTRS) Joint Program Office (JPO) to serve as a consultant on development of …

SAN DIEGO-Kyocera Wireless Corp. announced Howard “Skip” Speaks will serve as its new chief executive officer, an addition to his existing role as the company’s president. Speaks has been with …

WASHINGTON-A response by the Consumer Electronic Association regarding the pace of the digital TV transition was met with derision by Michael Powell, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. “The [consumer …

TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo announced the launch of the DoCoMo Digital Library on its Web site in commemoration of the company’s tenth anniversary of operation. The library, which the company considers a …

WASHINGTON-A bipartisan group of members of the House Commerce Committee urged the Federal Communications Commission to waive the ultrawideband rules with respect to ground-penetrating radar. “The new rules could have …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission dismissed a petition from the Personal Communications Industry Association that called for a siting rulemaking. The petition was filed in July 2000 but became moot in …

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-In the latest round of patent disputes, a district court in Delaware ruled in favor of personal digital assistant makers Handspring Inc. and Palm Inc., asserting the companies’ …

FRANKFURT, Germany-Gerhard Schmid, former chief executive of German company MobilCom, is likely to lower the price at which he would agree to sell his MobilCom shares, paving the way for …