2002

DUSSELDORF, Germany-Nokia Corp. said it has signed a contract to supply a digital TETRA professional mobile radio system to Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG). The solution is “the most cost-effective alternative to …

CARY, N.C.-SpectraSite Holdings Inc. said SpectraSite Communications Inc. and its bank lenders have amended the company’s senior credit facility. The amendment provides the company with greater flexibility as it seeks …

LISBON, Portugal-WeDo Consulting announced a US$489,000 deal to implement its revenue assurance solution at Amena, a Spanish mobile operator. PriceWaterhouseCoopers will provide program management and consulting services as part of …

MANILA, The Philippines-While Filipino cell-phone subscribers are projected to reach 20 million during the next seven years, use will be the growth driver of the Philippine cellular industry, according to …

MOSCOW-Russian Communications Minister Leonid Reiman promised to grant nationwide GSM licenses to three major carriers-Mobile TeleSystems (MTS), Vimpelcom (BeeLine) and MegaFon. The news is important for the first two carriers, …

BERLIN-Deutsche Telekom AG’s recently appointed chief executive officer told a German newspaper last week that the company would accelerate a restructuring program and might pull out of some foreign markets …

LONDON-Vodafone Group plc confirmed it is in discussions with Vivendi Universal concerning the future shareholder structure of their Vizzavi joint venture Internet portal. Vodafone said the discussions may lead to …

ALEXANDRIA, Minn.-Rural Cellular Corp. restated unaudited financial results for the second quarter resulting in net losses attributed to common shareholders increasing from $1.5 million, a loss of 12 cents per …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Agilent Technologies Inc. said it suffered a loss of $228 million, or 49 cents per share, in its third-quarter results, exceeding the loss the market anticipated. A year …

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Analyst predictions of a groundswell in wireless gaming seem to be coming true, with a variety of companies making gaming-related announcements. Perhaps the most important news comes from …

CHICAGO-The Council of Residential Specialists, a Chicago-based trade group for realtors, has teamed with InPhonic Inc., Washington, D.C., to provide wireless phones and messaging devices, service plans and unified communications …

WOODBURY, N.Y.-The Intelligent Network-based “Prepaid Solution” of Comverse has secured approval for interoperability with Nortel Networks’ IS-41P, a proprietary IN signaling protocol for CDMA and TDMA mobile switches. Comverse, a …

DENVER-Qwest Communications International Inc. reached an agreement to sell its QwestDex publishing business for $7.05 billion to a group formed by the private equity firms of The Carlyle Group and …

NEW YORK-Deutsche Telekom AG has proposed merging its VoiceStream Wireless Corp. operations with Cingular Wireless L.L.C., which is owned by BellSouth Corp. and SBC Communications Inc., according to a report …

AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands-KPN Telecom has placed its U.K. third-generation stake up for sale in conjunction with reporting a record net loss in the second quarter. KPN Telecom, which owns 15 …

TOKYO-With its competitors’ next-generation services clearly outpacing its own offerings, NTT DoCoMo Inc. reported it will cut i-mode packet transmission fees for PDC and FOMA customers beginning Sept. 1 and …

MILPITAS, Calif.-Palm Inc. said it was granted another favorable summary judgement in a patent infringement case, this time in a legal battle with E-Pass Technologies Inc. Palm in a release …

EVERETT, Wash.-Intermec Technologies Corp., which builds products for automated data collection, partnered with Wireless Edge Networks Inc. to develop software to optimize mobile access to information on Intermec’s wireless handheld …

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif.-Wynd Communications Corp. launched WyndTell M, an enhanced version of the company’s WyndTell wireless service for the deaf community. WyndTell M, which runs on RIM 850 wireless …

NEW YORK-U.S. Wireless Data announced Adi Raviv has been made chief financial officer. Raviv, who has more than 14 years of financial experience, joins from merchant banking and consulting company …

RESTON, Va.-NII Holdings Inc., which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on May 24, 2002, announced its second quarter 2002 results, including $193.9 million in operating revenues and $37 million …

ALEXANDRIA, Va.-The Personal Communications Industry Association is urging a California legislator to amend his bill to include tower companies in a plan to lease state lands to wireless service providers. …

NEW DELHI, India-Navin Communications, which supplies voice messaging services, has partnered with another Indian cellular operator, BPL Mobile, for its VMS services for prepaid subscribers. “The service is free and …

ARMONK, N.Y.-Technology giant IBM Corp. released an important new product the company said allows wireless device users to seamlessly roam across a variety of disparate wireless networks-including wireless local area …

PALM BEACH, Fla.-Applied Digital Solutions Inc. said two of its technologies-Digital Angel and PLD-hold anti-kidnapping potential. Digital Angel, a product of Digital Angel Corp., in which Applied Digital Solutions holds …