2002

GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo.-Ciber Inc.’s Wireless Practice has been acknowledged by IBM and Palm Inc. for integrating IBM and Palm Solution Group technologies-making it the first integration partner of the two …

SAN DIEGO, Calif.-Qualcomm Inc. said it has rolled out Wideband CDMA test mobiles at 1900 MHz for North American deployment. “These test mobiles are identical to those used for W-CDMA …

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-Cell C shareholder Saudi Oger is reported to be seeking fresh opportunities in other emerging African markets. Jonahan Newman, the network’s chief of strategy development, said the possibilities …

TORONTO-Merrill Lynch has significantly lowered its estimate of how much cash Nortel Networks will have at the end of next year, citing concerns about Nortel’s wireless equipment division. Merrill said …

WOODBURY, N.Y.-Comverse, a unit of Comverse Technology Inc., announced it will demonstrate its Multimedia Mobile E-mail on a mobile device based on Texas Instruments’ OMAP wireless processing platform. Comverse said …

DOHA, Qatar-Motorola Inc. and Alcatel said they have signed a $60 million contract to supply infrastructure equipment for the Qatar’s state-owned carrier Qatar Telecom. The network will increase its capacity …

ATLANTA-EMS Technologies Inc. has granted LGC Wireless Inc. a non-exclusive worldwide license to manufacture and market its wireless products under patent no. 6,005,884, as part of the settlement of the …

MOSCOW-The biggest Russian carrier Mobile TeleSystems (MTS) has reportedly reached a deal to acquire a controlling stake in Ukraine’s second-biggest operator Ukrainian Mobile Communications (UMC). UMC shareholders include government-owned Ukrtelecom …

ATLANTA-ART Advanced Recognition Technologies Inc. (ART) announced it will join with Qualcomm Inc. to implements its smARTspeak XG software into Qualcomm’s CDMA Mobile Station Modem (MSM) chipsets. ART’s phoneme-based name …

LOS ANGELES-Wireless entertainment publisher Jamdat Mobile Inc. announced it purchased multiplayer gaming technology from DemiVision L.L.C., a wireless technology company Under the deal, Jamdat gains exclusive access to DemiVision’s gaming …

TORONTO, Canada-Nortel Networks Ltd. retained Pascal Debon as president of its wireless networks division in its reorganization in the aftermath of the decision of its metro and enterprise unit president, …

OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-Demand for GaAs power amplifiers has risen owing to aggressive pricing, according to a report by Allied Business Intelligence. The study also noted that handset designs rely more …

PARIS-Alcatel said it won a contract to expand the capacity of Tunisie Telecom’s existing GSM 900/1800 MHz network. The value of the contract was not disclosed.

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc said it has released a new advanced GPS radio receiver to connect with both the multimode GPS processor and the mobile station modem chipsets. “The RGR6200 radio …

PARIS, France-Wireless network planning solution provider Forsk and optimization solution provider Schema are partnering to create software and processes to make their respective second and third generation products interoperable. “This …

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-Gambian mobile network operator Africell announced it has entered a deal with national transport company The Gambia Public Transport Corporation (GPTC). The deal numbering more than 100 phones …

JAKARTA, Indonesia-Singapore’s mobile market recorded a slight downturn in the number of prepaid subscribers in August. As reported by Singapore’s Infocomm Development Authority (IDA), the country’s telecom regulator, total prepaid …

BOGOTA, Colombia-EPM-Bogota launched its AirNet cdma2000 1x-based network in Bogota, Colombia. The carrier said the 1x network will run along side its current PHS-based network.

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. and Vodafone Omnitel have jointly completed what they describe as the world’s first voice-over-Internet Protocol call using Nokia’s mobile switching center server and media gateway. “IT is …

DUBLIN, Ireland-Forget about third-generation (3G) technology and don’t even think about General Packet Radio Service (GPRS). A group of researchers in Finland reckon fifth generation (5G) is the next big …

TOKYO-Fujitsu, a leading telecommunications vender in Japan, on 1 October launched mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) services based on PHS networks owned and run by DDI Pocket. Fujitsu’s MVNO service, …

NEW YORK-Moody’s Investor Services assigned a speculative grade liquidity rating of SGL-1 to Nextel Communications Inc., pointing out that while Nextel’s cash provided by operations are not currently covering its …

BOSTON-Contract manufacturers will make 26 percent of all handsets worldwide, a number that will likely grow to 38 percent in 2007 as first and second-tier handset vendors seek lower costs, …

DUBLIN, Ireland-A familiar name is back on the consumer mobile market in the United Kingdom with British Telecommunications’ announcement that it is going to establish a mobile virtual network operator …

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-After the controversy unleashed in Argentina between Qualcomm and 3G Americas over which technology will prevail in Latin America, Pyramid Research has modified its forecast, lowering by 25 …