Yearly Archives: 2001

Hutchison to use Luxxon streaming system for demonstrations

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-Luxxon Corp. announced Hutchison Telecommunications (Hong Kong) Ltd. purchased its Mediator Streaming System, which Luxxon said will allow the carrier to demonstrate...

WAP Forum, GSM Association strengthen alliance

LONDON—The WAP Forum and the GSM Association announced they will formalize and strengthen their cooperative alliance, collaborating on projects such as the GSM Association's...

Verizon negotiates priority access with federal government

WASHINGTON—Verizon Wireless today said it hopes to reach a deal soon with the Bush administration that would ensure mobile phone calls involving national security...

NextWave attorney says accord has been reached

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y.—NextWave Telecom Inc. has reached an agreement with the federal government to relinquish its PCS licenses to the government, but the documents...

Comverse collaborates with Qualcomm on BREW

WOODBURY, N.Y.—Comverse Technology Inc. said it will collaborate with Qualcomm Inc. to bring enhanced wireless services, such as multimedia messaging, voice solutions and mobile...

Qualcomm rolls out samples of 3G MSM product

SAN DIEGO—Qualcomm Inc. said it rolled out the first samples of its third-generation Mobile Station Modem, or MSM6050, which it claims to be the...

Critical Path improves net loss

SAN FRANCISCO—Critical Path Inc. announced its third-quarter earnings, showing slow but steady revenues after the company's previously announced restructuring.Critical Path reported net revenues of...

NTT DoCoMo first half net profits drop 50%

TOKYO—NTT DoCoMo Inc. reported a 50 percent drop in first half net profits, which the carrier attributed to a $2.1 billion write down on...

IWO Holdings reports increased revenues, higher net loss

ALBANY, N.Y.—IWO Holdings Inc., which provides wireless service under the Sprint PCS brand name in the northeast, reported $32.2 million in revenue for the...

Nextel upgrades Direct Connect in New England

BEDFORD, Mass.—Nextel Communications Inc. introduced an upgraded version of its Direct Connect feature in the New England area expanding the local calling area for...

WSI creates RF ASIC controller for PCS bands

BRISTOL, U.K.—Wireless Systems International Ltd. announced it created a high specification radio-frequency application specific integrated circuit controller, which operates in PCS frequency bands, that...

CEA finds consumers increasingly attached to wireless phones

ARLINGTON, Va.—Consumers are finding it more important to carry wireless phones with them everywhere and are interested in more than just talking on them,...

TIA report predicts decrease in equipment market

ARLINGTON, Va.—The Telecommunications Industry Association has released a third-quarter supplement to its 2001 Multimedia Telecommunications Market Review and Forecast. The supplement explores policies, technologies...

Dimension Data, Air2Web join for enterprise program

RESTON, Va.—Dimension Data and Air2Web have joined to offer the QuickStart Advantage Program, a complete, cost-effective solution that assists enterprises in providing customers and...

SavaJe releases OS for Java 2 capability

NORTH CHELMSFORD, Mass.—SavaJe Technologies said it has released the first operating system that allows device manufacturers, enterprises and system integrators to deliver Java 2...

Verizon to begin consolidated billing

NEW YORK—Verizon Communications Inc. and Verizon Wireless said they will begin offering consolidated billing to customers in New York and Massachusetts. The...

Location is most important feature

SAN FRANCISCO—The most important feature a wireless phone can offer is E-911 location accuracy, according to the majority of Americans interviewed for a study...

Alcatel to cut 1,500 jobs in U.S.

DALLAS—French vendor Alcatel says it plans to cut 1,500 jobs in the United States as its adjustment to flagging demand for phone equipment.The company...

Comarco to add STI products to network planning suite

SANTA BARBARA, Calif.-Comarco Inc. announced it will add Superconductor Technologies Inc.'s SuperFilter System to its planning options offered in its EDX SignalPro for wireless...

Aspective acquires Dataroam

LONDON—E-business solutions provider Aspective announced it acquired Dataroam, a wireless application service provider in the United Kingdom.Aspective said the acquisition will significantly strengthen its...

Verizon entices customers to retail outlets

BELLEVUE, Wash.—Verizon Wireless sent out invitations to 250,000 residential customers in the northwest encouraging them to visit their local retail outlets and make sure...

Board supports Compaq/HP merger

PALO ALTO, Calif.—The board members of Hewlett-Packard Co. say they will enthusiastically support the company's merger with Compaq, in spite of the objections of...

FCC grants experimental license to BeamReach

SUNNYVALE, Calif.—The Federal Communications Commission granted BeamReach Networks an experimental nationwide license in the 2.3 GHz band, allowing the company to operate trials of...

Supercomm reports increased attendance at June show

ARLINGTON, Va.—Organizers of Supercomm 2001 announced that despite this year's uncertain economy, final tabulations show that attendance was up at its trade show this...

Convergys makes application modules available

CINCINNATI—Convergys Corp. announced its Convergys Activation Manager and Convergys Mediation Manager application modules are now available.The Mediation Manager supports convergent usage mediation, next-generation wireless...
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