Yearly Archives: 2001

Ericsson Multi-Service Networks plans to deliver on promise of convergence

NEW YORK-The Multi-Service Networks Division of Ericsson Telecom AB, Stockholm, is poised to deliver on the promise of convergence by enabling Internet service providers,...

One in four Japanese kids have a cellular phone

TOKYO-One out of four primary school or middle-school kids in Japan have their own cellular phones, NTT DoCoMo said based on its own survey....

Omvia intended to aid in customer retention

Wireless carriers are always looking for ways to retain customers. The most common retention method is to offer services that customers like to use...

GoAmerica launches ad campaign

HACKENSACK, N.J.-GoAmerica, which provides wireless data and Internet services, launched a new advertising campaign pushing the necessity of wireless connectivity.The ads show business professionals...

Title insurance companies can take over the `things that drive siting managers crazy’

Behind every tower there's a story.Depending on a tower's location, tower siting can be a lengthy and complicated process, characterized by research, negotiations and...

AirMedia unveils Wireless Hub

NEW YORK-AirMedia unveiled its Wireless Hub, which the company said will bring together content providers, corporations, telecommunications carriers and content aggregators and will simplify...

No new mobile licenses in China this year

BEIJING-China's Minister of Information Industry Wu Jichuan told reporters at the annual session of the National People's Congress (NPC) that his ministry has no...

Conexant rolls out solution for broader Internet services

With a view to a much smaller handset, cheaper price and quicker time to market, Conexant Systems Inc. has rolled out what it describes...

Bridgewater offers product to get carriers out of walled garden

NEW YORK-With the March 12 commercial debut of NetProfile Wireless Edition, Bridgewater Systems, Kanata, Ontario, is offering a chance and a challenge to mobile...

Detractors concerned about GPRS speeds, interoperability

OXFORD, United Kingdom-While all the major European cell-phone operators have either launched or announced target dates for GPRS services, a growing number of technology...

Saving phone numbers and universal service

An old adage goes: "You get what you pay for." The anonymous author of this phrase obviously never closely examined an American phone bill. For...

Belgium auction draws $419 million

BRUSSELS, Belgium-Belgium awarded three Universal Mobile Telecommunications System licenses to each of the country's three incumbent operators, bringing in about $419 million for the...

Moscow carrier approved for CDMA 400 MHz system

MOSCOW-The Russian Communications Ministry has prepared a permission for Moscow Cellular Communications carrier to create a Code Division Multiple Access 400 MHz network in...

Agere opens Asia headquarters

HONG KONG-Agere Systems, formerly the Microelectronics Group of Lucent Technologies Inc., established new regional headquarters in Hong Kong to support operations in the Asia-Pacific...

SBA to buy 173 US Unwired towers

LAKE CHARLES, La.-US Unwired Inc. announced SBA Communications Corp. exercised its option to purchase up to 173 of its communication towers in the second...

French LMDS carrier contracts for equipment

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Altitude Telecom selected Ericsson's local multipoint distribution system for its broadband wireless network in Normandy, France. Altitude Telecom was awarded two wireless local...

Comverse deploys voice technology for Blu

WOODBURY, New York, United States-Comverse said it deployed its voice-controlled mobile messaging service at Blu in Italy. The carrier can now offer its subscribers...

Telesp awards fixed wireless deal

TOKYO-NEC do Brasil won a contract with Telesp to supply a CDMA-based fixed wireless access system for Sao Paulo, Brazil.The deal is valued at...

Verizon, Novatel announce Merlin CDPD software

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless and Novatel Wireless, which provides wireless data communication access software, announced commercial availability of their co-branded Merlin CDPD Special Edition for...

Siemens aligns with Aerita

FRANKFURT, Germany-Siemens Business Services announced an alliance with Aerita Inc., a mobile commerce technology company based in the United States. SBS will deliver Aeritas'...

RACO places order with Paradigm

TORONTO-Paradigm Advanced Technologies Inc., a provider of wireless location-based electronic-commerce solutions, announced it PowerLOC technology division has received a purchase order from RACO Industries...

Amdocs introduces 3G billing platform

CANNES, France-Amdocs, a provider of customer-care, billing and order-management, introduced Amdocs 3G, a platform designed to assist carriers as they adapt to third-generation wireless...

Droplet, Girlzilla create SDK standards

NEW YORK-Droplet Inc., an Internet infrastructure company, and Girlzilla Inc., a usability research and design firm, have joined forces to create software development standards...

Esoftsolution adapts platform for Gradepoint

DALLAS-Esoftsolutions Inc., an e-business integrator and solutions provider, adapted the Docent Enterprise Learning Management System platform to support a wireless capability for Gradepoint Inc.,...

Collective joins Sun developer program

SILVER SPRING, Md.-Collective Communication Corp., a Maryland-based software firm that delivers turnkey wireless business solutions, has joined the Sun Developer Connections Program as an...
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