2002

SAN FRANCISCO-Sun Microsystems Inc. will release next year the Sun ONE software, which incorporates the M-1 Mobile Application Server technology that San Francisco-based Aligo Inc. developed. The Java-based server “is …

NEW YORK-Slowing subscriber growth in the United States is an early sign that the wireless industry is approaching its maximum penetration rate, and consequently, mobile operators could have fewer subscribers …

CEDAR KNOLLS, N.J.-Reflecting the prevailing mood in the wireless industry, Probe Research has demonstrated that marquee telecom as well as information/Internet Protocol vendors will groan from pain in the near …

DENVER-Cambridge Silicon Radio, Intersil Corp. and Smart Modular Technologies are cooperating on development of a mini-PCI board that combines 802.11b wireless local area network and Bluetooth technology, according to published …

LONDON-Pogo Technology, which sold a unique mobile phone/personal digital assistant (PDA) to consumers in the United Kingdom through a deal with Carphone Warehouse, will get a name change and new …

NEW YORK-J.P. Morgan has downgraded three top semiconductor vendors, including Intel Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc. and Texas Instruments, owing to slow uptake of wireless products. In the eyes of …

SAN FRANCISCO-Critical Path Inc., which has 190 telecommunications carrier customers, said it has introduced new versions of its messaging solutions designed to allow rapid delivery of “a full range of …

WASHINGTON-Wireless carriers are now required to contribute 28.5 percent-up from 15 percent-of their revenues to the universal-service fund due to action taken on Friday by the Federal Communications Commission. The …

TORONTO-With a view to better financial flexibility, Nortel Networks said it will terminate its $1.8 billion in undrawn credit that expires in April next year. The wireless vendor said it …

INDIANA, Pa.-YourInter.Net, a regional Internet service provider, has deployed Navini Networks Inc. nomadic wireless technology to provide broadband access to its customers. The Navini Ripwave 2.4 GHz system deployment covers …

DENVER, United States-AT&T Wireless confirmed that it has won a license to offer mobile services on the Caribbean island of Dominica. The U.S.-based operator will compete against Cable & Wireless, …

CAMPBELL, California, United States-P-Com announced more than US$1 milion in orders for its point-to-point products to customers in China. The orders are from system integrators serving Chinese telecom companies, P-Com …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. has filed patent infringement law suits against Maxim Integrated Products Inc. in federal court over inventions that cover transmission, reception and processing of radio signals by wireless …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission is considering making additional radio channels available for unlicensed wireless devices in TV spectrum and higher frequency bands. The FCC, which is seeking public comment on …

HELSINKI, Finland-Orange Sweden, the Stockholm-based mobile subsidiary of debt-troubled France T

ORLAND PARK, Ill.-Andrew Corp’s board of directors said it will name Ralph Faison Andrew’s president and chief executive officer at the Feb. 11, 2003, annual stockholder meeting. Faison, currently president …

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-The Ecuadorian National Telecommunications Council (Conatel) appealed to the Constitutional Tribunal to revert the decision taken by Judge Julio V

TOKYO-KDDI, the second-largest mobile operator in Japan, announced the number of subscribers for its third-generation (3G) service exceeded 4 million. KDDI launched its 3G service based on cdma2000 1x in …

WASHINGTON-The auction policy which saw the mobile-phone industry pay millions of dollars for radio-frequency spectrum was wrong, said Sen. George Allen (R. Va.). Speaking later to reporters Allen backed away …

WASHINGTON-A new Pentagon report said spectrum loss to the wireless industry is hurting military capability and has forced it “to pursue proactive approaches that would prevent future erosion of critical …

BEIJING-Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu has rated Chinese mobile-phone manufacturer TCL Mobile Communications Asia’s fastest-growing technology company during the past three years. TCL is now China’s third most popular handset brand, following …

GENEVA-Ten major electronics manufacturers, including Nokia, Motorola Inc. and Samsung, have pledged to help safely dispose of used mobile phones. The pact, signed with the United Nations Environment Program, calls …

SAN DIEGO-MIR3 Inc. has released its INlogicNOW two-way intelligent notification service. “The INlogicNOW product line improves an organization’s communication capabilities and reduces response time to critical events,” explained Amir Moussavian, …

TOKYO-Coding Technologies, Matsushita Electric Industrial (Panasonic) and NEC jointly released a new low-power decoder version for the upcoming MPEG-4 AAC-plus-SBR standard. The low-power implementation allows the standard to run on …

DALLAS-Texas Instruments Inc. and STMicroelectronics have come together to establish an open standard with the Open Mobile Application Processor Interfaces for application processors targeting 2.5G and third-generation mobile phones, personal …