ATLANTA-Equant and Paris Bourse announced their WAP roaming network is running in 22 countries, which will allow WAP users to access closed user group applications from outside their home network …
OSLO-In a move to gain about $1.1 billion, Telenor plans to sell its stake in Esat Digifone to its owner, British Telecommunications plc. BT acquired Esat last year. Since Telenor …
TOKYO-Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd. introduced a low power consumption chip designed to simultaneously process digitized moving images targeted at next-generation wireless products. The company said the chip will be …
WOBURN, Mass.-Prepaid wireless service provider Boston Communications Group Inc. reported a fourth quarter profit ahead of analyst expectations, but issued a warning on 2001 results. Fourth-quarter revenues increased from $17.1 …
CHARLOTTE, N.C.-Glenayre Technologies Inc. faired relatively well last year, reporting $14.1 million in net income, or 21 cents per share, with a 45-percent sales increase in the company’s enhanced service …
BOCA RATON, Fla.-SBA Communications Corp. announced it sold $500 million of its senior notes, which the company said will pay for some or all of the company’s outstanding debt, the …
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Ericsson signed an agreement with Sigma for sales and support of the trial version of Ericsson’s R520 handset, the company’s first GPRS telephones based on Bluetooth technology. Endtext
SALT LAKE CITY-Verizon Wireless introduced it Mobile Messenger two-way text-messaging service to customers in Salt Lake City. Verizon Wireless explained there was no need for customers to subscribe to the …
HELSINKI, Finland-After nearly two years of work, Finland’s Ministry of Interior launched its fully working Virve network based on the Terrestrial Trunked Radio System standard. Nokia, which installed the network, …
TOKYO-Japan’s largest wireless operator, NTT DoCoMo Inc., is expected to set prices for the sale of new shares early next week, according to Reuters. The offering is expected to raise …
MOUNTAIN LAKES, N.J.-Sprint PCS increased its share of the consumer wireless telephone service market, according to a report on consumer wireless phone service by market research firm Solomon-Wolff Associates. The …
ATLANTA-BulletIN.net, a provider of two-way wireless Internet connectivity for wireless carriers, announced it will deliver its wireless messaging products to China Systems Corp.’s network of financial institution customers. In addition, …
WASHINGTON-A Georgia man last week filed lawsuit against mobile-phone giant Nokia Corp. and others, claiming cell phone use caused his brain cancer. The mobile-phone-cancer lawsuit is the latest in a …
In a move to transform itself into the chief platform enabler among software developers and carriers, Qualcomm Inc. has developed an open, CDMA-based technology that will allow third-party users to …
SnapTrack Inc. and SignalSoft Corp. have officially agreed to combine their resources and jointly market and deliver location-based applications and systems. SnapTrack, a subsidiary of Qualcomm Inc., designs and manufactures …
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission is losing its most conservative member, although Harold Furchtgott-Roth does not expect his departure to leave the the newly named GOP chairman of the agency outnumbered …
WASHINGTON-FCC Chairman Michael Powell initially expects to focus on the internal workings of the commission rather than on regulatory initiatives, according to an aide. “I think it is unfair to …
NEW YORK-Marking the company’s move into Latin America, Securicor Wireless Inc. announced it signed a distribution deal with Marketronics Corp., which operates in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Mexico City and a …
DALLAS-e2 Communications, a developer of e-mail marketing and customer relationship management solutions, acquired wireless technology developer Infoinmotion. Infoinmotion develops and markets wireless network access services. e2 said it plans to …
