2002

REDMOND, Wash.—Metawave Communications Corp., Redmond, Wash., a developer of smart antennas for wireless voice and data networks, said June 4 it has hired Grant Thornton to succeed Arthur Andersen L.L.P. …

NEW YORK—At the request of the Securities and Exchange Commission, which is conducting an investigation into it, Los Angeles-based Platforms Wireless International Corp. said June 4 it had withdrawn its …

ORLAND PARK, Ill.—Andrew Corp., Orland Park, Ill., said June 4 it has completed its $470 million acquisition of Celiant Corp., which adds new radio-frequency power amplifier technology and engineering experience …

ATLANTA—Agilent Technologies Inc. introduced a new remote monitoring system for cdmaOne or cdma2000 wireless networks that it said lowers expenses for service providers and increases efficiency for technicians at this …

SAN FRANCISCO—Visage Mobile announced it has named David Stevens, former regional president at Sprint PCS, its new president. In Stevens’ six years with Sprint PCS, he served as western region …

IRVINE, Calif.—Toshiba’s Computer Systems Group announced the Magnia SG20 wireless mobility server, a portable server designed for small and medium-sized offices, mobile consultants, remote offices in larger organizations and home …

WASHINGTON—The Federal Communications Commission’s auction of three rural cellular licenses ended on Tuesday with affiliates of Western Wireless Corp. and Cingular Wireless L.L.C. walking away with the licenses. Both Western …

VANCOUVER, British Columbia—Sierra Wireless said it has gotten additional regulatory and network approvals for the AirCard 750 GSM/GPRS wireless Network Card Series in several regions, including North America, Europe and …

SAN DIEGO—Software giant Oracle Corp. said it will work with Qualcomm Inc. to extend its 9i Lite database to BREW-based wireless devices. Oracle is one of several large technology companies …

CEDAR KNOLLS, N.J.—Although a variety of companies are working toward creating a market for wireless streaming video, and carriers have talked up the technology, Probe Research in a new report …

NEW YORK—Ericsson AB said it will leverage messaging technology company Antepo Inc.’s solution, known as ACCEPT, to demonstrate J2ME-based services. “From carriers’ standpoint, this objective enables to maximize access channels …

HUNTSVILLE, Ala.—Time Domain Corp. said the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted a significant patent for its ultra-wideband silicon chipset. The patent, one of 74 awarded to Time Domain, …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden—The pending merger between Sweden’s Telia AB and Finland’s Sonera Corp. could be just the beginning of Nordic consolidation, with international press reports quoting a Sweden government official as …

ATLANTA—Air2Web announced it is developing new mobile solutions for Magnet Communications’ Internet Banking Suite to allow corporate banking customers to manage accounts and receive alerts on wireless devices. “Businesses want …

WASHINGTON—InPhonic Inc. has deployed its patent-pending, two-way short message service technology in tandem with eBay to provide a real-time alerts and interactive response service called “Wireless Rebidding” that eBay subscribers …

ATLANTA, United States—U.S. company Inet Technologies said it deployed its short message service tracking and billing technology for Globe Telecom in the Philippines. The solution will help Globe validate interconnection …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden—AT&T Wireless Services Inc. and Ericsson will begin trialing a UMTS network in the Dallas area beginning later this year. The companies, which completed a live UMTS voice call …

SINGAPORE—The Singapore telecom regulator will not allow third-generation infrastructure sharing on the island nation and will maintain its deadline for nationwide rollout for its 3G licensees. The Infocomm Development Authority …

DALLAS—Alltel Corp. selected Nortel Networks to supply infrastructure equipment for the planned cdma2000 1x upgrade of its current wireless network and integrate Alltel’s recent purchase of CenturyTel’s wireless network. The …

HELSINKI, Finland—Carriers and vendors across the world continue to refine and define their strategies for offering multimedia messaging services, which many in the industry hope will open the way for …

BOSTON—In the aftermath of the Hewlett-Packard Co. and Compaq Corp. merger, Chief Executive Carly Fiorina said the company expects to slash 10,000 positions by Nov. 1 and 5,000 more in …

HELSINKI—Endwave Corp. and Nokia Corp. entered a joint initiative to accelerate the development of the U.S. market for broadband solutions in the 58 GHz unlicensed frequency band, the companies announced. …

BOSTON—Canadian wireless operator Microcell Telecommunications Inc. launched SpeechWorks International Inc.’s speech-activated customer service application for its Fido brand wireless service. The SpeechWorks service is designed to allow customers to automatically …

NEW YORK—Merrill Lynch downgraded its ratings on U.S. Cellular Corp. and its parent company, Telephone & Data Systems Inc., from neutral to sell pointing out slowing subscriber growth in the …

WASHINGTON—The American Mobile Telecommunications Association has been chosen to manage a new trade group representing broadband-minded electric utilities. The Power Line Communications Association will be run by Alan Shark, president …