Yearly Archives: 2002

Transcrypt becomes EFJ

LINCOLN, Neb.—Transcrypt International Inc. will now be known as EFJ Inc., following stockholder approval of the corporate name change and reorganization. EFJ Inc. is...

EFJ supplies radios to Texas Department of Public Safety

LINCOLN, Neb.—EFJ Inc. announced its EFJohnson Co. subsidiary will supply the traffic and law enforcement division of the Texas Department of Public Safety with...

Samsung integrates AOL IM service into GSM handsets

DALLAS—Samsung Telecommunications America and America Online Inc. are integrating AOL Instant Messenger service in to Samsung's SGH-r225M GSM handset, the companies announced.AOL Instant Messaging...

Am-Beo releases inter-carrier roaming product

BALTIMORE—Am-Beo, provider of rating and revenue chain management solutions for next-generation services, has released its Roam Manager, which is designed to handle TAP 3.9...

Brightpoint extends agreement with Nextel

INDIANAPOLIS—Brightpoint Inc. announced it has extended its agreement to provide Nextel Communications Inc. with integrated logistic and fulfillment services until March 31, 2006.According to...

Cyneta teams with Idetic to create wireless data optimization products

RICHARDSON, Texas—Wireless data infrastructure company Cyneta Networks Inc. announced it will team with optimization technology provider Idetic Inc. to create a wireless data optimization...

Fujitsu licenses PacketVideo media player technology

TOKYO—Fujitsu Ltd. will license wireless streaming media company PacketVideo Corp.'s media player technology for use in the company's third-generation mobile phones, the companies announced.The...

Lucent makes cdma2000 1x EV-DO equipment commercially available

MURRAY HILL, N.J.—Lucent Technologies Inc. said its cdma2000 1x EV-DO equipment is now commercially available, including base station and core network hardware and software."There...

Milan Express uses OmniTRACS system

MILAN, Tenn.—Less-than-truckload carrier Milan Express announced it will implement Qualcomm's OmniTRACS mobile communications system, Agentek's AgentDelivery and AgentManager mobile and server software solutions and...

PCS Wireless refocuses, changes name to Metatron

SINGAPORE—PCS Wireless L.L.C. announced it will refocus its business on the wireless testing and measurement market and will change its name to Metatron Technologies...

IBM, HP announce new agreements in wireless data space

SAN JOSE, Calif.—Technology giants IBM Corp. and Hewlett-Packard Co. both continued to reinforce their wireless data offerings through new resale and licensing agreements, a...

RIM files patent complaint against Good

WATERLOO, Ontario—As expected, Research In Motion Ltd. filed a patent complaint against competitor Good Technology Inc. in the U.S. District Court in Delaware.RIM's complaint...

SyncML Initiative consolidates with OMA

PISCATAWAY, N.J.—The SyncML Initiative announced it will officially consolidate into the newly formed Open Mobile Alliance, a group created to act as an umbrella...

H3G to use Mind billing software

MILAN, Italy-Italian greenfield operator H3G said it will use billing and customer care software from Mind CTI for its third-generation (3G) services.

Telkomsel upgrades SMS center

LONDON-Indonesia's Telkomsel contracted CMG Wireless Data to upgrade its short messaging service center from a capability of sending 160 messages per second to 1,500...

EU confirms determination to tackle mobile issues

DUBLIN, Ireland-The European Commission has once again underlined its determination to tackle areas of mobile communications it feels are noncompetitive or overpriced. It has...

Singapore’s 3G market affected by worldwide delay

JAKARTA, Indonesia-The slow development of third-generation (3G) services around the world has influenced mobile operators in Singapore to re-think the urgency of launching 3G...

3G launch confusion surrounds Hutchison

OXFORD, United Kingdom and DUBLIN, Ireland-Looking to become the first company to launch third-generation (3G) services in the United Kingdom, Hutchison 3G has denied...

Finland 3G delays expected due to lack of handsets

HELSINKI, Finland-The shortage of UMTS terminals in Finland's retail market is seriously hindering the construction of third-generation (3G) mobile networks. 3G license holders are...

Thai operator selects Comverse music service

WOODBURY, N.Y.—Comverse announced Thailand-based mobile operator, Advanced Info Service (AIS), has chosen Comverse's VoiCD advanced mobile music solution for listening to and distributing music...

DoCoMo to offer dual service in July

TOKYO—NTT DoCoMo Inc. said it plans to roll out a dual network service, allowing its FOMA third-generation service subscribers to use the same phone...

Ericsson signs GSM contract in China

STOCKHOLM, Sweden—Ericsson has signed a $135 million deal to expand the GSM networks of the Shandong Mobile Communication Co.According to Ericsson, the contract includes...

Ericsson, Juniper to deploy VPN for China Mobile

STOCKHOLM, Sweden—Ericsson AB said it is joining Juniper Networks to deploy what it described as the first commercial multi-protocol Label Switching-based virtual private network...

Vodafone Hungary implements ATM payment service

BUDAPEST, Hungary—Euronet Worldwide Inc., provider of electronic financial transaction solutions, and Vodafone Hungary announced the implementation of Euronet ATM Recharge, which will enable Vodafone...

Three companies form DSP venture

ATLANTA—Motorola Inc., Agere Systems Inc. and Infineon have formed a joint venture company called StarCore LLC to develop and market digital signal processor technologies...
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