2002

KIRKLAND, Wash.—Nextel Partners Inc. pre-announced select results for the first quarter reporting it added 85,200 net subscribers during the first quarter of this year, ending the quarter with 601,100 wireless …

SAN JOSE, Calif.—Wireless content management company WebUnwired announced it changed its name to Net6 Inc., a move the company said better reflects its expanded business focus. The company said the …

CAMBRIDGE, England—ARM Ltd. has delivered a port of the Symbian operating system for ARM-powered 2.5 and third-generation smart phone devices to Motorola Inc. “The port, which has been created ahead …

SAN JOSE, Calif.—Semotus Solutions announced its wireless messaging solution, HipLinkXS, will be deployed at Kraft Foods’ systems division. HipLinkXS, which includes scheduling and escalation features and two-way messaging capabilities, will …

WASHINGTON—As expected, the telecom quartet on Wednesday introduced the Auction Reform Act of 2002 to delay the 700 MHz auction. “I am delighted that 52 members of the [House Commerce …

NEW DELHI, India—Use of the ACeS satellite-based mobile-phone service in Asia Pacific is growing rapidly. Use of ACeS satellite phones increased to 3.7 million minutes in March and to 9.6 …

TOKYO—J-Phone, a Vodafone Group operator in Japan, announced it will postpone its third-generation (3G) service launch until December to provide “global standard service.” J-Phone had previously planned to launch its …

JAKARTA, Indonesia—Singapore Telecom (SingTel) embraced its Asian subsidiaries, Australia’s Optus and the Philippines’ Globe Telecom, to set up new roaming services for data communications. Later this year, it plans to …

SANTO DOMINO, Dominican Republic—Telecom company Tricom said it launched digital trunking services in Panama. The iDEN network is targeted at the corporate market and builds on the company’s long-term plans …

AUSTIN, Texas—Wireless Valley Communications Inc. announced it is moving its headquarters to Austin, Texas, to better serve its customers. The company closed operations in its Blacksburg, Va., headquarters on Friday, …

SAN JOSE, Calif.—China Mobile said it has signed an agreement to use BEA’s WebLogic Server and BEA WebLogic Portal to build personalized customer service applications and portal services. “We note …

ROCHESTER, N.Y.—Performance Technologies Inc. announced Telefonica Moviles Espana will use its GSM Roaming Platform to provide GSM roaming to some other Telefonica Mobiles affiliates. The Performance Technologies GSM Roaming Platform …

AUSTIN, Texas—SchlumbergerSema and Compaq Computer Corp. jointly launched a customer care and billing solution that integrates advanced Storage Area Networks (SAN) technology, which offers mobile operators higher storage capacity and …

REDMOND, Wash.—AT&T Wireless quietly introduced new nationwide calling plans designed to compete head-to-head with similar recently introduced plans from its competition. The plans, dubbed “National Network Plan” on the company’s …

SANTA CLARITA, Calif.—DoxaSoft Technologies Inc. launched FleetMasterPro, a new wireless solution it said will allow vehicle inspectors at fleet operator or service companies to perform inspections wirelessly. According to DoxaSoft, …

OTTAWA, Calif.—Atsana Semiconductor Corp. and Omnivision have agreed to jointly develop reference design to improve the performance of mobile video and imaging devices like wireless cameras and video-enabled phones. “Our …

SAN JOSE, Calif.—Corporate software and service provider Pumatech Inc. filed a patent-infringement lawsuit against wireless enterprise company Extended Systems Inc., allegations that Extended Systems promptly asserted were “baseless and without …

NEW YORK—Verizon Wireless reported 186,000 net customer additions for the first quarter of this year compared with 518,000 subscriber additions for the first quarter of last year. The carrier noted …

TORONTO—Bell Mobility said it will begin offering services based on Sun Microsystems Inc.’s Java technology by early next year. The carrier joins the likes of Sprint PCS, Nextel Communications Inc. …

REDMOND, Wash.—AT&T Wireless Services Inc. added 650,000 net subscribers during the first quarter of this year, exceeding both company and analyst expectations of around 550,000 net additions. The carrier ended …

BEDMINSTER, N.J.—Verizon Wireless said it will install a new short message service gateway from Motorola Inc. to power its Mobile Messenger service. “As the nation’s largest wireless carrier, Verizon Wireless …

LONDON—Nortel Networks said it has signed a deal with Orange SA subsidiary Dutchtone to upgrade the carrier’s wireless network with GSM and GPRS equipment. “Our aim is to provide the …

BERWYN, Pa.—Ntelos completed the sale of its personal communications services licenses in Charlottesville and Winchester, Va., to Triton PCS Holdings Inc. for $12 million. The transaction includes a 10 MHz …

DUBLIN, Ireland—Hutchison 3G, part of the Hutchison Whampoa Group, signed a contract with software developer Network365 for the provision of mobile payment software across eight countries, including the six European …

MOSCOW—The second-biggest Russian carrier Vimpelcom (BeeLine) placed its first euro bonds worth US$250 million to finance network expansion across Russia. Vimpelcom Vice President Valery Goldin said the bonds will mature …