CALGARY—Wireless Matrix Corp. announced the availability of Dynamic Mobile Data’s MobileDispatch suite of products and services with its Mobile Base Station. MobileDispatch uses the Internet to provide companies with features …
WOODBURY, N.Y.—France’s Bouygues Telecom said it has chosen Comverse’s Multimedia Messaging Service Center (MMSC) to run on its GPRS network. The MMSC platform allows multimedia messages to be sent and …
CAMPBELL, Calif.—P-Com Inc. announced $3.4 million in new orders for its point-to-point products from customers in China. The orders include the company’s first order for its Tel-Link Encore product, a …
SANTA CLARA, Calif.—AirPrime Inc. introduced its family of CDMA wireless personal computer cards using the cdma2000 1x and 1xEV-DO wireless standards. The PC3200 series card uses the 1x standard providing …
MUNICH, Germany—The Siemens Information and Communication Mobile Group and Cambridge Positioning Systems announced a five-year deal under which they will cooperate to support Siemens IC Mobile’s development of mobile location …
SHEFFIELD, U.K.—Phone Candy, part of U.K.-based digital content and animation production studio Cool Beans Productions, is now offering an international service that allows cell phone users to personalize ringtones and …
NEW YORK—Barely three weeks to voting day, the tension between the Hewlett-Packard Co. and the founding family has heightened as the executives of the company continue to pitch the merits …
SUNNYVALE, Calif.—Western Multiplex Corp. said it received an unsolicited merger proposal from DMC Stratex Networks Inc. under which DMC proposed that Western Multiplex stockholders receive 0.5215 shares of DMC common …
INDIANAPOLIS—Brightpoint Inc. announced its subsidiary Brightpoint North America L.P. has entered an agreement with Handspring Inc. to provide distribution services in the U.S. Brightpoint will distribute Handspring products including the …
BOCA RATON, Fla.—SBA Communications Corp. reported increased revenues for the fourth quarter and year ended Dec. 31, but the company’s net loss increased as well. SBA said revenues for the …
ROME—Four telecom companies have filed formal offers to buy Italian mobile-phone operator Blu, which has been for sale for about 18 months since failing to win a third-generation (3G) license …
STOCKHOLM, Sweden—Sweden’s Telia said it was not granted a stay of execution for telecom regulator National Post and Telecom Agency’s (PTS) order to reduce Telia’s GSM interconnection charges from 1.18 …
TOKYO—NEC will supply i-mode handsets to KPN Mobile, making it the first carrier outside Japan to offer i-mode when it introduces the service later this year. NEC will deliver its …
LOS ANGELES—Oberthur Card Systems announced its SIMphonIC Application Loader and Manager platform has been integrated into Wind’s Italian mobile network, allowing Wind to remotely manage Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards …
LONDON—Orange has partnered with BBC Multimedia and Digital Bridges to bring the television show “The Weakest Link” to mobile-phone users in Europe. The mobile version of the game show will …
BEIJING—An insufficient supply of CDMA handsets is hampering the development of China Unicom’s CDMA network. The shortfall in supply is pushing prices of available handsets higher, further limiting fast subscriber …
NEW DELHI, India—Mobile-phone handsets and pagers in India will cost less, following a reduction in duties announced in the annual budget presented in the parliament on Thursday. The new measure …
HELSINKI, Finland—Telia Mobile, the Nordic region’s biggest mobile operator, is moving to strengthen its position through acquisitions. The company is soon expected to bid for Sonera’s mobile telephone business in …
ATLANTA—Cingular Wireless said it plans to invest more than $500 million in its Southeast markets of Georgia, Tennessee, the Carolinas and Kentucky this year. “Cingular has built its reputation in …
GREENSVILLE, S.C.—Verizon Wireless launched its Best Network Challenge campaign asking consumers to compare wireless carriers on a number of criteria, including network performance, availability of advanced data services, customer support …
