Yearly Archives: 2001

TIW negotiate credit facility

MONTREAL-Telesystem International Wireless Inc. announced it has negotiated amendments to its senior secured corporate credit facility.Under the new terms, the aggregate borrowing capacity is...

@Track symbol changes on Nasdaq

RICHARDSON, Texas-@Track Communications Inc. announced its trading symbol has changed back to ATRKC on the Nasdaq SmallCap Market.According to Nasdaq requirements, the company's symbol...

U.S. firms can lead in wireless data, report says

A major question in the wireless data industry today seems to be: How do you make money?The recent refrain from industry watchers is that wireless...

Metricom tangled in Chapter 11

It took just one year for the hype and optimism to come crashing down on Metricom Inc., which now finds itself choking on nearly...

CTIA lights E911 fireworks

WASHINGTON-In the world of wireless enhanced 911, the Fourth of July fireworks were not just up in the sky. Carriers, public-safety officials and government...

Opinion: Playing fairly

If your mother is like mine, she probably told you to share when you were a child. Sharing is a good thing, at least...

Snows may come before Western Wireless gets ETC approval for Pine Ridge

WASHINGTON-Despite fierce lobbying by Western Wireless Corp. and the Oglala Sioux Indian Tribe, a decision from the Federal Communications Commission to award Western Wireless...

AT&T Latin America selects Alcatel for LMDS network

PARIS-AT&T Latin America in Colombia has chosen Alcatel as a strategic partner to deploy a local multipoint distribution service network in two of the...

Vizario launches software technology for phones, PDAs

SAN CARLOS, Calif.-Vizario Inc. announced a new software technology designed for widespread deployment in mobile phones, personal digital assistants and PCs.The company said its...

Cellular: Coverage problems trigger headaches for carriers

Network coverage is the unexciting side of the wireless industry. Sure, most carriers proclaim to have excellent coverage in their markets, but real-world results...

TCS lands customer for messaging products

ANNAPOLIS, Md.-TeleCommunication Systems Inc. announced the first customer for its Short Message Service Center and Wireless Internet Gateway products, which the company said allows...

Netro revenues decline significantly

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Netro Corp. reported its revenues for the second quarter ended June 30 will be around $2 million, significantly less than the $15.5...

Device-embedded speech-recognition solution coming from Voice Signal

NEW YORK-Voice Signal Technologies Inc. will begin commercial sale later this summer of its VoiceTag wireless communications speech- recognition solution, designed to be embedded...

OFTA reveals status of fixed wireless buildouts

HONG KONG-Hong Kong's Office of the Telecommunications Authority announced the status of compliance of the first batch of milestones of five local fixed wireless...

Lycos’ Fireball coming to mobile devices

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-Lycos Europe's Fireball, a popular German search engine, will soon be available via any mobile device, thanks to a recent partnership with...

NEC to use Agere chips in phones

ALLENTOWN, Pa.-Agere Systems says NEC Corp. will begin using its chips for two Internet-enabled GSM cellular phones by the end of this year."GPRS, a...

Lightbridge revises 2Q earnings

BURLINGTON, Mass.-Lightbridge Inc. announced it anticipates second-quarter revenues will fall 8- to 10- percent short of previous expectations, due largely to a decline in...

Cellular: Business users predicted to be first data advocates: Games could be No. 1 app

While voice is still the key application for wireless carriers going into the 21st century, a variety of other data-centric applications are becoming more...

Kitchen says PCIA is still relevant

WASHINGTON-The Personal Communications Industry Association continued its march toward re-invention last week by holding a press briefing intended to show that the trade group...

edocs nets AT&T Wireless billing contract

NEW YORK-edocs Inc., which develops software for online account management and electronic billing, has announced a contract with AT&T Wireless Services Inc.As the foundation...

Marconi to cut 4,000 jobs

LONDON, England-Marconi Plc says it will cut 4,000 jobs and also slash operating profits in half this year."What we've seen in the last 10...

Sendo clinches deal with Telfort

BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom-Sendo, the two-year-old U.K. mobile-phone manufacturer, has supplied its phones to wireless carrier Telfort in the Netherlands. Telfort, which will brand the...

724 Solutions expects positive 2Q, cautious on rest of year

TORONTO-Mobile commerce company 724 Solutions Inc. recently hinted at results for a strong second quarter, but also warned that the slow economy is forcing...

OmniSky expands service to multiple devices

NEW YORK-OmniSky Corp., a San Francisco-based wireless Internet service provider, has taken a series of steps recently to expand the number and kinds of...

Siemens plans to cut 2,000 jobs

FRANKFURT, Germany-Siemens AG says it will shed 2,000 jobs worldwide from its business services unit because of a dropping demand for computer services.This round...
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