Yearly Archives: 2002

Vodafone trials payment platform

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...

Audiovox unveils dual-band TDMA phone

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...

E-City sees opportunities in wireless space

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...

Prime Companies offers video streaming

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...

STI to introduces targets 3G buildouts with new filter

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...

China to issue two more mobile-phone licenses

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...

Skanova sells network capacity

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...

Sierra Wireless announces developments in wake of slashed revenue forecasts

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...

Mexico passes 10% telecom tax

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...

Nextel’s international branch restructures debt

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...

China Mobile strikes back against PHS service

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...

Qualcomm buys stake in Indian wireless venture

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...

Planet Halo unveils PDA

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...

Interwave wins Micronesia contract

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...

Pocket-sized wireless ECG machine wins FDA approval

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...

Nokia begins U.S. shipments of GSM/EDGE equipment

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...

MeshNetworks gets experimental license

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...

Kodak plans spinoff of wireless business

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...

GoAmerica becomes SAP Service Partner

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...

Tahoe Networks nets $10M funding

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...

CMP Media expands mobile game curriculum at conference

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...

Flextronics completes share offering

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,...

Samsung aims for top three spot with new branding campaign

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...

Openwave expects loss at low end of expectations

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...

vVault, Genient to integrate products

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...
- Advertisment -

Most Read