2002

OXFORD, United Kingdom-Users of the United Kingdom’s largest TETRA network are reported to be suffering from health problems. The TETRA-based Airwave system, designed to provide a common communications platform for …

OXFORD, United Kingdom-In an effort to revive broadband wireless services in the United Kingdom, the government has outlined plans for an auction of the 3.4 GHz band that will carry …

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BEIJING-Chinese companies may get a bigger slice of the contracts for the upgrade of China Unicom’s CDMA network when bidding starts later this year. Foreign companies Motorola, Nortel, Ericsson and …

NASHUA, N.H.-Audio conferencing company Octave Communications Inc. will integrate its instant group conversation product with wireless application provider O3sis Information Technology’s wireless application framework.

TORONTO-Rogers Wireless Communications posted surprisingly strong second-quarter results, with its wireless unit reversing loses from last year. The carrier, which operates Rogers AT&T Wireless, reported profits of C$733,000 (US$465,400) for …

NEW DELHI, India-Indian cellular operator Bharti Cellular launched a mobile-phone service in Mumbai (Bombay) on 23 July. The operator unveiled a number of value-added offerings to its service, including free …

DUBLIN, Ireland-The four U.K. mobile network operators received reprimands from the country’s Competition Commission, which claimed they are charging their customers too much for receiving calls made from other wireless …

MADRID, Spain-Blaming the delay of UMTS technology and current market conditions, Telef

NEW YORK-Price Communications Corp. shareholders approved the company’s $1.7 billion stock-for-stock sell to Verizon Communications Inc. The deal, which was originally negotiated in November 2000, is expected to close next …

ENGLEWOOD, Colo.-Software solution provider Evolving Systems Inc. announced its NumeriTrack Release 1.0 software solution is now available. “Our NumeriTrack solution’s basic capabilities fulfill the FCC number pooling mandate for both …

RESTON, Va.-Financial giant Merrill Lynch will use wireless data devices running over Motient Corp.’s wireless network to give its U.S. Private Client Group access to up-to-date financial information. The group …

NEW YORK-Scott Cleland, chief executive officer of The Precursor Group, and John Eade, president of Argus Research, formed on July 24 Investorside Research Association, which plans to promote investor trust …

SAN FRANCISCO-VoiceGenie Technologies, Voxeo Corp. and Audium Corp. have joined to form the SpeechOne Alliance, through which the companies plan to combine their specific offerings into one complete, integrated voice …

HOUSTON-Crown Castle International Corp. said the quarterly dividend on its 6.25-percent convertible preferred stock will be paid Aug. 15 to holders of record Aug. 1 in shares of the company’s …

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-Data optimization company Bytemobile Inc. made a series of new announcements, including new partnerships and licensing agreements. Bytemobile said it gained access to image compression technology through a …

DALLAS-Verizon Wireless expanded coverage of its Express Network next-generation service to nearly all of Texas after launching in the Dallas/Fort Worth area last April. The carrier said the El Paso …

SAN BRUNO, Calif.-IPWireless Inc. announced a partnership with Wireless House, based in Kista, Sweden, to develop the IPWireless PCMCIA modem card. The card, available early next year, will deliver broadband …

MELBOURNE, Fla.-Harris Corp., Melbourne, Fla., reported fourth-quarter net income July 24 of $26.6 million, or 40 cents per share, on revenues of $497.6 million, in line with the company’s earlier …

CINCINNATI-Convergys Corp. released mixed financial results, including increased revenues, lowered operating income and flat earnings for the second quarter ended June 30, 2002. The company reported revenues of $572.7 million, …

ISSY-LES-MOULINEAUX, France-Wireless solution provider Wavecom SA recently reported second-quarter results that include an increase in revenues. The company said its total revenues were $135.5 million, up 84 percent compared with …

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-Wireless Internet giant Openwave Systems Inc. sounded a note of caution for the industry, forecasting another four to six challenging quarters ahead, news that caused investors to drop …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission has declined to propose rules requiring wireless carriers to receive a customer’s consent before divulging the customer’s location to marketers. “Because the statute imposes clear legal …

PARIS-Webraska is providing location technology for the BIKE TransAlp Challenge 2002 bike race this week. The mountain biking event is using the Mobile Tracking Service offered by Siemens, which incorporates …

HELSINKI, Finland-Comptel said it will deliver advanced provisioning solutions for Vodafone Omnitel’s third-generation (3G) and value-added services in Italy. The value of the contract was not disclosed. The system will …