November 2001

SINGAPORE—SchlumbergerSema announced that its Hong Kong smart card manufacturing facility has been certified by the GSM Association’s Security Accreditation Scheme (SAS). SchlumbergerSema is the first smart card supplier in Asia …

TREVOSE, Pa.—Verizon Wireless and Wawa Food Markets announced an agreement allowing Wawa to operate an Air Link Raven II CDPD radio-modem on the Verizon Wireless data network designed to speed …

SEATTLE—Nextel Partners Inc. reported an agreement with ViAir Inc. to provide Nextel Partners with its WirelessInbox messaging application and platform rebranded as Nextel Mobile E-mail. ViAir said the solution will …

SAN FRANCISCO—OmniSky Corp. said it received notice from Nasdaq that it is no longer in compliance with Nasdaq listing requirements as a result of the company’s inability to file a …

WASHINGTON—The National Association of Tower Erectors and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration have signed a partnership agreement to reduce injuries and deaths that are on the rise as wireless …

ATLANTA—Cingular Wireless unveiled Voice Connect, the carrier’s first voice portal product, allowing customers to speak a name or phone number to make a phone call or access information services such …

BERWYN, Pa.-Triton PCS Holdings Inc. announced a planned 6 million-share secondary offering of common stock under its previously filed shelf registration. The secondary offering will include 6 million shares from …

CAMBRIDGE, U.K.—Antenova and ip.access have announced a partnership to develop directional antennas for GSM picobasestations, small, easy-to-install base stations that can complete network coverage, extend capacity, and support enterprises using …

LISBON, Portugal—Portuguese mobile carrier Optimus and equipment vendor Nortel Networks have completed live calls using UMTS Third Generation Partnership Project technology, according to a statement. Nortel Networks said both companies …

PALO ALTO, Calif.—Agilent Technologies Inc. said Qualcomm Inc. has selected two of its 93000 SOC Series test systems to characterize and test-develop next-generation cellular baseband processor integrated circuit devices. “The …

ALEXANDRIA, Va.—The Personal Communications Industry Association’s (PCIA) Site Owners and Managers Alliance (SOMA) announced it has formed the SOMA Technology Committee, which will promote effective communications and an understanding of …

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.—SkyGo Inc. has been chosen to provide Japan Mobile Communications Inc. (J-Mobile) with the wireless marketing technology to deliver advertisements across J-Sky, J-Phone’s mobile Internet service. J-Mobile, a …

BOSTON—Sprint PCS said it was donating handsets and wireless service to the USO of New England for use by military families to call family anywhere in the United States through …

JACKSON, Miss.—Air2Lan has named Osmo Hautanen, former Nokia Corp. executive, to its board of directors. “Working with Air2Lan’s board of directors presents an opportunity to apply my knowledge in the …

KIRKLAND, Wash.—Nextel Partners Inc. entered into an agreement to sell $225 million of 12.5 percent senior notes due Nov. 15, 2009, in a private placement transaction. The company said the …

HALLETTSVILLE, Texas—The Texas Association of Paging Services (TAPS) announced it has upgraded its network by installing backup Internet computers on one of its satellite channels and completing negotiations for another …

ATLANTA-AirGate PCS Inc.’s stockholders approved a proposal to merge the company with fellow Sprint PCS affiliate iPCS Inc. at a special stockholders meeting. Under the terms of the transaction originally …

WASHINGTON—Verizon Communications Inc. has reached a tentative agreement on a new three-year contract with the Communications Workers of America, to be effective when the current contract expires on March 16, …

WASHINGTON—The Department of Justice and Black Crow Wireless LP both signed the NextWave settlement papers on Tuesday. Congress is expected to shortly take up implementing legislation. A bankruptcy court must …

TOKYO—NEC Corp. says it is having talks with Matsushita Communications Industrial Co. to explore details of establishing an advanced cellular phone handset joint venture focusing on the Chinese market. “Consideration …

NEW YORK—Nokia Corp. says it expects annual growth sales of handsets to between 420 and 440 million in 2002, slightly lower than other industry forecasts. The comments caused its stock …

SAN DIEGO—Leap Wireless International Inc. launched its Cricket wireless service in the combined markets of Merced and Modesto, Calif. Leap now offers service in 32 markets in 18 states. Harvey …

LUBBOCK, Texas—Alamosa Holdings Inc. applied for listing of its common stock to begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “APS” on Dec. 6. “We are …

BOISE, Idaho—Verizon Wireless said its has upgraded its Idaho network to handle more calls and offer enhanced services, including Mobile Web, Mobile Messenger and Mobile Office, to customers in Idaho …

NEW DELHI, India—Nortelpa, a “mini-mirror” telecom service provider in Brazil, has selected the CorDECT wireless local loop (WLL) system of Midas Communication Technologies of Chennai, India, for providing telephony and …