SAN FRANCISCO—TDK Systems Inc. launched its Go Blue Wireless Development Toolkit to support Bluetooth software developers creating and testing applications for the Palm operating system. The kit includes two TDK …
MUNICH, Germany—Siemens said Bharti Cellular has selected it to supply GSM and GPRS equipment for several new networks in India. The first networks are scheduled to start operating this month. …
SANTA CLARA, Calif.—Palm Inc. announced it will acquire longtime partner ThinAirApps Inc. for $19 million in common stock, a move Palm hopes will bolster its corporate wireless strategy with the …
WASHINGTON—Former FCC Commissioner Gloria Tristani has decided to run for the U.S. Senate from New Mexico—one of several elective posts she was considering when she left the Federal Communications Commission …
WASHINGTON—AT&T Wireless Services Inc. filed a stock shelf offering with the Securities and Exchange Commission to sell up to $4 billion in stock and debt securities. The carrier said it …
CHICAGO—Verizon Communications Inc. said Dec. 10 it has agreed to sell its wholly owned subsidiary, TSI Telecommunications Services Inc., to GTCR Golder Rauner L.L.C., Chicago a private equity firm, for …
WOODBURY, N.Y.—Comverse Technology Inc., which sells wireless messaging systems, announced third-quarter results that were in line with expectations and, as anticipated, announced a round of layoffs to cut costs. The …
SAN DIEGO—Remec Inc., a San Diego designer and manufacturer of high-frequency subsystems used in wireless communications transmission, said Dec. 10 that a federal court had dismissed a shareholder class action …
WASHINGTON—Both the Federal Communications Commission and Verizon Wireless Inc. warned late Tuesday that if Congress does not pass legislation codifying the settlement of bankrupt NextWave Telecom Inc., they would walk …
SAN DIEGO—Zucotto Wireless Inc., which works to integrate wireless connectivity with Java technology, cut its work force by 40 percent, or 39 positions, in response to the economic slowdown. “Zucotto …
HELSINKI, Finland—Nokia Corp. said sales of its next-generation mobile phones indicate it will beat its fourth-quarter estimates, an indication the company is enjoying the Christmas boom. The company said it …
TORONTO—Research In Motion (RIM) announced another major European move, this time with Telecom Italia Group in Italy to introduce RIM’s BlackBerry wireless e-mail device to the Italian corporate market. During …
NEW YORK—Millicom International Cellular (MIC) said it competed the sale of its Russian assets to Tele2 on 30 November at an issue price of 345 kronors (US$32.40) per share.
MADRID, Spain—Spanish mobile operator Telef
DUBLIN, Ireland—Logica announced a live trial implementation of multimedia messaging service (MMS) over Orange U.K.’s General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) network. The trial is the first step toward full implementation, …
HELSINKI, Finland—German mobile operator Viag Interkom launched its prepaid service for General Packet Radio Service (GPRS), using a Nokia solution for processing charging data for second- and third-generation (3G) services. …
MAISONS-LAFFITTE, France—Webraska announced it is going to supply Orange U.K. with upgrades to Orange’s existing multimedia location-based services. The upgraded service will allow users to be automatically located by the …
DUSSELDORF, Germany—Cisco Systems said it will lead a consortium of industry and academic institutions in building a pan-European Internet Protocol (IP) version 6-research network largely funded by the European Commission. …
BEIJING—China wants to speed up development of its trunked radio communication system based on Terrestrial Trunked Radio (Tetra) technology for its governmental departments and large state-owned enterprises. The first China …
BOCA RATON, Florida, United States—Siemens said it rolled out a program called the we Surpass Partner Program to help carriers and other service providers deploy next-generation applications in next-generation, packet-based …
