Monthly Archives: August, 2002

Crown Castle appoints Fitzgerald to board

HOUSTON-Crown Castle International Corp.'s board of directors appointed Ari Q. Fitzgerald director. Fitzgerald is a partner in the Washington, D.C., office of Hogan &...

VoiceStream helps drive growth for T-Mobile

BONN, Germany-T-Mobile International reported increasing revenue and customer additions in the first half of 2002, although average revenue per user (ARPU) figures increased in...

MTN notches up 5 million subscribers

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-M-Cell, the holding company of the mobile network operator MTN, announced trading figures for the period from 1 April to 30 June...

S&P lowers Qwest rating

NEW YORK-Standard & Poor's Ratings Services lowered its corporate rating on Qwest Communications International Inc. from single-'B'-plus to single-'B'-minus based on the company's weakened...

Globalstar Canada cuts prices

SAN JOSE, California, United States-Globalstar said it reduced prices by up to 75 percent for its registered users in Canada. The announcement comes one...

GoAmerica moves to SmallCap market

HACKENSACK, N.J.-Due to low share prices, wireless data services reseller GoAmerica Inc. transferred its shares from the Nasdaq National Market to the SmallCap Market....

Wayport announces service in Loews Hotels

AUSTIN, Texas-Wi-Fi high-speed Internet access provider Wayport Inc. said it will provide wireless and wired service in seven Loews Hotel properties across the country.Loews...

Sierra Wireless signs New Zealand distributor

VANCOUVER, British Columbia-Sierra Wireless said it has signed an agreement to allow Rennaissance Ltd. to distribute within the New Zealand market its AirCard 555,...

Romania’s Connex closes senior loan facility of US$300 million

BUCHAREST, Romania-Romanian GSM operator Mobifon, which operates under the Connex brand, announced the closing of a US$300 million senior loan facility led and arranged...

Four to apply for Telia’s Finnish 3G license

HELSINKI, Finland-Four telecom groups, including Hong Kong-based Hutchison Whampoa, Finnish-headed consortium Jippii/3i Venture, Radiolinja and 2G, confirmed they are vying to acquire Telia Mobile's...

Freedom Wireless gets favorable rulings in BCGI patent suit

PHOENIX-Freedom Wireless Inc. announced two favorable rulings in its patent infringement suit against Boston Communications Group Inc. and several wireless carriers including Verizon Wireless...

Toyota to launch telematics service

TOKYO-Toyota Motor Corp. plans to offer a telematics service called G-Book using KDDI Corp.'s wireless network in Japan, according to reports.The service will track...

Telemac receives patent for remote programming system

LOS ANGELES-Telemac Corp. announced it has received a new patent for its system for secure, remote programming of wireless devices."This new patent broadens our...

Forward Industries amends licensing agreement with Motorola

POMPANO BEACH, Fla.-Forward Industries said it has amended its licensing agreement to distribute Motorola Inc.'s products throughout the European, Middle Eastern and African markets."We...

Openwave reports executive changes

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-Wireless Internet giant Openwave Systems Inc. announced several executive changes, including naming two new chief technology officers.Bruce Martin and Thomas Reardon will...

Sanmina-SCI decides not to buy facilities from Siemens

BERLIN-Sanmina-SCI said it has canceled its memorandum of understanding to buy three production facilities belonging to Siemens AG's IC Networks unit."We have determined that...

JTEL to use Emblaze processors for Cellvic PDA

RAANANA, Israel-Korean personal digital assistant maker JTEL announced it will use Emblaze Semiconductor's application processor for its new wireless Cellvic PDA.Emblaze Semiconductor, a wholly...

Nortel to cut more jobs, expects 10% drop in 3Q earnings

TORONTO-Nortel Networks Ltd. shares dropped on the news that the company plans to cut 7,000 jobs and it expects third-quarter earnings to fall by...

Ireland to amend, clarify mobile phone driving regulations

DUBLIN, Ireland-The Irish Attorney General's office has confirmed that it will bring forward amended regulations prohibiting the use of mobile phones in cars by...

Bidding starts in 700 MHz C-, D-blocks auction, Aloha is current high bidder

WASHINGTON-Aloha Partners LP has made the highest bids in the first two rounds of the 700 MHz C- and D-blocks auction, which began on...

Philippine regulator urges operators to expand service

MANILA, The Philippines-The Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) has advised Smart Communications, Globe Telecom, and Digital Telecommunications (Digitel) to stop squabbling and expand...

Samsung to spend $3.6B on chip development

SEOUL, South Korea-With an eye to competing with Intel Corp. and Texas Instruments, Samsung Electronics said it plans to spend $3.6 billion on chips,...

Sun provides infrastructure technology for Sprint PCS Vision network

SANTA CLARA, Calif.-Sun Microsystems Inc. said it has been working with Sprint PCS on providing the infrastructure technology for the carrier's recently launched PCS...

Bluetooth SIG names Edlund marketing director

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-The Bluetooth Special Interest Group Inc. named Anders Edlund marketing director where he will initially focus on increasing the worldwide focus on...

Toshiba 802.11 to integrate with iPass

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.-Toshiba's computer Systems Group said it has agreed to integrate its 802.11-based technology into iPass Global Broadband roaming service."Ipass will work with...
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