Yearly Archives: 2002

InfoSpace, Creditel announce wireless payment options

BELLEVUE, Wash.—Merchants now have a variety of new options to choose from in order to conduct business when they are away from their cash...

Court allows Hewlett to present case against HP/Compaq merger

NEW YORK—Dismissing a contrary argument by Hewlett Packard Co., Delaware Chancery Court judge allowed dissident board member Walter Hewlett to present his court case...

Alcatel supplies LMDS technology to France Telecom

PARIS—France Telecom's international mobile and fixed networks signed a purchasing agreement with Alcatel for its local multipoint distribution service technology to provide mobile backhaul...

Nokia lays off staff in Finnish factory

HELSINKI, Finland—Nokia is laying off 55 to 75 people from its production plant in Espoo, Finland, the company said."The needs at the factory have...

NeoReach files for 3G patents

ROCKVILLE, Md.—Mobilepro Corp. announced its NeoReach Inc. subsidiary, which develops modem solutions to support third-generation wireless services, has filed five patent applications and has...

Nortel warns on 1Q revenue, draws on loan

TORONTO—Nortel Networks Corp. warned that reduced customer spending will pare down its first-quarter revenue below market forecasts and force it to draw on a...

Telia Finland signs roaming agreement with Suomen

STOCKHOLM, Sweden—Telia Mobile signed a national roaming agreement in Finland with Suomen 2G Oy, allowing Telia Mobile Finland's customers to use Suomen's national GSM...

Nextel uses @Road product in iO1000 modems

FREMONT, Calif.—Nextel Communications Inc. reported the availability of @Road's iLM2710 Internet Location Manager with Nextel's iO1000 embedded wireless data modem. The companies said the...

Troy Wireless launches Bluetooth software for Palm handhelds

SANTA ANA, Calif.—Troy Wireless unveiled its Wireless WindConnect Bluetooth print adapter software for use with select Palm handheld computers.The printer software allows Palm handhelds...

Digital Reliance finalizes agreements with three customers

DENVER—Digital Reliance Inc., provider of applications for managing business wireless and optimizing cellular rates, announced it has finalized agreements with three new customers: Agilera...

Omnitel begins m-commerce parking service

VILNIUS, Lithuania—Lithuanian operator Omnitel has begun a short message service parking payment service, allowing postpaid subscribers to pay for parking with mobile phones.Users send...

AT&T to raise $3B in bonds

NEW YORK—AT&T Wireless Services Inc. is expected to raise $3 billion this week by selling five-year and 10-year global bonds, according to Reuters. Cingular...

NTCA battles to protect universal service funds

WASHINGTON—The National Telecommunications Cooperative Association, which is holding its annual legislative and regulatory conference here this week, got a pep talk today from Rep....

Romania’s MobiFon makes first installment on dividend

MONTREAL—Telesystem International Wireless said its indirect subsidiary MobiFon in Romania paid a first $11.4 million installment on a $26.6 million dividend declared on March...

Montana lawmakers pursue spectrum reforms

WASHINGTON—Sen. Conrad Burns (R-Mont.) plans to pursue spectrum reform legislation later this year, a move that comes as the mobile-phone industry renews its campaign...

Russian ministry says CDMA IS-95 ouster unlawful

MOSCOW—The Russian Ministry for Anti-Monopolist Policy (MAP) ruled in April that the decision of the Communications Ministry to oust U.S.-developed CDMA and AMPS carriers...

Sony Ericsson eyes Asian markets with MMS products

NEW DELHI, India—Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications, the 50:50 joint venture between Ericsson and Sony Corporation, hopes to grab a substantial share of the emerging...

U.S. teens may see Virgin Mobile launch this summer

Nearly six months after United Kingdom-based Virgin Group and Sprint PCS announced they formed Virgin Mobile USA, the U.S. wireless industry continues to wait...

Interoperability success requires cooperating with the competition

MobileSpring Inc. and InphoMatch Inc., rival vendors for short message service interoperability solutions, have been working together during the past few months to ensure...

Telstra wins coverage expansion tender

SYDNEY, Australia—Telstra has won a tender from the Australian government to provide mobile coverage for towns in Australia with populations of 500 or more....

Qwest under formal SEC investigation

DENVER—Qwest Communications International Inc. said the SEC has informed the company that it will be subject to a formal investigation regarding its accounting practices....

Nortel lowered to junk status

TORONTO—Moody's Investor Services has lowered Nortel Networks Corp.'s credit rating to junk status.The rating on its senior long-term debt dropped to Ba3 from Baa3,...

Trust Digital, IBM enter alliance

FAIRFAX, Va.—IBM Corp. entered an alliance with Trust Digital LLC. to provide secure data on mobile devices.Using password protection, data encryption and a variety...

Bundling class-action to be refiled

WASHINGTON—A class-action antitrust lawsuit filed against the mobile-phone industry in early January and promptly withdrawn two weeks later is expected to be refiled today...

One.Tel former execs announce new telecom firm

MELBOURNE, Australia—Former directors of failed mobile-phone operator One.Tel this week launched a new telecommunications reseller with a strikingly similar company name, TeleOne. The announcement...
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