2002

BUDAPEST, Hungary—Euronet Worldwide Inc., provider of electronic financial transaction solutions, and Vodafone Hungary announced the implementation of Euronet ATM Recharge, which will enable Vodafone subscribers to purchase prepaid airtime at …

ATLANTA—Motorola Inc., Agere Systems Inc. and Infineon have formed a joint venture company called StarCore LLC to develop and market digital signal processor technologies for mobile devices and infrastructure equipment. …

VANCOUVER, British Columbia—Sierra Wireless said Singapore’s Networks Electronics S.E.A. Pte Ltd. has signed an agreement to distribute the Sierra Wireless AirCard 750 GSM/GPRS wireless network card modem. Network Electronics also …

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.—Citing refinement in its credit policies for sub-prime customer segments, increased pricing competition and business customers waiting for the launch of next-generation networks, Sprint PCS said it expects …

BOSTON—Cingular Wireless donated more than $2 million to Special Olympics Massachusetts and Rhode Island as part of its national goal to raise $40 million for the organizations. The company said …

VANCOUVER, British Columbia—Sierra Wireless, M499.com Ltd. and Hutchison Telecommunications Ltd. announced the launch of Sierra Wireless’s AirCard 750 GSM/GPRS wireless PC Card in Hong Kong. M499.com will distribute the AirCard …

ATLANTA—Numerex Corp. and GE Interlogix have teamed to release the NX-591E module, to enable a fast, secure wireless alarm system that works over Numerex’s Cellemetry network. The system offers a …

SAN DIEGO—Novatel Wireless Inc. said it has signed a distribution agreement with Israel Technology Trading Inc. ITT will deliver Novatel’s Merlin GSM/GPRS family of wireless PC cards, including the Merlin …

LOS ANGELES—Based on number of industry employees, companies and payroll, California is the wireless capital of the United States, according to a recent report from O’Melveny Consulting L.L.C. The report …

OTTAWA—While maintaining a “buy” rating, Credit Suisse First Boston cut its share target on Nortel Networks to $5 for between 12 and 18 months. CSFB analyst James Parmalee cut his …

BEDMINSTER, N.J.—Verizon Wireless unveiled three international calling options including lower international calling rates, expanded prepaid offerings and an International Wireless program for customers calling abroad. The international calling rates will …

INDIANAPOLIS—Brightpoint Inc. subsidiary Brightpoint North America L.P. entered an agreement to provide integrated logistics and distribution services for PrimeCo Personal Communications, including product procurement, handset kitting, inventory management and distribution …

HELSINKI, Finland—Finland’s Sonera Corp. and Hong Kong CSL Ltd. launched the world’s first commercial inter-operator multimedia messaging services over Aicent Inc.’s and Sonera’s GPRS Roaming Exchange networks. The service allows …

CARY, N.C.—SpectraSite Holdings Inc. late Wednesday amended offers to purchase a portion of its outstanding senior notes to reduce the minimum tender condition by half, to $150 million. The company …

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.—Mobilize Inc., which sold software for wireless access to corporate information, ceased operations and sold off its remaining assets, according to the company’s Web site. Company officials were …

SAN DIEGO—Qualcomm Inc. recently demonstrated security features of its OmniTRACS communications and tracking system at an event for congressional leaders and Department of Transportation (DOT) representatives in Washington, D.C. Qualcomm …

HOUSTON—Greater Harris County 911 Emergency Network of Houston is teaming with Ford Motor Co. to show off its emergency rescue telematics system at the National Emergency Number Association annual conference …

MUNICH, Germany—Germany company Varetis said it expanded its three-year-old relationship with U.S.-based Avaya by signing up to the Avaya DeveloperConnection Program. The deal makes Varetis one of the first European …

DUBLIN, Ireland—Cellular operators need to market mobile entertainment applications more aggressively if many more games applications developers are not to go out of business. This is the view of international …

TASHKENT, Uzbekistan—Ericsson signed a contract to supply a GSM 1800 MHz network to the Uzdunrobita carrier, which operates TDMA technology and has recently received a GSM 900/1800 MHz license for …

DUBLIN, Ireland—There is some confusion in the European mobile sector about the likely impact of the European Commission’s decision to authorize governments to change the parameters of third-generation (3G) licenses. …

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina—The Supreme Court of Chile has resolved to exclude Smartcom, owned by Endesa of Spain, from the 30 megahertz personal communications services (PCS) auction after two years of …

WASHINGTON—The Bush administration likely will not pursue a comprehensive national broadband policy, a development that could hurt industry efforts to secure additional spectrum for third-generation (3G) wireless systems. For months, …

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HELSINKI, Finland—The uphill battle to meet Sweden’s December 2003 national rollout deadline for third-generation (3G) networks has taken a significant new twist, after Sweden’s leading mobile operators assigned Stockholm-based telecom …