News
Issue #2002 - 09 (March 2002)
(Updated Mar. 6, 2002)

INFRASTRUCTURE, PRODUCTS & SERVICES :
> U.S. Carriers Launch Inter-Carrier Text Messaging Services
> Digital Bridges & BBC Bring ‘The Weakest Link’ to Wireless Users
> Nokia Unveils GPRS/802.11b PC Card
> Sprint to Add Instant Imaging to 3G Services

APPLICATIONS :
> Tank Truck Carrier Turns to Aether Systems for Mobile Messaging Service
> Erica on trial at source O2
> MIR3 Launches MIRlogic  For Real-Time Event Notification & Business Activity Monitoring

DEVICES & DEVICE OPERATING SOFTWARE:
> SonyEricsson and RIM Introduce Multimedia Smartphone and Voice-enabled Handheld
> NEC to Supply First i-mode Phones Outside of Japan

TECHNOLOGY :
> Nokia Opens the Door to its Network Technologies
> Court Orders Palm, 3Com to Pay $50-Million Bond in Patent Case
> Symbian Unveils Latest OS
> Intersil & Cisco Partner to Bring Higher WLAN Speeds with 802.11g in 2.4 GHz Band
> 1.2 "Black Magic" to Avoid Traffic Congestion

MARKET OUTLOOK & TRENDS :
> American Wireless Carriers Setting Themselves up for Failure, study finds
> Bluetooth Certification on the Rise
> Number of Telecommuters Swells to 32 mil. in 2001; nearly 70% have Internet Access

ACQUISITIONS, MERGERS & AGREEMENTS :
> A String of Recent Investments in the Wireless Industry