2002

LONDON—Vodafone Group plc said it began global payment trials in the United Kingdom, Germany and Italy. The trials are intended to test the global carrier’s payment platform. Full commercial service, …

LAS VEGAS-Audiovox Communications Corp unveiled its dual-band TDMA phone known as T-300, operating on the 800 MHz/1900 MHz TDMA/AMPS frequencies. The phone has a handsfree headset, cigarette lighter charger, desktop …

SEATTLE—E-City Software Inc., which develops interactive maps, said new market initiatives in the wireless industry have created significant product opportunities for wireless versions of E-City’s core 3D CityMap technology, and …

YUBA CITY, Calif.—Prime Companies Inc. announced it is now offering live and passive video streaming as a new service package through its subsidiary NACC-TEL Corp.“We anticipate a substantial increase this …

SANTA BARBARA, Calif.—Superconductor Technologies Inc. said it will introduce the IMT-2000 SuperFilter Tower Top System next week at the 3G Mobile World Summit in Japan. The product is a cryogenic …

BEIJING—China’s Minister of Information Industry Wu Jichuan announced that China will set up four integrated telecom operators that will provide fixed-line, mobile, data and basic telecom services. In addition to …

HELSINKI, Finland—Skanova, the wholesale division of the Swedish state telecom Telia, signed a letter of understanding to sell network capacity to Svenska UMTS-net, a company that is building a Universal …

TORONTO—Sierra Wireless announced that regulators approved one of its high-speed wireless modems for sale. The Vancouver modem maker said that Industry Canada and the U.S. Federal Communications Commission had granted …

MEXICO CITY—Mexico passed a 10-percent telecommunications tax that will directly affect mobile operators with postpaid clients. Iusacell, which has a high number of postpaid customers, will be the most harshly …

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina—Nextel’s international operator, NII Holdings, informed the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that it was unable to comply with a due date on 31 December in Argentina …

BEIJING—In more than 200 cities throughout China, China Telecom has launched its Xiaolingtong PHS service, putting pressure on mobile carriers China Mobile and China Unicom. China Telecom does not have …

NEW DELHI, India—The U.S.-based CDMA developer Qualcomm finalized a deal with Mumbai-based Reliance Group to buy a minority stake in its basic service operations based on wireless technology. Reliance Group …

LAS VEGAS—Planet Halo Inc. unveiled its new personal digital assistant/mobile phone device at the Consumer Electronics Show, with plans to ship the device in June. The company said its device, …

MENLO PARK, Calif.—Interwave Communications, which sells compact wireless voice communications systems and broadband wireless data networks, announced a $4.4 million contract with Micronesian carrier FSM Telecommunications Corp. to deploy its …

WASHINGTON—A pocket-sized wireless electrocardiogram (ECG) machine that promises easier, faster heart measurements, has been approved by the FDA. PocketView ECG, created by MicroMedical Industries, is made from a Compaq PDA …

HELSINKI, Finland—Nokia Corp. said it has begun what it calls the first volume shipments of commercial GSM/EDGE hardware by any vendor to the United States. The deliveries of the hardware, …

MAITLAND, Fla.—MeshNetworks Inc. said the Federal Communications Commission granted it an experimental license for demonstrations nationally in both the 2.4 MHz and 5.7 MHz frequency bands in Orlando/Maitland, Fla.; Washington, …

ROCHESTER, N.Y.—Eastman Kodak Company announced it will spin off its wireless business into a company called Appairent Technologies Inc., which will develop technology for the wireless transmission of high-quality video, …

HACKENSACK, N.J.—GoAmerica Inc. announced it has become an SAP Service Partner, meaning it will work with SAP customers to facilitate a more seamless rollout of mySAP Mobile Business Applications. Users …

TAMPERE, Finland—Wireless data infrastructure company Tahoe Networks Inc. announced it scored an additional $10 million in funding, bringing its total funding to more than $50 million, and that it appointed …

SAN FRANCISCO—CMP Media’s Game Developer’s Conference announced it will offer an expanded wireless and mobile games curriculum, including a Wireless Game Summit hosted by wireless industry veteran Andrew Seybold. The …

NEW YORK—Flextronics International Ltd. announced its 20 million-share offering is complete. Flextronics sold the shares for $25.96 each, bringing in gross proceeds of $519.2 million, which it said will be …

DALLAS—Samsung Telecommunications America said it has unveiled a branding campaign to make it a top three wireless phone manufacturer by 2003. “STA’s brand positioning centers around what consumers indicate as …

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.—Wireless Internet giant Openwave Systems Inc. announced it expects its loss for the second quarter to be on the low end of its outlook, but that its revenues …

SAN FRANCISCO—Wireless application and software infrastructure provider vVault announced it will integrate its products with those of Genient, which provides a Web services integration platform that builds composite applications. vVault …