Yearly Archives: 2001

ActiveBatch supports Blackberry

HOBOKEN, N.J.—Advanced Systems Concepts released its ActiveBatch Wireless Client interface, which the company said improves remote server and application management support using Research In...

Environmental inspectors to use wireless data

PHILADELPHIA—ALC Environmental announced its plans to provide its environmental inspectors with wireless data capture and reporting systems.Numoda Corp. will provide ALC inspectors with a...

Actiontec ships 802.11b adapters

SUNNYVALE, Calif.—Actiontec Electronics Inc. announced shipment of three 802.11b Wireless Adapters that it said can be used in private homes or with office networks.The...

Bell Labs develops global roaming solution

NEW YORK—Bell Labs researchers said Oct. 9 they have developed a software architecture, called Common Operations, that will enable global roaming across all wireless...

Qualcomm says cdma2000 1x designs being implemented

SAN DIEGO—Qualcomm Inc. says customers around the world are implementing more than 43 designs of its cdma2000 1x handsets and personal computer cards based...

Tangis launches software apps for mobile workers

SEATTLE—Tangis Corp. has launched two new software applications for mobile workers.The Tangis In-Motion User Interface extends computing resources to mobile workers, while Tangis In-Motion...

Concourse to install system at Detroit airport

DETROIT—Concourse Communications Group will work with the Wayne County Department of Airports to design, install and operate a Commercial Wireless Telecommunications Access System (CWTAS)...

Arch study finds demand for ReFLEX networks

WESTBOROUGH, Mass.-Arch Wireless Inc. announced the results of a study of ReFLEX network technology, which found that there is demand for ReFLEX networks and...

European awareness of ASPs high, but most not likely to implement services

LONDON—Although European awareness of application service providers is growing, enterprises still seem cautious to implement the services, according to a recent Frost & Sullivan...

Aether, Certicom team on security solution

OWINGS MILLS, Md.—Aether Systems Inc. and wireless security company Certicom announced they will team to upgrade Aether's PocketBlue mobile government application to Advanced Encryption...

Digital Bridges partners with Purple on mobile gaming

EDINBURGH, Scotland—Digital Bridges and Purple Scotland announced an agreement in mobile gaming. Purple will become co-publisher of the Classic collection of games on Digital...

Vodafone announces third-quarter subscriber numbers

LONDON—Vodafone Group added 2.5 million worldwide proportionate subscribers during the third quarter, bringing the wireless giant's proportionate customer base to 95.6 million subscribers. However,...

Telecom Américas closes Brazilian purchases

MONTREAL—Bell Canada International (BCI) said its Telecom Am

Nortel slashes 20,000 jobs, revises forecasts

TORONTO—Nortel Networks has slashed 20,000 jobs as it announced it expects a US$3.6 billion third-quarter loss, bringing its total loss for the current fiscal...

HP, WirelessCar partner on telematics

GOTEBORG, Sweden—Hewlett-Packard selected WirelessCar to integrate its universal telematics network into HP's telematics solutions, WirelessCar said."HP's telematics solutions, powered by the WirelessCar universal telematics...

Bharti selects GSM vendor for western India

HONG KONG—Bharti Enterprises selected install Motorola to install a US$70 million GSM network including General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) equipment in the telecom circles...

Orascom to begin Algerian service in January

LONDON—Algeria's second GSM license holder, Orascom Telecom, announced it will begin operating Algeria's second mobile-phone network in January, two months ahead of schedule.Orascom, which...

Conexys, Philips subsidiaries announce agreement

TORONTO—Conexys said its South African subsidiary signed a three-year channel partnership agreement with South African Philips Business Communications valued at about 15.5 million rand...

CMG to provide technology for European i-mode services

AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands—Several European operators have chosen CMG Wireless Data Solutions' technology to facilitate pan-European i-mode-based services, CMG said, although it declined to name...

Nokia begins GPRS sales in Europe

HELSINKI, Finland—Nokia began shipping its General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) phones in Europe on 28 September, barely making the third-quarter deadline it had set...

Irish telecom regulator seeks comment on spectrum management

DUBLIN, Ireland—Ireland's telecom regulator published a draft paper on the strategic management of Ireland's radio spectrum. The regulator is seeking comments on issues raised...

Telia Finland launches GPRS service

STOCKHOLM, Sweden—Telia launched Finland's first General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) service, called Telia Mobile Online. The service provides a continuous connection tot he Internet...

Moroccan bank launches mobile financial portal

LONDON—Swedish vendor Ericsson has joined forces with Morocco's Finance.Com, a subsidiary of BMCE Bank, to launch the country's first mobile portal for financial transactions....

Nokia plans job cuts

HELSINKI, Finland—With an eye to improving efficiency, Nokia says it plans to slash 260 positions at its plant in Salo, which amounts to 5...
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