Yearly Archives: 2002

BCGI to acquire Infotech Solutions

WOBURN, Mass.-Boston Communications Group Inc. (BCGI) will acquire all assets of billing software solution provider Infotech Solutions Corp., allowing BCGI to offer solutions for...

Philips to close U.S. division, restructure others

AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands-Royal Philips Electronics will dissolve the Sunnyvale, Calif.-based Philips Components division and restructure the business in its other divisions to reduce costs...

Riverstone routers deployed in Mexican MMDS network

SANTA CLARA, California, United States-Riverstone Networks said its metro routers have been deployed by Mexico's MVS Comunicaciones in a nationwide wireless network. The network...

Wireless priority access absent from Defense appropriations bill

WASHINGTON-The Defense appropriations bill about to be passed by Congress will not include any of the $73 million the Bush administration requested for wireless...

Ericsson signs US$72 million GSM agreement in China

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Ericsson said it signed an agreement with Heilongjiang Mobile for a GSM network expansion contract valued at US$72 million. Ericsson will provide a...

RIM under fire for dealings on fees

TORONTO-Canada's Research in Motion Ltd. is facing allegations that it agreed to pay New York broker Credit Suisse First Boston to ensure analyst coverage....

STI, Conductus announce merger

SANTA BARBARA-Superconductor Technologies Inc. (STI) and Conductus Inc. announced plans to merge under the STI name, with Conductus becoming an STI subsidiary.At the close...

Crown Castle announces major restructuring

WASHINGTON, D.C.-Crown Castle International Corp. will cut 250 jobs, close offices, and take a charge between $7 million and $10 million in the fourth...

Analysys reports only 3% subscriber growth in Western Europe

CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom-U.K. consultancy Analysys released a new report that reiterates that the Western European mobile market is reaching saturation levels, with growth of...

Analysys report says Western Europe reaching saturation

CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom-U.K. consultancy Analysys released a new report that reiterates that the Western European mobile market is reaching saturation levels, with growth of...

Vermont lawmakers seek to repeal siting provision in Telecom Act

WASHINGTON-Vermont lawmakers have introduced legislation to repeal a key provision of the 1996 telecom act designed to foster antenna siting for mobile-phone operators, setting...

Summus will offer Snapfish photo service for WAP

RALEIGH, N.C.-Summus Inc. announced it will make online picture service Snapfish available to wireless carriers that support WAP. The companies said wireless users will...

T-Mobile, Borders books announce Wi-Fi service

BELLEVUE, Wash.-Expanding the coverage of its Wi-Fi-based HotSpot service, T-Mobile USA Inc. announced a partnership with Borders Group Inc. to provide wireless Internet access...

Kyocera Mita releases 802.11b printer controller

FAIRFIELD, N.J.-Kyocera Mita introduced a 802.11b network interface print controller for its printers and multi-functional devices designed to allow companies to deploy printing capabilities...

Nortel, Qualcomm test UMTS voice and data at 1.9 GHz

OTTAWA-Nortel Networks Ltd. and Qualcomm Inc. announced the successful test of an UMTS voice and data call across commercial cell sites using live 1.9...

Smart Card Alliance appoints director

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.-The Smart Card Alliance announced its 2003 board of directors and executive committee as well as the appointment of Randy Vanderhoof as the...

Globalstar system to be used in Brazilian presidential election

AMAZON STATE, Brazil-Citizens of Brazil will use the Globalstar satellite phone system to cast votes in the upcoming presidential elections.Votes are cast on battery-operated...

Digital Bridges starts major Java rollout

LONDON-Wireless entertainment company Digital Bridges announced it is embarking on a major Java rollout, a move that will include selling a wide array of...

CAT to become CAT Telecom, seek foreign partner

NEW DELHI, India-The Thai government agency, Communications Authority of Thailand (CAT), plans to seek a foreign strategic partner as part of its restructuring exercise,...

DoCoMo posts only 135,700 FOMA subscribers at end-September

TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo, the largest mobile operator in Japan, gained merely 2,200 new subscribers for its third-generation (3G) services in September, which brought NTT DoCoMo's...

Esat BT makes mobile consumer move an option

DUBLIN, Ireland-Barely a week after its parent company British Telecommunications (BT) revealed plans to re-enter the U.K. consumer mobile market, there are indications that...

PayCircle releases Web payment specs.

NEW YORK-PayCircle, a group formed to push mobile commerce applications through standard application programming interfaces-released the PayCircle Payment Web Service Specification 1.0, which covers...

Motorola stock falls to 10-year low

CHICAGO-Motorola Inc.'s stock fell 15-percent on Wednesday, to trade at $8.30, a new 10-year low for the infrastructure giant.By Thursday morning, shares were back...

Inktomi cuts jobs

FOSTER CITY, Calif.-Inktomi Corp. announced it will cut about 20 percent of its staff, or about 85 positions, a move the company said would...

Piltel is biggest money loser in the Philippines

MANILA, The Philippines-Saddled with heavy debts resulting from the East Asian financial crisis in 1997 and the continued downturn of the global economy, Pilipino...
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