February 2005

IRVINE, Calif.-Mexico’s telecommunications oversight agency Cofetel has selected Comarco Wireless Test Solutions’ Seven.Five Multi product to help monitor quality of service levels for Mexican cellular carriers. The Seven.Five Multi can …

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.-Broadband service provider Progress Telecom said it has acquired Pure Connection, which provides fixed-wireless services in Orlando. “This acquisition allows Progress Telecom to expand the edge of its …

SEATTLE-Mobility management solution company NetMotion Wireless Inc. said it has added 109 new customers, including Continental Airlines and Atlanta Gas and Light. Both Continental and Atlanta Gas purchased the company’s …

WALL, N.J.-Regional wireless provider Centennial Communications Corp. said it has amended its senior secured credit facility, lowering the interest rate on term loan borrowing by 50 basis points through the …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Ericsson largely beat Wall Street expectations with its solid fourth-quarter results, but investors sent the stock down more than 8 percent to $28.27 per share. The move comes as …

TOKYO-TTPCom Communications and NEC Electronics Corp. said they are joining forces to develop dual-mode chips for second- and third generation technologies. The new product will combine TTPCom’s EDGE/GPRS/GSM silicon and …

NEW YORK-At its annual investment community meeting, Sprint Corp., which is in the process of merging with Nextel Communications Inc., said it expects wireless service revenues to grow in the …

BOISE, Idaho-Extended Systems said it has partnered with Tekco Technologies Co. Ltd., which provides applications design and serves as a domestic distributor of mobility licenses and services in China. Tekco …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission today reaffirmed a 2003 decision allowing mobile satellite service licensees to integrate an ancillary terrestrial component into their systems, rejecting a cell-phone industry demand that spectrum …

LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill.-Motient Corp. announced it will up its stake in Mobile Satellite Ventures to 49 percent, just under what it needs to control the company. Motient’s stock was up more …

PROVIDENCE, R.I.-Aloha Partners L.P., which claims to be the largest holder of 700 MHz spectrum in the country, reported a definitive agreement to purchase the second- and third-largest 700 MHz …

TAMPA, Fla.-Syniverse Holdings Inc.’s initial public offering did little to rally investors as the company’s stock remained relatively flat during its first morning of trading. The company is offering around …

ATLANTA-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. announced it will sell the new BlackBerry 7100g from Research In Motion Ltd. The quad-band GSM device aligns more closely with a mobile-phone form factor, and is …

DALLAS-Texas Instruments will use the 3GSM World Congress as a platform to showcase its “All in One Entertainment” platform, the company said Thursday. TI plans to tout its new OMAP2420 …

LUXEMBOURG-Device manufacturer i-mate will produce handsets preloaded with Skype software, enabling users to make VoIP (voice over Internet protocol) calls out-of-the-box, the companies announced Thursday. The first dual-mode wireless phones …

GREENSBORO, N.C.-RF Micro Devices Inc., provider of radio frequency integrated circuits for wireless applications, today opened a new customer support and design center in Toulouse, France. The office was established …

PALO ALTO, Calif.-Computer company Hewlett-Packard Co. sacked Carleton Fiorina as its chairman and chief executive officer, news that sent the company’s stock up more than 5 percent in trading to …

RESTON, Va.-Nextel Communications Inc. reported a partnership with Air-Trak Inc. to provide a dual-mode GPS tracking and communications service combining satellite and cellular communications. The service will use Nextel’s iDEN …

OSLO, Norway-Colibria AS said it has assembled a three-man advisory panel to provide high-level technological expertise to the mobile messaging company. The group will lend its knowledge in “presence,” which …

REDMOND, Wash.-Microsoft Corp. acquired privately held anti-virus company Sybari Software Inc., a move that further bolsters Microsoft’s anti-virus and anti-spam offerings. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. “Enterprise customers …

ORLAND PARK, Ill.-Andrew Corp. said it licensed its remote electrical tilt antenna technology to three companies, The technology is used in power amplifiers and transceivers for wideband-CDMA and CDMA applications …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. said it has entered into CDMA2000 agreements with two companies, while a carrier has launched CDMA2000 EV-DO technology in Venezuela. The CDMA proprietor said it entered separate …

ESPOO, Finland-Nokia Corp. said it will create a dedicated business unit within its Networks division that will focus on carrier services, including systems integration, consulting services, managed services and software …

TORONTO-InTouch motion Inc. launched a new wireless in-vehicle product the company said will compete with telematics heavyweight OnStar’s service offerings. InTouch said its new product will support phone services, one-touch …

DALLAS-Alcatel Alsthom will add Alvarion’s WiMAX 802.16 solution to its worldwide reach and network integration capability. Both companies also said they have been selected to run WiMAX deployments in Europe, …