Monthly Archives: November, 2002

TETRA system deployed in Venezuela

CARACAS, Venezuela-Motorola announced deployment of a TETRA digital dispatch radio service in Venezuela for police and security in the state of Tachira.The vendor said...

Samsung lays out plans for U.S. market

SEOUL, South Korea-Samsung Electronics laid out its vision for the U.S. wireless market in conjunction with the Comdex show in Las Vegas, boasting of...

T-Mobile extends WLAN offering to Europe

BONN, Germany-T-Mobile has expanded its U.S.-originated wireless local area network strategy to Europe, rolling out the service in hot spots in Germany and Austria.The...

Intec buys Ericsson billing unit for $5M

LONDON-Intec Telecom Systems said it acquired L.M. Ericsson's Settler interconnect billing product unit for a cash amount of $5.1 million.The deal also allows Intel...

Wireless data coming to a store near you

DENVER, United States-Santa's helpers will be able to stuff stockings with a new gift this year-wireless data.U.K.-based wireless entertainment and publishing company Digital Bridges...

Microsoft to use Pumatech synchronization software

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Investors roared their approval of a new deal between synchronization company Pumatech Inc. and Microsoft Corp.'s MSN business, sending Pumatech's stock up...

EFJ secures line of credit

WASHINGTON-EFJ Inc. signed a $10 million line of credit with the Bank of America N.A. it will use for working capital and to finance...

Handspring’s Treo to be available in China

BEIJING-Treo mobile phone/personal digital assistant maker Handspring Inc. announced it will sell its Treo 270 device in China through a new partnership with CEC...

Qwest begins private securities exchange offer

DENVER-Qwest Communications International Inc. began a private offer to exchange $12.9 billion in debt securities of its Qwest Capital Funding Inc. subsidiary for new...

J-Phone raided by Japanese Fair Trade Commission

TOKYO-Japanese operator J-Phone's news that it has signed 1 million picture service users was overshadowed by a raid on its headquarters by the country's...

RF Micro Devices opens office in China

GREENSBORO, N.C.-RF Micro Devices Inc. opened a new sales and customer support office in Beijing.The office is an extension of the company's new test...

Canada to review foreign-ownership telecom law

TORONTO-The federal government launched a review yesterday of the law restricting foreigners to minority stakes in domestic telephone companies. It is a process that...

New licenses ruled out in Bangladesh

NEW DELHI, India-Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) Chairman Syed Marghub Murshed has ruled out issuing new licenses for private mobile-phone operators, as well as...

Partner requests delay for use of 1800 MHz band

BUCHAREST, Romania-Israel's GSM operator Partner, which operates under the Orange brand, has sent to the Ministry of Communications a request to delay receiving its...

Intec buys Ericsson billing unit

LONDON-Intec Telecom Systems said it acquired Ericsson's Settler interconnect billing product unit for a cash amount of US$5.1 million.The deal also allows Intel to...

Aspiro to restructure under bankruptcy

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Wireless application and entertainment company Aspiro announced it has applied for protection from its creditors through bankruptcy, and as part of its restructuring...

Openwave acquires Personity

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-Wireless Internet player Openwave Systems Inc. acquired instant messaging company Personity Inc. last month for an undisclosed amount.An Openwave spokeswoman said the...

Nokia signs TETRA contracts

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia recently announced two contracts for its TETRA network using IP technology.Nokia will join with Moratel to implement the TETRA system in Morocco....

First Russian CDMA 450 MHz network to launch shortly

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia-The first commercial CDMA 450 MHz network is to be launched soon in Russia by the St. Petersburg-based carrier Delta Telecom. City...

Qualcomm announces gpsOne milestone

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. said more than 5 million gpsOne-enabled wireless devices are now in commercial use in Japan, South Korea and the United States,...

Telia signs on with Hotmail SMS service

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Telia's mobile subscribers will be able to access Hotmail e-mail sent via short message service to their mobile phones under a new deal...

Verizon signs licensing agreement with HeyAnita

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless Inc. signed a multi-year technology licensing agreement with HeyAnita Inc. to support Verizon Wireless' Voice Gear suite of voice-enabled services including...

PalmSource to join OMA

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Palm Inc.'s operating system subsidiary, PalmSource Inc., announced it will join the Open Mobile Alliance standards group."The efforts of the Open Mobile Alliance...

Lucent messaging system surpasses 500,000 subscribers

MURRAY HILL, N.J.-With its deployment by MetroPCS, Lucent Technologies Inc.'s Anypath messaging system, which allows subscribers to access and manage their communications transactions, has...

ArrayComm partners with CommWorks for iBurst connectivity

SAN JOSE, California, United States-ArrayComm and CommWorks announced an agreement to provide standards-based Internet connectivity and seamless mobility in ArrayComm's i-Burst Personal Broadband System.ArrayComm...
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