SAO PAULO, Brazil—Brazilian mobile operator Telesp Celular introduced cdma2000 1x-based high-speed wireless data services in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Lucent Technologies Inc., which supplied base stations as part of a $130 …
SANTA BARBARA, Calif.—Superconductor Technologies Inc. announced it has received a purchase agreement for a minimum of 1,000 units of its SuperFilter System from a major North American wireless carrier. The …
SAN DIEGO—Wingcast L.L.C. entered a partnership with Verizon Wireless to deliver wireless voice and data services when Wingcast launches next year. Under terms of the agreement, Wingcast will develop a …
STOCKHOLM, Sweden—Swedish wireless carrier Telia Mobile announced it will offer a wireless Internet service much like NTT DoCoMo’s wildly popular i-mode service. Telia’s service, dubbed PocketMode, features an open interface …
ARLINGTON, Va.—Iridium Satellite L.L.C. predicts its satellite constellation will retain functionality into the next decade, based on internal analysis of satellite and operational data, as well as an external study …
ALEXANDRIA, Va.—The Personal Communications Industry Association announced it has made its Global M-User Market Research, released earlier this fall, available for use. The market research data provides companies with data …
BERWYN, Pa.-Triton PCS Holdings Inc. entered into a definitive agreement with Ntelos Inc. to acquire personal communications services licenses in Charlottesville and Winchester, Va. The transaction includes a 10 MHz …
STOCKHOLM, Sweden—Information technology integrator Dimension said it will expand into the wireless world, creating a subsidiary to offer service platforms for the wireless Internet. Dimension Telecom Solutions will have about …
NEW YORK—GoAmerica Inc. made yet another major announcement, this time that it is acquiring OutBack Resource Group of San Luis Obispo in order to expand its efforts in Java technology, …
WASHINGTON—MessageMachines Inc. has partnered with Bantu Inc. to offer a personalized, multi-device server and instant-messaging solution. The solution will allow mobile users to preference how they would like to receive …
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.—Openwave Systems Inc. said South American wireless carrier Telesp Celular launched its CDMA 1xRTT network, which is built on the Openwave Mobile Access Gateway. “Telesp Celular’s high awareness …
KISTA, Sweden—Spirea AB unveiled its BlueTrac RF transceiver chip and BlueAmp power amplifier designed to extend the range of Bluetooth radios. The company said the BlueTrac chip does not require …
WASHINGTON—Senate Finance Committee leaders Tuesday agreed on a fast-track trade bill that the panel plans to vote on today, a positive development for telecom manufacturers and the Bush administration. Both …
SAN FRANCISCO—The Bluetooth Special Interest Group’s Human Input Devices Working Group released a definition for how input devices such as keyboards will use Bluetooth technology for communicating with other wireless …
STOCKHOLM, Sweden—L.M. Ericsson said it is refinancing its loans involving 13 operators to the tune of $1.5 billion, most of which pertained to third-generation vendor infrastructure commitments. The company said …
TOKYO—Oki Electric Industry Co. and Payment First Co. launched a service enabling Internet payments for NTT DoCoMo’s i-mode wireless Internet service. Payment First is a joint venture among NTT DoCoMo, …
POCATELLO, Idaho—Nextel Partners Inc. launched digital wireless service in the greater Eastern Idaho area including Pocatello, Idaho Falls, Blackfoot, Rexburg, Dubois, Moreland and Atomic City. The expansion completes Nextel’s coverage …
ATLANTA—Southern Linc, an iDEN carrier serving the southeast, reported a strategic partnership with Data Burst Technologies Inc. to offer businesses vehicle location service. Data Burst’s iTrak device resides in the …
WASHINGTON—The Pen&Internet division of Parascript has partnered with the International Child Art Foundation in developing an interactive art room that will enable young children to draw, doodle or scribble online …
KANSAS CITY, Mo.—Sprint PCS and BlueKite, a provider of wireless Internet software, introduced Sprint PCS Dialer 3.0 wireless connectivity software designed to make mobile connections to the Internet and intranets …
