NEW YORK—Fanlink Networks plans to debut its “fan-friendly” wireless technology at the Minnesota Vikings vs. New Orleans Saints NFL game this Sunday at the Louisiana Superdome. The new technology will …
TOKYO—Japanese chip maker Toshiba Corp. says it will roll out a mobile Internet phone in Europe next year. The phone is expected to be GPRS-enabled, according to the company.
ALLENTOWN, Pa.-In an amendment agreement with its bank group, Agere Systems said it has paid $1 billion of its $2.5 billion debt it assumed from parent company Lucent Technologies Inc. …
SAN JOSE, Calif.—Fujitsu Microelectronics America has introduced what it calls the industry’s smallest, low-power camera module for cellular phones and personal digital assistants. “It has the lowest power requirement of …
INDIANAPOLIS—Brightpoint Inc. says it has agreed to form a joint venture with Chinese distributor Chinatron Group Holdings Limited and the deal is expected to close in about two months. Eric …
LONDON—The mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) business model has arrived in the United States. Sprint and Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Group officially announced their teaming, a saga that has been …
NEW YORK—Sun Microsystems said it would cut 4,000 jobs as it warned of a wider-than-expected first-quarter loss owing to a tightening economy. “Things were tough with the economy before, but …
SUNNYVALE, Calif.—Chip maker Advanced Micro Devices Inc. said its price war with Intel Corp. will make its third-quarter loss before charges greater than anticipated, expecting between $90 million and $110 …
NEW DELHI, India—Motorola Inc. said it has signed a $178 million GSM contract to supply infrastructure equipment for Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. in four states in southern India. The agreement …
PISCATAWAY, N.J.—Software development and integration services company Silverline Technologies Ltd. announced it designed, developed and implemented a wireless communications application for CCBN’s StreetEvents service. The new StreetEvents wireless feature allows …
DALLAS—Infrastructure company Allgon said it has signed a $13 million contract to provide base station antennas in the GSM networks of an undisclosed company in North America. “The carrier does …
HELSINKI, Finland—Nokia began shipping its GPRS phones in Europe on Sept. 28, barely making the third-quarter deadline it had set for itself for commercially offering GPRS handsets. Competing handset vendors …
SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif.—The 2001 Tower Summit and Tradeshow in Las Vegas on Oct. 28-30, will hold specific panels and sessions to aid small to mid-size independent tower owners and …
NEW DELHI, India—Ericsson AB said it has signed a $70 million contract to supply GSM and GPRS equipment for Bharti Enterprises in north and south of India. The five new …
LONDON—Vodafone Group plc added 2.5 million worldwide proportionate subscribers during the third quarter, bringing the wireless giant’s proportionate customer base to 95.6 million subscribers. Vodafone said it added 713,000 subscribers …
KANSAS CITY, Mo.—Sprint PCS introduced the Samsung SPH-I300 smart phone, combining a Palm-OS powered personal digital assistant and wireless handset. The six ounce device includes a backlit, virtual dialing pad …
BOISE, Idaho—Extended Systems said its Bluetooth software development kit for embedded devices, XTNDAccess Blue SDK, now supports the Hands-Free module of the Bluetooth Personal Area Network profile. The Hands-Free feature, …
ATLANTA—Cingular Wireless reported a three-year agreement with Circuit City Stores Inc. to distribute Cingular products and services in more than 475 Circuit City stores nationwide.
MURRAY HILL, N.J.—Lucent Technologies Inc. announced it is the first in North America and one of the first worldwide to roll out third-generation cdma2000 data software to enable operators convey …
SANTA BARBARA, Calif.—Superconductor Technologies Inc. has sued ISCO International Inc. following ISCO’s complaint against STI for infringement of its patent for “Cryoelecronically Cooled Receiver Front End for Mobile Communications System.” …
