Monthly Archives: September, 2002

Valmont-Microflect, PiRod form new company

PLYMOUTH, Ind.-Tower manufacturers Valmont-Microflect and PiRod have merged to create Valmont Communications."By centralizing our administrative operations, we will be able to serve the entire...

Ericsson to integrate CPS E-OTD technology

LONDON-Cambridge Positioning Systems Ltd. will license its Cursora E-OTD (Enhanced Observed Time Difference) location technology to L.M. Ericsson for integration into Ericsson's Mobile Positioning...

ARM to work with Chinese company on test chip

CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom-ARM Ltd. said it will collaborate with China-based Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. to develop an ARM7TDMI microprocessor core-based test chip for the...

Cingular sponsors University of Connecticut athletics

ROCKY HILLS, Conn.-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. reported a five-year sponsorship agreement with the University of Connecticut Division of Athletics, designating Cingular as the official wireless...

Motorola licenses fixed wireless products to Brightstar

LIBERTYVILLE, Illinois, United States-Motorola said it signed a licensing agreement with Latin American distributor Brightstar. The agreement allows Brightstar to develop, manufacture, distribute and...

Logica deploys prepaid solution in Greece

LONDON-Logica said it deployed its prepaid solution for Greek operator Cosmote. The system will allow Cosmote to migrate from 2.5-generation (2.5G) to third-generation (3G)...

Zyray to show platform at design conference

SAN DIEGO-Zyray Wireless said it will show off its SPINNERchip 1.0 WCDMA baseband development platform in the Xilinx booth at the 2002 Communication Design...

Telephia, Oracle offer application testing solutions for the enterprise

SAN FRANCISCO-Telephia Inc. and Oracle have joined to offer enterprise customers a solution for testing and analyzing wireless application performance.According to their agreement, Telephia...

Intel director to speak at WCA

WASHINGTON, D.C.-The Wireless Communications Association announced an Intel Corp. executive, Sriram Viswanathan, managing director of strategic investments for Intel Capital, will deliver an afternoon...

DoCoMo to launch video phone later this month

TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo Inc. reported it would begin marketing its FOMA T2101V 3G mobile phone designed for the carrier's i-motion video-clip transmission service Sept. 27.DoCoMo...

Chip makers receive mixed reviews from analysts

NEW YORK-The quarterly estimates of Texas Instruments Inc. and Micron Technology dropped in the eyes of two brokerage firms, Salomon Smith Barney and Bear...

Telus closes public offering, garners $214M

VANCOUVER, British Columbia-Canadian wireless operator Telus Corp. closed its previously announced public offering of 34.25 million non-voting shares in Canada and the United States...

Visa releases swipeless smart card

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.-Visa International has developed a chip-based card that will enable users to make payments without inserting or swiping their cards."Based on an...

MetroPCS to launch Bay area unlimited calling

DALLAS-MetroPCS Inc. said it will launch its unlimited local calling service plan in the San Francisco Bay Area beginning Oct. 1. The launch will...

Seven slashes jobs

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-Seven Networks Inc., which offers carrier-based access to corporate information, cut 30 percent of its roughly 115 employees, a move the company...

Swedish 3G venture fully funded

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-The Swedish joint venture Svenska UMTS-nat AB signed a $1.2 billion term loan and revolving credit facility for its third-generation rollout. Margins, fees...

Telus closes public offering, garners US$214 million

VANCOUVER, British Columbia-Canadian wireless operator Telus Corporation closed its previously announced public offering of 34.25 million non-voting shares in Canada and the United States...

WLAN poised for growth

SAN JOSE, Calif.-The wireless LAN industry is poised for massive growth, with 2002 shipments set to be up 73 percent and revenue increased 26...

T-Mobile Deutschland begins video messaging

BONN, Germany-T-Mobile Deutschland said it is the first European operator to launch video messaging, which allows users to send video clips via mobile phones....

Alcatel to cut 20,000 more jobs, revises quarterly sales forecast

PARIS-Alcatel Corp. said it plans to cut 20,000 more jobs and revised its quarterly sales forecast by 10 percent, driving its stock up 10...

GSM Association calls for awards entries

LONDON-The GSM Association said it will continue its annual awards program into 2003 and officially called for entries. The association also said Intel will...

Ericsson wins GSM contract in Sudan

HELSINKI, Finland-Ericsson said it won an expansion contract with Sudanese GSM operator Mobitel. Under the contract, Ericsson will install more than 100 base stations...

Ciena eliminates 17% of staff

LINTHICUM, Md.-Telecom equipment maker Ciena Corp. said it will cut 450 jobs, or 17 percent of its work force and will likely take a...

NTT DoCoMo to grant full support for Bouygues Telecom

TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo, the largest mobile operator in Japan, is going to grant full support to French operator Bouygues Telecom to launch i-mode-like service in...

Australia sees growing Wi-Fi activity

MELBOURNE, Australia-Wi-Fi services are burgeoning in Australia with two companies announcing the launch of commercial services this week. One of the operators, Xone, which...
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