2002

TOKYO-Fujitsu, a leading telecom vendor in Japan, is going to launch a PHS terminal in the fourth quarter for DDI Pocket subscribers. The number of Japanese PHS subscribers has been …

SEATTLE, Wash.-Tegic Communications Corp. scored an important victory in its patent battle with rival Zi Corp., and the result could cost Zi up to $27 million as punishment. Following a …

NEW YORK-Comverse Technology Inc. reported its second quarter fiscal year results, which include a net loss of almost $12.7 million, far below the year-ago quarter’s net income of $50 million. …

DUBLIN, Ireland-U.K. telecom regulator Oftel has launched a guide designed to help consumers get maximum value for money from their mobile phones. The document offers advice on a range of …

MOSCOW-Deutsche Telekom is reportedly considering the sale of a part of its 40-percent stake in Russia’s biggest carrier Mobile TeleSystems (MTS) to decrease its multi-billion dollar debt load. The Vedomosti …

TOKYO-The number of Japanese new mobile subscribers in August was merely 385,300, a significant drop from July’s 528,300, according to a survey compiled by the Telecommunications Carriers Association. Carriers tended …

BRUSSELS, Belgium-The European Union Commission ruled European wireless operators could share the cost of building out third-generation networks including the cost of base stations, antennas and radio-access networks. The move …

NEW YORK-Citing the default on interest payments by Cricket Communications Inc., the operating subsidiary of Leap Wireless International Inc., which has about $2.1 billion in outstanding debt, Standard & Poor’s …

HELSINKI, Finland-Continuing weak operator demand has compelled Nokia Corp. to pare down its third-quarter sales target, while maintaining its profit goal. The company expects to make between $6.94 billionand $7.23 …

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C.-Hark Tower Systems announced its SecureSite SSM2000 Tower Site Monitoring and Security System, a suite of hardware, software and services to provide wireless antenna site management solutions. The …

BEACHWOOD, OHIO-Centennial Communications Corp. signed an agreement with Grayson Wireless to purchase Grayson’s network-based Geometrix wireless 911 caller location systems for Centennial’s U.S. TDMA and analog wireless network. Grayson said …

NEW YORK-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. and InnerWireless Inc. partnered with Rockefeller Group Telecommunications Services Inc. to deliver in-building wireless coverage to the lower level of the Rockefeller Center Concourse, which …

IRVINE, Calif.-Broadcom Corp. said it has introduced its AirForce BCM4702 network processor chip and the WiFi-compliant BCM94702AP reference design platform to support next-generation wireless local area network technologies. “Broadcom complete …

CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom-Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. said it has licensed the ARM946E and the ARM926EJ microprocessor cores, which will allow the Japanese vendor to offer system-on-chip products for next-generation mobile …

WASHINGTON-While action is still continuing in the auction for 700 MHz C- and D-block licenses, it is slow going and no bidders dropped out from round 30 to round 36. …

SEATTLE-PictureIQ Corp. announced its TransForce Model 350 server appliance, which optimizes rich media content in real-time for delivery to Internet or mobile networked devices, is now available worldwide. TransForce Model …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission is asking for comment on a consensus plan to solve the harmful-interference problem in the 800 MHz band. Comments on the proposal submitted by Nextel Communications …

ATLANTA-Regional SMR carrier Southern LINC launched @Road Inc.’s mobile resource management service on its iDEN-based network combining wireless communications, positioning systems and the Internet to deliver current and historical reports, …

CAMPBELL, Calif.-Wireless product and services provider P-Com Inc. announced it will merge with Telaxis Communications Corp., a developer of wireless fiber optic connectivity products, a move that will expand both …

NEW ORLEANS-Petroleum Communications Inc. (PetroCom) announced Telular Corp. will serve as the hardware supplier for the recently introduced Poseidon fixed wireless service, which allows standard phones, fax machines and computers …

SANTA CRUZ, Calif.-Onset Technology released the newest version of its METAmessage for Wireless product, which includes features that allow users to print to any network printer as well as view …

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Pen&Internet L.L.C. announced the commercial availability of its riteMail handwritten e-mail application and service that uses intelligent ink to allow users to hand write and send e-mails over platforms …

SAN DIEGO-The first International Wireless Symposium, scheduled to be held October 2-4, 2002, in San Diego, will be attended by wireless experts specializing in third-generation technologies, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, according …

NEW YORK-IConverse, Waltham, Mass., a mobile application platform provider, has secured $6 million in follow-on venture capital financing led by existing investors, Advanced Technology Ventures and Prism Venture Partners. “The …

POWAY, Calif.-Littlefeet Inc. announced it has raised $22 million in financing and plans to use it to increase its presence in the wireless infrastructure space by expanding sales support and …