CAMBRIDGE, England—Mitsubishi Electric says it has agreed to license the ARM926EJ-S core processor to run wireless applications on mobile phones and personal digital assistants. “The ARM926EJ-S core contains ARM Jazelle …
LONDON—Vodafone Group plc acquired an additional 2.2-percent stake in Spanish wireless partner Airtel Movil S.A. following the exercise of a put option held by Torreal S.A. The purchase increases Vodafone’s …
LAKE CHARLES, La.—US Unwired Inc. completed its previously reported all-stock acquisition of fellow Sprint PCS affiliate IWO Holdings Inc. US Unwired issued approximately 39 million shares of its common stock …
BEDMINSTER, N.J.—Verizon Wireless launched its Express Network next-generation service in thirteen additional markets today, bringing total coverage of the network to approximately 72 million potential customers. The cdma2000 1x-based network …
FRAMINGHAM, Mass.—NowSpeed inc. announced it will offer a free mobile office software platform to Corporate Software customers through a reseller agreement that allow Corporate Software to distribute a free 10-user …
DALLAS—Smart card-enabled solutions provider Gemplus announced it will team with billing solutions company Telemac Corp. to integrate Telemac’s IMA-Module network-edge real-time billing software into Gemplus SIM card for wireless devices. …
SAN DIEGO—Leap Wireless International Inc. signed a definitive agreement with AT&T Wireless PCS L.L.C. to exchange six licenses in Lakeland, Fla., and portions of other spectrum in Pueblo, Colo., and …
ARMONK, N.Y.-International Business Machines has announced its Websphere Everyplace Access solution, which allows employees to access data on any device on any network. This product is part of the company’s …
EPHRATA, Pa.—VoiceStream Wireless Corp. closed its previously announced acquisition of D&E Communications Inc.’s 50-percent interest in the two companies’ PCS One joint venture. D&E received approximately $75 million in cash …
TOKYO—Japan’s second-largest carrier, KDDI Corp., launched cdma2000 1x service, which includes enhanced voice, video and data, with plans to reach about 7 million customers by April 2003. Analysts think the …
LA JOLLA, Calif.—Consumer cell phone service rates have fallen to about 10 cents per anytime minute over the past six months, according to a recent study by ARS Inc. The …
INDIANAPOLIS—Brightpoint Inc. announced its earnings for the first quarter, ended March 31, will fall below expectations disclosed January 31. Now, the company expects net loss per diluted share from operations …
SAN FRANCISCO—MVNO enabler Visage Mobile announced it has made Whitey Bluestein its executive vice president of corporate and business development. Bluestein, who has previously held executive level positions at NorthPoint …
BOSTON, United States—South Africa’s biggest cell-phone operator Vodacom may soon enter the Zambian cellular market by operating the fourth cellular network in the country. Official authorization has been granted for …
LONDON—Moody’s Investor Service downgraded its credit rating on Deutsche Telekom and its VoiceStream Wireless Corp. subsidiary citing doubt DT would achieve its previous forecast of net debt of $43.5 billion …
LONDON—Although global computer chip sales are down sharply form a year ago, year-on-year comparisons are improving, according to World Semiconductor Trade Statistics, commenting on numbers recently released by the European …
NEW YORK—Wingcast L.L.C. will be the exclusive provider of telematics services for the model-year 2003 Infiniti G35 sedan, G35 coupe, M45 and Q45, the company announced. Wingcast and Infiniti will …
NEW YORK—i3Mobile Inc., a Stamford, Conn., provider of premium wireless content, hired the Draftworldwide advertising agency to promote its new Pronto service offering voice-activated information retrieval over a variety of …
STOCKHOLM—Siemens Mobile Acceleration announced it has invested in Swedish start-up Mediabricks AB, which provides a platform that enables mobile operators and service providers to offer interactive broadcasting applications to Java-enabled …
BURNABY, British Columbia—Telus Ventures announced it has invested $3 million in Telica Inc., provider of softswitch-based voice and data infrastructure products. “This investment gives Telus access to Telica’s best-of-breed technology …
