2002

SAN JOSE, Calif.-ArrayComm Inc. reported it has demonstrated seamless interoperability between a 802.11 wireless local area network and its i-Burst personal broadband system. ArrayCom said the demonstration used a laptop …

MELBOURNE, Fla.-AirNet Communications Corp., developer of software-defined base station products for the wireless industry, announced it has received expansion orders totaling $1.5 million from Tecore Wireless Systems to be deployed …

AUSTIN, Texas-Mobile financial software company HillCast Technologies launched its new HillCast User Group, which the company said will serve as a platform for users to exchange ideas and tips on …

MEXICO CITY-Telefonica Moviles SA completed its integration of recently acquired Mexican wireless operator Grupo Pegaso, becoming the country’s second-largest wireless carrier with more than 2 million customers. Telefonica acquired 65 …

TORONTO-Canadian operator Bell Mobility launched the Audiovox Thera, a high-end mobile phone/personal digital assistant running on Microsoft Corp.’s Pocket PC operating system. “Many customers have been seeking the convenience of …

NEW YORK-Tired of trying to find the right greeting card? How about firing off a quick mobile greeting, curtsey of musicians such as Nickel Creek, Nappy Roots, Angie Martinez, Keith …

NEW YORK-Standard and Poor’s Rating Services said it has lowered the corporate credit and senior secured bank loan ratings of Sanmina-SCI Corp to B from B+. “The rating actions were …

LOS ANGELES-Telemac Corp., which provides network-edge real-time accounting and billing technologies for the wireless industry, announced it expanded its agreement and joint marketing efforts with SchlumbergerSema. Beyond developing and marketing …

GENEVA, Switzerland-STMicroelectronics said it will present at the Diskcon Exhibition in San Jose next week a new read/write chip called Leonardo that cuts consumption power on mobile phones. “Building on …

BOSTON, United States-A new report from the Yankee Group reveals 50 percent of large U.S. enterprises have plans to implement a wireless solution by next year and offers guidance to …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-MapInfo Corp. announced a new partnership with Swedish mobile Internet positioning company Mobilaris. Under the deal, the companies will combine MapInfo’s miAware location-based services platform with Mobilaris’ positioning middleware, …

DALLAS-Paging and messaging carrier WebLink Wireless Inc. announced it has officially emerged from bankruptcy, and that the company’s president and chief executive officer, N. Ross Buckenham, will also now serve …

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-M-Cell, the holding company of mobile network operator MTN, announced that its board has deliberated on the business opportunity presented by South Africa’s second national operator (SNO) license. …

SAN DIEGO-Wireless enterprise company Wireless Knowledge, a Qualcomm Inc. subsidiary, confirmed it acquired the majority of rival Mobilocity’s assets, including some of the company’s top executives, intellectual properties and its …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Barely a week after its rights issue, telecom equipment maker L.M. Ericsson said the company’s downgrade by Moody’s Investors Service will increase its financing cost. Ericsson’s shares dropped on …

PARIS-Apple Computer Inc. released a new software called Rendezvous, which the company said is a networking technology that can incorporate consumer electronics, printers, enterprise database management and educational applications. Philips, …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission is seeking comment on whether bidders in the re-auction of bankrupt NextWave Telecom Inc.’s PCS C- and F-block licenses should be able to withdraw entirely from …

OXFORD, United Kingdom-The long-running dispute between MobilCom, the financially troubled German third-generation (3G) license holder, and its major shareholder, France T

BEIJING-China Eastcom, one of China’s 19 licensed CDMA handset manufacturers, has reached an agreement with carrier China Unicom to offer CDMA handsets to consumers at one-third of market prices. Its …

HELSINKI, Finland-Finnet, the Helsinki-based umbrella association for 40 local telecom operators in Finland, has adopted an aggressive position to competing with rival operators Sonera and Elisa for mobile and fixed-line …

OXFORD, United Kingdom-In an attempt to stimulate the third-generation (3G) content market, Hutchison 3G, which now wants to be known simply as 3, has launched a competition targeted at developers …

OXFORD, United Kingdom-Having been a late entrant into the Hungarian market, Vodafone is being forced to speed up the expansion of its cell-phone network after its rival, Pannon GSM, gave …

NEW DELHI, India-The Indian cellular industry has opposed a proposal by Communications Minister Pramod Mahajan to allow unrestricted competition in mobile telephony, saying it will amount to violation of the …

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-Technology and telecommunications holding group Venfin announced that it would not be prepared to spend more than 1.5 billion rand (US$143.4 million) for the 5-percent stake in mobile …

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-A strong discussion has started in Argentina about what platforms will prevail in Latin America. On the one hand, the 3G Americas organization maintains that GSM will be …