As NTT DoCoMo’s i-mode service continues to grow in popularity, several industry players are offering solutions to make i-mode content compatible with WAP phones. One such company, iJapan, recently introduced …
Everypath Inc, a wireless application services provider and technology enabler, collected $60 million in series C financing, bringing the total amount raised to $76 million. Amerindo Investments led the funding. …
ATLANTA-Sprint PCS Network Partner AirGate PCS Inc. posted results for what company president and chief executive officer Thomas Dougherty said was “an outstanding quarter,” referring to the company’s third quarter …
ALEXANDRIA, Minn.-Rural Cellular Corp. posted record consolidated revenues of $99.8 million and 23,345 net cellular customer additions for the second quarter, ended June 30. Reported company revenues increased 131 percent …
ALLENTOWN, Pa.-Lucent Technologies Inc.’s Microelectronics Group and Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing will invest $700 million during the next five years to jointly develop manufacturing technologies for future generations of integrated circuits …
NEW YORK-Winstar Communications Inc. reported revenues for the second quarter ended June 30 of $176.3 million, an 82.7-percent increase from the $96.5 million in revenues reported for the same time …
BERWYN, Pa.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. network affiliate Triton PCS Holdings Inc. posted second-quarter financial results, adding 58,000 subscribers during the quarter, bringing the company’s total subscriber base to 300,000. Total …
NEW YORK-Verizon Wireless reported second-quarter results, the first quarter following the combination of the U.S. wireless assets of Bell Atlantic Corp., Vodafone AirTouch plc and GTE Corp. Verizon revenues increased …
ALEXANDRIA, Va.-Metrocall Inc. reported second-quarter financial results with a net loss of $40.2 million, or 51 cents per share, compared with a net loss of $44.7 million, or $1.17 per …
WESTBOROUGH, Mass.-Arch Communications Group Inc. reported a second-quarter net loss of $21.5 million, or 33 cents per share, compared with a net loss of $111.2 million, or $5.65 per share, …
HACKENSACK, N.J.-Wireless Internet service provider GoAmerica Inc. signed an agreement with Dell Computer Corp. that allows Dell to sell GoAmerica’s range of wireless Internet and communications products and services through …
ATLANTA-Synchronization between wireless handsets and personal computers remains a priority in data management circles, as both Synchrologic Inc. and FusionOne Inc. introduced separate synchronization products last week. Synchrologic made available …
iMedeon Wireless Web applications provider iMedeon Inc. released iM: Collect, a Palm operating system-based mobile data collection solution. The solution, a complement to iModeon’s iM: Work, includes an administration tool …
BSWD BellSouth Wireless Data L.P. has named cellular industry veteran Donald Kovalevich as its new president and chief executive officer. Former BSWD President and CEO William Lenahan left the company …
SYDNEY, Australia-Cable & Wireless Optus, which operates a mobile-phone network in Australia, said it is in discussions with other telecom companies about forming a partnership in mobile telephony outside Australia. …
Austria Austrian mobile operator Mobilkom Austria launched wireless packet data service using a GPRS core network infrastructure solution provided by Nortel Networks through its local distributor, Austria Telecommunication GmbH. Nortel …
SINGAPORE-The Asia-Pacific cellular phone market topped 170 million subscribers in the first quarter, a 47-percent increase from the reported 115.9 million subscribers for the first quarter of 1999, according to …
LONDON-In conjunction with releasing its financial results for the first six months of the year, U.K. handheld computer maker Psion plc said it plans to list the Symbian consortium, most …
NEW DELHI, India-Singapore Telecom said it is acquiring minority stakes in two companies within India’s Bharti Group for $400 million. The investment is the single- largest investment by an international …
SYDNEY, Australia-Australia’s Telstra said it switched on the telecommunications network for the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, which includes capacity for more than 15,000 mobile phones for media and officials. The …
