2002

WASHINGTON—The U.S. Federal Trade Commission said it charged two firms with making false claims about devices purporting to protect consumers against mobile-phone radiation. The FTC said it filed a lawsuit …

DENVER, United States—Aerie Networks subsidiary Ricochet Networks initiated a technical trial of the Ricochet high-speed wireless data network in Denver, marking the return of the service since its former owner, …

REDMOND, Washington, United States—AT&T Wireless Services completed its all-stock acquisition of the 77-percent of TeleCorp PCS it did not already own. The deal involved AT&T Wireless issuing approximately 146 million …

WASHINGTON—The Federal Trade Commission today will announce law enforcement action against companies allegedly selling ineffective radiation protection products. The FTC will hold a press briefing at 1:30 p.m. (EST).

RESTON, Va.—Nextel Communications Inc. stock fell more than 25 percent on Tuesday to an all-time low of $3.35 per share after the carrier reported its international division would take a …

MORRISTOWN, N.J.—Celerica Inc. announced details of its second round of funding, which brought the total funding raised for the wireless infrastructure start-up company to more than $20 million. This round, …

HOUSTON—Compaq Computer Corp. and SignalSoft Corp. announced the Compaq Discovery Location Services solution, which allows GSM carriers to identify the physical location of a mobile customer and deliver location-based services …

RESTON, Va.—Nextel Communications Inc. reported a partnership with XSVoice Inc., an enabler of live wireless audio, to provide Nextel Online customers access to live, on-demand streaming audio. With the service, …

LONDON—Symbian announced six semiconductor companies have joined its Semiconductor Partner Programme, showing support for Symbian OS and ARM core-based chipsets. The six new partners—Agilent Technologies; Epson; Parthus; Philips Semiconductors; Samsung …

CANNES, France-Nokia Corp. and Texas Instruments Inc. will offer mobile handset manufacturers and application developers a complete open and standards-based reference platform, combining Nokia’s Series 60 software and development kit, …

CANNES, France—The GSM Association presented several awards at the 3GSM World Congress this week. “Once again, our industry has surpassed itself,” said Rob Conway, chief executive officer of the GSM …

CANNES, France—The GSM Association continued to move forward with its wide-ranging M-Services Initiative, announcing the second phase of the program, broad support from the supplier community, and a series of …

MANKATO, Minn.—Rural telecommunications provider HickoryTech Corp. reported $4 million in wireless service revenue for the fourth quarter of 2001, a slight drop from the $4.6 million reported during the previous …

DENVER—Aerie Networks subsidiary Ricochet Networks Inc. initiated a technical trial of the Ricochet high-speed wireless data network in Denver, marking the return of the service since its former owner, Metricom …

CANNES, France—Nokia Corp. stamped its feet at the 3GSM World Congress with a series of announcements ranging from open architecture, live demonstrations and Internet Protocol mobility networks. Nokia introduced its …

CANNES, France—Sun Microsystems made several announcements relating to the company’s overall wireless strategy at this week’s 3GSM World Congress in Cannes, France. The company demonstrated how its mobile offerings, which …

WASHINGTON—The Federal Trade Commission said today it charged two firms with making false claims about devices purporting to protect consumers against mobile phone radiation. The FTC said it filed suit …

BURLINGTON, Mass.—Lightbridge Inc., which provides mobile business solutions, announced it will acquire Altawave Inc., which offers wireless data management services. Lightbridge said the move strengthens its strategic relationships with carriers …

HOUSTON—Compaq Computer Corp. said it has rolled out new access and infrastructure solutions for Microsoft mobile information server 2002 on cellular and WiFi wireless networks. “Utilizing the Compaq iPAQ Pocket …

CANNES, France—Qualcomm Inc. and Comverse Technology have signed an agreement to develop BREW-enabled services for all types of third-generation networks. “Our joint efforts and resulting synergy will lead to the …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden—L.M. Ericsson AB said it has won a multi-year contract to supply wideband CDMA radio network solution for Swiss operator Sunrise. The agreement, whose amount was not disclosed, will …

SAN DIEGO—Qualcomm Inc. said the patent offices in Europe, Korea and Japan have validated four of its CDMA patents. “The confirmation of these inventions strengthens our patent portfolio in Europe, …

CANNES, France—SchlumbergerSema introduced its INService solution for managing mobile carriers’ prepaid and postpaid subscribers. The solution integrates a rating engine for real-time rating across a carrier’s pre- and postpaid subscriber …

CANNES, France—British carrier Mmo2 announced a deal with Unisys Corp. to jointly market and distribute a new range of mobile data services for corporate customers based on Microsoft Corp.’s wireless …

BERN, Switzerland—T-net, Transat and Performance Technologies will together demonstrate seamless roaming between wireless local area network (WLAN) and GSM networks this week at the 3GSM World Congress. The joint solution …