JOHANNESBURG, South Africa—Safaricom, the joint venture between Telkom Kenya and Vodafone Group, has reported that the operator’s subscriber base has grown from 15,000 to 440,000 since re-launch in 2000. A …
TOKYO—The Japanese government on 17 April sent a letter of counter argument to the U.S. government regarding the U.S. governmental claim that Japanese mobile carriers’ interconnection charges are too high. …
AUSTIN, Texas—Metrowerks announced the shipment of its new CodeWarrior Development tools, a set of tools that enables application and content development for Tao Group’s Intent, a portable media platform for …
RESTON, Va.—Regional telecommunications provider HickoryTech selected Grayson Wireless’ Geometrix wireless 911 caller location system for its wireless network. HickoryTech will initially deploy the network-based system in its Mankato, Minn., TDMA …
SAN FRANCISCO—Visage Mobile said it secured the backing of St. Paul Venture Capital Group and Selby Venture Partners in its initial round of venture investment. The company, which has been …
LONDON—SIM card and solutions provider Bluefish Technologies and mobile payment company Zaryba have jointly launched Zaryba TopUp, a new mobile payment solution that allows prepaid wireless users to refill prepaid …
LONDON—Lucent Technologies Inc. said it has signed a three-year contract worth over $35 million to supply Orange SA with its MiLife VoiceXML Gateway solution. “This project is at the heart …
SEATTLE—Microsoft Corp. unveiled a Bluetooth-enabled wireless mouse and keyboard solution at the Windows Hardware Engineering Conference 2002, with plans to commercially market the devices later this year. The computer giant …
VANCOUVER, British Columbia—Canadian wireless operator Bell Mobility announced the commercial availability of Sierra Wireless’ AirCard 555 Wireless Network Card on the carriers 1x network. Sierra Wireless said the device will …
OKLAHOMA CITY—Dobson Communications Corp. said it added 17,200 net subscribers during the recently completed first quarter, well below the 37,000 customers it added for the same quarter last year. The …
SAN BRUNO, Calif.—Broadband wireless company IPWireless Inc. announced it will partner with Flextronics Semiconductor to develop and manufacture the IPWireless System on a Chip (SoC). “The SoC design will open …
SAN DIEGO—AT&T Wireless Services Inc. launched its GSM/GPRS network in San Diego including the rollout of its recently introduced mMode wireless data service. The carrier said customers should expect data …
PALO ALTO, Calif.—Hewlett-Packard Co. said its shareholders have approved the proposed merger with Compaq Computer Corp., according to the preliminary tally of votes taken March 19. According to the preliminary …
ATLANTA—Cingular Wireless reported $3.5 billion in wireless revenues for the first quarter, a 6-percent increase from the $3.3 billion posted last year, and $372 million in earnings before taxes, an …
ARMONK, N.Y.—Melard Technologies Inc. announced its Sidearm ruggedized handheld computer has been selected by Brink’s Home Security for use by its service technicians and installers. “With the SIDEARM, each technician …
REDMOND, Wash.—Two pending lawsuits against Metawave Communications Corp. threaten the company’s ability to move forward as a going concern, according to Arthur Anderson L.L.P., Metawave’s independent auditor, and Metawave itself. …
LOS ANGELES—Cingular Wireless launched its Internet Express GPRS service in California and Reno, Nevada joining its already launched markets in Seattle and Spokane, Wash.; Las Vegas; eastern Tennessee; North Carolina; …
NEW YORK—British wireless operator MmO2 launched two initiatives in a move to provide mobile data and products to customers in Western Europe. The carrier said it plans to build a …
ATLANTA—Wireless platform provider Air2Web will partner with the National Football League to broadcast the 2002 NFL draft on wireless devices. Air2Web will provide free up-to-the minute news on draft picks …
TOKYO—Intel Corp. unveiled its 1.8 Volt wireless flash memory for cell pones, describing it as up to four times faster than existing flash solutions. It is built on Intel’s 0.13-micron …
