Yearly Archives: 2002

GTRAN deploys 1x data card in Latin America

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif.—Wireless data provider GTRAN Wireless Inc. announced it has deployed its new DotSurfer 1x data card solution in several Latin American countries....

Apple co-founder enters wireless space with mysterious “wOz”

LOS GATOS, Calif.—Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple Computer and a longtime leader in the computer industry, announced he is jumping into wireless with a...

Siemens reports profit

MUNICH, Germany—Siemens AG bucked industry trends by reporting a first quarter net profit of $478.8 million against a loss of $971 million in the...

Sprint PCS adds landline/wireless integration feature to business service

NEW YORK—The Sprint PCS Clear Wireless Workplace added a new feature January 22 that will allow enterprise customers to integrate their landline and wireless...

Bell Canada introduces VoiceNet service

TORONTO—Bell Canada introduced its VoiceNet voice recognition service allowing its customers to have their e-mail messages and other Sympatico-Lycos Web content read to them...

Mentor, NewLogic partner for easier Bluetooth integration

SAN JOSE—Mentor Graphics Corp. and NewLogic are making Bluetooth integration easier through a marketing agreement that lets system-on-chip designers license Bluetooth silicon intellectual property...

Nextel signs outsourcing agreement with EDS

RESTON, Va.—Nextel Communications Inc. signed a $234 million, five-year IT outsourcing agreement with EDS to manage Nextel's corporate data center, database administration, helpdesk, desktop...

Openwave, AvantGo report quarterly results

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.—Wireless Internet giant Openwave Systems Inc. posted revenues of $93.4 million for the second quarter, better than some analyst estimates, but its...

Lightbridge to integrate CSI technology into its offerings

NEW YORK-Lightbridge Inc., Burlington, Mass., said it has gained gain the rights to develop and use "advanced modeling technology" from Computer Science Innovations Inc.,...

MetaSolv to buy portions of Nortel OSS business

PLANO, Texas—MetaSolv Inc. announced it will purchase for $35 million in cash portions of Nortel Networks' service commerce operation support system business.The transaction includes...

Edge offers Airbiquity GPS accessory to customers

BEND, Ore.—Edge Wireless L.L.C. announced it is offering its customers Airbiquity Inc.'s global positioning system accessory, which is compatible with Nokia handsets, in an...

Telus to offer IM service

NEW YORK—Canadian wireless carrier Telus Mobility will offer its customers wireless instant messaging services, including the ability to create buddy lists and communicate with...

New Product Releases: November 2001-January 2002

Handsets/wireless devicesSonySony Electronics unveiled its CLIE handhePEG-T415 ld with reduced profile, featuring a...

P-Com outlines restructuring plan

CAMPBELL, Calif.—P-Com Inc., a manufacturer of point-to-point and point-to-multipoint wireless systems, said it is going forward with a restructuring plan that includes strengthening the...

AT&T Wireless to use Grayson location system

BEACHWOOD, Ohio—Grayson Wireless said AT&T Wireless Inc. signed an agreement to purchase Grayson's Geometrix E911 location system for installation in selected AT&T Wireless markets.George...

Columbitech releases Pocket PC, Windows XP versions of Wireless VPN

STOCKHOLM, Sweden—Columbitech announced the worldwide commercial release of the Pocket PC and Windows XP versions of its Wireless VPN, which allows mobile workers to...

California federal judge invalidates AT&T’s arbitration policy

A federal judge in California last week invalidated an arbitration-only policy by long-distance giant, AT&T Corp."I find AT&T's principal purpose was to put sufficient...

Nextel signs mobile e-business agreement with IBM

RESTON, Va.—Nextel Communications Inc. and IBM unveiled a strategic alliance covering the development, marketing and deployment of mobile e-business solutions to enterprise customers in...

Nokia, Ericsson, Motorola expected to fall short of 4Q estimates

HELSINKI, Finland—The three major mobile-phone and equipment makers Nokia, Ericsson and Motorola Inc. are expected to announce their fourth-quarter reports that fell short of...

Innovision to provide online banking to credit union

LENEXA, Kan.—Under a new agreement, Innovision Corp. will provide online banking and bill payment services, as well as wireless access to those services, to...

Go2 uses Maptuit mapping service

BURLINGTON, Mass.—Maptuit Corp. said Go2 Systems Inc. signed a contract with Maptuit to use and resell its mapping and direction service.Maptuit's service will be...

TIW expands purchase offer

MONTREAL—Telesystem International Wireless Inc. said it has given notice to extend its purchase offer for all outstanding units in exchange for 5.46 subordinate voting...

Vettro names Rymsza CEO

NEW YORK—Mobile work force application provider Vettro announced Joseph Rymsza will join as the company's new chief executive."Vettro isn't just giving businesses more capabilities...

Senegal’s Sonatel to install fraud management system

NEW DELHI, India—More operators in Africa are going in for fraud management systems to maximize revenues. Sonatel Mobiles of Senegal in Western Africa will...

Siemens says earnings up from last quarter

MUNICH, Germany—Siemens AG said its earnings for the fiscal first quarter increased from the fiscal fourth quarter of 2001, and its handset division returned...
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