LONDON—Sierra Wireless has announced a distribution agreement with Peripheral Corner, a division of Fracom Components International Ltd., a U.K.-based component distributor, for the Sierra Wireless AirCard 750. Peripheral Corner will …
SAN DIEGO—Leap Wireless International Inc.’s board of directors approved a program offering a voluntary stock option exchange or supplemental option grant for its employees. Under the program, employees holding options …
WATERLOO, Canada—A curious patent infringement suit has been filed against Research In Motion Ltd., maker of the popular BlackBerry wireless e-mail device. RIM said it learned of the complaint filed …
ARLINGTON, Va.—TeleCorp PCS Inc. said it received early approval under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act for its acquisition by AT&T Wireless. TeleCorp announced last month it had agreed to sell …
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Cellular Technology & Internet Association (CTIA) announced the launch of its new WOW-COM Market Research Center, which will provide reports, studies, white papers and articles from research and …
BEDMINSTER, N.J.—Verizon Wireless, the nation’s largest wireless provider, and Motorola Inc. introduced the V200 Personal Communicator from Motorola, which features wireless phone functions, a speakerphone, a PC-like keyboard and a …
WASHINGTON—An Illinois judge in Chicago today approved a partial settlement that sets up a cell-phone health registry headed by epidemiologist Dr. George Carlo. The class-action suit, which alleges privacy invasion …
WASHINGTON—The Federal Communications Commission today named a former agency official and industry veteran Dale Hatfield to oversee an inquiry of technical and operational issues affecting the delayed deployment of enhanced …
WEXHAM SPRINGS, United Kingdom—Red-M unveiled a pair of Palm OS developer kits allowing users to create and test Bluetooth applications. The kits, based on Red-M’s Blade Bluetooth clip-on for Palm …
SAN DIEGO—Leap Wireless International Inc. launched its Cricket wireless service in Jonesboro, Ark., the fourth market in Arkansas for the carrier’s service. In addition, Leap recently added Pine Bluff at …
LONDON—BT Group plc said it received court approval for the reduction of its share capital, allowing each issued BT Group ordinary share to be reduced from $1.63 to 7 cents. …
SARASOTA, Fla.—Pinnacle Holdings Inc. closed on the sale of two of its colocation properties located in the central business district of St. Louis, Mo., generating $22 million that will primarily …
MUNDELEIN, Ill.—ArialPhone Corp. is offering a $100 holiday rebate for its ArialPhone wearable wireless phone. The rebate is available through several retail stores and at ArialPhone’s Web site. The rebate …
DALLAS—Most consumers feel safe just owning a cellular phone, according to a recent WebViews survey conducted by Cellular One. In fact, when asked “Does having a cell phone make you …
RESTON, Va.—In a move many industry observers expected, Motient Corp. distributed its remaining stake in XM Satellite Radio to its guarantors, satisfying its outstanding guaranteed loan balance for its senior …
WOODBURY, N.Y.—Comverse, a unit of Comverse Technology Inc., said it deployed its Intelligent Network-based prepaid solution to VimpelCom, one of Russia’s main wireless carriers. Comverse said the prepaid solution will …
SAN FRANCISCO—OmniSky Corp. said it is unable to timely file its quarterly report for the third quarter. The company said it is too busy evaluating “various strategic options, including a …
KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.—TruePosition Inc. said it has prevailed in its patent infringement lawsuit against SigmaOne Communications Corp. SigmaOne has acknowledged that TruePosition’s wireless location patents are valid and enforceable, …
TOKYO—NTT DoCoMo Inc. said it will launch a nationwide position-information service based on its Location Platform, dubbed the DLP service, on Nov. 27. The service uses information from global positioning …
DES MOINES, Iowa—HandEra Inc. will offer the AvantGo Inc. M-Business Server through its 330 handheld computer, the companies announced. The deal also includes sales and co-marketing efforts.
