2002

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia—Incumbent operator DiGi.com decided against bidding for a third-generation license in Malaysia, but five groups did submit bids for one of the country’s three licenses on offer. The …

MURRAY HILL, N.J.—Lucent Technologies said it has equipped more than 25,000 base stations worldwide to support third-generation cdma2000 technology. “This significant milestone underscores our ability to rapidly deploy 3G cdma2000 …

SILVER SPRING, Md.—International Mobile Communications Inc. (IMC), provider of WorldCell international cellular service, has purchased wireless infrastructure equipment for TELOS Technology to enable IMC to build a wireless network in …

FRAMINGHAM, Mass.—Although the market for wireless enterprise products and services seems to be lagging, and companies selling wireless infrastructure to businesses have been struggling, research and analyst firm IDC predicts …

CLINTON, Miss.—WorldCom will reportedly exit the U.S. wireless resale business during the coming months. The San Francisco Chronicle said it obtained a letter from WorldCom’s general counsel to several key …

TOKYO and DENVER, United States—Toshiba, a leading vendor in Japan, announced that it is going to launch Toshiba-branded mobile handsets in the U.S. market in 2003. As a first step …

REDWOOD CITY, California, United States—A wave of consolidation hit the wireless data industry as two major companies announced acquisitions to expand the scope of their products and the extent of …

BUCHAREST, Romania—Jordan’s second-largest mobile operator MobileCom launched commercial General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) access for its customers over its GSM network this week. MobileCom was first registered on 21 September, …

CLINTON, Miss.—WorldCom Inc. will reportedly exit the wireless resale business during the coming months. The San Francisco Chronicle said it obtained a letter from WorldCom’s general counsel to several key …

IRVINE, Calif.—Wireless infrastructure services provider VelociTel Inc. announced it has acquired JM Consulting Group Inc. “At a time when wireless carriers are starting to ramp up their network rollouts, the …

COLUMBUS, Ohio—Applied Innovation Inc. announced Jack Petro will serve as its vice president of engineering. “Jack will be a great leader for our engineering and R&D efforts and a very …

MOUNTIAN VIEW, Calif.—Xora Inc. announced it has been chosen by ParTech Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of PAR Technology Corp., a supplier of point-of-sale systems to the quick service restaurant …

ATLANTA—U.S. Cellular Corp. deployed Glenayre Technologies Inc.’s IP-based Versera Large Solution platform in Milwaukee. Under the agreement, Glenayre’s platform will help U.S. Cellular customers manage their voice, fax and e-mail …

OWINGS MILLS, Md.—Part of the U.S. Air Force’s research and evaluation division will use a wireless data tracking product from Aether Systems Inc., the company announced. The Materiel Systems Group …

FRAMINGHAM, Mass.—NowSpeed Inc. released Mobile Office 2.5, which enhanced the Exchange gateway by allowing it to be a gateway for other intranet and IT applications. “Customers want to use NowSpeed …

RESTON, Va.—NII Holdings Inc., Nextel Communications Inc.’s international operations, said it has reached an agreement in principle with its main creditors Motorola Credit Corp., Nextel and a consortium of bondholders …

TOKYO—NTT DoCoMo Inc. said it is launching on June 1 its i-shot service, which allows users to transmit still images taken with mova SH251i mobile phones with built-in digital cameras. …

SAN FRANCISCO—European giant T-Mobile will use nGame’s Java QuickStart Program to launch Java gaming applications throughout its coverage area, nGame announced. NGame’s QuickStart product allows carriers to roll out Java-capable …

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.—Jazz Semiconductor announced a joint manufacturing and marketing agreement with MEMSCAP, a provider of micro-electro-mechanical systems solutions. The agreement will allow Jazz Semiconductor to provide its customers with …

EDISON, N.J.—North American telecom companies are pushing new customer relationship management (CRM) initiatives to benefit business in several ways, according to a recent study by Fujitsu Consulting. “Three forces have …

DALLAS—Widcomm Inc. and Texas Instruments Inc. unveiled a Bluetooth USB dongle reference design allowing wireless connectivity between a personal computer and peripherals without the need for software installation and configuration. …

SAN JOSE, Calif.—Rogers AT&T Wireless customers will now be able to access any Internet content using the carrier’s GSM/GPRS network through a new deal between Rogers AT&T and software provider …

VALLADOLID, Spain—A group of Spanish carriers, banks and payment companies commercially launched an ambitious mobile commerce service that will allow subscribers to use their mobile phones to purchase virtually any …

SUNNYVALE, Calif.—Good Technology Inc. filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Research In Motion Ltd., alleging RIM’s single mailbox patent infringes on its newly released wireless e-mail product. The suit, first …

LONDON—M-Wise said it closed a $1 million license of its MOMA Gateway to Comtrend, a telecom manufacturer in Taiwan. Comtrend’s system integrator original equipment manufacturer business, which sells value-added mobile …