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RIM shares up on strong Q2 earnings

Research In Motion Ltd. (RIM) saw its stock bounce up 4% on second-quarter results that included revenue up 31% from last year and earnings per share up 76% from a year ago. Revenue for the second quarter, which ended Aug. 28, stood at $4.62...

Skyhook releases Wi-Fi access tracking system

Skyhook Wireless, a 2-year-old company based in Boston, announced commercial availability of a wide-area positioning system that makes use of the growing number of Wi-Fi access points being deployed around the world. The company last week announced a deal with TeleCommunication Systems Inc. that...

TSI reaches beyond borders with name change to Syniverse

A quick Google of the acronym "TSI" can turn up at least 10 different companies, all using the same three letters to sell wildly differing products and services. However, Googling the word "Syniverse" turns up only one company-Syniverse Technologies Inc."It's like an alphabet soup,"...

Vendors purchase partners, rivals

The acquisition beat goes on in the wireless equipment sector with several companies recently announcing purchases of other players. The increasing number of mergers is not surprising given the specific, still-developing sectors in which many of them are occurring, according to Ray Jodoin, director...

AT&T Wireless answers LNP inquiry

Following on a Federal Communications Commission inquiry into its local number portability implementation, AT&T Wireless Services Inc. filed a report with the agency outlining the troubles the carrier has encountered with the LNP mandate, as well as the steps it has taken to fix...

AWS details LNP snafus to FCC

Following up on a Federal Communications Commission inquiry into its local number portability implementation, AT&T Wireless Services Inc. filed a report with the government agency yesterday outlining the troubles the carrier has encountered with the LNP mandate, as well as the steps it has...

First days of LNP yield little excitement

Much like Al Capone's vault, the first few days of local number portability provided more hype than headlines as the feared millions of customers beating down the doors of retail outlets selling wireless services in an attempt to switch carriers was tempered by a...

TSI partners with Boingo on Wi-Fi roaming

TAMPA-Telecommunication Services Inc. (TSI) and Boingo Wireless plan to jointly promote wireless local and wide area network roaming in an effort to drive the adoption of wireless data and increase revenues from the services. "By combining TSI's authentication, billing and reporting expertise with...

TSI signs regional carriers for SMS services

TAMPA, Fla.-TSI Telecommunication Services Inc. said two regional wireless carriers will use the company's technology to offer ring tones, graphics and other messaging services.Montana Wireless Inc. d.b.a. Blackfoot Communications and 3 Rivers Wireless will use TSI's Message Manager SMS service to offer the applications.

Western Wireless names Wisehart CFO

BELLEVUE, Wash.-Western Wireless Corp. named Wayne Wisehart chief financial officer effective Jan. 30 and promoted Theresa Gillespie to vice chair. Wisehart spent 16 years at Palmer Communications and Palmer Wireless, serving as CFO at both companies. Gillespie has served in various positions at Western...

CTIA honors President’s Awards recipients

ORLANDO—The Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association honored three recipients of its 2002 President's Awards last night. The annual awards go to individuals and companies who have made an outstanding contribution to the industry throughout the last year.Smith Bagley, founder and chief executive officer of...

GTCR completes TSI acquisition

CHICAGO—GTCR Golder Rauner L.L.C. announced it has completed its acquisition of TSI Telecommunications Services Inc. from Verizon Communications Inc. in a $800 million transaction.Edward Evans, formerly president and chief operating officer of Dobson Communications, pursued the acquisition in partnership with GTCR and will assume...

TSI Telecom, Telenor team on roaming

OSLO, Norway—TSI Telecom Services and Telenor Global Services have formed a common peering point called GPRX Roaming Exchange for roaming between their networks using Amsterdam Internet Exchange."It greatly simplifies global roaming from both a technical and business perspective and gives subscribers seamless wireless access...

Verizon to sell TSI unit to investment firm

NEW YORK—Verizon Communications has agreed to sell its TSI Telecommunications Services subsidiary to GTCR Golder Rauner, a private equity investment firm, for approximately US$800 million. The deal is expected to close early next year.TSI, which provides transaction-based call processing, technical interoperability and network services...

Verizon to sell off TSI subsidiary

CHICAGO—Verizon Communications Inc. said Dec. 10 it has agreed to sell its wholly owned subsidiary, TSI Telecommunications Services Inc., to GTCR Golder Rauner L.L.C., Chicago a private equity firm, for $800 million.Edward Evans, now president and chief operating officer of Dobson Communications, is to...

TSI, China Unicom partner for roaming solution

TAMPA, Fla.—China Unicom signed a contract with Telecommunication Services Inc. to provide CDMA international roaming services, allowing China Unicom customers to roam on a number of CDMA networks across the Asia Pacific region, North America and Latin America.TSI said it will provide clearinghouse services...

MobileSys adds TSI SMS technology to data platform

MOUNTAIN VIEW, California, United States—In an effort to offer businesses a seamless messaging and billing service, MobileSys is adding TSI Telecommunication Services' short message service (SMS) manager technology to its data platform. The companies said the platform will allow business users to send SMS...

Clearinghouses function as virtual content malls

They go by all sorts of names-clearinghouses, hubs and gateways-and they represent companies' attempts at nailing down the precise formula for a business model aimed at nurturing the wireless Internet marketplace. This business model, the companies say, will tear down the wall between carriers...

TSI enters alliances for roaming, billing, location services

LAS VEGAS-TSI Telecommunication Services Inc., a global supplier of interoperability solutions, made announcements regarding several newly formed strategic alliances at CTIA Global Wireless 2001.The company signed a technology agreement with AT&T Wireless Services supporting simplified international roaming capabilities. The agreement will enable AT&T Wireless...

TSI drops GTE tag

TAMPA, Fla.-GTE Telecommunication Services Inc. announced it will no longer market itself with GTE or Verizon Information Services and will note the distinction by changing its name to simply TSI Telecommunication Services Inc."Formally adopting the name TSI reinforces our unique and distinctive position within...

GTE TSI to manage roaming agreements

TAMPA, Fla.-GTE Telecommunication Services Inc. announced it signed contracts with seven wireless operators to facilitate and manage their worldwide roaming agreements.The operators include Appalachian Wireless, Bell Mobility, BellSouth Cellular, First Cellular of Southern Illinois, Iusacell of Mexico, Midwest Wireless and U.S. Cellular.GTE TSI said...

World Briefs

CanadaBCE Inc. said it is in discussions with the independent committee of the Teleglobe board of directors, the majority shareholders of Teleglobe and their tax advisers to finalize the structure of BCE's proposed acquisition of the company. BCE also said it is involved with...

GTE demonstrates location service

TAMPA, Fla.-GTE Telecommunications Services Inc. began a nine-city product demonstration of its INPosition location-based service in San Francisco.By calling a toll-free number, wireless users can hear live traffic reports, listen to Yellow Page listings, request traffic for a specific location or ask for a...

GTE TSI makes roaming, W911, telematics announcements

NEW|ORLEANS-GTE Telecommunications Services Inc. said it has purchased the Jambala Mobility Gateway from L.M. Ericsson to complement its Interim Standard-41 to Global System for Mobile communications message conversion, which is part of GTE TSI's GlobalRoam solution.With this acquisition, GTE TSI now provides one-stop shopping...