October 2002

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 18 November in Uruguay. As it …

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 for the carrier’s third-generation (3G) …

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 Technologies Inc. traded for a dollar, …

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 on the previous year, the organization’s …

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 Enterprise Associates. The investment brings Pinpoint’s …

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 longer to replace their current mobile …

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 12-inch silicon wafers. “As computing and …

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 now. Singl.eView will be installed by …

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 from the $10 million it scored …

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 WaterCove’s European business development initiatives. “While …

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 down almost 10 percent to about …

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 wireless networks by SkyOnline in the …

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 than US$7.9 million as outstanding debts …

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 their own. Third-quarter earnings announcements from …

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 will use to expand sales and …

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 the number of mobile networks to …

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 laboratory offers services for Bluetooth development, …

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 loss of $26.4 million. “I’m pleased …

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 capital raised to $28 million. Ember …

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 same quarter last year. 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 of its WISMO modules. By comparison, …

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., Police Department will use its …

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 with call centers, roadside assistance and …

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 of this year following negative net …

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 the MessageVine IM Server, users …