Yearly Archives: 2002

Sage Index shows carrier confidence rising

NEW YORK-The November Service Provider Confidence Index, developed by Sage Research Inc., Natick, Mass., showed confidence rising despite a decline in assessment of current...

Nitel to extend GSM coverage to all states

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-Nigerian state-owned network operator Nitel announced that all the country's state capitals will be connected to the operator's GSM network during 2003.Sam...

Sprint to cut 2,100 jobs

NEW YORK-Sprint Corp. said today it plans to eliminate about 2,100 jobs, or 3 percent of its work force, in response to the downturn...

Colombia using Numerex system

ATLANTA, United States-Numerex is working with Vehicle Security Resources de Colombia, the LoJack licensee for Colombia, to equip commercial and personal vehicles in Colombia...

Ericsson job losses rouse Sweden: When only cuts impress

OSLO, Norway-Ericsson's mid-November confirmation that its sweeping restructuring and job slashing would lead to a 50-percent reduction in its research and development (R&D) staff...

Allgon gets Munich airport contract

DALLAS-Allgon announced it will supply solutions for in-building coverage in a new terminal at Munich's international airport."The new terminal at Munich's international airport will...

MTN commits to Africa’s development

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-Mobile network operator MTN reported it is contributing toward the New Economic Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) through social and infrastructure investments...

Axis ships integrated system-on-a-chip

CHELMSFORD, Mass.-Axis Communications has begun volume shipments of its system-on-a-chip that integrates 2-Megabyte Flash, 8 MB Synchronized Dynamic Random Access Memory and an Ethernet...

Qualcomm unveils new chips

SAN DIEGO, Calif.-Qualcomm Inc. said it has unveiled a radioOne zero intermediate frequency cellular CDMA single-band chipsets for handsets. The chips consist of the...

Aspect to sell $50M in preferred stock to private investor

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Aspect Communications, a provider of software-based call center and customer relationship management solutions, hopes to shore up its balance sheet through the...

Proxim announces management changes

NEW YORK-David King, president and chief operating officer of Proxim Corp., Sunnyvale, Calif., has moved into the newly created post of vice chairman of...

Sprint PCS CFO to leave

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint PCS' chief financial officer will leave the company in January, and no replacement has yet been named.A Sprint spokeswoman declined to...

Avesair campaign shows potential of mobile marketing

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.-Mobile marketing company Avesair Inc. reported the results of its advertising campaign for the grand opening of New York City sport...

Siemens to provide 3G network in Luxembourg

MUNICH, Germany-Siemens said it was named the sole provider for P&T Luxembourg's third-generation (3G) network. The value of the framework agreement, which runs into...

Technet Teleservices launches 1x service in India

VADODARA, India-Internet service provider Technet Teleservices said it launched CDMA 1x limited mobility service in Vadodara. The company said in a promotional piece that...

PalmSource expands into Chinese market

BEIJING-PalmSource Inc., the operating system subsidiary of Palm Inc., announced it is expanding into the Chinese market for personal digital assistants and smart phones...

GSMA: ‘United we stand’: Places high priority on promoting W-CDMA

OXFORD, United Kingdom-Much to the annoyance of those promoting competing technologies, GSM continues to grow in worldwide dominance. While the reasons behind its original...

Leap delisted

SAN DIEGO-Leap Wireless International Inc. will be delisted from the NASDAQ National Market, effective immediately.Leap was notified this week that the NASDAQ Listing Qualifications...

United Wireless opens new stores

CLEVELAND-United Wireless now counts 22 locations throughout northeast and central Ohio, following the opening of two new retail locations in Streetsboro and Montrose.United Wireless...

Vodafone indicates interest in Hutchison’s Australian business

MELBOURNE, Australia-Vodafone indicated this week it is interested in buying Hutchison Telecommunications' A$3 billion (US$1.7 billion) third-generation (3G) mobile-phone network in a bid to...

CPS signs E-OTD deals with Intel, LocatioNet

CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom-Cambridge Positioning Systems Ltd. announced it is working with Intel Corp. to integrate CPS's location technology-enhanced observed time difference technology-into a variety...

Bell Canada launches trial of Wi-Fi access

TORONTO-Joining the increasing number of fixed-line companies re-examining the wireless market, Bell Canada yesterday launched a trial of "hot spots" providing wireless high-speed Internet...

Zi completes new financing, gets Kyocera contract

CALGARY, Alberta-Zi Corp. announced it has completed financing, including a secured short-term credit facility valued at $3.3 million.The credit facility, repayable on March 5,...

TI to embed Linux platform into OMAP processors for handsets

DALLAS-In a move to push for Linux-based wireless devices, chip maker Texas Instruments said it will work to embed a Linux platform from MontaVista...

Spirea to offer new 802.11 transceiver chips

NEW YORK-Spirea AB, Kista, Sweden, a developer of integrated radio-frequency solutions for the short-range wireless markets, will make available during the second quarter of...
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