Yearly Archives: 2002

Ukraine’s parliament orders CPP, carriers protest

KIEV, Ukraine-The Ukrainian parliament passed a law prohibiting carriers from charging any incoming calls and causing protests from all national operators, which appealed to...

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...

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...

Wireless revolution still to come

FRAMINGHAM, Mass.-Along with research firm IDC's report entitled "Attack of the Phones: Worldwide Handset Market Forecast and Analysis, 2002-2006," program manager Kevin Burden predicts...

New Year to-dos

After talking with several operators from North and South America last week at the CDMA Americas Congress, it seems they have similar to-do lists...

RELM to supply radios to U.S. Forest Service

WEST MELBOURNE, Fla.-RELM Wireless Corp. will supply BK Radio-brand portable two-way radios and accessories, base station and repeaters to the U.S. Forest Service.The one-year...

Portal survey finds high m-banking use in Latin America

LONDON-According to a new survey from the Global Mobile Suppliers Association (GSM), Latin America shows one of the highest levels of mobile banking services...

Motorola releases integrated Bluetooth chip

AUSTIN, Texas-Motorola's Semiconductor Products Sector released the MC72000, an advanced integrated Bluetooth radio solution for wireless devices.The new solution reportedly increases radio operating ranges...

Qualcomm increases chip shipment estimates

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. said it expects to ship at least 28 million MSM phone chips in the first quarter of 2003, more than its...

LGC, Kevab partner on indoor coverage solution

SAN JOSE, Calif.-In-building solution provider LGC Wireless and 3G base station developer Kevab plan to align for joint marketing and testing with Kevab's OneBASE...

Telenor announces reorganization details

OSLO, Norway-Telenor has announced details of its reorganization, which is aimed at simplifying and strengthening the Norwegian operator's position in the domestic market. The...

Seybold tutorial to address wireless retailing

LOS GATOS, Calif.-Retailing wireless data technology will be addressed in The Wireless Experience tutorial taking place on the first day of the Consumer Electronics...

Jamdat helps Verizon roll out ‘Rings’ promotion

LOS ANGELES-Wireless entertainment publisher Jamdat Mobile Inc. will be the company behind much of Verizon Wireless' new "The Lord of the Rings" promotion, developing...

Philippine government to investigate SMS raffle for gambling implications

MANILA, The Philippines-The committee on trade and industry of the Philippine Congress is set to investigate this month the short message service (SMS)-based raffle...

Bear, Stearns downgrades high-yield wireless sector

NEW YORK-Owing to what it described as industry risk and price appreciation, brokerage firm Bear, Stearns & Co. has downgraded the high-yield wireless telecom...

Wavecom falls on cancelled orders

NEW YORK-Shares of Wavecom S.A. fell more than 53 percent in Friday trading after the company announced its largest customer, China's TCL Mobile, cancelled...

Advanced computing market still developing

OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-The market for advanced computing devices is still staking itself out, according to a new report from Allied Business Intelligence, but it...

Alltel offers Forbes content

STAMFORD, Conn.-Alltel Corp. now offers Forbes.com Wireless Powered by SmartServ content for its recently introduced BREW service. The content will be available through...

Navini partners with Pronto

RICHARDSON, Texas-Navini Networks Inc. and Pronto Networks will partner to provide a solution for service providers deploying numerous hot spots in large coverage areas,...

Boeing, C&W plan broadband connectivity for airline travelers

SAN FRANCISCO-Connexion by Boeing and Cable & Wireless have joined to introduce broadband connectivity to international airline travelers starting in 2003.Lufthansa and British Airways...

Reliance Infocomm partners with Thin Multimedia for streaming video

SAN DIEGO-Indian wireless operator Reliance Infocomm Ltd. will use wireless streaming video technology from Thin Multimedia Inc. to offer streaming video applications over its...

Somera cuts jobs in North American reorganization

SANTA BARBARA, Calif.-Somera Communications said it will realign its North American operations and work force by cutting 10 percent of jobs and consolidating certain...

Padcom launches software for cdma2000 1xRTT roaming

BETHLEHEM, Pa.-Padcom Inc. said it has unveiled a software solution, known as Version 3.60 of the Connectivity Suite, that enables seamless roaming between cdma2000...

Siemens predicts growth for handset business

MUNICH, Germany-Mobile-phone maker Siemens predicted its handset business will continue to grow next year, according to media reports, and that the company could increase...

Downloadable games expected to be popular in Europe

CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom-Research and advisory firm Analysys predicted that downloadable wireless games will become so popular in Western Europe that in just three years...
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