Yearly Archives: 2002

Frost & Sullivan sees strong potential in Bluetooth

LONDON-The Bluetooth industry received a boost from a Frost & Sullivan report noting the wireless technology has progressed from its simple cable replacement origins,...

Tele2 Sweden selects Nokia router

HELSINKI, Finland-Tele2 Sweden says it has selected Nokia Corp. to deliver the Redback SmartEdge 800 router for Internet and Intranet services for enterprises."This underlines...

DoCoMo revises FOMA subscriber numbers

TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo said it forecasts only 320,000 FOMA third-generation subscribers by the end of March 2003, a decrease from its early predictions of more...

Injunction served on Rogers Wireless

TORONTO-A Quebec Superior Court judge has ordered Rogers Wireless and its dealers to stop making false or misleading statements against rival Microcell Telecommunications.The order,...

AT&T Latin America in delicate financial situation

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-AT&T Corporation announced that its Latin American subsidiary will lose US$40 million during the fourth quarter of 2002 and into 2003. The...

Qwest closes 17 retail outlets

DENVER-Qwest Communications International Inc. closed 17 of its wireless retail outlets in six states that the company claimed were unprofitable, according to the Associated...

Igel relinquishes TeliaSonera appointment

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Anders Igel, chief executive officer of Telia, has agreed to relinquish his appointment to the board of the combined TeliaSonera, putting to rest...

Sirific completes equity financing

WATERLOO, Ontario-Sirific Wireless Corp. said it has completed an equity financing round that has garnered the company $11.5 million that it will invest in...

J-Phone, Sharp lead camera phone market

BOSTON-Japan and Korea remain the top markets for wireless camera phones, according to a third quarter sales update on cellular camera phones published by...

SK Telecom invests in Flarion

NEW YORK-SK Telecom, which is conducting a field trial of Flarion Technologies' mobile broadband system, has made a strategic investment of undisclosed size...

Ntelos reports higher revenues

WAYNESBORO, Va.-Ntelos Inc. reported $40.7 million in wireless revenues for the third quarter, a 27.5-percent increase from the $32 million the telecommunications provider reported...

Handset makers challenge Qualcomm on IPR royalties

HELSINKI, Finland-Major handset makers are challenging Qualcomm Inc. for what they regard as the high royalty rates for wideband CDMA's intellectual property rights.The companies...

Compex releases Wireless Internet-In-A-Box

NEW YORK-Compex, Anaheim, Calif., has released the SKW811 Wireless Internet-In-A-Box, which it calls, "a hassle-free, complete wireless networking solution for individuals with no previous...

Wherify Wireless announces retails agreements

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.-Wherify Wireless Inc. announced retailer distribution agreements by which CompUSA, Good Guys, Wherehouse Music, Fry's Electronics, Micro Center, Al & Ed's, and...

Zingy launches Phonemates

NEW YORK-Zingy launched Phonemates, an audio-based application powered by VoiceWeb technologies, that brings chat rooms and message boards to mobile phones.With Phonemates, users can...

Report: DT unlikely to sell T-Mobile USA

TOKYO-The Financial Times reported German telecommunications giant Deutsche Telekom AG is unlikely to sell off its T-Mobile USA Inc. division when it announces its...

Cypress Semiconductor samples interface solution

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Cypress Semiconductor Corp. said it has sampled the first solution that will link human interface devices like PC mice, keyboards and gaming...

Ancom to lease 700 MHz spectrum

BETHESDA, Md.-Access Spectrum L.L.C. said Ancom Communications Inc. will lease 700 MHz spectrum in the Minneapolis-St. Paul market to offer voice and automated vehicle...

Space Data CEO to discuss rural markets at Tower Show

NEW ORLEANS-Space Data Corp.'s chairman and chief executive officer Gerald Knoblach will lead a discussion on alternatives the tower industry can take to reach...

Emerson Network Power to offer carriers tower support services

NEW ORLEANS-Emerson Network Power Global Services, a division of Emerson Network Power, will formally announce the launch of Total Wireless Tower & Cell Site...

Cambridge Silicon Radio, Samsung enter Bluetooth chip agreement

RICHARDSON, Texas-Cambridge Silicon Radio signed a volume price agreement with Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co, Ltd. to purchase 1 million BlueCore2 Bluetooth chips from CSR next...

Philips, Cingular Wireless complete network field trial

EINDHOVEN, United Kingdom-Royal Philips Electronics and Cingular Wireless L.L.C. reported a successful commercial network field trial of single antenna interference cancellation chips for GSM/GPRS...

New Telephia services target tower firms

NEW ORLEANS-Telephia Inc. will launch Coverage and Capacity Solutions, a new service aimed at providing tower companies, site acquisition specialists and real estate professionals...

New Jersey State Senate passes driving while talking ban

WASHINGTON-The New Jersey State Senate has joined in the distracted driving ban chorus by passing legislation that would ban the use of handheld wireless...

Sega, Nokia to jointly develop mobile game software

TOKYO-Sega, a leading game soft developer in Japan, and Nokia, the largest handset manufacturer in the world, will jointly develop game software for mobile...
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