December 2003

NEW YORK-Research In Motion Ltd. and Garmin Ltd. announced they will be added to the Nasdaq-100 index, and their shares will be included in the Nasdaq-100 Index Tracking Stock. Garmin, …

LONDON-LogicaCMG said its merger has so far gone according to plan. “Trading overall during the second half of the year has developed in line with our expectations,” said Martin Read, …

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.-WireIntel is raising the stakes for wireline replacement in the business sector with its patent-pending technology that allows wireless service providers to sell scalable multi-line telephone, data services …

HELSINKI, Finland-Finnish messaging company Tecnomen said it won two separate contracts for its Multimedia Messaging Service Center. The value of the contracts was not disclosed. The first contract is with …

MOUNTAINVILLE, N.Y.-Tectonic Engineering & Surveying Consultants P.C. and water services provider American Water plan to make more than 2,000 facilities, including water tanks and towers, raw land and rooftops, in …

FT. MYERS, Fla.-NeoMedia Technologies Inc. said it has signed a non-binding letter to acquire Triton Global Business Services Inc. and its parent company, BSD Software Inc. NeoMedia said the acquisition …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson said it won a third-generation expansion contract with Taiwanese mobile operator FarEasTone Telecommunications as its sole supplier for a W-CDMA network. The value of the contract was …

BETHLEHEM, Pa.-Padcom Inc. said it has created three flexible packages of its mobile data management solution known as TotalRoam. The solution enables customers to manage a variety of options for …

ATLANTA-BellSouth Corp. said it agreed to sell its stake in Danish wireless operator Sonofon for just more than $600 million to Telenor. BellSouth will receive about $501 million for its …

Following up on a Federal Communications Commission inquiry into its local number portability implementation, AT&T Wireless Services Inc. filed a report with the government agency yesterday outlining the troubles the …

MEXICO CITY-Mexican mobile operator Grupo Iusacell said its customers can now send short message service messages to rival operators Telecel’s and Unefon’s handsets in the United States, Canada and Peru. …

MIAMI LAKES, Fla.-Calypso Wireless Inc. said it began generating sales revenues in the third quarter 2003 and has filed an application to become listed on the OTC Bulletin Board. “Our …

SARASOTA, Fla.-Pinnacle Towers Inc. announced it has made Ronald Bizick executive vice president of corporate development and operations. Bizick formerly served as executive vice president and chief operating officer of …

DALLAS-Texas Instruments Inc. said it has released its latest multimedia applications processor, known as the OMAP1710, for cell phones and other mobile devices. TI said the new processor “enjoys improved …

SEOUL, North Korea-Hewlett-Packard Co. said it has entered into a wireless Internet alliance with KT Corp., South Korea’s biggest fixed-line and broadband firm. KT said the alliance will enable both …

Wireless gaming has arrived in the United States, according to a new study, and will generate more than $1 billion by 2006. According to research and consulting firm IDC, wireless …

News on the handset front continues its frantic pace as retailers gear up for the holiday season. Today, Verizon Wireless announced its second camera phone and Sprint PCS released a …

Citing its stringent testing standards, Verizon Wireless has reportedly delayed the launch of its Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. supplied CDMA/GSM world phone until early next year after previously announcing plans …

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-InterWave Communications said it has received a contract from Telcoware to provide what it calls the first-ever GSM-based network infrastructure for the Korean IT Industry Promotion Agency. “We …

MUNICH, Germany-Siemens AG said GSM infrastructure is part of a “triple-digit million of euros” contract it signed with Nigerian carrier Globacom Ltd. The contract also includes a nationwide optical network …

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-Openwave Systems Inc. said its messaging technology will be used by BellSouth International across its Latin American properties. Openwave will supply its Multimedia Messaging Service Technology to allow …

NEW YORK-Software company Scanbuy announced a new service that allows camera-phone users to scan bar codes. The company said the technology could allow users to scan the bar codes on …

HOUSTON-Crown Castle International Corp. announced it has received consents for amendments to the terms of its 10.375-percent senior discount notes and its 11.25-percent senior discount notes from holders of the …

FORT WORTH, Texas-LGP Allgon has been awarded a contract to provide an indoor distributed antenna system to improve wireless phone and data coverage at Moscone West, the expansion of San …

SAN RAMON, Calif.-Industry leaders have formed the Mobile Expert Group with a view to promoting Java technology in the mobile space. The focus will be data-capable phones. The group was …