Yearly Archives: 2002

Orange Ventures names general partners

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.-Orange Ventures named Mike Dolbec and Bill Wiberg as general partners of the venture capital fund.Dolbec, who will focus on investing and providing...

Alamosa subscriber adds on target

LUBBOCK, Texas-Alamosa Holdings Inc. has announced on-target net subscriber additions and said it plans to release its full second-quarter results after market close August...

Traveldoo integrates Maporama service

PARIS-Maporama's online location-based services have been integrated into Traveldoo Technologies' Traveldoo ShopSite, Traveldoo Portal and Traveldoo Mobile.The Traveldoo solutions offer business travelers planning and...

Bankruptcy court approves Metrocall reorganization

ALEXANDRIA, Va.-Paging and messaging carrier Metrocall Inc. said the bankruptcy court approved its reorganization disclosure statement, an important step in its process of reorganization...

Nortel suffers 40% revenue drop

NEW YORK-Following the dark hue in the wireless telecom business, Nortel Networks did not strike any optimistic notes as it reported a second-quarter net...

ETSI releases testing suites for 3G terminals

SOPHIA-ANTIPOLIS, France-The European Telecommunications Standards Institute said it released test suites to provide a means of proving the interoperability necessary for global roaming in...

Sprint PCS signs contract with international auction house

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint PCS announced the signing of a multi-year contract with international auction house Phillips de Pury & Luxembourg, that calls on Sprint...

Ericsson reports somber 2Q news

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-LM Ericsson released somber second-quarter earnings that highlighted the company's intense need for cash and further reductions in expenses.The terms of a $3.25...

Correction

A story that appeared on the rcrnews.com Web site on July 18 misquoted Paul Margie, wireless legal adviser to FCC Commissioner Michael Copps. Margie...

Rural senators complain about 700 MHz bidder rules

WASHINGTON-Three rural senators on Thursday told the Federal Communications Commission that its rules for the 700 MHz C- and D-block auction currently set for...

ECI, Hughes test VoIP solution

NEW DELHI, India-Israeli supplier ECI Telecom and Hughes Software Systems said they tested and jointly demonstrated interoperability between Hughes' Softswitch and ECI's NGTS I-Gate...

MobileCom to introduce MMS in Jordan

BUCHAREST, Romania-Jordan mobile operator MobileCom announced it will launch multimedia messaging service (MMS) soon.MobileCom tested the service, which will transmit high-quality digital images and...

Armenian carrier to invest US$39.4 million in GSM network

YEREVAN, Armenia-Mobile operator ArmenTel from the Trans-Caucasian republic of Armenia said it would invest a total of US$39.4 million into the development of its...

Symbol reports declining revenue

HOLTSVILLE, N.Y.-Mobile computing company Symbol Technologies Inc. reported declining revenues and net losses for its second quarter compared with the same quarter last year,...

WorldCom expected to file for bankruptcy soon

CLINTON, Miss.-WorldCom is expected to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection by early next week, according to a recent report in The Wall Street...

Ericsson signs MMS contracts

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Wireless equipment vendor LM Ericsson signed two multimedia messaging service infrastructure contracts, one with Turkish carrier Turkcell and the other with Spanish operator...

Zeosoft, IBM enter partnership

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.-Wireless enterprise company Zeosoft announced it will combine its ZeoSphere Server, an enterprise-class, Java-based application server the resides on mobile devices, with IBM...

Vodafone to use Sierra modem in U.K.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia-Vodafone U.K. and Sierra Wireless have teamed to make Sierra Wireless's AirCard 750 wireless PC card modem available on Vodafone's GPRS data...

ACE*COMM to provide engineering for O2’s Airwave network

GAITHERSBURG, Md.-ACE*COMM Corp. said it will provide TRW Inc. with engineering services, technical support and maintenance for the call event processing component of the...

Handspring 4Q earnings solid

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-Treo maker Handspring Inc. announced relatively solid earnings for its fourth quarter, including evidence that its line of advanced personal digital assistant/mobile...

Vytek Wireless acquires Extendea

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y.-Mobile computing provider Vytek Wireless Inc. announced two acquisitions, moves the company said would help it expand into the fleet management and...

T-Mobile launches in Calif., Nevada

BELLEVUE, Wash.-Currently known as VoiceStream, T-Mobile today broke into the U.S. market, launching voice and data services in California and Nevada. T-Mobile's Get More...

Victory says 3G report will be out “very soon”

WASHINGTON-The Bush administration's top telecom adviser today refused to say how much longer a much anticipated report on frequency options for third-generation wireless systems...

Vodacom helps bridge the ‘digital divide’

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-Mobile network operator Vodacom announced it will assist students in schools throughout South Africa and the region to become computer literate following...

Motorola rises on promising results

SCHAUMBURG, Illinois, United States-Shares of Motorola rose slightly after the company reported promising second-quarter results. Discounting charges of nearly US$3.5 billion taken during the...
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