Yearly Archives: 2002

TIA warns FCC about economic impact of decline in capex, research

WASHINGTON-The Telecommunications Industry Association on Monday told the Federal Communications Commission that the decline in wireless capital spending has been volatile and is indicative...

Telemac announces patent

NEW YORK-Telemac Corp., Los Angeles, said it has received a patent covering a method of prepaid wireless services "where the accounting functions are performed...

UMTS spending rises: Europe, Japan enjoy majority of buys

In spite of mammoth debt, operators are beginning to loosen their purse strings to buy equipment again, according to a report by market research...

2002 Person of the Year

It is time to choose RCR Wireless News' 2002 Person of the Year. This year, RCR Wireless News, the sister print publication of GlobalWirelessNews.com,...

Record bankruptcy filings cause backlog

WASHINGTON-Financially-troubled wireless companies and high-tech firms could face severe delays in emerging from bankruptcy, owing to a record number of bankruptcies this year, insufficient...

Federal prosecutors crack identity theft ring

WASHINGTON-Efforts to crack down on identity theft were successful when federal prosecutors announced the arrest of a man thought to be the ring-leader in...

Smart adds instant messaging to SMS offering

MANILA, The Philippines-Philippine mobile operator Smart Communications and America Online (AOL) have forged a deal that will provide the operator access to an instant...

Company wins award for routing accidental 999 calls

LONDON-Damovo said it won the Nabarro Nathanson Most Effective Use of Technology in a Project award for developing the Metropolitan Police Service's Silent Solution...

Cingular Wireless will offer Nokia GAIT phone

IRVING, Texas-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. will begin selling three new Nokia Corp. phones that support the carrier's moves toward a GSM/GPRS network.The carrier will sell...

Motorola exits IM server biz: Openwave adds to IM holdings

By Mike DanoMotorola scrapped its instant-messaging server business earlier this year and plans to focus solely on providing instant-messaging software in its handsets, a...

SEC settles Motorola investigation

WASHINGTON-The Securities and Exchange Commission said it settled its investigation of Motorola Inc., determining that the company's director of investor relations did violate disclosure...

Cable & Wireless to sell about two-thirds of M1 stake

SINGAPORE-Cable & Wireless subsidiary Great Eastern Telecommunications Ltd. plans to sell between 57 percent and 66 percent of its 30-percent holding in MobileOne Ltd....

Orange to use 104.com platform

TOKYO-Japanese supplier 104.com said Orange's group of companies will use its Xme (Kiss me) platform in launching several new multimedia services during the next...

Anite begins credit program

NEW YORK-Anite, Arlington Heights, Ill., and IFC Credit Corp., Morton Grove, Ill., have entered into an agreement under which Anite's customers nationwide can obtain...

Record U.S. bankruptcy filings cause backlog

WASHINGTON-Financially troubled wireless companies and high-tech firms could face severe delays in emerging from bankruptcy, owing to a record number of bankruptcies this year,...

TDF releases online tutorial

NEW YORK-The Telecommunications Development Fund, a Washington, D.C.-based venture capital fund investing in early-stage communications companies nationwide, has made available an online tutorial on...

Vyyo CFO takes leave

NEW YORK-Vyyo Inc., a Cupertino, Calif., supplier of broadband fixed wireless systems, said its chief financial officer, David Aber, has taken a sabbatical for...

nReach to deploy digital vending solution Friday

GOLDEN, Colo.-nReach will deploy new digital vending ports, private label Web sites and prepaid card locations in seven wireless retail chains in the U.S....

Cellcom service to allow deaf to use cell phones

TEL AVIV, Israel-Israeli wireless operator Cellcom and start-up SpeechView launched LipCcell, a patented software to allow deaf and hard-of-hearing citizens to use mobile phones....

UTStarcom allies with Datang on TD-SCDMA

ALAMEDA, Calif.-U.S.-based PHS vendor UTStarcom signed a strategic partnership with Chinese vendor Datang Mobile to jointly develop and promote the TD-SCDMA third-generation standard. The...

Telus Mobility expands cdma2000 1x network

SCARBOROUGH, Ontario-Telus Mobility said it has expanded its cdma2000 1x network throughout Canada via a combination of network buildouts in Western Canada and the...

Auction results surprise Brazil’s Anatel

SAO PAULO, Brazil-Jarbas Valente, Anatel's superintendent of private services, said he was surprised by the auction results for the surplus licenses in bands D...

NASA, others beat up FCC on UWB ambient noise

WASHINGTON-The volatile debate surrounding the rules allowing or restricting the use of ultra-wideband technologies got louder as companies commented on ambient noise test results...

FCC to check if phones comply with 911

WASHINGTON-The FCC's Enforcement Bureau on Friday said it wanted to evaluate test results by the Wireless Consumers Alliance that claimed that none of the...

OEMs turn to outsourcing to bring budgets in line

In today's soft economy, the benefits of outsourcing are becoming clearer to many manufacturers.Since the outsourcing trend intensified in the past few years, companies...
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