April 2004

HERNDON, Va.-XY-Mobile Technologies’ affiliate company Bonsai Networks has developed a tool to enable wireless carriers to audit and measure their compliance with E911 Federal Communications Commission Phase 2 regulations and …

CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom-More than 5 million Western Europeans will use third-generation mobile devices by the end of this year, but subscriber numbers will remain low until at least 2005, according …

WASHINGTON-Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit group Open Park Project launched a public outdoor wireless Internet hot spot on Capitol Hill. The free Wi-Fi service offers coverage in front of the Supreme Court, …

The financial woes of Nortel Networks Ltd. plunged the company’s stock price 27 percent as the firm announced it has fired its chief executive officer, chief financial officer and controller. …

KIRKLAND, Wash.-Wavelink Corp. has teamed with Funk Software for an integrated solution that allows enterprise customers to remotely manage funk’s 802.1X access client Odyssey using Wavelink Avalanche. “Effective security and …

WORCESTER, Mass.-Optasite Inc., a wireless services firm that provides acquisition, cell site construction, testing and maintenance services, said it has received $10 million in financing. The company plans to use …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Voice application provider Orative announced it acquired the assets of Bonita Software, based in Raleigh, N.C. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Orative said it acquired several …

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Proxim Corp. released first-quarter 2004 financial results in line with preliminary results announced earlier this month. Proxim reported revenue of $26.7 million, down from $40 million in the year-ago …

WASHINGTON-The state of wireless enhanced 911 deployment is difficult to determine because different entities use different standards, said the NGA Center for Best Practices in a paper presented Wednesday to …

ST. LOUIS-Cingular Wireless this month is premiering a new monthly bill format intended to increase customer satisfaction and reduce questions about billing issues. The company said the new bill format …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-SiRF Technology Holdings Inc. last week commenced its initial public offering of 11 million shares of common stock at $12 per share. The stock, which trades on the …

OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-Location-based services (LBS) are poised for a comeback, according to market research from ABI Research. Bolstered by E911 legislation in Europe and North America and commercial success in …

PARIS-Alcatel Corp. said it signed a $50 million frame agreement with Russia’s Mobile Telesystems for equipment deployment in 11 Russian regions and the extension of MTS’ network in Ukraine. Delivery …

MONTREAL-Canadian carrier Telesystem International Wireless Inc. said its common shares have been approved for trading on the Nasdaq National Market. The company’s common shares are currently trading on the Nasdaq …

TORONTO-WaveRider Communications Inc., provider of non-line-of-sight wireless broadband technology and deployments, said it has completed the private placement of $2.125 million of convertible debenture financing. “We believe this debenture financing …

Both Qualcomm Inc. and Motorola made announcements related to the lucrative Chinese wireless market. Qualcomm announced it will invest in Chinese wireless handset design company Techfaith Wireless Communication Technology Ltd. …

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint Corp. and MercuryMD reported a collaborative agreement to offer a complete mobility solution for healthcare providers using the MData Enterprise Systems mobile software from Mercury MD on …

New York attorney general Eliot Spitzer sent a letter to Federal Communications Commission Chairman Michael Powell expressing concern that the pending Consensus Plan in front of the commission that calls …

Verizon Wireless continued its domination of the wireless industry during the first three months of the year, adding 1.4 million net customer additions and increasing its total customer base to …

CARLSBAD, Calif.-Pulse-LINK, an ultra-wideband technology company, has closed its Series D stock offering for more than $30 million. The company said it will use the proceeds to complete development and …

American Tower Corp. early Tuesday reported first-quarter financial results in line with analyst expectations. The company said total revenues were $186.2 million, up 15 percent from the first quarter of …

WOBURN, Mass.-VoiceSignal said its new speaker-independent speech recognition software is included in Samsung’s VM-A680 multimedia wireless phone. With the software, phone users can command the phone’s browser or camcorder capabilities …

PARIS-Alcatel Corp. has combined with Birdstep Technology and Gemplus International S.A. to develop, promote and market a solution for seamless service continuity between GSM/GPRS/EDGE or CDMA mobile networks and wireless …

Most wireless customers are pleased with the services, coverage and customer services from their wireless carrier, according to a new report from JupiterResearch, a division of Jupitermedia Corp. According to …

NEWARK, N.J.-Net2Phone and Navini Networks announced they will partner to deliver Net2Phone’s VoiceLine voice-over-IP broadband services over Navini’s wireless metropolitan area network (WMAN) wireless broadband infrastructure. “Wireless metropolitan area networks …