Yearly Archives: 2002

New software product from Sun includes Aligo technology

SAN FRANCISCO-Sun Microsystems Inc. will release next year the Sun ONE software, which incorporates the M-1 Mobile Application Server technology that San Francisco-based Aligo...

Moody’s report examines U.S. mobile market saturation

NEW YORK-Slowing subscriber growth in the United States is an early sign that the wireless industry is approaching its maximum penetration rate, and consequently,...

Probe report questions Sun’s future

CEDAR KNOLLS, N.J.-Reflecting the prevailing mood in the wireless industry, Probe Research has demonstrated that marquee telecom as well as information/Internet Protocol vendors will...

CSR, Intersil, Smart cooperate on 802.11b/Bluetooth product

DENVER-Cambridge Silicon Radio, Intersil Corp. and Smart Modular Technologies are cooperating on development of a mini-PCI board that combines 802.11b wireless local area network...

Pogo to be realigned

LONDON-Pogo Technology, which sold a unique mobile phone/personal digital assistant (PDA) to consumers in the United Kingdom through a deal with Carphone Warehouse, will...

J.P. Morgan downgrades semiconductor suppliers

NEW YORK-J.P. Morgan has downgraded three top semiconductor vendors, including Intel Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc. and Texas Instruments, owing to slow uptake of...

Critical Path introduces new messaging solutions

SAN FRANCISCO-Critical Path Inc., which has 190 telecommunications carrier customers, said it has introduced new versions of its messaging solutions designed to allow rapid...

Wireless carriers to be assessed 28.5 percent for universal service

WASHINGTON-Wireless carriers are now required to contribute 28.5 percent-up from 15 percent-of their revenues to the universal-service fund due to action taken on Friday...

Nortel to terminate undrawn credit

TORONTO-With a view to better financial flexibility, Nortel Networks said it will terminate its $1.8 billion in undrawn credit that expires in April next...

YourInter.Net deploys Navini Networks technology

INDIANA, Pa.-YourInter.Net, a regional Internet service provider, has deployed Navini Networks Inc. nomadic wireless technology to provide broadband access to its customers.The Navini Ripwave...

AT&T wins license in Dominica

DENVER, United States-AT&T Wireless confirmed that it has won a license to offer mobile services on the Caribbean island of Dominica. The U.S.-based operator...

P-Com wins Chinese orders

CAMPBELL, California, United States-P-Com announced more than US$1 milion in orders for its point-to-point products to customers in China.The orders are from system integrators...

Qualcomm files patent suit against Maxim

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. has filed patent infringement law suits against Maxim Integrated Products Inc. in federal court over inventions that cover transmission, reception and...

FCC considers unlicensed spectrum issue

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission is considering making additional radio channels available for unlicensed wireless devices in TV spectrum and higher frequency bands. The FCC,...

Orange Sweden plans ‘last call’ talks with regulator

HELSINKI, Finland-Orange Sweden, the Stockholm-based mobile subsidiary of debt-troubled France T

Andrew board names Faison president

ORLAND PARK, Ill.-Andrew Corp's board of directors said it will name Ralph Faison Andrew's president and chief executive officer at the Feb. 11, 2003,...

Ecuador government pressures courts to go ahead with PCS auction

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-The Ecuadorian National Telecommunications Council (Conatel) appealed to the Constitutional Tribunal to revert the decision taken by Judge Julio V

Japan’s 3G battle continues

TOKYO-KDDI, the second-largest mobile operator in Japan, announced the number of subscribers for its third-generation (3G) service exceeded 4 million. KDDI launched its 3G...

Sen. Allen comments on auction policy

WASHINGTON-The auction policy which saw the mobile-phone industry pay millions of dollars for radio-frequency spectrum was wrong, said Sen. George Allen (R. Va.).Speaking later...

DoD warns of disruptions to military communications

WASHINGTON-A new Pentagon report said spectrum loss to the wireless industry is hurting military capability and has forced it "to pursue proactive approaches...

TCL Mobile named Asia’s fastest-growing technology company

BEIJING-Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu has rated Chinese mobile-phone manufacturer TCL Mobile Communications Asia's fastest-growing technology company during the past three years.TCL is now China's third...

Vendors enter phone recycling pledge

GENEVA-Ten major electronics manufacturers, including Nokia, Motorola Inc. and Samsung, have pledged to help safely dispose of used mobile phones.The pact, signed with the...

MIR3 releases notification service

SAN DIEGO-MIR3 Inc. has released its INlogicNOW two-way intelligent notification service."The INlogicNOW product line improves an organization's communication capabilities and reduces response time to...

Vendors release low-power decoder

TOKYO-Coding Technologies, Matsushita Electric Industrial (Panasonic) and NEC jointly released a new low-power decoder version for the upcoming MPEG-4 AAC-plus-SBR standard. The low-power implementation...

TI, STMicroelectronics partner on open OMAPI standard effort

DALLAS-Texas Instruments Inc. and STMicroelectronics have come together to establish an open standard with the Open Mobile Application Processor Interfaces for application processors targeting...
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