2002

LAS VEGAS-Mobile content provider Cellus USA announced nReach will sell Cellus wireless content through its Mobile Content Kiosk. The kiosks allow consumers to order wireless content, including ringtones, logos, pictures, …

ARLINGTON, Ill.-Neither Motorola nor STMicroelectronics has confirmed press reports that both companies are in talks that could lead to Motorola’s semiconductor division being sold to STMicroelectronics. Such a merger will …

REDMOND, Wash.-AT&T Wireless said it will make Yahoo Messenger instant messaging service available to its text messaging and mMode users. With the service, AT&T customers can send text messages between …

OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-In addition to mobile handsets, Bluetooth is poised for growth across several industries and geographic markets according to a comprehensive report on Bluetooth technologies from Allied Business Intelligence. …

NEW YORK-Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services said late last week it has placed B-plus corporate credit ratings on American Tower Corp. and Crown Castle International Corp. and a B rating …

MAARSSEN, The Netherlands-Wireless enterprise company iAnywhere Solutions Inc., a subsidiary of Sybase Inc., announced its mobile database technology will be integrated into a wireless ticketing trial for a Dutch railway …

TAMPA-Zeosoft is releasing version 1.5 of its Zeosphere application server at this week’s CTIA Wireless IT and Internet show in Las Vegas. Zeosoft’s new solution, which was built based on …

GERMANTOWN, Md.-Megisto Systems introduced two new service and access packages, Megisto Professional and Megisto Consumer, to its Mobile Services Delivery System. The MSDS provides network intelligence and scale to permit …

CHICAGO-U.S. Cellular Corp. reported mixed financial results for the third quarter 2002, with increased service revenues and strong customer additions offset by reduced operating cash flow and earnings per share. …

SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif.-Starfish Software will demonstrate its SyncML-based over-the-air synchronization technology at CTIA’s Wireless IT & Internet show this week in Las Vegas. Starfish, an independent wholly owned subsidiary of …

LONDON-Attempting to continue its acquisition path, Vodafone Group plc announced an agreement to acquire British Telecommunications plc’s and SBC Communications Inc.’s stakes in French company Cegetel for about $6.2 billion …

WASHINGTON-Saying that WorldCom Inc. is unfit to hold its licenses, the Office of Communications of the United Church of Christ Inc. filed an informal objection to the transfer of WorldCom’s …

LAS VEGAS-Wavecom Inc. will showcase its new 850/1900 MHz dual-band GSM/GPRS module for plug-in wireless communications capabilities at CTIA’s show in Las Vegas this week. The company will show its …

SANTA CLARA, California, United States-Riverstone Networks said its metro routers have been deployed by Mexico’s MVS Comunicaciones in a nationwide wireless network. The network will provide broadband access and virtual …

WASHINGTON-The Defense appropriations bill about to be passed by Congress will not include any of the $73 million the Bush administration requested for wireless priority access, a stunning blow to …

WASHINGTON-Vermont lawmakers have introduced legislation to repeal a key provision of the 1996 telecom act designed to foster antenna siting for mobile-phone operators, setting the stage for a follow-up bill …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Ericsson said it signed an agreement with Heilongjiang Mobile for a GSM network expansion contract valued at US$72 million. Ericsson will provide a full range of infrastructure and software, …

AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands-Royal Philips Electronics will dissolve the Sunnyvale, Calif.-based Philips Components division and restructure the business in its other divisions to reduce costs and simplify its organization. Philips plans …

WOBURN, Mass.-Boston Communications Group Inc. (BCGI) will acquire all assets of billing software solution provider Infotech Solutions Corp., allowing BCGI to offer solutions for handling postpaid, prepaid and hybrid subscriber …

NEW YORK-Lucent Technologies Inc. has announced another round of layoffs even as Standard and Poor’s cut the wireless vendor’s credit rating one notch to “B -,” its sixth-highest junk rating. …

CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom-U.K. consultancy Analysys released a new report that reiterates that the Western European mobile market is reaching saturation levels, with growth of only 3 percent during the first …

MIAMI-Norweigen Cruise Lines has introduced wireless Internet access to the high seas with the announcement it has partnered with Maritime Telecommunications Network and PCTEL to offer Wi-Fi high-speed wireless Internet …

SANTA BARBARA-Superconductor Technologies Inc. (STI) and Conductus Inc. announced plans to merge under the STI name, with Conductus becoming an STI subsidiary. At the close of the merger, expected by …

TORONTO-Canada’s Research in Motion Ltd. is facing allegations that it agreed to pay New York broker Credit Suisse First Boston to ensure analyst coverage. CSFB could face prosecution as a …

CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom-U.K. consultancy Analysys released a new report that reiterates that the Western European mobile market is reaching saturation levels, with growth of only 3 percent during the first …