2002

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 combination of our two companies …

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 Belleville’s Yardman Arena. Spotwave’s SpotCell 100 …

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 its outstanding units that its amended …

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 roadmaps for Linux in the enterprise …

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 subscription services offered by wireless carriers. …

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 mixed signal solutions for advanced …

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 million, drastically lower than the …

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 in December.

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, will participate in Boston Communications Group …

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 million. After the news, investors sent …

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 move makes sense because both …

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 fully expect mobile coupons to …

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 from its Backwire e-mail newsletter and …

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 buys out cash-strapped companies and …

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 area, large buckets of minutes and …

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 List. The AOL service is available …

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 time-sensitive communications and status tracking using …

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 billion) last year, up 15 percent. …

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 US$170 million contract will include a …

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 a two-week run, with total bid …

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 customers across Europe. The system uses …

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 their buildout of GSM/General Packet Radio …

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 in a select number of markets. …

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 e-mail, pager and telephone device for …

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 its GSM network. The contract is …