2002

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 …

LONDON-Vodafone Group plc has accepted the third-generation license it was offered in Ireland, after conducting a review. The operator made its initial $43.5 million payment for the $112 million “B” …

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 …

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 …

CHICAGO, Ill.-Telecom equipment vendor Tellabs Inc. said it anticipates a third-quarter loss and will slash 800 jobs, or 14.5 percent of its staff. The layoffs are due to a slump …

SAN FRANCISCO-Intel Corp. has revised its third-quarter revenue in line with market expectation, and analysts anticipate the chipmaker to meet its forecast of between $6.3 billion and $6.7 billion. The …

PLANO, Texas-The latest Mobinet study found that while 61 percent of mobile-phone users in 15 countries are aware of the service capabilities associated with third-generation mobile technology, only 29 percent …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Sweden-based Telia Mobile said it signed a framework agreement with third-generation operator Hi3G for colocating masts. Hi3G is the Swedish 3G subsidiary of Hutchison Whampoa Ltd. and is building …

NEW YORK-RealNetworks Inc. hopes to hit one out of the ballpark with a new broadcast service for mobile-phone users. Wireless subscribers with data-enabled phones can log on to RealNetworks’ site …

SAN DIEGO-Leap Wireless International Inc. issued approximately 21 million shares of common stock to MCG PCS Inc. as ordered by an arbitrator as part of a purchase price adjustment for …

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia introduced two new handsets chock full of high-end features-including color screens, digital camera technology, application downloading capabilities and video-clip recording. The new devices could see the world’s number-one …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-LM Ericsson announced it has been selected as a multimedia messaging service infrastructure supplier to Orange SA and its 22 member companies and that it already signed a supply …

FRANKFURT, Germany-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. and T-Mobile USA Inc. parent Deutsche Telekom AG are apparently close to agreeing to the size and stake of a proposed merger between the two companies …

NEW YORK-Zagat Survey, which offers consumer survey-based dining, lodging and leisure information, announced its Zagat To Go application can now run on devices using Microsoft Corp.’s Pocket PC operating system. …

WASHINGTON- Bidders are slowly dropping out of the bidding in the auction for 700 MHz C- and D-block licenses, but not much has changed in the results of the bidding …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-LM Ericsson said investors subscribed to more than 99.5 percent of the 8 billion shares under its new rights offering, and 35 percent of those shares have been applied …

DALLAS-Samsung Telecommunications America and RadioShack Corp. announced they will launch a joint marketing campaign based on the Indy Racing League team Treadway Racing to promote Samsung’s newest SPH-a500 and SPH-n400 …

PHOENIX-Verizon Wireless launched its Express Network service throughout Arizona, providing customers in metro Phoenix, northern Arizona and Yuma with access to the carrier’s high-speed data network. Verizon Wireless launched service …

TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo Inc. plans to revise its current forecast for 3G subscribers for this fiscal year in November following an admission that the carrier will not be able to meet …

REDMOND, Wash.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. is marking the final phase of the rollout of its GSM/GPRS network across the country with an unlimited calling plan, allowing customers to make all …

NEW YORK-U.S. Wireless Data announced it sold its NXT Corp. subsidiary, which provides data services and landline-based connectivity for credit-card transaction processing, to Merchant-Link L.L.C. for $5 million in cash. …

OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-CDMA operators are leading the race to deploy third-generation services in North America, according to Allied Business Intelligence. GSM/GPRS operators are pursuing EDGE, a much less complex technology …

BOISE, Idaho-Extended Systems announced an important deal with Otis Elevator Co., which will use Extended Systems’ Mobile Solutions Platform to pilot the company’s global mobilization of service technicians.Using Extended Systems’ …

SAN DIEGO-IBM Corp. has signed an agreement to deliver through Ingram Micro Inc., an electronics equipment wholesaler and supply chain manager, the new Merlin C201 PCS Connection Card from Novatel …

DUBLIN, Ireland-Orange claims to have set a trend other U.K. mobile operators will likely be forced to follow by abolishing its range of tariff plans and introducing “build your own” …