SANTA CLARA, Calif.-Sun Microsystems Inc. said it has been working with Sprint PCS on providing the infrastructure technology for the carrier’s recently launched PCS Vision network. Sun’s contributions include its …
SEOUL, South Korea-With an eye to competing with Intel Corp. and Texas Instruments, Samsung Electronics said it plans to spend $3.6 billion on chips, focusing on large-scale integration for mobile …
VIENNA, Va.-mPortal Inc. announced it will provide Xerox Corp. with a wireless field service solution to allow Xerox customer service engineers to wirelessly access and update customer information, including work …
OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-The Bluetooth Special Interest Group Inc. named Anders Edlund marketing director where he will initially focus on increasing the worldwide focus on SIG marketing efforts, developing long-term plans …
HELSINKI, Finland-Tecnomen said it will supply a complete 2.2 million euros (US$2.16 million) prepaid system to Portal, a subsidiary of Am
SAN JOSE, Calif.-Nokia Corp. has received the 2002 Frost & Sullivan Market Penetration Award in the wireless segment of OSS service assurance and OSS service fulfillment. “Nokia develops wireless operations …
WALL, N.J.-Centennial Communications Corp. sold its 51-percent interest in its Jamaica wireless business Centennial Digital Jamaica Ltd. to partner Oceanic Digital Communications Inc. The Jamaica business includes an 800 MHz …
MUNICH, Germany-Siemens AG said it will slash 700 more job in its wireless infrastructure division, revealing deeper troubles in the company and confirming union fears. “We confirm that we are …
MILPITAS, Calif.-Palm Inc. jumped into the growing field of Web services with partner BEA Systems Inc., a move that again helps to position the company against personal digital assistant rival …
DALLAS-WebLink Wireless Inc.’s long bankruptcy drama may finally be coming to a close. The company announced the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District Texas confirmed the company’s second amended …
AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands-Furthering an alliance announced in April, STMicroelectronics, Motorola and Philips said they have rolled out a design platform for chips. “This platform allows designers to start next-generation system-on-chip …
LONDON-Italy’s Vodafone Omnitel plans to upgrade its gaming platform through its deal with mobile entertainment company Cash-U Mobile Technologies. Omnitel currently uses the first version of Cash-U’s Pecan entertainment platform …
MORGAN HILL, Calif.-Anritsu Co. introduced its MS4624x series to its Scorpion Vector Network Measurement System (VNMS) family. The new line of products, available in 2-, 3-, and 4-port configurations, increase …
WASHINGTON, D.C.-The Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association and Verizon Wireless have filed a joint petition with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to review the …
PRINCETON JUNCTION, N.J.-The Smart Card Alliance announced it will hold its annual conference October 7 to 9 in Scottsdale, Ariz. U.S. government agencies, financial services firms and retail organization will …
NEW YORK-AT&T Corp. confirmed it received a subpoena from the New York Attorney General’s office in regards to an investigation into whether Citigroup’s Salomon Smith Barney unit artificially raised its …
GARDEN GROVE, Calif.-Disposable phone manufacturer Hop-On announced it selected Infea L.L.C. for prepaid airtime and replenishments. Under the non-exclusive agreement, Infea’s distribution subsidiary will provide airtime, fulfillment, number management and …
DUBLIN, Ireland-Clearer signals are emerging from Portugal with regard to the likely launch date for third-generation (3G) services. Some reports suggest that Portugal Telecom has asked for the launch of …
DUBLIN, Ireland-The downturn in corporate information technology (IT) spending will continue to exert downward pressure on the personal digital assistant (PDA) market during the next 12 months at least, even …
