Yearly Archives: 2002

Vodafone partners with Radiolinja

LONDON—Vodafone Group signed a partner agreement with Finish mobile operator Oy Radiolinja to cooperate in developing, marketing and offering international products and services.Under the...

Siemens reportedly wins Belarussian tender

MOSCOW—Siemens has reportedly won the tender for equipment supplies for the construction of the second GSM 900/1800 MHz network in Belarus, which is to...

Nitel bidder given six-week extension for payment

LAGOS, Nigeria—The chosen bidder to take a controlling stake in Nigeria's Nitel was given an extra six weeks to make its final payment after...

Europe sidelines UMTS in favor of GPRS focus

GENEVA—Europe’s mobile users will likely wait much longer than expected for next-generation cellular, as the daunting implications of full-scale third-generation (3G) deployment are finally...

T-Mobile unveils global aspirations: U.S. holding set to pay off

BERLIN—Berlin is a city undergoing a rebuilding and refurbishment program the likes of which few other cities in Europe have experienced in modern times....

Captaris releases new version of Mobile Delivery

KIRKLAND, Wash.—Captaris Inc. announced its Infinite Mobile Delivery 2.5, which supports Microsoft Exchange 2000 as well as Exchange 5.5 on a wide range of...

Strategy Analytics predicts Sony Ericsson will take No.3 spot in global cellular market

BOSTON—According to a new report from Strategy Analytics, Samsung will fall below Siemens in 2002 global cellular market share results, and Sony Ericsson may...

Sprint PCS launches Web-enabled billing tool

KANSAS CITY, Mo.—Sprint PCS unveiled its eBilling & Analysis service, a Web-enabled billing and analysis tool designed to help wireless enterprise customers monitor their...

Samsung phones disappear in West London

LONDON—About 23,000 high-end Samsung A300 mobile phones valued at approximately $6 million disappeared from a warehouse in West London this week.Police believe the handsets...

Lucent introduces MiLife services

MURRAY HILL, N.J.—Lucent Technologies Inc. introduced its MiLife Intelligent services gateway to enable mobile operators to develop and deliver enhanced voice and data services...

Two companies make MMS product announcements

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.—Multimedia messaging continues to make waves in the wireless industry, as two major messaging companies today announced MMS products for both wireless...

Nokia launches ‘fashion’ phone for Americas

MEXICO CITY—Nokia launched its 8270 model phone, a CDMA 1900 MHz "fashion" phone at Expo Comm Mexico 2002. Shipments of the phone, which is...

Ntelos awards CDMA contract to Motorola

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.—Ntelos Inc. awarded a $44 million contract to Motorola Inc.'s Global Telecom Solutions Sector to upgrade the carrier's CDMA network to 1x...

Parthus, UbiNetics to combine next-generation technologies

CARY, N.C.—Parthus Technologies Inc. and UbiNetics said they have reach an agreement to combine Parthus' 2G/2.5G technology with UbiNetics' 3G technology to develop an...

Access Systems joins CDG

FREMONT, Calif.—Embedded software and server solution provider Access Systems America has joined the CDMA Development Group (CDG)."We have been closely working with the CDG...

First 1x network launches in Canada

TORONTO—Canada's Bell Mobility launched the country's first 1x wireless network in the greater Toronto area, with plans to extend the coverage throughout the year...

New Iridium satellites fully functional

ARLINGTON, Va.—Iridium Satellite L.L.C. announced the five satellites it launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base on February 11 have ascended into their assigned orbits...

Esrey to keynote IEC luncheon at Supercomm

ARLINGTON, Va.—William T. Esrey, Sprint chairman and chief executive officer, is scheduled to be the keynote speaker at the International Engineering Consortium (IEC) Information...

Ensemble debuts new broadband wireless products

SAN DIEGO—Ensemble Communications Inc. unveiled two new broadband wireless products, the Fiberless 4200 Base Station and the Fiberless 220 Access Multiplexer."In the current environment,...

TIW extends purchase offer

MONTREAL—Telesystem International Wireless Inc. announced it will extend its purchase offer for all of its outstanding units, and the offer will now expire at...

Cellstar completes exchange offer

CARROLLTON, Texas-CellStar Corp. announced it has completed its offer to exchange cash, 12 percent senior subordinated notes and 5 percent senior convertible notes for...

CH2M Hill opens Technology Solutions Center

DENVER—CH2M Hill Communications Group announced the opening of its Denver-based Technology Solutions Center, a facility for solution development, prototyping, systems design, integration, testing, certification...

C&W signs BT Cellnet to mobile data roaming service

LONDON—Cable & Wireless announced it has signed BT Cellnet, the U.K. business of Mmo2 plc, as a commercial customer of its mobile data roaming...

UbiquiTel reports on funding

CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa.—UbiquiTel Inc. reaffirmed previously issued guidance on its funding position, reporting it had approximately $130 million in cash and cash equivalents and $85...

Leap to offer Olympics on Salt Lake City Superscreen

SAN DIEGO—While the Olympics may be in their own backyard, Salt Lake City residents who do not have tickets to events will be able...
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