November 2001

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 …

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 …

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.

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 …

NORWOOD, Mass.—Compaq Computer Corp. selected Analog Devices’ Othello and Softfone GSM/GPRS chipsets for use in its wireless Pack for the iPAQ Pocket PC. “The field-proven Othello and Softfone chipsets allowed …

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 …

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 …

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-Mobility software and service provider Visto Corp. said it received $31 million in financing, which was led by new investors WaldenVC and Rustic Canyon Ventures. “This financing shows …

LAS VEGAS-Microsoft Corp., along with its hardware and software partners, unveiled prototypes for its new computing device, the Tablet PC. The device, which the company has discussed before, features pen …

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-Wireless software infrastructure provider Bitfone Corp. announced it will merge with Digital Transit, which provides software infrastructure for over-the-air updates of firmware. The new company will continue under …

MANCHESTER, N.H.-Transcept Inc. launched OpenCell, a multitenant, multifrequency and multiprotocol system that can simultaneously host up to eight wireless service provider tenants, each functioning independently. “This new system offers tower …

TORONTO-In a joint announcement, four of Canada’s wireless carriers announced they are joining forces in an effort to stimulate short messaging service use by creating an interoperable messaging service. Under …

RESTON, Va.-Nextel Communications Inc. introduced two new wireless handsets for its iDEN network designed and manufactured by Motorola Inc., the i90c and i80s. Nextel noted both handsets include Java technology, …

Qualcomm Inc. has been looking for a European opening for its CDMA technology for some time. But so far, the technology has been effectively shut out in the region, other …

TORONTO-Nokia Corp. said it has unveiled its Nokia 6360 phone for enterprise users with such features as built-in calendar notebook, calculator, browser, voice-dialing and e-mail support. “The Nokia 6360 is …

NEW YORK-Fraud is following the course of least resistance, trending largely but not exclusively toward subscriber identity theft and away from the use of wireless networks as a means to …

MIAMI-Brightstar Corp. announced its third-quarter revenues showed it remains the market share leader in Latin American wireless outsourcing. The company’s $161.5 million in revenues was well above competitors CellStar Corp.’s …

While 802.11b, otherwise known as Wi-Fi, has made huge inroads as the wireless local area network technology of choice, many companies providing equipment and support for the technology acknowledge higher-speed …

DETROIT-OnStar is working with Verizon Wireless to make it cheaper for OnStar Personal Calling customers to forward calls from a handheld Verizon phone to the OnStar phones embedded in their …

LAKE FOREST, Calif.-Verizon wireless selected Mericom Corp. to expand and enhance Verizon’s service in southern Oregon. Mericom, through its Wilsonville, Ore., office, will provide site acquisition, land-use planning, architectural and …

SAN FRANCISCO-Telephia Inc. will acquire Mspect and add the company’s short messaging service QoS monitoring capabilities to the Telephia Wireless Data Network and Application Performance (Wireless DNA Performance) service, which …

BOCA RATON, Fla.-SBA Communications Corp. reported strong results for the third quarter ended Sept. 30 with revenues of $63 million, an increase from the $45.4 million reported for third-quarter 2000. …

TORONTO-Go Prepaid Inc. announced it has added Telus’ Talk & Surf Card to its line of prepaid card solutions. The Telus Talk & Surf Card includes toll-free North American Internet …