Monthly Archives: September, 2002

Sprint, Handango launch online mobile store

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint Corp. and Handango launched an online mobile software store offering applications for Palm OS and Pocket PC phones. The online store...

MetroPCS rolls out Sony Ericsson T206

DALLAS-MetroPCS Inc. rolled out Sony Ericsson's T206 handset on its wireless network in Atlanta, Miami and Sacramento, Calif. The handset is available though MetroPCS...

Unity Wireless to use PMC-Sierra processors

BURNABY, BC.-Unity Wireless said it has signed a contract to utilize PMC-Sierra's Paladin waveform processors with its Smart Power Amplifier Project."PMC-Sierra's Paladin devices simplify...

Lucent shares hit all-time low

NEW YORK-Lucent Technologies Inc. shares dropped to their lowest ebb since the vendor's spin-off from AT&T Corp, raising the specter of possible delisting.The company's...

Vodafone enters partnership in Kuwait

LONDON-Vodafone Group plc signed a partnership agreement with Middle East operator Mobile Telecommunications Co., which serves more than 600,000 customers in Kuwait.The agreement calls...

Crown Castle pays dividend

HOUSTON-Wireless communication tower owner and operator Crown Castle International Corp. announced the quarterly dividend on its 12 3/4 percent senior exchangeable preferred stock was...

Colligo product enables real-time mobile interaction

VANCOUVER, Canada-Colligo Networks Inc., which provides business collaboration and messaging software, announced the commercial availability of its new Colligo Personal Edition. The company said...

ITU ranks top countries for mobile Internet

GENEVA-Hong Kong and Denmark rank highest in a new study that predicts which economies are likely to prove the most fertile ground for mobile...

Cellcom, St. Norbert College provide students with wireless phones

GREEN BAY, Wis.-Cellcom announced it is partnering with St. Norbert College in Wisconsin to provide 50 students living in a new campus dorm with...

IMC launches GSM network in Iceland

SILVER SPRING, Md.-Mobile communications services company IMC Inc. launched a GSM wireless network in Iceland through its subsidiary IMC Island ehf, and has already...

Virtual Wave uses Airbiquity GPS for RoadStar service

SEATTLE-Virtual Wave announced it selected the Global Positioning System accessory by Airbiquity to deliver its new RoadStar GPS wireless location-based services system.Using the service,...

USC students test ZOOP

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Students and faculty at the University of Southern California campus will get to jump into the market for mobile commerce under a...

Zingy to offer ring tones through deal with Billboard

NEW YORK-Wireless entertainment company Zingy announced it will offer ring tones through a new deal with Billboard magazine.Through the deal, music fans who visit...

Maxis agrees to purchase TimeCel

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia-Malaysia's largest mobile operator Maxis Communications said it entered an agreement to purchase mobile operator TimeCel from TimeDotcom for as much as...

Sagem announces new GSM contracts

PARIS-Struggling French handset vendor Sagem said it registered several new contracts for GSM modules for mobile phones and it has received orders for more...

Kelsey Group conference to focus on privacy

PRINCETON, N.J.-Protecting subscriber privacy while building wireless directory assistance and directory inquiry/enquiry (DA/DQ) databases will be deliberated at The Kelsey Group's Global Directories &...

It’s only a game-but a complicated one: European gaming market cautiously plays out

OXFORD, United Kingdom-If you believe the latest predictions from the handset manufacturers and market research firms, then mobile gaming is set to become a...

NTT DoCoMo’s third satellite operational

TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo Inc. reported that its third communications satellite N-Star c, which was launched on July 6 by European space transportation company Arianespace, began...

First Data offers Palm-based POS solution

SEATTLE-First Data Corp. announced it developed a new product, dubbed PocketMerchant, which allows merchants to use a mobile phone or Palm OS handheld as...

CDMA Americas Congress 2002 agenda available

SAN DIEGO-The agenda for the 2002 CDMA Americas Congress, to be held December 3-5, 2002, in San Diego, has been released.Confirmed speakers include Ralph...

Lucent demonstrates 802.11, UMTS roaming

NEW YORK-Lucent Technologies Inc., Murray Hill, N.J., has completed the successful seamless hand-off of a wireless data call from an 802.11 wireless local area...

Sanswire completes purchase of Tsunami assets

ATLANTA-Wi-Fi Internet access provider Sanswire Technologies Inc. announced it completed its acquisition of certain assets of Tsunami Communications Inc., a wireless Internet provider in...

Superconductor Technologies product reaches 20M operational hours

SANTA BARBARA, Calif.-Superconductor Technologies Inc. announced its SuperFilter flagship product has exceeded 20 million hours of operation in the field.SuperFilter, which was launched in...

InfoSpace shareholders approve reverse stock split

BELLEVUE, Wash.-Wireless software and application provider InfoSpace Inc. announced that its shareholders approved a 1-for-10 reverse stock split."We expect the reverse split authorized by...

Hong Kong mobile brokerage service ups productivity by 80%

TORONTO-Canadian company Diversinet said Hong Kong's 16 brokerage firms have seen improved productivity of 80 percent since launching an m-commerce brokerage solution in April....
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