2002

HUNT VALLEY, Md.-Tessco Technologies Inc., which supplies integrated products and supply chain solutions to the wireless industry, and Airpath Wireless Inc., which specializes in the creation, deployment and interconnection of …

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 …

TEL AVIV, Israel-Emblaze Systems Inc. said Aug. 12 it has completed successfully a series of interoperability tests of its rich media delivery system over live GPRS networks to three advanced …

MELBOURNE, Fla.-AirNet said it received purchase orders for about $5 million in products and services from an African GSM operator. The orders will help expand wireless coverage throughout 10 cities …

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 …

MELBOURNE, Florida, United States-U.S.-based supplier AirNet said it received purchase orders for about US$5 million in products and services from an African GSM operator. The orders will help expand wireless …

BUCHAREST, Romania-EuroTel Praha, the Czech GSM operator, announced it will launch multimedia messaging service (MMS) for its contract customers on 30 August. “Multimedia messaging is the natural evolution of SMS …

NEW YORK-Tele2 said it signed a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) agreement with Connect Austria, allowing it to use Connect’s network to provide an alternative mobile service. “This MVNO will …

DENVER, United States-Metricom will be officially reincarnated on Thursday when Ricochet Networks launches high-speed wireless Internet service in Denver. Ricochet will charge US$45 per month for the service and US$100 …

TORONTO-Telesystem International Wireless (TIW) shares fell to a record low after the company posted a large second-quarter loss and took a charge against its Brazilian wireless operation. The company’s shares …

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-SkyOnline signed a letter of intent stating that it will buy Diveo Broadband Networks’ Argentine and Uruguayan branches for about US$7 million. This decision is in line with …

MELBOURNE, Australia-Mobile operator Orange announced this week it is on course to record a profit by the fourth quarter of 2002. A subsidiary of Hutchison Telecommunications (Australia), Orange also declared …

NEW DELHI, India-The ongoing tariff war in Indian cellular markets is seeing operators designing new packages to attract customers. Spice Telecom in Karnataka has launched a special package for women, …

OXFORD, United Kingdom-Trying to divert criticism about its third-generation (3G) strategy away from itself, Vodafone said the shortage of fully capable 3G handsets will now mean the launch of its …

DUBLIN, Ireland-While its major competitor O2 Ireland has accepted the terms of its third-generation (3G) mobile license, Ireland’s largest mobile operator, Vodafone, has further delayed a decision on whether to …

OXFORD, United Kingdom-KPN Mobile looks likely to miss its target for i-mode subscribers in the Netherlands and Germany by a considerable margin. The company, which recently announced it had a …

TOKYO-J-Phone, a Vodafone Group company in Japan, announced the number of users of its popular picture phone service exceeded 6 million as of the end of July. The service, known …

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-Pyramid Research does not expect Nextel to launch its digital service in Chile within the next 12 months, according to a report conducted by Carlos Rodriguez and Daniel …