Yearly Archives: 2002

Nordic operators to merge

STOCKHOLM, Sweden—Nordic telecom operators Telia AB and Sonera Corp. announced plans to merge through an all-stock transaction, creating a combined company with 2001 revenues...

Emblaze posts $29M loss, ‘irregular’ outlook

TEL AVIV, Israel—Wireless streaming media company Emblaze Systems Ltd. released its financial results for last year, showing net losses of $29 million and no...

Handspring to sell Treo in retail stores

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.—Handspring announced it will begin selling its much-lauded mobile phone/personal digital assistant Treo device throughout the nation's retail stores. Further, the company...

Nextel Partners amends credit facility terms

KIRKLAND, Wash.—Nextel Partners Inc. reportedly amended the terms of its credit facility providing an additional $50 million term loan, according to Dow Jones Business...

GoAmerica adds VoiceStream GPRS to access technology lineup

HACKENSACK, N.J.—GoAmerica Inc. continued to expand its network coverage by adding VoiceStream Wireless' GPRS network to its long lineup of wireless access technologies.GoAmerica announced...

NTT DoCoMo reduces interconnection fees

TOKYO—Japanese wireless carrier NTT DoCoMo Inc. and its eight regional companies reduced interconnection fees with other telecommunication operators retroactively from April 1, 2001. The...

Nortel signs Romanian contract

BUCHAREST, Romania—Nortel Networks said it signed a contract with Connex to deploy packetized voice and data networks using Nortel's softswitches and multiservice switches."Connex will...

Openwave sells gateway to Telemar

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.—Openwave Systems Inc. announced it sold its Mobile Access Gateway version 5.1 to new Brazilian wireless carrier Telemar.Telemar will license Openwave's technology...

Ceragon to deploy backhaul system in Denmark

TEL AVIV, Israel—Ceragon Networks Ltd. announced it will deploy its FibeAir wireless backhaul system on Sonofon's cellular network in Denmark."This agreement marks our third...

Motorola, partners work on facial-recognition app for law enforcement

SAN FRANCISCO—Motorola Inc. says it is demonstrating an application with Visionics Corp. and Wirehound L.L.C. that will enable law enforcement officials to identify criminals...

Agilent to resell Cramer inventory solution

ORLANDO, Fla.—Agilent Technologies Inc. is going to resell and develop solutions using Cramer Systems' line of inventory and automated provisioning applications, Cramer announced.Agilent will...

Motorola University works with mPortal

VIENNA, Va.—Motorola University, which provides corporate training and strategy consulting, announced mobile software provider mPortal Inc. will define and develop prototype mobile extensions to...

Telecom Media Networks, Netonomy integrate solutions

BOSTON—Telecom Media Networks, an industry practice of the Cap Gemini Ernst & Young Group, announced it has integrated Netonomy's MyNetonomy e-Care and e-Commerce solution...

Computer Sciences to resell 724 apps

TORONTO—In a move to cut its costs and provide savings for its customers, 724 Solutions announced that Computer Sciences Corp. will resell its software...

RIM reaches Blackberry deal in Asia

WATERLOO, Ontario—The BlackBerry is going to Asia under a deal between the maker of the wireless e-mail and mobile-phone device, Research In Motion Ltd.,...

Comsys, Sasken team on EDGE terminals

HERZELIA, Israel—Comsys Communications and Signal Processing Ltd. are partnering with Sasken Communication Technologies Ltd. to develop software platforms for EDGE mobile terminals, Comsys announced.Comsys...

O2, Orange interested in Irish 3G licenses

LONDON—European wireless operators O2 and Orange said they are interested in bidding for one of Ireland's four third-generation licenses. The licenses, which run for...

France Telecom ends feud over MobilCom

PARIS—France Telecom and Gerhard Schmid, chief executive of German company MobilCom, entered a conditional agreement, finally resolving the feud between the two groups. Schmid...

Sentori 3G solution added to EUR System products

LAUREL, Md.—EUR System announced it will add Sentori Inc.'s Sentori 3G's wireless business solutions to the products and services offered in its outsourced data...

Handago to deliver Java apps to Motorola, Sharp

HURST, Texas—Handango announced that it is working closely with handset manufacturers Motorola Inc. and Sharp to deliver Java-based applications to Motorola Accompli and Sharp...

Ericsson to supply GPRS platforms to GVC

STOCKHOLM, Sweden—Ericsson said it signed a contract to supply General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) mobile handset platforms to Taiwanese original design manufacturer GVC Corporation."By...

Russian ministry to consider legality of CDMA

MOSCOW—The Russian Anti-Monopoly Ministry (MAP) is going to consider on 8 April the legality of the decision of the Communications Ministry to oust U.S.-developed...

NetDespatch launches Masquerade

MARLOW, U.K.—NetDespatch announced the launch of Masquerade, a MASC Communications-powered solution that allows centralized web-based order entry and tracking systems to be updated via...

O2 signs on 250 corporate customers for Blackberry

LONDON—O2, Vodafone's wireless unit, the first carrier to sell Research In Motion Ltd.'s BlackBerry wireless e-mail device in Europe, announced it has signed up...

TCS, Cingular expand E911 contract

ANNAPOLIS—TeleCommunication Systems Inc. that by revising a September 2001 contract, Cingular Wireless will make it a preferred vendor for Phase I and II wireless...
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