HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. said it has begun shipments of its 7650 mobile phones, which feature color screens with a built-in camera. The handsets, which are Nokia’s answer to similar phones …
HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. said it has signed a two-year deal to expand the GSM networks of Russian operator MegaFon targeting a population of 22 million.The vendor, which will supply core …
AJAX, Ontario-Nokia announced it is now selling its RoofTop Wireless Routing fixed wireless mesh network system to carriers and Internet service providers in Canada through a reseller agreement with Tessco …
RESTON, Va.-Nextel Communications Inc. introduced Actix’s Analyzer software across multiple markets to monitor the performance of the carrier’s network. Actix said the software will enable Nextel to more easily find …
NEW YORK-Moody’s Investors Service downgraded Motorola Inc. because of what the rating agency describes as pressure on the wireless vendor’s performance in all segments of its businesses. Its senior unsecured …
SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. and Lucent Technologies Inc. said they have completed a series of UMTS packet data calls, describing it as the “first such demonstration . with commercial 3G infrastructure …
NEW YORK-LocatioNet announced a partnership with wireless location and messaging software developer TeleCommunication Systems (TCS). Through the partnership, LocatioNet customers can use the TCS Xypoint Location Platform solution to locate …
ARLINGTON, Va.-Iridium Satellite L.L.C. signed contracts with three Asia-Pacific telecommunications providers extending the availability of Iridium’s global voice and data services to the region. Iridium said the contracts, signed with …
HACKENSACK, N.J.-IBM Corp. will sell BlackBerry wireless data devices with GoAmerica Inc.’s wireless service, an expansion of the business relationship between the two companies. The companies in December said they …
NEW YORK-Standard & Poor’s placed wireless operator Horizon PCS Inc. on CreditWatch with negative implications due to concerns about the outcome of Horizon’s negotiations with its bank creditors over covenant …
COSTA MESA, Calif.-Axiom Navigation Inc. introduced its new Accu-Tracker FMS-3000, 3100, 8000 and 8100 devices for fleet management and asset tracking in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and parts of …
REDMOND, Wash.-AT&T Wireless introduced its e-Wallet integrated billing platform for its mMode service allowing content providers to charge for their digital services directly to customers’ wireless phone bills or credit …
ATLANTA-ART Technologies Inc. and SVOX have signed a technical cooperation and co-marketing agreement under which the companies will offer a joint speech recognition and text-to-speech solution for wireless devices and …
PARIS-French telecom equipment vendor Alcatel said its will suffer an operating loss in 2002 and cut 10,000 more jobs by the end of next year as part of its plan …
VANCOUVER, Canada-Wireless modem gear maker Sierra Wireless has said it will cut its staff and contractors to 180 from 275 and revised its second-quarter earnings downward, expecting a loss of …
MELBOURNE, Australia-Digital signal processing resources from Aculab and speech recognition software from Nuance were used in the creation of Norwegian telecommunications group Telenor’s new Talk2Call platform. Talk2Call, developed by Unisys …
BOSTON-Redline Communications Inc. announced five new partnership agreements at this week’s Wireless Communications Association conference in Boston. The company signed deals with Wireless Connections, Maika’i Systems, Gulf Islands Wireless, EduTek …
EDISON, N.J.-mFormation Technologies Inc. announced its Enterprise manager Version 1.4 is now available. “In addition to improvements in usability and additional diagnostics to help pinpoint problems more easily, this latest …
SAN DIEGO-SkyRiver Communications Inc. commercially released it new SkySecure security solution software. The company said SkySecure software uses enhanced coding, encryption and authorization to address potential security breaches associated with …
PARAMUS, N.J.-RADCOM Ltd. has entered a global marketing agreement with APIS Training & Seminars under which the companies will cross-promote each other’s products and services. In addition, RADCOM’s cellular testing …
