2002

BOULDER, Colo.-MapInfo Corp. is combining its miAware location-based services platform with Intrado Inc.’s location technologies and services, said the companies. “Together we will help carriers offer their subscribers differentiating and …

BATH, United Kingdom-Cramer Systems said it will supply a strategic network inventory system for Norwegian operator NetCom’s next-generation network. NetCom will use the system to consolidate disparate systems used to …

HELSINKI, Finland-Sonera has sold a stake in SmarTrust to venture capital funds the Carlyle Group, GE Equity and Eqvitec Partners for US$34.3 million. Sonera will retain a 39.3-percent stake in …

REDMOND, Washington, United States-AT&T Wireless Services and Microsoft said they will develop and distribute end-to-end solutions for Microsoft Windows Powered Pocket PCs, smart phones and laptops designed to provide wireless …

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia-The Malaysian government awarded two of three available third-generation (3G) licenses this week, with incumbent operators Maxis Communications and Telekom Malaysia walking away with the US$13.2 million awards. …

MANILA, The Philippines-Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT) is expected to post continued gains for the second quarter of the year amid the slowdown in growth of both the wireless …

MELBOURNE, Australia-Vodafone New Zealand has chosen Ericsson to provide end-to-end multimedia messaging service (MMS) services between New Zealand and Australia. Vodafone New Zealand plans to launch extended MMS services in …

DUBLIN, Ireland-Vodafone and consumer groups in Ireland are once again at odds over the price of calls following the publication of figures showing that average revenue per user (ARPU) in …

ATLANTA-BellSouth Corp. launched a new bundled service offering combining local, long distance and data services with Cingular Wireless L.L.C.’s wireless services. BellSouth said its Answers packages will start as low …

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Advanced Micro Devices, Fujitsu Corp. and Saifun Semiconductors Ltd. say they plan to collaborate to cross-license patents, settle outstanding litigation and work toward developing next-generation non-volatile memory technology. “By …

OTTAWA, Canada-Atsana Semiconductor Corp. said it has licensed ARM core for multimedia applications in mobile phones, personal digital assistants and network digital cameras. “By licensing the ARM922T core, we are …

BELLEVUE, Wash.-InfoSpace Inc., which has carrier deals to provide a variety of wireless content and services, announced its current chairman and chief executive officer, Naveen Jain, will be replaced. The …

CUPERTINO, Calif.-Mobile phone operating system company Symbian announced it added additional security features to its OS product through a new deal with Internet security company Symantec Corp. Under the deal, …

ANNAPOLIS, Md.-TeleCommunication Systems Inc. and messaging company Mobileway announced they will team to develop a short message service delivery network to allow mobile users to send text messages to recipients …

PARIS-Maporama announced its has partnered with I-Media to develop an ASP-based multi-channel direct geo-marketing solution. With the collaboration, the companies are offering large corporate brands a way to generate traffic …

VANCOUVER, British Columbia-Sierra Wireless has been chosen to provide third-generation embedded wireless modems for Itronix Corp.’s rugged wireless-enabled notebook and handheld computers. Itronix will integrate the Sierra Wireless SB750A and …

CAMBRIDGE, England-Agere Systems said it has licensed three high-performance ARM cores, which include the ARM1026EJ-S core, the ARM920T core and the ARM926EJ-S core for system-on-chip solutions for mobile devices and …

ATLANTA-Wireless telemetry player Numerex Corp. reported revenues of $12,000 for its second quarter, along with a net loss of $889,000. The company’s stock was down 8 percent after the news …

DALLAS-Wireless transaction company PayCom Inc. released its new AirSwipe product for Palm Inc.’s new i705 wireless personal digital assistant, which the company said allows users to scan and process credit-card …

PALO ALTO, Calif.-Agilent Technologies Inc. said it has unveiled a new family of color and monochrome CMOS image sensors for detachable cameras for mobile phones and PDAs. The company said …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Globalstar said it has partnered with AeroAstro to successfully demonstrate a new low cost simplex modem that can be used for remote sensing and tracking by satellite. The …

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif.-Landmark Communications Inc. acquired a majority interest in Shorecliff Communications Inc., a privately held trade show, conference and magazine publisher specializing in the wireless broadband and wireless …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission on July 26 responded to Rep. Billy Tauzin (R-La.), chairman of the House Commerce Committee, and others regarding the requested detailed accounting of the current licensees …

SANTA CLARA, Calif.-Australia’s Telstra Corp. Ltd. announced Sun Microsystems Inc. will provide technology solutions and services for Telstra’s new technology environment. Telstra is developing the new technology environment to lower …

SAN MATEO, Calif.-AirWave Wireless Inc. announced it has been granted OPSEC (Open Platform for Security) certification for its AirWave Management Platform (AMP) from Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. OPSEC certification …