Yearly Archives: 2002

TETRA causes headaches in the U.K.

OXFORD, United Kingdom-Users of the United Kingdom's largest TETRA network are reported to be suffering from health problems. The TETRA-based Airwave system, designed to...

U.K. government details 3.4 GHz broadband auction

OXFORD, United Kingdom-In an effort to revive broadband wireless services in the United Kingdom, the government has outlined plans for an auction of the...

France Télécom, Alcatel leave Globalstar in Latin America

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-France T

China Unicom may favor domestic companies for CDMA upgrade contracts

BEIJING-Chinese companies may get a bigger slice of the contracts for the upgrade of China Unicom's CDMA network when bidding starts later this year.Foreign...

Octave to integrate instant group conversation product

NASHUA, N.H.-Audio conferencing company Octave Communications Inc. will integrate its instant group conversation product with wireless application provider O3sis Information Technology's wireless application framework.

Rogers Wireless enjoys third straight quarter of growth

TORONTO-Rogers Wireless Communications posted surprisingly strong second-quarter results, with its wireless unit reversing loses from last year. The carrier, which operates Rogers AT&T Wireless,...

Bharti launches service in Bombay

NEW DELHI, India-Indian cellular operator Bharti Cellular launched a mobile-phone service in Mumbai (Bombay) on 23 July. The operator unveiled a number of value-added...

Competition commission reprimands U.K. operators on termination charges

DUBLIN, Ireland-The four U.K. mobile network operators received reprimands from the country's Competition Commission, which claimed they are charging their customers too much for...

Telefónica shuts off German service, takes 4.9 billion euro charge for UMTS assets

MADRID, Spain-Blaming the delay of UMTS technology and current market conditions, Telef

Price shareholders approve Verizon deal

NEW YORK-Price Communications Corp. shareholders approved the company's $1.7 billion stock-for-stock sell to Verizon Communications Inc. The deal, which was originally negotiated in November...

Evolving Systems makes NumeriTrack software available

ENGLEWOOD, Colo.-Software solution provider Evolving Systems Inc. announced its NumeriTrack Release 1.0 software solution is now available."Our NumeriTrack solution's basic capabilities fulfill the FCC...

Merrill Lynch uses Motient service

RESTON, Va.-Financial giant Merrill Lynch will use wireless data devices running over Motient Corp.'s wireless network to give its U.S. Private Client Group access...

New association formed to certify investment research firms

NEW YORK-Scott Cleland, chief executive officer of The Precursor Group, and John Eade, president of Argus Research, formed on July 24 Investorside Research Association,...

VoiceGenie, Voxeo, Audium form SpeechOne Alliance

SAN FRANCISCO-VoiceGenie Technologies, Voxeo Corp. and Audium Corp. have joined to form the SpeechOne Alliance, through which the companies plan to combine their specific...

Crown pays dividend

HOUSTON-Crown Castle International Corp. said the quarterly dividend on its 6.25-percent convertible preferred stock will be paid Aug. 15 to holders of record Aug....

Bytemobile announces partnerships, licensing agreements

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-Data optimization company Bytemobile Inc. made a series of new announcements, including new partnerships and licensing agreements.Bytemobile said it gained access to...

Verizon expands coverage in Texas

DALLAS-Verizon Wireless expanded coverage of its Express Network next-generation service to nearly all of Texas after launching in the Dallas/Fort Worth area last April....

IPWireless partners with Wireless House

SAN BRUNO, Calif.-IPWireless Inc. announced a partnership with Wireless House, based in Kista, Sweden, to develop the IPWireless PCMCIA modem card.The card, available early...

Harris meets financial guidance

MELBOURNE, Fla.-Harris Corp., Melbourne, Fla., reported fourth-quarter net income July 24 of $26.6 million, or 40 cents per share, on revenues of $497.6 million,...

Convergys results a mixed bag

CINCINNATI-Convergys Corp. released mixed financial results, including increased revenues, lowered operating income and flat earnings for the second quarter ended June 30, 2002.The company...

Wavecom reports increased revenues

ISSY-LES-MOULINEAUX, France-Wireless solution provider Wavecom SA recently reported second-quarter results that include an increase in revenues. The company said its total revenues were $135.5...

Openwave predicts a difficult year ahead

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-Wireless Internet giant Openwave Systems Inc. sounded a note of caution for the industry, forecasting another four to six challenging quarters ahead,...

FCC turns down CTIA’s location privacy request

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission has declined to propose rules requiring wireless carriers to receive a customer's consent before divulging the customer's location to marketers."Because...

Webraska, Siemens supply location technology for Alp bike race

PARIS-Webraska is providing location technology for the BIKE TransAlp Challenge 2002 bike race this week. The mountain biking event is using the Mobile Tracking...

Comptel to supply provisioning software in Italy

HELSINKI, Finland-Comptel said it will deliver advanced provisioning solutions for Vodafone Omnitel's third-generation (3G) and value-added services in Italy.The value of the contract was...
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