Monthly Archives: October, 2002

Air2Lan launches high-speed wireless Internet service

JACKSON, Miss.-Air2Lan has launched Air2Lan WiFi, a high-speed wireless Internet service powered by Boingo Wireless.The service offers high-speed Internet access at a growing number...

Rural Cellular to deploy Grayson location system

BEACHWOOD, Ohio-Rural Cellular Corp. will use Grayson Wireless' network-based Geometrix wireless 911 location system, according to an agreement between the companies.Grayson said its system...

American Tower deflects cash shortage rumors, reaffirms revenues

BOSTON-Attempting to squelch rumors it will run out of cash, American Tower Corp. reaffirmed its total revenues for third quarter 2002.American Tower expects to...

International Wireless says it plans to buy Global ePay

WOBURN, Mass.-International Wireless Inc. announced it plans to acquire Global ePay L.L.C., a move the company said will broaden the applications for its patented...

Study says half of metropolitan U.S. is wireless

SAN FRANCISCO, United States-Telephia reported more than half of the overall U.S. population living in major metropolitan areas now own mobile phones and subscribe...

Motorola radios available for use on 220 MHz band-manager spectrum

BETHESDA, Md.-Access Spectrum L.L.C. announced on Wednesday the availability of the Motorola HT1250 LS+ portable two-way radio for use in the 220 MHz band.Additional...

RIM restraining order request tossed out

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Research In Motion Ltd.'s request for a restraining order against Good Technology Inc. was thrown out by the judge.Judge Raymond J. Ikola of...

AT&T Wireless agrees to $2 million fine for E911 violations

WASHINGTON-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. agreed on Wednesday to pay $2 million to the U.S. Treasury following revelations that it was not deploying enhanced 911...

Verizon expands Express Network service in Texas, New Mexico

EL PASO, Texas-Verizon Wireless Inc. expanded coverage of its Express Network service to metropolitan El Paso, Texas, and southern New Mexico. The carrier said...

LoJack selects ViryaNet solution

SOUTHBORO, Mass.-ViryaNet Inc. announced LoJack Corp., which tracks and recovers stolen vehicles, has chosen the ViryaNet Service Hub, Mobile Workforce Management, Service Scheduler and...

Ntelos reports strong customer additions

WAYNESBORO, Va.-Ntelos Inc. said it added 13,043 net customers during the recently completed third quarter, more than double the 5,171 the carrier added during...

Motorola moves $3B in overseas cash to U.S.

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Motorola Inc. said it moved $3 billion of cash from overseas to the United States, raising the amount of money the company has...

Sonofon uses Intec usage data service

ATLANTA-Intec Telecom Systems will provide Denmark's Sonofon with a solution to collect and process usage data on voice, data and short message service traffic...

Qualcomm, Samsung to use MSM6200 chipset

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. and Samsung Electronics announced they will use the new MSM6200 Mobile Station Modem chipset and system software for dual-mode third-generation handsets.The...

Supreme Court hears oral argument in NextWave case

WASHINGTON-Two U.S. Supreme Court justices seem to hold the fate of bankrupt NextWave Telecom in the palms of their hands.If NextWave is to prevail,...

Somera acquires Compass Telecom

SANTA BARBARA, Calif.-Somera Communications, which provides telecommunications equipment and equipment deployment services, announced it acquired Compass Telecom through an asset-purchase transaction.Compass Telecom provides outsourced...

Satelindo aims for 4.5 million subscribers next year

JAKARTA, Indonesia-Satelindo, Indonesia's second-biggest cellular operator, revealed its plan for 2003.Satelindo, which counts almost 2.1 million subscribers as of June this year, said it...

China: Number of CDMA subscribers gaining momentum

BEIJING-The subscriber growth of China Unicom's CDMA network is gaining momentum. After launching the network in January, initial subscriber growth was sluggish. It took...

Nokia launches 7650 handset in China

BEIJING-Nokia has launched its new 7650 handset in China, just weeks after Sony Ericsson started selling its MMS-capableT68ie model. China Mobile will launch its...

Telefónica subscribers get access to AOL Mobile

SAO PAULO, Brazil-The national subsidiary of America Online Latin America and Telef

Blake plans to dismiss lawsuit

WASHINGTON-U.S. District Judge Catherine Blake of Baltimore said she plans to dismiss the US$800 million cancer lawsuit against the mobile-phone industry by the end...

EuroTel Praha selects Sepro software

DUBLIN, Ireland-Irish company Sepro said the Czech Republic's EuroTel Praha selected its e-Rate rating software. The software will help Eurotel capture value and generate...

Samsung said to be planning high-end phone with camera

PARIS-Samsung Electronics will soon sell a high-end mobile phone with a built-in camera in Europe, according to reports.Samsung officials in Korea couldn't immediately be...

RIM reports $73.4M in revenues, lowers outlook

WATERLOO, Ontario-Research In Motion Ltd. reported revenues of $73.4 million for its second quarter, and lowered its outlook for the rest of the year...

AT&T puts W-CDMA plans on hold?

PARIS-AT&T Wireless Services Inc.'s technology future was brought into question last week as were the carrier's upcoming third-quarter financial results.Speaking at the UMTS and...
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