November 2002

CARACAS, Venezuela-Motorola announced deployment of a TETRA digital dispatch radio service in Venezuela for police and security in the state of Tachira. The vendor said its TETRA network will allow …

SEOUL, South Korea-Samsung Electronics laid out its vision for the U.S. wireless market in conjunction with the Comdex show in Las Vegas, boasting of its worldwide mobile phone sales of …

BONN, Germany-T-Mobile has expanded its U.S.-originated wireless local area network strategy to Europe, rolling out the service in hot spots in Germany and Austria. The service is currently available in …

LONDON-Intec Telecom Systems said it acquired L.M. Ericsson’s Settler interconnect billing product unit for a cash amount of $5.1 million. The deal also allows Intel to develop and market the …

DENVER, United States-Santa’s helpers will be able to stuff stockings with a new gift this year-wireless data. U.K.-based wireless entertainment and publishing company Digital Bridges plans to sell packaged, prepaid …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Investors roared their approval of a new deal between synchronization company Pumatech Inc. and Microsoft Corp.’s MSN business, sending Pumatech’s stock up almost 75 percent to $1.45 per …

WASHINGTON-EFJ Inc. signed a $10 million line of credit with the Bank of America N.A. it will use for working capital and to finance the performance of government contracts. The …

BEIJING-Treo mobile phone/personal digital assistant maker Handspring Inc. announced it will sell its Treo 270 device in China through a new partnership with CEC Telecom Co. Ltd. and GrandTech. “The …

DENVER-Qwest Communications International Inc. began a private offer to exchange $12.9 billion in debt securities of its Qwest Capital Funding Inc. subsidiary for new debt securities in an attempt to …

TOKYO-Japanese operator J-Phone’s news that it has signed 1 million picture service users was overshadowed by a raid on its headquarters by the country’s Fair Trade Commission. The raid was …

GREENSBORO, N.C.-RF Micro Devices Inc. opened a new sales and customer support office in Beijing. The office is an extension of the company’s new test and tape and reel facility …

TORONTO-The federal government launched a review yesterday of the law restricting foreigners to minority stakes in domestic telephone companies. It is a process that could give Canadian firms greater room …

NEW DELHI, India-Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) Chairman Syed Marghub Murshed has ruled out issuing new licenses for private mobile-phone operators, as well as tariff revisions until a comprehensive study …

BUCHAREST, Romania-Israel’s GSM operator Partner, which operates under the Orange brand, has sent to the Ministry of Communications a request to delay receiving its remaining GSM 1800 MHz frequencies by …

LONDON-Intec Telecom Systems said it acquired Ericsson’s Settler interconnect billing product unit for a cash amount of US$5.1 million. The deal also allows Intel to develop and market the Settler …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Wireless application and entertainment company Aspiro announced it has applied for protection from its creditors through bankruptcy, and as part of its restructuring efforts will sell its text messaging …

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-Wireless Internet player Openwave Systems Inc. acquired instant messaging company Personity Inc. last month for an undisclosed amount. An Openwave spokeswoman said the company gained three engineers and …

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia recently announced two contracts for its TETRA network using IP technology. Nokia will join with Moratel to implement the TETRA system in Morocco. TETRA will be the first …

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia-The first commercial CDMA 450 MHz network is to be launched soon in Russia by the St. Petersburg-based carrier Delta Telecom. City streets are already abounding in billboards …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. said more than 5 million gpsOne-enabled wireless devices are now in commercial use in Japan, South Korea and the United States, making it the most widely deployed …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Telia’s mobile subscribers will be able to access Hotmail e-mail sent via short message service to their mobile phones under a new deal the operator signed with MSN, Microsoft’s …

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless Inc. signed a multi-year technology licensing agreement with HeyAnita Inc. to support Verizon Wireless’ Voice Gear suite of voice-enabled services including voice-activated dialing, voice browsing and corporate …

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Palm Inc.’s operating system subsidiary, PalmSource Inc., announced it will join the Open Mobile Alliance standards group. “The efforts of the Open Mobile Alliance are in line with PalmSource’s …

MURRAY HILL, N.J.-With its deployment by MetroPCS, Lucent Technologies Inc.’s Anypath messaging system, which allows subscribers to access and manage their communications transactions, has surpassed 500,000 active subscribers in North …

SAN JOSE, California, United States-ArrayComm and CommWorks announced an agreement to provide standards-based Internet connectivity and seamless mobility in ArrayComm’s i-Burst Personal Broadband System. ArrayComm said it has demonstrated seamless …