2002

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Wireless enterprise company Good Technology Inc. announced an undisclosed number of layoffs, a move a company executive said would better align Good’s business and increase its operating efficiency. “As …

MOSCOW—The second-biggest Russian carrier Vimpelcom (BeeLine) said its subsidiary Vimpelcom-Region, created to promote nationwide expansion, received US$175.44 million in investments. The funds were provided by BeeLine, the Alfa-Group Holding and …

SAN DIEGO-In the midst of a corporate restructuring, Leap Wireless International Inc. reported $155.2 million in total revenues for the third quarter, more than double the $66.7 million it posted …

NEW DELHI, India—State-owned telecom operator Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT) will soon launch GSM services in the island nation through its subsidiary, Mobitel. SLT recently took full control of Mobitel, after …

OWINGS MILLS, Md.-Wireless data company Aether Systems Inc. announced it completed its tender offer for a portion of its debt securities, with $38 million in principal amount of the notes …

WASHINGTON-Following similar moves by the European Commission (EC), the U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday cleared the way for the formation of five patent platforms for third-generation (3G) wireless technology after …

NORWOOD, Mass.-Sharp Corp. is using technology from Analog Devices, including its SoftFone GSM/GPRS wireless chipset and its LCD control and power management technologies, in Sharp’s new GX10 GSM/GPRS camera phone, …

Editor: While I always enjoy good sarcasm, Stuart Sharrock’s column, “Sorry to be stupid, but …,” on American reactions to Europe’s third-generation (3G) wireless fiasco is at times misleading (see …

BERLIN-A German news agency reported that Deutsche Telekom AG does not plan to sell its T-Mobile USA Inc. division and will instead look for other alternatives in reducing its more …

RALEIGH, N.C.-Technology platform provider Summus Inc. announced it will maintain and resell mobile phones and services from Single Touch Interactive, which controls a portfolio of media brands and applications including …

BOSTON-American Tower Corp.’s third quarter results were met with congratulations from industry analysts on the company’s subsequent conference call. Despite a $353.9 million net loss, or $1.81 per share, and …

ESPOO, Finland-Nokia Corp. and Research In Motion Ltd. signed a software licensing agreement granting Nokia the right to use and distribute certain RIM BlackBerry software in conjunction with Nokia products …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-As expected, Tele2 has returned its third-generation license in Norway to the government. Tele2 plans to offer mobile virtual network operator services through an agreement with Telenor instead of …

OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-Committees and consortiums dedicated to developing and overseeing biometric technology standards will be a catalyst for biometric vendors to significantly increase revenues in 2003, according to a new …

NEW YORK-Centurion Wireless Technologies Inc., Lincoln, Neb., has signed an agreement to acquire Allgon Mobile Communications, a designer and manufacturer of antennas for mobile communications devices, for an undisclosed sum. …

NEW YORK-SK Telecom, which is conducting a field trial of Flarion Technologies’ mobile broadband system, has made a strategic investment of undisclosed size in the U.S. company. Building on flash-OFDM, …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Cable & Wireless Panama has launched its first GSM/GPRS 850 MHz network, according to L.M. Ericsson, which supplied the equipment. “By upgrading its network in the 850 MHz frequency, …

NEW YORK-SchlumbergerSema, Paris, has launched its SIM2SIM device, which enables automatic and secure transfer of end-user personal data from one subscriber identity module card to another. The two-slot SIM card …

TOKYO-Nortel Networks Ltd. said it has signed a deal to supply Mitsubishi Electric Information Network Corp. (MIND) with its wireless access solution for mobile professionals. The solution, known as Contivity …

MOSCOW-CDMA technology based on the IS-95 standard continues to push forward in Russia despite numerous restrictions and the order to abandon the 800 MHz band altogether by 2010. The Kodotel …

NEW YORK-Amdocs Ltd., St. Louis, a provider of billing and customer relationship management for telecommunications operators, reported increased revenues and losses for the fiscal year, which ended Sept. 30. The …

WATERLOO, Ontario, Canada-Research In Motion (RIM) said it has signed an agreement in principal with Palm setting out fundamental terms under which RIM will license certain keyboard patents to Palm …

ALEXANDRIA, Va.-PCIA has filed a reply to an environmental group’s response to PCIA’s motion to dismiss the group’s Aug. 27 Gulf Petition. The environmental group, which consists of the Forest …

DUBLIN, Ireland-With the public snub Microsoft received with the news that U.K. mobile-phone manufacturer Sendo has dumped the software giant as the software provider for its new Z100 Web-enabled multimedia …

WASHINGTON-The Governors Highway Safety Association said states next year will have new guidelines for collecting vehicular crash data that take account of driver use of cell phones, pagers and other …