2002

LONDON-The Bluetooth industry received a boost from a Frost & Sullivan report noting the wireless technology has progressed from its simple cable replacement origins, with different deployment models anticipated from …

HELSINKI, Finland-Tele2 Sweden says it has selected Nokia Corp. to deliver the Redback SmartEdge 800 router for Internet and Intranet services for enterprises. “This underlines the success of the cooperation …

TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo said it forecasts only 320,000 FOMA third-generation subscribers by the end of March 2003, a decrease from its early predictions of more than 1 million subscribers by end-March. …

TORONTO-A Quebec Superior Court judge has ordered Rogers Wireless and its dealers to stop making false or misleading statements against rival Microcell Telecommunications. The order, a temporary injunction in force …

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-AT&T Corporation announced that its Latin American subsidiary will lose US$40 million during the fourth quarter of 2002 and into 2003. The majority shareholder remarked that it will …

DENVER-Qwest Communications International Inc. closed 17 of its wireless retail outlets in six states that the company claimed were unprofitable, according to the Associated Press. Qwest Wireless, which had a …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Anders Igel, chief executive officer of Telia, has agreed to relinquish his appointment to the board of the combined TeliaSonera, putting to rest complaints from the Finnish government that …

WATERLOO, Ontario-Sirific Wireless Corp. said it has completed an equity financing round that has garnered the company $11.5 million that it will invest in continued development of its RFIC products …

BOSTON-Japan and Korea remain the top markets for wireless camera phones, according to a third quarter sales update on cellular camera phones published by Strategy Analytics last week. 9.5 million …

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 Bedminster, N.J., company. Building upon …

WAYNESBORO, Va.-Ntelos Inc. reported $40.7 million in wireless revenues for the third quarter, a 27.5-percent increase from the $32 million the telecommunications provider reported for the third quarter of 2001. …

HELSINKI, Finland-Major handset makers are challenging Qualcomm Inc. for what they regard as the high royalty rates for wideband CDMA’s intellectual property rights. The companies include Nokia Corp., L.M. Ericsson …

NEW YORK-Compex, Anaheim, Calif., has released the SKW811 Wireless Internet-In-A-Box, which it calls, “a hassle-free, complete wireless networking solution for individuals with no previous networking experience.” The package includes: the …

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.-Wherify Wireless Inc. announced retailer distribution agreements by which CompUSA, Good Guys, Wherehouse Music, Fry’s Electronics, Micro Center, Al & Ed’s, and J&R Computer World will resell Wherify’s …

NEW YORK-Zingy launched Phonemates, an audio-based application powered by VoiceWeb technologies, that brings chat rooms and message boards to mobile phones. With Phonemates, users can navigate, listen, and post comments, …

TOKYO-The Financial Times reported German telecommunications giant Deutsche Telekom AG is unlikely to sell off its T-Mobile USA Inc. division when it announces its debt-reduction plans next week due to …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Cypress Semiconductor Corp. said it has sampled the first solution that will link human interface devices like PC mice, keyboards and gaming consoles to personal computers. “Operating at …

BETHESDA, Md.-Access Spectrum L.L.C. said Ancom Communications Inc. will lease 700 MHz spectrum in the Minneapolis-St. Paul market to offer voice and automated vehicle location products. “Access Spectrum’s unique band-manager …

NEW ORLEANS-Space Data Corp.’s chairman and chief executive officer Gerald Knoblach will lead a discussion on alternatives the tower industry can take to reach rural populations with wireless communications on …

NEW ORLEANS-Emerson Network Power Global Services, a division of Emerson Network Power, will formally announce the launch of Total Wireless Tower & Cell Site Service Solutions, at this week’s Tower …

RICHARDSON, Texas-Cambridge Silicon Radio signed a volume price agreement with Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co, Ltd. to purchase 1 million BlueCore2 Bluetooth chips from CSR next year. SEMCO is expected to use …

EINDHOVEN, United Kingdom-Royal Philips Electronics and Cingular Wireless L.L.C. reported a successful commercial network field trial of single antenna interference cancellation chips for GSM/GPRS mobile phones. The companies said the …

NEW ORLEANS-Telephia Inc. will launch Coverage and Capacity Solutions, a new service aimed at providing tower companies, site acquisition specialists and real estate professionals with information that can assist in …

WASHINGTON-The New Jersey State Senate has joined in the distracted driving ban chorus by passing legislation that would ban the use of handheld wireless phones while driving. The bill has …

TOKYO-Sega, a leading game soft developer in Japan, and Nokia, the largest handset manufacturer in the world, will jointly develop game software for mobile handsets, Nokia said. Sega, once a …