2002

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 …

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 …

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 …

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, …

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 …

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 …

WASHINGTON, D.C.-Crown Castle International Corp. will cut 250 jobs, close offices, and take a charge between $7 million and $10 million in the fourth quarter, according to a filing with …

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 …

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 …

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 …

RALEIGH, N.C.-Summus Inc. announced it will make online picture service Snapfish available to wireless carriers that support WAP. The companies said wireless users will be able to view, store, manage …

BELLEVUE, Wash.-Expanding the coverage of its Wi-Fi-based HotSpot service, T-Mobile USA Inc. announced a partnership with Borders Group Inc. to provide wireless Internet access in Borders Books and Music locations …

FAIRFIELD, N.J.-Kyocera Mita introduced a 802.11b network interface print controller for its printers and multi-functional devices designed to allow companies to deploy printing capabilities into a wireless local area network …

OTTAWA-Nortel Networks Ltd. and Qualcomm Inc. announced the successful test of an UMTS voice and data call across commercial cell sites using live 1.9 GHz radio spectrum, Qualcomm chipsets in …

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.-The Smart Card Alliance announced its 2003 board of directors and executive committee as well as the appointment of Randy Vanderhoof as the new executive director. In addition to …

AMAZON STATE, Brazil-Citizens of Brazil will use the Globalstar satellite phone system to cast votes in the upcoming presidential elections. Votes are cast on battery-operated voting machines, then transmitted back …

LONDON-Wireless entertainment company Digital Bridges announced it is embarking on a major Java rollout, a move that will include selling a wide array of downloadable Java applications through retail outlets, …

NEW DELHI, India-The Thai government agency, Communications Authority of Thailand (CAT), plans to seek a foreign strategic partner as part of its restructuring exercise, prior to telecom deregulation next year. …

TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo, the largest mobile operator in Japan, gained merely 2,200 new subscribers for its third-generation (3G) services in September, which brought NTT DoCoMo’s total FOMA or 3G service subscribers …

DUBLIN, Ireland-Barely a week after its parent company British Telecommunications (BT) revealed plans to re-enter the U.K. consumer mobile market, there are indications that Ireland’s number-two telecommunications provider Esat BT …

NEW YORK-PayCircle, a group formed to push mobile commerce applications through standard application programming interfaces-released the PayCircle Payment Web Service Specification 1.0, which covers WSDL sources, XML schema definitions and …

CHICAGO-Motorola Inc.’s stock fell 15-percent on Wednesday, to trade at $8.30, a new 10-year low for the infrastructure giant. By Thursday morning, shares were back up almost 10-percent to trade …

FOSTER CITY, Calif.-Inktomi Corp. announced it will cut about 20 percent of its staff, or about 85 positions, a move the company said would better align it in the current …

MANILA, The Philippines-Saddled with heavy debts resulting from the East Asian financial crisis in 1997 and the continued downturn of the global economy, Pilipino Telephone Corporation (Piltel), the mobile-phone subsidiary …