Monthly Archives: August, 2001
Sprint PCS affiliates merge in $900 million deal
DENVER, Colorado, United States—Sprint PCS network partners AirGate PCS Inc. and iPCS Inc. agreed to merge their operations in a US$900 million deal.The deal,...
Entel Chile implements new call center platform
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina—Entel Chile will integrate a technological call center platform developed by Genesys Telecommunications, a subsidiary of Alcatel. The solutions will allow Entel's...
Lucent names Kritzmacher corporate controller
MURRAY HILL, N.J.—Lucent Technologies Inc. has named John Kritzmacher as its senior vice president and corporate controller, replacing Mark White, who has decided to...
Lukoil seeks wireless license in Moldova
MOSCOW—Lukoil Co. is negotiating a wireless license with the communications ministry of neighboring Moldova and is also eyeing the Ukrainian and Romanian markets.The Lukoil...
Kyocera to cut 10,000 jobs in overseas operations
TOKYO—Kyocera Corp., a leading mobile handset manufacturer, plans to cut 10,000 jobs by the end of December 2001 in its overseas operations, Yasuo Nishiguchi,...
PCIA appoints government relations director
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Personal Communications Industry Association has appointed Harold Salters to head PCIA's governmental relation department as senior director of government relations. Salters, who...
Symbian’s coffers could run dry next year
LONDON—Smart-phone operating-system maker Symbian could run out of money as soon as next year, according to the company's largest stakeholder Psion plc.Psion issued the...
FCC returns NextWave’s licenses
WASHINGTON—In a surprising, but perhaps legally necessary move, the FCC's Wireless Telecommunications Bureau late Friday said it was returning NextWave Telecom Inc.'s licenses to...
Vodacom Tanzania announces 130,000 GSM customers
BUCHAREST, Romania—According to the Tanzanian newspaper Business Day, the Tanzanian cellular operator Vodacom announced that after one year, 130,000 subscribers have been signed up...
China Unicom signs contracts with several suppliers
BEIJING—China Unicom, China's second-largest operator, has signed several contracts during the month of August.Fenghuo Telecom clinched a deal with Unicom's subsidiary in Jilin Province...
Nokia signs UMTS contract with Europolitan Vodafone
STOCKHOLM, Sweden—Nokia said it has signed a Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) contract to deliver core network and radio access for Europolitan Vodafone.Nokia will...
Teligent management tries to buy LMDS assets
DENVER, Colorado, United States—If there was any doubt the acquisition deal between Teligent and IDT was dead, Teligent's latest announcement that a company has...
Grayson makes location system GSM compatible
RESTON, Va.—Grayson Wireless announced an enhancement to its Geometrix Wireless Location system, making it compatible with GSM wireless handsets.The Geometrix System is a network-based...
IBM develops technology to replace silicon
NEW YORK—International Business Machines said it developed a logic circuit based on molecules called carbon nanotubes as semiconductors that are about 100,000 times thinner...
VoiceStream to buy GSM network in central Pennsylvania
WAYNESBORO, Virginia, United States—VoiceStream Wireless signed a definitive purchase agreement with Ntelos and Conestoga Enterprises to purchase their GSM network in central Pennsylvania. The...
Pumatech announces falling revenues, slashes work force
SAN JOSE, Calif.—Software and services provider Pumatech Inc. today released its fourth-quarter results, showing falling revenues and a 20-percent cut in its work force.Pumatech's...
Motorola wins GSM contract in northern Nigeria
LAGOS, Nigeria—Motorola's Global Telecom Solutions said it has won a US$57 million contract from Econet to deploy GSM networks in northern Nigeria.The first phase...
Streaming21, EDS partner for streaming technology solutions
LOS GATOS, Calif.—Software solution provider Streaming21 Inc. and global services company EDS are partnering to offer next-generation streaming technology solutions for transmitting and playing...
Terabeam plans Dallas launch
SEATTLE—Optical Ethernet service provider Terabeam Corp. has announced Dallas will be the next location for its service.Terabeam will offer Fiberless Optic service to Dallas-area...
China Mobile predicts it will have 180 million subscribers by 2005
BEIJING—According to China Mobile's general manager, Zhang Ligui, the company aims for more than 180 million subscribers by the end of China's current five-year...
Telenor to terminate paging services in two years
OSLO, Norway—Telenor Mobil said it will stop offering paging services Sept. 1, 2003, due to diminished demand. Telenor also said its technical equipment supplier...
China licenses 19 CDMA-handset manufacturers
BEIJING—The English-language China Daily newspaper published a list of 19 licensed CDMA handset producers in its 31 August edition. The Ministry of Information Industry...
Ericsson licenses GPRS, 3G technologies
STOCKHOLM, Sweden—Like rival Motorola, L.M. Ericsson said it has started licensing its GPRS and third-generation handset technologies to other manufacturers of mobile phones and...
Toshiba to slash 18,800 jobs
TOKYO—Toshiba announced plans to cut 18,800 jobs in its Japanese operations as part of its strategy to revamp the company by 2004."With this action,...
Alltel applies pressure in CenturyTel offer
DENVER, Colorado, United States—Alltel continued to pressure acquisition target CenturyTel's management last week, releasing another letter from Alltel Chief Operating Officer Scott Ford to...