KANSAS CITY, Mo.—Sprint PCS reported $2.76 billion in revenue for the fourth quarter of 2001, an increase from the $1.94 billion reported during the fourth quarter of 2000. The carrier …
MONTREAL—Telesystem International Wireless Inc. said holders of about 97.3 percent of its 7-percent equity subordinated debentures (ESD) maturing Feb. 15 have tendered their debentures or given consent under TIW’s purchase …
VICTOR, N.Y.—Seattle-based wireless Internet service provider Monet Mobile Networks has selected Info Directions’ CostGuard rating and billing system. The CostGuard system rates and bills real-time wireless data usage, which includes …
TOKYO—FileMaker Mobile, which allows instant database publishing on i-mode smart phones, was introduced in Japan. FileMaker includes a Mobile Groupware solution, which includes a scheduler, meeting room reservation planner, bulletin …
SAN DIEGO—Qualcomm Inc. said it has developed a multimode global positioning system processor and system software, the MGP6200, which supports the Third Generation Partnership Project Frequency Division Duplex mode for …
LONDON—Mm02, the mobile-phone unit spun off from British Telecommunications plc last year, said it plans to cut 1,900 jobs in the United Kingdom and Germany as part of its restructuring …
WASHINGTON—Tests confirmed today that weak, scant amounts of anthrax were found at the off-site mail facility of the Federal Communications Commission. The Center for Disease Control “reported to the FCC …
INDIANAPOLIS—Brightpoint Inc. said it showed a net loss of 83 cents per share on revenues of $409 million for the fourth quarter of 2001, compared with a year-ago net income …
ATLANTA—Cingular Wireless reported eAgency Systems Inc., which serves financial services companies, has integrated Cingular’s Corporate E-mail Plus solution with its eAgency Wireless Information Exchange platform. Cingular said the service will …
NEW YORK—NII Holdings, formerly known as Nextel International, reportedly missed its latest $41 million interest payments scheduled for last Friday on its 12.75-percent senior serial redeemable notes due 2010, according …
TOKYO—Japanese mobile carriers are emphasizing location services to combat increasing competition within the market. The mobile-phone market in Japan has been expanding rapidly during the past several years. However, the …
NEW YORK—The lawsuit Motorola and Nokia brought last week against the owners of Telsim and the counterclaims in response have shone a spotlight on equipment vendor-financing practices of recent years …
BEIJING—At a just concluded National Information Industry Work Conference, Minister Wu Jichuan revealed that China’s telecommunications industry achieved revenues of 353.5 billion yuan (US$42.71 billion) last year, up 15 percent. …
RESTON, Va.—Nextel Communications Inc. reported an agreement with Dynamic Mobile Data Systems Inc. to market MobileDispatch, a two-way wireless work force management solution enabling time-sensitive communications and status tracking using …
REDMOND, Wash.—AT&T Wireless Services Inc. launched America Online Inc.’s Instant Messenger services on select AT&T Wireless phones allowing customers to access their AOL Buddy List. The AOL service is available …
BEDMINSTER, N.J.—Verizon Wireless launched its America’s Choice calling plans designed to reward customers with the use of its entire network as the home calling area, large buckets of minutes and …
WebLink Wireless Inc. found its white knight. The paging and messaging carrier said late Thursday it scored a deal with Sun Capital Acquisition Corp., which buys out cash-strapped companies and …
SAN DIEGO—In a move the company said would help it focus on its operations this year, Leap Wireless International Inc. laid off 16 employees from its Backwire e-mail newsletter and …
SANTA ANA, Calif.—mUrgent Corp. announced a new wireless marketing service that allows customers to receive requested coupons from participating merchants on their mobile phones. “We fully expect mobile coupons to …
HACKENSACK, N.J.—Wireless data provider GoAmerica Inc. announced its subsidiary Wynd Communications Corp. purchased the reachNET subscriber base from TeleCommunication Systems Inc. Company executives said the move makes sense because both …
