2002

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 …

BEIJING—Last year, customs officers in China’s southern Guangdong province seized 26,000 smuggled mobile phones, 60,000 batteries and 28,000 battery chargers. A total of 671 smuggling cases involving 35.52 million yuan …

WOODBURY, N.Y.-Comverse and Texas Instruments Inc. announced Comverse’s enhanced messaging services will operate on TI’s OMAP platform for 2.5 and 3G wireless devices. By combining Comverse’s platform with TI’s OMAP …

TOKYO—Toshiba Corp. says it has licensed the ARM926EJ-S core processor for wireless applications such as mobile phones and personal digital assistants. ARM, which provides embedded RISC microprocessor, said the technology …

ALAMEDA, Calif.—Wireless data infrastructure provider Geoworks Corp. announced a series of drastic moves and a depressing third quarter report, news that sent the company’s stock rocketing down almost 40 percent …

REDMOND, Wash.-Microsoft Corp. said it created a wireless group within its Mobile Solutions Partner Program to ensure that other companies’ products and services work smoothly with Microsoft’s wireless systems. Microsoft’s …

LOS ANGELES—The latest Econ One survey showed that costs of cell phone service in the United States dropped greatly during 2001, especially in those cities that traditionally offer the highest …

AMSTERDAM—Dutch telecommunications giant KPN will buy the remaining 22.5-percent interest in German mobile-phone operator E-Plus from U.S.-based BellSouth Corp. for about $1.06 billion in KPN stock, giving KPN full control …

HELSINKI, Finland—Nokia Corp. said it has signed a contract to continue to supply GSM equipment to Pannon GSM of Hungary in a deal valued at more than $50 million. Nokia …

WAYNE, N.J.—AT&T Wireless Services Inc. and Audible Inc. have been testing a jointly developed automated wireless download capability designed to extend Audible’s content delivery platform to compatible handheld devices via …

ATLANTA—RF Solutions Inc. said it has developed a chipset technology that converges cellular networks with wireless LAN, including 802.11a,b and g. The announcement of the multiband, multistandard solution covers GSM, …

SAN JOSE, Calif.—Iospan Wireless Inc. received a patent for optimizing the use of multiple antennas in a wireless system, the company said January 28. The United States Patent and Trademark …

BEDFORD, Mass.—TechOnLine Inc. has launched Communicationsnet, an online technical resource dedicated to communications-related engineering content, including wired and wireless communications, connectivity and networking. The site will feature technology and member …

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 …

NEW ORLEANS—The Reynolds and Reynolds Co. entered an agreement with Hewlettt-Packard Co. to deliver a telematics vehicle lifecycle management solution, which will consist of hardware, software and service components that …

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association is urging the Federal Communications Commission against a mandate for wireless local number portability (LNP). “In the matter of wireless number portability you …

TORONTO—Mobile-commerce company 724 Solutions Inc. announced earnings in line with its revised guidance, but the news didn’t do much to bolster investor confidence. The company’s stock dropped from about $2.30 …

RESTON, Va.—Following its filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, wireless data carrier Motient Corp. announced its stock will trade on an over-the-counter bulletin board system. The company’s delisting from the Nasdaq …

MONTREAL—Telesystem International Wireless Inc. announced several financial moves it has taken as part of its overall recapitalization plan announced last November. The company has given notice to extend its purchase …

HAYWARD, Calif.—AvantGo Inc. announced it won its first patent, which covers technology for synchronizing content between a device and a server over a wireless network. AvantGo said the technology is …

HELSINKI, Finland—Wireless gaming companies Codeonline Ltd. and Springtoys Inc. announced they will merge through a share swap, a move the companies said will better position them for the growing wireless …

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Wireless Telecommunications Bureau of the Federal Communications Commission announced it will hold an auction for licenses in the 698-746 MHz (the Lower MHz) bands on June 19, 2002, …