2002

HELSINKI, Finland-Wireless carrier 02 Ireland has chosen Nokia Corp. to supply its wireless local area network, which will give its customers access to the Internet and corporate intranets in such …

CORVALLIS, Ore.-Startup Pixio Corp., which provides wireless point-of-purchase sales information for retail consumers, announced it appointed Dan Whitaker as the company’s new president and chief executive officer. Whitaker is an …

WASHINGTON-Lawyers for Christopher Newman later today are expected to appeal last month’s dismissal of an $800 million brain cancer lawsuit against Motorola Inc. U.S. District Judge Catherine Blake of Baltimore …

WOODBURY, N.Y.-Messaging company Comverse Technology Inc. posted a net loss of $25 million for its third quarter, compared with a net income of $20 million for the same quarter last …

BATH, United Kingdom-U.K. supplier Cramer Systems said it will supply software to Pannon GSM in Hungary to automate provisioning processes and streamline network operations. Pannon GSM will use the system …

CULVER CITY, Calif.-Through a new wide-ranging deal between the two companies, Sony Pictures Digital will sell screensavers, ring tones, games and other wireless content based on its movies and television …

WASHINGTON-Wireless carriers may receive a reprieve in deploying enhanced 911 services if the public-safety answering point is not ready at the end of the mandated six-month implementation window, said the …

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless announced it will sell the new color-screen CDM-9500 phone, a tri-mode, CDMA 1xRTT-capable device built by Audiovox Communications Corp. and Toshiba. The phone will also include Qualcomm …

MURRAY HILL, New Jersey, United States-Shares of Lucent Technologies surged early this week on rumors of a potential takeover by aerospace and defense equipment vendor General Dynamics. Tuesday afternoon, shares …

BRUSSELS, Belgium-The European Union has given its nod to the semiconductor joint venture between Hitachi Ltd. and Mitsubishi Electric Corp, making the world’s second largest chipmaker. According to the JV, …

HELSINKI, Finland-Contract electronic manufacturer Sanmina-SCI Corp said it would shut its plant here and cut about 300 jobs, amounting to 30 percent of its staff in the country. The plant …

CARY, N.C.-SpectraSite Communications Inc., operating subsidiary of bankrupt SpectraSite Holding Inc., said it will sell its wireless network services division to its subsidiary WesTower Corp. SpectraSite acquired the network services …

IRVINE, Calif.-Disposable mobile phone maker Hop-On announced Viasystems will manufacture 61,000 CDMA 800 MHz disposable/recyclable phones to sell in China. “We now have an EMS partner with a first-rate global …

FRAMINGHAM, Mass.-IDC Corp. said the worldwide IT industry suffered its worst decline ever with growth dropping 2.3 percent, although it expects a growth rate of more than five percent amounting …

It’s time to choose RCR Wireless News’ 2002 Person of the Year. This year, we’ve decided to let you voice an opinion in this process. Who do you think was …

MEMPHIS, Tenn.-Shipping giant FedEx Corp. announced it will begin using new wireless devices built by Motorola Inc. and running on Microsoft Corp.’s personal digital assistant operating system. FedEx said the …

HOUSTON-Crown Castle International Corp. said it will pay the quarterly dividend on its 12 3/4 percent senior exchangeable preferred stock on Dec. 15, 2002, to all holders of record on …

PARIS-Mobileway, which manages and monetizes mobile transactions, announced it will collaborate with French radio station SkyRock to offer premium text messaging services to the station’s listeners. “To help us interact …

WASHINGTON-Financially-troubled wireless companies and high-tech firms could face severe delays in emerging from bankruptcy, owing to a record number of bankruptcies this year, insufficient funding of bankruptcy courts and the …

In spite of mammoth debt, operators are beginning to loosen their purse strings to buy equipment again, according to a report by market research firm Dell’Oro Group. The report said …

NEW YORK-Vyyo Inc., a Cupertino, Calif., supplier of broadband fixed wireless systems, said its chief financial officer, David Aber, has taken a sabbatical for personal reasons. Arik Levi, vice president …

NEW YORK-Telemac Corp., Los Angeles, said it has received a patent covering a method of prepaid wireless services “where the accounting functions are performed within network-edge devices, i.e. mobile phones, …

SINGAPORE-Cable & Wireless subsidiary Great Eastern Telecommunications Ltd. plans to sell between 57 percent and 66 percent of its 30-percent holding in MobileOne Ltd. (M1), as part of Cable & …

TOKYO, Japan-104.com said Orange’s group of companies will use its Xme (Kiss me) platform in launching several new multimedia services during the next six months. “Orange is committed to providing …

By Mike Dano Motorola scrapped its instant-messaging server business earlier this year and plans to focus solely on providing instant-messaging software in its handsets, a move that comes amid drastic …