2003

CANNES, France-RealNetworks Inc. announced two mobile media-related partnerships at this week’s 3GSM World Congress in Cannes, France. The company said Hong Kong wireless operator CSL will cooperate with Nokia to …

CANNES, France-Wireless multimodal platform and solution provider Kirusa is demonstrating its multimodal technology at the 3GSM World Congress taking place this week in France. Kirusa’s technology allows wireless users to …

WESTFORD, Mass.-Sonus Networks, whose Open Services Architecture supports 4 billion minutes of wireline network user traffic monthly, has extended its offering to mobile operators with the introduction of its Smarrt …

ATLANTA-AirGate PCS Inc. posted $133.1 million in revenue for its first fiscal quarter of 2003 ended Dec. 31, 2002, an increase from the $81.7 million the Sprint PCS affiliate reported …

CANNES, France-L.M. Ericsson flexed its muscles within and outside the 3GSM Congress with a series of announcements from interoperability testing to deals with carriers and content providers as well as …

WOODBURY, N.Y.-Comverse Technology Inc. reported that Italian wireless operator Wind Telecomunicazioni S.p.A. launched its My Wind service based on Comverse’s Who Called platform. Comverse said its platform notifies consumers by …

BURLINGTON, Mass.-Kada Systems plans to offer a mobile device integration design, code named Katahdin, that will allow mobile original device manufacturers (ODMs) to develop new devices using a configurable software …

DALLAS-Alcatel and NTT DoCoMo Inc.’s DoCoMo Engineering Inc. subsidiary signed an agreement on consulting and cooperation for UMTS indoor mobile communication network design, operations and enhancement. Terms of the agreement …

CANNES, France-Palm Inc., along with partners Handango and WideRay, announced it will offer in-store software kiosks in order to sell application for Palm OS devices. PalmSource Inc., the operating system …

TORONTO-Canadian wireless operator Rogers Wireless Inc. appointed Jean Laporte president of its Eastern Region where he will be responsible for all sales, distribution, customer service and local marketing activities across …

LONDON-Actix Solutions said it will develop and supply optimization and analysis software for Agilent Technologies Inc.’ s portfolio of wireless solutions. “The combined solution illustrates the two companies’ dedication to …

CANNES, France-Powerwave Technologies Inc. said it is demonstrating its multicarrier power amplifier technology for UMTS networks, which it claims delivers 22 percent efficiency. “Powerwave’s next-generation amplifier solutions have once again …

CANNES, France-Wireless operator Orange released sales figures and details about its business-oriented SPV device-the first wireless device to use Microsoft Corp.’s Smartphone operating system-and announced plans to offer a modified …

CANNES, France-The GSM Association’s new board declared its two key strategic goals for this year are shortening time-to-market and ensuring the global availability of new and developing wireless services. The …

CANNES, France-Siemens Information and Communication Mobile released an advanced new mobile phone to be sold in the next few months in Europe and Asia, the first phone from the company …

DENVER-Qwest Communications International Inc. reported a 15.7 percent drop in wireless revenues for the fourth quarter of 2002, falling from $198 million during the final three months of 2001 to …

CANNES, France-United Kingdom-based mobile operator MmO2 plc said its is considering using EDGE technology on its U.K. network due to continued delays in the availability of W-CDMA technology, which the …

CANNES, France-Asian carrier SmarTone Mobile Communications Ltd. will offer wireless e-mail services through a new partnership with ViAir, the companies announced. Under the deal, SmarTone will offer an “e-mail on …

DALLAS-Lucent Technologies Inc.’s board of directors has announced that president and chief executive officer Patricia Russo will replace Henry Schact as chairman of the company. “Over the past year, Pat …

CANNES, France-Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and Cambridge Positioning Systems Ltd. have partnered to develop low-cost E-OTD location technology for the 2G and 3G markets. According to the agreement, the companies …

CANNES, France-Although much of the industry’s attention was on big-name carriers and equipment makers, wireless content providers also managed to make waves of their own during the 3GSM World Congress. …

CANNES, France-ICQ, an instant messaging and online community owned by America Online Inc., announced it is working with wireless carriers across the world to extend its services to mobile users. …

CANNES, France-The 2003 GSM Association Awards were presented this week in conjunction with the 3GSM World Congress being held in Cannes, France. In the technology innovation category, Sharp Corp. won …

LEAWOOD, Kansas-Electronic payments provider Euronet Worldwide Inc. will acquire E-pay Ltd., an electronic payment processor of prepaid mobile airtime top-up services in the United Kingdom and Australia. Euronet currently supports …

CANNES, France-Anadigics Inc. announced a new family of switch products and what it describes as the world’s smallest GSM/GPRS quad-band power amplifier modules at this week’s 3GSM Show in Cannes, …