Yearly Archives: 2002

Verizon introduces per-megabyte pricing for data service

BEDMINSTER, N.J.—Verizon Wireless introduced per-megabyte rate plans for its Express Network data service as an alternate to its originally announced per-minute plans.The new plans,...

Airtuit products allow users to work in online, offline modes

KNOXVILLE, Tenn.—Airtuit announced its BlueMoon 4.0 Mobile applications Server and BlueMoon Micro Edition, which allow mobile users to work in both online and offline...

Travelocity.com launches wireless notification tools

FORT WORTH, Texas—Travelocity.com launched My Messaging, a suite of wireless travel notification tools for travelers.The service, available for free following any Travelocity.com booking, enables...

Allgon to supply antennas to Swedish operators

TABY, Sweden—Allgon announced it will supply base station antennas to Swedish UMTS network operators 3GIS and Hi3G."We won the contracts in hard competition, which...

VerdiSoft demos software at CeBit

HANNOVER, Germany—Marco Boerries, developer of Sun Microsystems' StarOffice office suite, unveiled his new company VerdiSoft at CeBit in Hannover this week.Boerries demonstrated VerdiSoft's CrossPoint...

InfoSpace launches wireless data service with Cincinnati Bell

CINCINNATI—InfoSpace launched a new wireless data service with Cincinnati Bell that the company said dramatically simplifies user provisioning of SMS alerts. The new service...

Probe Research examines pay-per-use applications

CEDAR KNOLLS, N.J.—To be successful, pay-per-use applications need to meet three criteria: an accurate bill, happy customers and happy developers, according to a new...

Yamaha provides ring tone download service to E-Plus

HAMAMATSU CITY, Shizuoka—Yamaha Corp. announced it will provide a 16-note polyphonic cellular ring tone download service to German carrier E-Plus Mobilfunk GmbH & Co....

NetConnX offers IT experts for infrastructure setup in Afghanistan

LOS ANGELES—NetConnX Technologies said it has offered a team of IT experts to assist the newly formed Afghanistan government in technology infrastructure setup. The...

Metawave cuts 42 percent of work force, terminates SpotLight GSM product

REDMOND, Wash.—Metawave Communications Corp. is terminating its SpotLight GSM product line, closing its Taiwan facilities and reducing headcount in China and the United States...

DTI unveils 3G test receiver product

GERMANTOWN, Md.—Dynamic Telecommunications Inc. unveiled its 3G PN Scanning Receiver, designed for the OEM drive-test receiver market.According DTI, the receiver is compact in size,...

PocketGenie app available on SkyTel devices

CLAREMONT, Calif.—Wireless software developer WolfeTech Development Corp. announced its PocketGenie application is now available on SkyTel two-way paging devices. PocketGenie offers users access to...

SIGFX begins two-way system field trials

RIDGELAND, Miss.—SIGFX L.L.C. announced field trials of its two-way wireless communications systems are now underway at company headquarters in Ridgeland, Miss.The network uses vacant...

Ensemble makes mobile backhaul system available

SAN DIEGO—Ensemble Communications Inc., supplier of next-generation broadband wireless systems, announced its mobile backhaul solution is now available.The solution consists of the Ensemble's new...

Qualcomm, developers demo BREW apps

SAN DIEGO—Qualcomm Inc. announced it will join 13 BREW application developers and publishers to demonstrate BREW applications at CTIA Wireless 2002 in Orlando."The companies...

Boingo equips convention center with 802.11b access

ORLANDO—Boingo announced it will enable the Orange County Convention Center with 802.11b broadband Internet access for CTIA Wireless 2002.In addition, CTIA has partnered with...

Telmar showcases new and reuse components

IRVINE, Calif.—Telmar Network Technology, supplier of new and reuse telecommunications infrastructure and services, said it will exhibit at CTIA Wireless 2002."We offer exceptional value...

ViaFone teams with EDS, HP for demonstration

ORLANDO—ViaFone will team with EDS and Hewlett-Packard at CTIA Wireless 2002 in Orlando.ViaFone will join HP to show off the Quickstart Mobile Sales Solutions...

Airbility showcases cellular modem module

CARLSBAD, Calif.—Airbility will showcase its AirForceOne cellular modem module at CTIA Wireless 2002. AirForceOne incorporates all required radio transceiver functions into one module that...

Thuraya subscriber base reaches 32,000

NEW DELHI, India—Thuraya mobile satellite services, being offered by Thuraya Satellite Telecommunications Company of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE), has reached a subscriber...

Mitsubishi, Toshiba enter handset collaboration

TOKYO—Mitsubishi Electric and Toshiba, two leading electronic manufacturers in Japan, partnered for third-generation (3G) handsets and will begin collaborating next month on the development...

KDDI to launch nationwide 3G service on 1 April

TOKYO—KDDI, the second-largest operator in Japan, will launch its third-generation (3G) service based on cdma2000 on 1 April, the carrier announced.In Japan, NTT DoCoMo...

MTN South Africa suspends free Web-based SMS service

JOHANNNESBURG, South Africa—South African mobile network operator MTN reported that it suspended its free PC-to-mobile short message service (SMS) on Mtnsms.com following an unsustainable...

Gloom surrounds CeBIT

OXFORD, United Kingdom—Despite upbeat statements from equipment manufacturers and the organizers, this year's CeBIT exhibition would seem to have been hit with bad news,...

Unifón negatively impacts Telefónica Móviles

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina—Unif
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