2002

NEW YORK-The November Service Provider Confidence Index, developed by Sage Research Inc., Natick, Mass., showed confidence rising despite a decline in assessment of current conditions. The latest bi-monthly survey reflects …

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-Nigerian state-owned network operator Nitel announced that all the country’s state capitals will be connected to the operator’s GSM network during 2003. Sam Nmegbu, Nitel’s territorial manager, said …

NEW YORK-Sprint Corp. said today it plans to eliminate about 2,100 jobs, or 3 percent of its work force, in response to the downturn in the long-distance telecommunications business. The …

ATLANTA, United States-Numerex is working with Vehicle Security Resources de Colombia, the LoJack licensee for Colombia, to equip commercial and personal vehicles in Colombia with vehicle location and tracking services, …

OSLO, Norway-Ericsson’s mid-November confirmation that its sweeping restructuring and job slashing would lead to a 50-percent reduction in its research and development (R&D) staff struck a raw nerve in Sweden. …

DALLAS-Allgon announced it will supply solutions for in-building coverage in a new terminal at Munich’s international airport. “The new terminal at Munich’s international airport will obtain a state-of-art multi-band solution …

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-Mobile network operator MTN reported it is contributing toward the New Economic Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) through social and infrastructure investments in six African countries. The network …

CHELMSFORD, Mass.-Axis Communications has begun volume shipments of its system-on-a-chip that integrates 2-Megabyte Flash, 8 MB Synchronized Dynamic Random Access Memory and an Ethernet transceiver. The ETRAX100LX MCM 2+8 chip, …

SAN DIEGO, Calif.-Qualcomm Inc. said it has unveiled a radioOne zero intermediate frequency cellular CDMA single-band chipsets for handsets. The chips consist of the RFR6120 baseband-to RF transmit processor and …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Aspect Communications, a provider of software-based call center and customer relationship management solutions, hopes to shore up its balance sheet through the sale of $50 million in convertible …

NEW YORK-David King, president and chief operating officer of Proxim Corp., Sunnyvale, Calif., has moved into the newly created post of vice chairman of the board of directors, as part …

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint PCS’ chief financial officer will leave the company in January, and no replacement has yet been named. A Sprint spokeswoman declined to give a reason for William …

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.-Mobile marketing company Avesair Inc. reported the results of its advertising campaign for the grand opening of New York City sport store Champs Sports, with hundreds of …

MUNICH, Germany-Siemens said it was named the sole provider for P&T Luxembourg’s third-generation (3G) network. The value of the framework agreement, which runs into 2007, was not disclosed. Siemens was …

VADODARA, India-Internet service provider Technet Teleservices said it launched CDMA 1x limited mobility service in Vadodara. The company said in a promotional piece that users could save 60 to 90 …

BEIJING-PalmSource Inc., the operating system subsidiary of Palm Inc., announced it is expanding into the Chinese market for personal digital assistants and smart phones through a new Hong Kong office …

OXFORD, United Kingdom-Much to the annoyance of those promoting competing technologies, GSM continues to grow in worldwide dominance. While the reasons behind its original success have now largely been lost …

SAN DIEGO-Leap Wireless International Inc. will be delisted from the NASDAQ National Market, effective immediately. Leap was notified this week that the NASDAQ Listing Qualifications Panel denied its request for …

CLEVELAND-United Wireless now counts 22 locations throughout northeast and central Ohio, following the opening of two new retail locations in Streetsboro and Montrose. United Wireless offers wireless solutions from Alltel …

MELBOURNE, Australia-Vodafone indicated this week it is interested in buying Hutchison Telecommunications’ A$3 billion (US$1.7 billion) third-generation (3G) mobile-phone network in a bid to get an early foothold in Australia’s …

CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom-Cambridge Positioning Systems Ltd. announced it is working with Intel Corp. to integrate CPS’s location technology-enhanced observed time difference technology-into a variety of Intel products geared toward the …

TORONTO-Joining the increasing number of fixed-line companies re-examining the wireless market, Bell Canada yesterday launched a trial of “hot spots” providing wireless high-speed Internet access. The service aimed at business …

CALGARY, Alberta-Zi Corp. announced it has completed financing, including a secured short-term credit facility valued at $3.3 million. The credit facility, repayable on March 5, 2003, includes a commitment fee …

DALLAS-In a move to push for Linux-based wireless devices, chip maker Texas Instruments said it will work to embed a Linux platform from MontaVista Software Inc. into its OMAP application …

NEW YORK-Spirea AB, Kista, Sweden, a developer of integrated radio-frequency solutions for the short-range wireless markets, will make available during the second quarter of 2003 two new transceiver chips for …