MIAMI-Wireless retailer Let's Talk Cellular and Wireless Inc. reached an agreement with a subsidiary of Nextel Communications Inc. to incorporate a substantial portion of Let's Talk Cellular's distribution network into Nextel's operations providing additional points of contact for Nextel customers.The deal calls for Let's...
LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Nextel Partners Inc. launched its all-digital wireless network with service in the greater Little Rock, Ark., region and throughout the state.
CARLSBAD, Calif.-Under a new partnership, Go2 Systems Inc. will supply its wireless location-based directory and information services to Kinzan's customers, which include Avon, Maytag and Carlson Wagonlit Travel."Go2's travel-friendly product suite is a great addition to our offerings and will better enable us to...
ANNANDALE, Va.-Nextel Communications licensed Invertix Corp.'s ScanixT Packet Data wireless optimization software, which it expects to deploy throughout its network this year.Invertix said the software processes engineering data and recommends network adjustments to improve the delivery of Internet content to wireless devices.
CHICAGO-WirelessResumes. com, an Internet-based online career center serving the wireless industry, said it enhanced its site with value-added tools and services for employers and job seekers.The site now offers services from VisaNow.com to make immigration processing more efficient. WirelessResumes.com also formed partnerships with PayrollingNow,...
HAYWARD, Calif.-E-business infrastructure software company BEA Systems Inc. expanded its relationship with Certicom to include the company's SSL Plus secure socket product for BEA's WebLogic E-Business Server.BEA also licensed Certicom's WTLS Plus for use in its future mobile commerce products.
NEW YORK-Millicom International Cellular SA announced it was awarded a wireless local loop license to develop broadband data and telephony services in Venezuela.The license covers about 6 million people near the border of Colombia."This latest license award complements MIC operations in Latin America and...
TORONTO-Web and wireless product provider Davinci Technologies Inc. announced it joined the Palm Alliance Program, which the company said would allow its Trinity product users to enhance their solutions.
FLORENCE, Italy-The board of Telecom Italia unanimously approved a voluntary savings share conversion and a buyback offer on up to 10 percent of share capital. In the event of full conversion of the savings shares, the share of the voting rights in Telecom Italia...
ORLAND PARK, Ill.-Andrew Corp. announced a new $10 million, three-year contract to provide ValuLine and terrestrial wireless antennas and associated equipment to DMC Stratex Networks Inc. Andrew supplies communications systems.
SANTA CLARA, Calif.-National Semiconductor Corp. reported it was buying networking chipset developer InnoComm wireless for about $130 million in a move to expand its wireless networking business.San Diego-based InnoComm produces chipsets for Bluetooth, HomeRF and 802.11 wireless networking standards.
OKLAHOMA CITY-Dobson Communications Corp. completed a $200 million sale of series AA preferred stock to AT&T Wireless Services Inc.Dobson said AT&T Wireless could exchange the stock for series A preferred stock if it increases its ownership of Dobson from the current 4.6 percent to...
IRVINE, Calif.-FieldCentrix announced today that Verizon Wireless will become its FX Connect partner and will provide wireless network capabilities to FieldCentrix Enterprise customers.FieldCentrix's Enterprise program works to integrate wireless communications, handheld computers and the Internet to automate field service operators.FieldCentrix provides wireless, Internet-based software...
HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. announced it will deliver its GPRS core network and mobile Internet Platform in Latin America to Nuevatel in Bolivia. The deal also includes Nokia's Professional Services, which covers project management and implementation.
ATLANTA-Equant and Paris Bourse announced their WAP roaming network is running in 22 countries, which will allow WAP users to access closed user group applications from outside their home network by making a local roamed call over Equant's network."The introduction of Global WAP Access...
OSLO-In a move to gain about $1.1 billion, Telenor plans to sell its stake in Esat Digifone to its owner, British Telecommunications plc. BT acquired Esat last year.Since Telenor acquired its 40-percent stake in Esat in 1996, it has invested a total of $109...
TOKYO-Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd. introduced a low power consumption chip designed to simultaneously process digitized moving images targeted at next-generation wireless products.The company said the chip will be able to handle multiple video streams on a single chip and will be able to...
WOBURN, Mass.-Prepaid wireless service provider Boston Communications Group Inc. reported a fourth quarter profit ahead of analyst expectations, but issued a warning on 2001 results.Fourth-quarter revenues increased from $17.1 million in 1999 to $19.3 million last year, with net income rising from $534,000 in...
CHARLOTTE, N.C.-Glenayre Technologies Inc. faired relatively well last year, reporting $14.1 million in net income, or 21 cents per share, with a 45-percent sales increase in the company's enhanced service platform/unified messaging offerings, which include its popular @ctiveLink for the Handspring Visor. The company's...
BOCA RATON, Fla.-SBA Communications Corp. announced it sold $500 million of its senior notes, which the company said will pay for some or all of the company's outstanding debt, the construction and acquisition of additional towers and general working capital.
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Ericsson signed an agreement with Sigma for sales and support of the trial version of Ericsson's R520 handset, the company's first GPRS telephones based on Bluetooth technology.Endtext
SALT LAKE CITY-Verizon Wireless introduced it Mobile Messenger two-way text-messaging service to customers in Salt Lake City.Verizon Wireless explained there was no need for customers to subscribe to the service, since any customer with a two-way text messaging-capable phone can just "pay as they...
HELSINKI, Finland-After nearly two years of work, Finland's Ministry of Interior launched its fully working Virve network based on the Terrestrial Trunked Radio System standard.Nokia, which installed the network, said it would enhance the government's readiness to respond to events.
