Monthly Archives: December, 2002

Mobitex association creates documentation procedure

BETHESDA, Md.-The Mobitex Operators Association announced it created a new standardized procedure the group said will allow developers more quickly gain worldwide documentation for...

Dobson signs billing contract with Convergys

OKLAHOMA CITY-Dobson Communications Corp. signed a five-year outsourced billing services contract with Convergys Corp. to use Convergys' Atlys billing and customer care product operating...

Cellcom completes trial of Celerica system

MORRISTOWN, N.J.-Celerica Inc. said Israeli-based wireless operator Cellcom has completed a successful trial of the Celerica 500 System. Celerica's system allows carriers to deploy...

Adelstein sworn in to FCC

WASHINGTON-Jonathan Adelstein, former telecommunications aide to Senate Majority Leader Thomas Daschle (D-S.D.), was sworn in on Tuesday as a member of the Federal Communications...

TIM selects Portal Software billing products

CUPERTINO, Calif.-Portal Software Inc. announced Telecom Italia Mobile (TIM) has chosen Portal's Infranet convergent billing product as the billing solution for its wireless voice,...

Am-Beo receives new financing

GALWAY, Ireland-Am-Beo has received a $12.5 million second round of venture-capital financing led by Intel Capital in conjunction with Advent Venture Partners and ACT...

Bechtel uses RFS products in GSM buildouts

MERIDEN, Conn.-Radio Frequency Systems (RFS) will supply Bechtel Telecommunications with its CELLFLEX line of coaxial cable, connectors and accessories in support of Bechtel's nationwide...

Motorola pension to take $500M charge

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Motorola Inc. "is joining the parade of major corporations whose pension plans are proving to be a financial yoke," and consequently will post...

WLAN use in European hospitals grows in line with security concerns

LONDON- Security concerns are mounting as wireless LAN technology becomes more pervasive in the European hospital environment, according to new research from Frost &...

Salesforce.com introduces Airforce Wireless Edition

SAN FRANCISCO-Salesforce.com Inc. introduced Airforce Wireless Edition, which gives mobile workers access via BlackBerry, Palm and Pocket PC devices to the portal it maintains...

DT plans sale of T-Online shares

FRANKFURT, Germany-German telecommunications provider Deutsche Telekom AG reported plans to sell up to 120 million shares in its T-Online Internet subsidiary in a move...

Pinpoint garners more funding

CARY, N.C.-Wireless software platform provider Pinpoint Networks Inc. announced it closed new venture funding with Intel Capital, which brings the company's total funding to...

Symbian names news Platinum Partners

LONDON-Operating system company Symbian said ARM, Hewlett-Packard Co., Motorola SPS, RealNetworks and Texas Instruments joined the company's Platinum Partner program. The company also said...

Bridgewater, Nortel conduct interoperability tests

KANATA, Ontario-Bridgewater Systems said is working with Nortel Networks to test the interoperability of Nortel's CDMA technology, which will allow CDMA operators to provide...

Nextel to ship BlackBerrys

WATERLOO, Ontario-Research In Motion Ltd. reported Nextel Communications Inc. will begin shipping its BlackBerry 6510 device this week. The Java-based 6510 will include Nextel's...

GRIC reaches 1,000 broadband access locations

MILPITAS, Calif.-GRIC Communications Inc. said it now offers more than 1,000 broadband access locations, including 636 wireless hotspots and 436 Ethernet-enabled hotels.Including recently signed...

NetNearU releases software for Wi-Fi hot spots

COLLEGE STATION, Texas-NetNearU released the NNU Runtime Engine for Wi-Fi, a software product designed to increase revenues from Wi-Fi hot spots by allowing hot...

IDA enables text messaging for two-way radio

FARGO, N.D.-IDA Corp., Fargo, N.D., has made commercially available Know-it NOW, an interface that lets cell phones enabled with text messaging to query the...

Nokia up on handsets, cautious on infrastructure outlook

IRVINE, Texas-Nokia Corp. said it expects its mobile handset business to improve in 2003, while its infrastructure business will face challenges. "We see growth...

Axesstel in production alliance with Hanchang

SAN DIEGO-Wireless local loop infrastructure provider Axesstel Inc. said it has entered a large-scale production and manufacturing alliance with Hanchang of Korea to streamline...

Nokia demonstrates IP mobility services in San Diego

SAN DIEGO-Nokia demonstrated its person-to-person IP mobility services at this week's CDMA Development Group conference.The services are enabled by Nokia's IP Multimedia pilot system,...
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