July 2002

NEW YORK-WorldCom Inc. has asked a bankruptcy court to not allow Cingular Wireless L.L.C. to transfer approximately 300,000 of its resale customers to its network due to Cingular’s illegal solicitation …

MELBOURNE, Australia-Vodafone New Zealand has chosen Ericsson to provide end-to-end multimedia messaging service (MMS) services between New Zealand and Australia. Vodafone New Zealand plans to launch extended MMS services in …

HELSINKI, Finland-Sonera has sold a stake in SmarTrust to venture capital funds the Carlyle Group, GE Equity and Eqvitec Partners for US$34.3 million. Sonera will retain a 39.3-percent stake in …

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-In support of its reported financial health Sprint Corp. said it had obtained commitments for a new $1.5 billion revolving bank credit facility to replace its existing $2 …

MUNICH, Germany-Mobile operator LLC MTS said it commissioned the Siemens Information and Communication Mobile Group to expand its GSM network in Belarus. LLC MTS is a joint venture of Russian …

DUBLIN, Ireland-Vodafone and consumer groups in Ireland are once again at odds over the price of calls following the publication of figures showing that average revenue per user (ARPU) in …

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-NexLink Communications Inc. deployed the first Canopy broadband wireless access system from Motorola Inc. in Republic, Mo., the companies announced. Republic has a population of about 8,500. Canopy includes …

WATERLOO, Ontario-BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. said it filed its third legal complaint against rival Good Technology Inc., this time alleging Good engaged in unfair competition, false advertising, trademark …

OTTAWA, Canada-Atsana Semiconductor Corp. said it has licensed ARM core for multimedia applications in mobile phones, personal digital assistants and network digital cameras. “By licensing the ARM922T core, we are …

MANILA, The Philippines-Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT) is expected to post continued gains for the second quarter of the year amid the slowdown in growth of both the wireless …

PARIS-France Telecom said it reached an agreement with the banks holding a credit facility of $4.6 billion for MobilCom, the German operator in which France Telecom holds a 28.5-percent stake. …

BATH, United Kingdom-Cramer Systems said it will supply a strategic network inventory system for Norwegian operator NetCom’s next-generation network. NetCom will use the system to consolidate disparate systems used to …

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia-The Malaysian government awarded two of three available third-generation licenses this week, with incumbent operators Maxis Communications and Telekom Malaysia walking away with the $13.2 million awards. Three …

BOULDER, Colo.-MapInfo Corp. is combining its miAware location-based services platform with Intrado Inc.’s location technologies and services, said the companies. “Together we will help carriers offer their subscribers differentiating and …

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Advanced Micro Devices, Fujitsu Corp. and Saifun Semiconductors Ltd. say they plan to collaborate to cross-license patents, settle outstanding litigation and work toward developing next-generation non-volatile memory technology. “By …

ATLANTA-BellSouth Corp. launched a new bundled service offering combining local, long distance and data services with Cingular Wireless L.L.C.’s wireless services. BellSouth said its Answers packages will start as low …

REDMOND, Washington, United States-AT&T Wireless Services and Microsoft said they will develop and distribute end-to-end solutions for Microsoft Windows Powered Pocket PCs, smart phones and laptops designed to provide wireless …

REDMOND, Wash.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. and Microsoft Corp. said they will develop and distribute end-to-end solutions for Microsoft Windows Powered Pocket PCs, smartphones and laptops designed to provide wireless access …

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia-The Malaysian government awarded two of three available third-generation (3G) licenses this week, with incumbent operators Maxis Communications and Telekom Malaysia walking away with the US$13.2 million awards. …

BELLEVUE, Wash.-InfoSpace Inc., which has carrier deals to provide a variety of wireless content and services, announced its current chairman and chief executive officer, Naveen Jain, will be replaced. The …

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-New Zealand mobile carrier Xtra Ltd. will offer wireless messaging services through a new deal with wireless data giant Openwave Systems Inc. The carrier will use Openwave’s Email …

BERLIN, Germany-Siemens AG said its voting rights in chip maker Infineon have dropped to 25 percent, following the sale of 4.3 million shares of its pension fund on the stock …

ANNAPOLIS, Md.-TeleCommunication Systems Inc. and messaging company Mobileway announced they will team to develop a short message service delivery network to allow mobile users to send text messages to recipients …

VANCOUVER, British Columbia-Canadian carrier Telus Corp. reported 102,600 net wireless subscriber additions during the second quarter, a 34 percent increase over the 76,400 customers it added during the second quarter …

CLINTON, Mass.-Citing the company’s recent bankruptcy filing and the pending restatement of its financial statements for 2001 and the first quarter of 2002, the Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Panel informed WorldCom …