October 2002

GARDEN GROVE, Calif.-Hop-On, which makes prepaid, recyclable mobile phones, announced it licensed CDMA technology from Qualcomm Inc., a move that will allow the company to build CDMA phones. “This agreement …

REDMOND, Wash.-Microsoft Corp. announced it will acquire location-services company Vicinity Corp. in a deal valued at about $96 million. Microsoft said it will integrate Vicinity into its MapPoint Business Unit. …

COLUMBIA, Md.- Peak Technologies was awarded as the largest reseller for Symbol Technologies last year, selling about $28 million worth of Symbol products. “Peak Technologies was our leading reseller again …

LONDON-Cellular subscriber numbers in nine Middle East countries are set to overtake the number of fixed-line customers by the end of 2002, the latest report from the Arab Advisory Group …

MANILA, The Philippines-While Globe Telecom and Smart Communications are now offering multimedia messaging service (MMS), such issues as interconnection, standards of interoperability and rates have to be tackled, according to …

PORTLAND, Ore.-Metro One Telecommunications Inc. reported that Sprint PCS would not renew its contract to provide enhanced directory services to the wireless operator once the current contract expires at the …

NEW YORK-Julia Butterfly Hill, who lived in a redwood tree nicknamed “Luna” for two years to protest old growth forest destruction, has reached an out of court settlement with OmniSky …

BOSTON-American Tower Corp. amended provisions of the loan agreement for senior secured credit facilities of some of its subsidiaries. The provisions ease the company’s pro forma debt service covenant, tighten …

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Pen&Internet LLC, creator of riteMail, a handwritten e-mail application, has teamed with T-Mobile dealer RACO Industries to market riteMail products and services through its reseller network and to T-Mobile …

RESTON, Va.-MapInfo’s chief technology officer George Moon will participate in an LBS Market Panel at this week’s Location-Based Services Symposium, hosted by the GeoSpatial Information & Technology Association (GITA) and …

TORONTO-Sierra Wireless Inc. reported a surprise third-quarter profit Tuesday as sales of its wireless modems came in higher than management had expected. The Vancouver-based company posted a profit of US$503,000, …

WILMINGTON, Del.-Bankrupt Devon Mobile Communications L.P. said it will attempt to sell, via auction, substantially all of its site tower assets and will assume related executory contracts and unexpired leases. …

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint PCS released mixed third-quarter results with increased net operating revenues offset by low customer additions and higher churn rates. The carrier said its net operating revenues were …

FRESNO, Calif.-Sprint PCS has expanded its wireless phone coverage in the central valley of California to include Stockton to Bakersfield, Visalia, Merced, Lodi, Hanford and Route 99. The new coverage …

IRVINE, Calif.-Boost Mobile L.L.C., which offers telecommunications services targeted at the youth market, has selected Boston Communications Group Inc. to implement its prepaid wireless program. Nextel Communications Inc., which offers …

MURRAY HILL, N.J.-Following in the footsteps of Nortel Networks, Palm Inc. and other wireless companies, Lucent Technologies Inc. said it will ask its shareholders to approve a reverse stock split, …

ATLANTA-Glenayre Technologies Inc. announced its Versera Voice Services suite, which uses speech recognition technologies to access and navigate voice, fax and e-mail messages, is now generally available. “Glenayre’s Versera Voice …

SEATTLE-Billing and content management company Qpass Inc. released a new version of its software platform, dubbed Prosperity Series, which the company said allows carriers to change way they sell and …

VANCOUVER, British Columbia-Infowave Software has launched its Mobile Application Gateway, a platform that lets wireless carriers offer their enterprise customers secure access to corporate information, including e-mail and calendar items. …

RICHARDSON, Texas-Anritsu Co. has paired with Centro de Tecnologia de las Comunicaciones, S.A. (Cetecom Spain) to create a Bluetooth test solution that incorporates Anritsu’s ME7865A Bluetooth pre-qualification test system and …

NEW YORK-A surge in wireless handset sales helped Samsung Electronics Co. close its third quarter with net income of $1.37 billion, compared with $333 million a year ago. The company …

TORONTO-Nortel Networks said it reported a third-quarter net loss of US$1.8 billion, or 42 U.S. cents a share, compared with US$3.47 billion, or US$1.08 a share, a year earlier. Excluding …

DENVER, United States-While other companies have adopted the reverse-stock-split strategy to boost their stock profiles, Ericsson said it has authorized a ratio change in its American depositary shares (ADS) effective …

MOSCOW-Russia’s biggest carrier Mobile TeleSystems (MTS) again delayed the launch of General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) into commercial operation because of a lack of demand. The carrier initially planned the …

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Canada-Infowave Software said Swiss operator Sunrise/TDC selected Infowave’s Mobile Application Gateway to offer wireless e-mail services to its subscribers. The services, which provide corporate users with real-time, …