Monthly Archives: October, 2002
Movicom BellSouth to be only participant in Uruguayan auction
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-Movicom BellSouth was the only operator that presented the prequalification documents to participate in the spectrum auction that will take place on...
Japanese operators continue to win next-generation subscribers
TOKYO-KDDI and J-Phone continue to expand their subscriber bases of next-generation services.KDDI, the second-largest mobile operator in Japan, announced that the number of subscribers...
Major wireless vendors enjoy stock boost
NEW YORK-After weeks of trading below a dollar with delisting threats hanging over them, major wireless vendors enjoyed boosts in their stocks as Lucent...
Australian mobile complaints decrease in 2002
MELBOURNE, Australia-Consumers contacted Australia's Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman 62,275 times to complain about telephone and Internet services last financial year, a drop of 13 percent...
Pinpoint raises $4M in venture funding
CARY, N.C.-Pinpoint Networks Inc., which sells content platforms to wireless carriers, announced it raised $4 million in venture funding from its new investor New...
Wireless users holding on to handsets longer
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif.-Although carriers continue to lower the price of new mobile phones in an effort to attract more customers, wireless subscribers are waiting...
Intel opens expanded chip plant
SAN JOSE, Calif.-Intel corp. said it has opened a $2 billion expanded chip plant, called Fab 11X, in New Mexico to build microprocessors on...
TOT to use ADC billing system in GSM network
MINNEAPOLIS-ADC said Thailand's TOT Corp. plc will implement ADC's Singl.eView convergent billing platform in its GSM mobile phone network, which it is rolling out...
724 stays focused on profitability goals
TORONTO-724 Solutions Inc. reported revenue for its third quarter of $5.6 million, up from the $5 million in the company's previous quarter but down...
WaterCove opens U.K. subsidiary
CHELMSFORD, Mass.-WaterCove Networks announced the opening a new subsidiary, WaterCove Networks U.K., Ltd., to offer support to the U.K.'s wireless network operators and expand...
AvantGo stock drops on earnings news
HAYWARD, Calif.-Wireless enterprise company AvantGo Inc. reported revenues of $4.5 million and a net loss of $5.5 million, news the sent the company's stock...
Diveo associates in Argentina, Uruguay sold to SkyOnline
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-SkyOnline bought the Argentine and Uruguay affiliates of Diveo on 20 October for around US$7 million. It is the first acquisition involving...
Nigeria orders Nitel to pay outstanding debts to MTN, Econet
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has ordered the state-owned telecommunications network operator Nigeria Telecommunications (Nitel) to pay MTN and Econet Wireless more...
Tower companies rise on carrier earnings
BOSTON-The four publicly traded tower companies received a much-needed boost from Wall Street this week, following tolerable carrier earnings and some financial announcements of...
Voyager Systems closes $7.5M venture financing
SAN DIEGO-Voyager Systems Inc., San Diego, has closed a $7.5 million initial round of venture financing, led by Hamilton Apex Technology Ventures that it...
New mobile operator to extend rural coverage in Malawi
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-Recently, the Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) licensed a new operator, the Malawi Mobile Cellular Network Limited, with an eye to increasing...
TUV, 7 layers establish Bluetooth lab
DANVERS, Mass.-TUV America Inc. and 7 layers Inc. have partnered to establish a Bluetooth laboratory in Irvine, Calif., at 7 layers' new facilities. The...
Investors pleased with InfoSpace earnings
BELLEVUE, Wash.-InfoSpace Inc., which sells Web and wireless software and application services, reported revenues for its third quarter of $33.6 million and a net...
Ember closes financing
BOSTON-Ember Corp., which provides embedded wireless networking solutions, has closed its Series B round of financing with commitments totaling $20 million, brining its total...
Nextel reaches 10 million total customers in 3Q
RESTON, Va.-Nextel Communications Inc. posted $2.3 billion in revenues for the recently completed third quarter, an increase over the $1.8 billion reported for the...
Wavecom reports higher revenues, net income
ISSY_LES_MOULINEAUX, France-Wavecom SA reported third-quarter net income of $16.85 million, or $1.13 per share, on revenues of $167 million, almost entirely derived from sales...
Aether, Extended Systems score government contracts
OWINGS MILLS, Md.-Action in the wireless enterprise space continues, with two providers scoring government contracts.First, Aether Systems Inc. announced that the Garden City, N.Y.,...
CSI Wireless releases Driver-Link
CALGARY, Alberta-CSI Wireless Inc. has released Driver-Link, a one-touch in-car calling device that uses wireless and GPS technology to allow drivers to communicate hands-free...
AT&T Wireless reports solid 3Q numbers
REDMOND, Wash.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. became the first nationwide wireless operator to officially report an increase in its customer base during the third quarter...
T-Mobile Germany to offer instant messaging
SAN FRANCISCO-T-Mobile in Germany will offer wireless instant messaging services through a new deal with messaging company MessageVine.Using the Mobile IM service powered by...