Monthly Archives: February, 2002
OSDL forms alliances for Linux in enterprises
LINUXWORLD—Open source Development Lab has allied with industry leaders like Alcatel, Cisco, MontaVista Software, Nokia and Toshiba to create working groups to develop feature...
TIW reminds shareholders of purchase offer deadline
MONTREAL—Telesystem International Wireless Inc. released a reminder to holders of its outstanding seven-percent equity subordinated debentures (ESDs) due Feb. 15, 2002, and holders of...
Spotwave provides in-building solution for Rogers AT&T
OTTAWA, Canada—Spotwave Wireless announced it worked with Rogers AT&T Wireless to provide the in-building wireless solution for the Nokia Cup, which took place inside...
LCC acquires Smith Woolley Telecom assets
MCLEAN, Va.—LCC International Inc. announced it has acquired all assets of Smith Woolley Telecom, a privately held telecommunications consultancy firm based in Cambridge, U.K."The...
China reports year-end 2001 stats
BEIJING—At a just concluded National Information Industry Work Conference, Minister Wu Jichuan revealed that China's telecommunications industry achieved revenues of $42.71 billion last year,...
Teledesic contracts Alenia Spazio for first satellites
BELLEVUE, Wash.—Teledesic L.L.C. said it signed an agreement with Italian satellite manufacturer Alenia Spazio Spa to build satellites for Teledesic's network.The agreement covers construction...
EU approves HP-Compaq merger
PALO ALTO, Calif.—After about a one-month review, the European Commission approved the merger between Hewlett-Packard Co. and Compaq Computer Corp.U.S. regulators will now review...
P-Com reports decline in sales
CAMPBELL, Calif.—P-Com Inc. reported low fourth quarter and year-end results, citing reduced capital spending by customers.Net sales for the fourth quarter 2001 were $7.4...
Motorola signs GSM contract in Indonesia
CHICAGO—Motorola Inc. has signed a $170 million GSM network infrastructure contract with Indonesia's largest carrier, Telkomsel.The deal's first phase is scheduled to be completed...
China looks back at telecom in 2001
BEIJING—At a just concluded National Information Industry Work Conference, Minister Wu Jichuan revealed that China's telecommunications industry achieved revenues of 353.5 billion yuan (US$42.71...
Nextel, DMDS enter marketing agreement
RESTON, Va.—Nextel Communications Inc. reported an agreement with Dynamic Mobile Data Systems Inc. to market MobileDispatch, a two-way wireless work force management solution enabling...
AT&T Wireless launches AOL IM on some phones
REDMOND, Wash.—AT&T Wireless Services Inc. launched America Online Inc.'s Instant Messenger services on select AT&T Wireless phones allowing customers to access their AOL Buddy...
WebLink outlines new bankruptcy plan
WebLink Wireless Inc. found its white knight.The paging and messaging carrier said late Thursday it scored a deal with Sun Capital Acquisition Corp., which...
Leap cuts 16 jobs
SAN DIEGO—In a move the company said would help it focus on its operations this year, Leap Wireless International Inc. laid off 16 employees...
mUrgent offers wireless coupon service
SANTA ANA, Calif.—mUrgent Corp. announced a new wireless marketing service that allows customers to receive requested coupons from participating merchants on their mobile phones."We...
GoAmerica subsidiary acquires reachNET subscribers
HACKENSACK, N.J.—Wireless data provider GoAmerica Inc. announced its subsidiary Wynd Communications Corp. purchased the reachNET subscriber base from TeleCommunication Systems Inc.Company executives said the...
I3 Mobile reports quarterly net loss
STAMFORD, Conn.—Wireless Internet veteran i3 Mobile Inc. reported revenues for the fourth quarter, ended Dec. 31, of $900,000 and a net loss of $9.6...
E*TRADE signs agreement with BCGI on prepaid
ARLINGTON, Va.—E*TRADE Group Inc. announced that its subsidiary, E*TRADE Access Inc., which boasts one of the most extensive ATM networks in the United States,...
Lucent disputes Global Crossing debt
NEW YORK—Lucent Technologies Inc. said that Global Crossing Ltd. owes it $123 million, not $31 million as listed in Global Crossing's request for Chapter...