2002

HAYWARD, Calif.-Wireless enterprise company AvantGo Inc. reported revenues of $4.5 million and a net loss of $5.5 million, news the sent the company’s stock down almost 10 percent to about …

BELLEVUE, Wash.-InfoSpace Inc., which sells Web and wireless software and application services, reported revenues for its third quarter of $33.6 million and a net loss of $26.4 million. “I’m pleased …

CARY, N.C.-Pinpoint Networks Inc., which sells content platforms to wireless carriers, announced it raised $4 million in venture funding from its new investor New Enterprise Associates. The investment brings Pinpoint’s …

CALGARY, Alberta-CSI Wireless Inc. has released Driver-Link, a one-touch in-car calling device that uses wireless and GPS technology to allow drivers to communicate hands-free with call centers, roadside assistance and …

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-Movicom BellSouth was the only operator that presented the prequalification documents to participate in the spectrum auction that will take place on 18 November in Uruguay. As it …

MELBOURNE, Australia-Consumers contacted Australia’s Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman 62,275 times to complain about telephone and Internet services last financial year, a drop of 13 percent on the previous year, the organization’s …

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-Recently, the Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) licensed a new operator, the Malawi Mobile Cellular Network Limited, with an eye to increasing the number of mobile networks to …

TORONTO-724 Solutions Inc. reported revenue for its third quarter of $5.6 million, up from the $5 million in the company’s previous quarter but down from the $10 million it scored …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-PTS, the Swedish telecom regulatory authority, has hinted it is prepared to organize a roundtable discussion with third-generation (3G) license holders that feel they are unable to meet agreed …

OXFORD, United Kingdom-Having built a wireless network covering nearly 20 percent of the German population, the beleaguered operator MobilCom is now said to be negotiating the sale of its infrastructure …

SANTA CLARA, Calif.-Cellon International launched its new CMS91 GSM/GPRS wireless module, which the company said will allow manufacturers and designers to develop wireless handsets or to add wireless connectivity to …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Intel corp. said it has opened a $2 billion expanded chip plant, called Fab 11X, in New Mexico to build microprocessors on 12-inch silicon wafers. “As computing and …

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has ordered the state-owned telecommunications network operator Nigeria Telecommunications (Nitel) to pay MTN and Econet Wireless more than US$7.9 million as outstanding debts …

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif.-Although carriers continue to lower the price of new mobile phones in an effort to attract more customers, wireless subscribers are waiting longer to replace their current mobile …

BETHESDA, Md.-Access Spectrum LLC said federal regulators have given permission to its subsidiary to provide band management services in the 220-222 MHz band. The Federal Communications Commission’s action enables ASL …

VANCOUVER, British Columbia-Colligo Networks Inc. released the Colligo Workgroup Edition, the latest product in their line of “instant network” solutions. Colligo Workgroup Edition is designed for work teams using wireless …

NEW YORK-Julia Butterfly Hill, who lived in a redwood tree nicknamed “Luna” for two years to protest old growth forest destruction, has reached an out of court settlement with OmniSky …

PORTLAND, Ore.-Metro One Telecommunications Inc. reported that Sprint PCS would not renew its contract to provide enhanced directory services to the wireless operator once the current contract expires at the …

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Pen&Internet LLC, creator of riteMail, a handwritten e-mail application, has teamed with T-Mobile dealer RACO Industries to market riteMail products and services through its reseller network and to T-Mobile …

TORONTO-Sierra Wireless Inc. reported a surprise third-quarter profit Tuesday as sales of its wireless modems came in higher than management had expected. The Vancouver-based company posted a profit of US$503,000, …

WILMINGTON, Del.-Bankrupt Devon Mobile Communications L.P. said it will attempt to sell, via auction, substantially all of its site tower assets and will assume related executory contracts and unexpired leases. …

BELLEVUE, Wash.-Messaging companies Wireless Services Corp. and CMG Wireless Data Solutions announced they set up a service to allow mobile customers to send text messages to other users in Canada, …

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-Wireless Internet software and infrastructure provider Openwave Systems Inc. reported slightly higher revenues for its first quarter and a smaller net loss compared with its previous quarter. The …

WILMINGTON, Del.-A U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Wilmington, Del., denied NII Holdings Inc.’s proposed Chapter 11 reorganization plan noting its filed documents violated a number of provisions of the Bankruptcy Code, …

REDMOND, Wash.-Microsoft Corp. announced it will acquire location-services company Vicinity Corp. in a deal valued at about $96 million. Microsoft said it will integrate Vicinity into its MapPoint Business Unit. …