Yearly Archives: 2002

LCC acquires Smith Woolley Telecom assets

MCLEAN, Va.—LCC International Inc. announced it has acquired all assets of Smith Woolley Telecom, a privately held telecommunications consultancy firm based in Cambridge, U.K."The...

Spotwave provides in-building solution for Rogers AT&T

OTTAWA, Canada—Spotwave Wireless announced it worked with Rogers AT&T Wireless to provide the in-building wireless solution for the Nokia Cup, which took place inside...

TIW reminds shareholders of purchase offer deadline

MONTREAL—Telesystem International Wireless Inc. released a reminder to holders of its outstanding seven-percent equity subordinated debentures (ESDs) due Feb. 15, 2002, and holders of...

OSDL forms alliances for Linux in enterprises

LINUXWORLD—Open source Development Lab has allied with industry leaders like Alcatel, Cisco, MontaVista Software, Nokia and Toshiba to create working groups to develop feature...

Telus partners with Buystream

VANCOUVER, British Columbia—Telus Mobility has partnered with analytic and reporting application provider Buystream to offer AirMetrics, a customer relationship management product designed to enhance...

TelASIC completes initial funding round

EL SEGUNDO, Calif.—TelASIC Communications announced it has completed a $22.5 million initial round of financing.The semiconductor company plans to develop cost-effective RF and analog...

P-Com reports decline in sales

CAMPBELL, Calif.—P-Com Inc. reported low fourth quarter and year-end results, citing reduced capital spending by customers.Net sales for the fourth quarter 2001 were $7.4...

Motorola signs GSM contract in Indonesia

CHICAGO—Motorola Inc. has signed a $170 million GSM network infrastructure contract with Indonesia's largest carrier, Telkomsel.The deal's first phase is scheduled to be completed...

E*TRADE signs agreement with BCGI on prepaid

ARLINGTON, Va.—E*TRADE Group Inc. announced that its subsidiary, E*TRADE Access Inc., which boasts one of the most extensive ATM networks in the United States,...

I3 Mobile reports quarterly net loss

STAMFORD, Conn.—Wireless Internet veteran i3 Mobile Inc. reported revenues for the fourth quarter, ended Dec. 31, of $900,000 and a net loss of $9.6...

GoAmerica subsidiary acquires reachNET subscribers

HACKENSACK, N.J.—Wireless data provider GoAmerica Inc. announced its subsidiary Wynd Communications Corp. purchased the reachNET subscriber base from TeleCommunication Systems Inc.Company executives said the...

mUrgent offers wireless coupon service

SANTA ANA, Calif.—mUrgent Corp. announced a new wireless marketing service that allows customers to receive requested coupons from participating merchants on their mobile phones."We...

Leap cuts 16 jobs

SAN DIEGO—In a move the company said would help it focus on its operations this year, Leap Wireless International Inc. laid off 16 employees...

WebLink outlines new bankruptcy plan

WebLink Wireless Inc. found its white knight.The paging and messaging carrier said late Thursday it scored a deal with Sun Capital Acquisition Corp., which...

Verizon launches new calling plans

BEDMINSTER, N.J.—Verizon Wireless launched its America's Choice calling plans designed to reward customers with the use of its entire network as the home calling...

AT&T Wireless launches AOL IM on some phones

REDMOND, Wash.—AT&T Wireless Services Inc. launched America Online Inc.'s Instant Messenger services on select AT&T Wireless phones allowing customers to access their AOL Buddy...

Nextel, DMDS enter marketing agreement

RESTON, Va.—Nextel Communications Inc. reported an agreement with Dynamic Mobile Data Systems Inc. to market MobileDispatch, a two-way wireless work force management solution enabling...

China looks back at telecom in 2001

BEIJING—At a just concluded National Information Industry Work Conference, Minister Wu Jichuan revealed that China's telecommunications industry achieved revenues of 353.5 billion yuan (US$42.71...

Motorola to expand Telkomsel’s network

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Illinois, United States—Motorola signed an agreement to supply GSM 900 and 1800 MHz network infrastructure services and equipment to Indonesia's Telkomsel. The...

Taiwan 3G auction totals reach 31% over minimum prices

TAIPEI, Taiwan—The Taiwan third-generation (3G) auction, which was predicted to be short lived and bring in just over the minimum bid prices, is nearing...

Logica, T-Motion to create billing portal

LONDON—Logica announced a deal with T-Motion, the mobile online services arm of T-Mobile International, to create a portal to market billable value-added services to...

Cingular, AT&T Wireless enter network-sharing deal

ATLANTA, United States—Cingular Wireless and AT&T Wireless said they will form a joint venture allowing both carriers to more quickly and cost effectively expand...

Verizon rolls out 1x in select cities

DENVER, United States—Verizon Wireless became the first nationwide U.S. carrier to commercially launch cdma2000 1x services this week as it unveiled its Express Network...

RIM to develop handheld for Nextel

TORONTO—Research in Motion (RIM), the maker of the popular BlackBerry pager, announced a major alliance with Motorola and Nextel Communications to develop a combined...

Ericsson JV to expand Jiangsu Mobile’s GSM network

BEIJING—Ericsson's joint venture in the East China city of Nanjing, Nanjing Ericsson Panda Communications, signed contracts worth US$120 million with Jiangsu Mobile to expand...
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