2002

SECAUCUS, N.J.—Panasonic Computer Solutions said it plans to integrate Research in Motions’ radio modems for GSM/GPRS into its portable computers known as ToughBook for wireless access. The notebook targets mobile …

COLUMBIA, Md.—Paratek Microwave Inc. announced it has garnered $17 million in new financing to be used to enhance the commercialization of the company’s product portfolio. Mogenthaler Ventures and Novak Biddle …

SUNNYVALE, Calif.—Advanced Micro Devices said its microprocessors have been chosen by Fujitsu Corp for its LifeBook A Series commercial notebook for the North American market. “Fujitsu has included significant options …

SAN DIEGO—Wireless Facilities Inc. won a three-year subcontract from Bechtel Corp. in conjunction with Cingular Wireless’ GSM/GPRS network overlay project. Bechtel will have responsibility for program management including logistics, equipment …

SAN DIEGO—Gabelli Asset Management Inc. increased its stake in Leap Wireless International Inc. from 8.75 percent to 10.14 percent according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The …

WASHINGTON—Price Communications Corp. President and Chief Executive Officer Robert Price received 200,000 stock options last year worth more than $500,000 in addition to his $600,000 annual salary, according to the …

WASHINGTON—American University in Washington, D.C., is implementing a campus-wide wireless system to handle voice, data and messaging via cell phones, personal digital assistants and laptop computers. KPMG Consulting is implementing …

CALGARY, Alberta—Wireless Matrix Corp. has signed a licensing agreement to allow Schlumberger to use components of its remote data management, telemetry services product and wide area wireless technology. “In particular, …

ATLANTA—AirGate PCS Inc. reported $114.9 million in second quarter revenues ending March 31, compared with $37.1 million posted for the same quarter last year. Net losses also increased from $28.4 …

SEATTLE—Sony Corp. said it will buy a 1 percent stake in RealNetworks inc., and will collaborate with the streaming media company on a variety of technologies and devices. While the …

LOS ANGELES—Mobile media company Moviso, a subsidiary of Vivendi Universal Net USA, announced it will offer BREW-based ring tones and theme songs through a new distribution deal with Verizon Wireless. …

BRISBANE, Calif.—ViaFone Inc. announced its ViaFone OneBridge solution is being used by FedEx Corp. to support FedEx applications that help customers keep track of shipments. OneBridge allows customers to track …

CHICAGO, United States—More than half the attendees at a recent U.S. wireless conference said they intend to spend more year over year for wireless voice services, and 42 percent said …

MURRAY HILL, New Jersey, United States—Lucent Technologies said it has completed what it described as the industry’s first high-speed commercial Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) data call using 1900 MHz …

CAMPBELL, California, United States—P-Com announced it has received an order for 30 of its AirPro Gold Net wireless Internet radio units from the Afghan Radio Project in Afghanistan. P-Com’s devices …

TOKYO—Cybird, a leading mobile content provider, announced that it tied up with China.com for content distribution services in China. Upon the contract, Moeasy, a subsidiary of China.com, will distribute fortune-telling …

MANILA, The Philippines—Due to the solid performance of its mobile-phone subsidiary Smart Communications, Philippine Long Distance Telephone (PLDT) net earnings last year more than tripled to 3.4 billion Philippine pesos …

NEW DELHI, India—Bangladesh has reduced the import duty on mobile phones and dropped the levy on new connections. The duty on handsets has been reduced to 2,500 taka (US$44) from …

TOKYO—Kyocera, the world’s largest maker of integrated circuit (IC) ceramic packages and a leading mobile handset vendor in Japan, has won a large-scale wireless local loop (WLL) order from a …

JAKARTA, Indonesia—General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) technology will not bring killer data applications, at least during this year in Indonesia, according to industry executives. Rudiantara, head of the country’s cellular …

TOKYO—East Japan Railway, the leading railroad operator in Japan, on 1 May said it would launch a new service letting mobile users use their phones as train tickets beginning in …

ST. JOHN’S, Newfoundland, Canada—Newfoundland is poised to become the first province in Canada to ban motorists from using handheld cell phones while driving. The proposed ban is aimed at improving …

ORLANDO—Vialto Corp. released it Vialto Server for Carriers, which allows carriers to offer subscription services to business professionals. Vialto Server for Carriers, which complements the Vialto Server for Enterprises, allows …

HOLTSVILLE, N.Y.—Symbol Technologies Inc. has been awarded a patent for its technology, which enables wireline telephony features like caller I.D. and call forwarding, transfer and waiting on devices using 802.11, …

LOS ANGELES—AT&T Wireless Services Inc. continued to bolster the content available on its mMode wireless data service through a new deal with PriceGrabber, which will offer a shopping comparison application. …