Yearly Archives: 2001

Electric Pocket releases new BugMe! versions

WYE VALLEY, United Kingdom—Electric Pocket Ltd. today released new versions of its BugMe! applications that include NotePack stationery templates, which the company said will...

Triton to liquidate

ORLANDO, Fla.-Triton Network Systems Inc.'s board of directors voted to liquidate the company, including inventory, property and equipment, and distribute the net proceeds to...

Motorola adds travel functions to mobile office product

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.—Motorola Inc. today announced it will add travel functions, including the ability to make flight, car and hotel reservations, to its Mobile Office...

Agilent cuts 9% of work force

PALO ALTO, Calif.—Agilent Technologies Inc said it would slash about 4,000 workers just as it posted a third-quarter pro forma loss of $109 million...

Intel, Symbian team on device development

SANTA CLARA, Calif.—Intel Corp. and Symbian today announced they will team to accelerate software application development for wireless devices based on the Intel's Personal...

DoCoMo fixes handset glitch

TOKYO—NTT DoCoMo Inc. said it has solved a technical problem disrupting operation of its Digital mova P503I Hyper mobile phone. The technical problems...

Plug pulled on future 3G operator

OXFORD, United Kingdom—Broadband Mobile, a third-generation (3G) joint venture between Finland's Sonera and Norway-based Enitel, has been closed down before it even started operations....

Italian and Spanish operators accused of sharp practice

OXFORD, United Kingdom—Cell phone subscribers who make calls close to the borders of Spain or Italy could well find these calls being charged at...

U.K. operator to launch Blackberry e-mail service

OXFORD, United Kingdom—BT Cellnet signed a licensing deal with Research In Motion (RIM) that enables it to launch a wireless e-mail service in Europe....

North-Western GSM, Sonic Duo merge into Megafon project

MOSCOW—The St. Petersburg-based North-Western GSM and the Moscow-based Sonic Duo carrier, as well as six Russian regional operators merged into a new company, which...

Ukraine’s carrier tests GPRS

MOSCOW—The Ukrainian Mobile Communications (UMC) carrier announced the launch of General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) test trials saying the system would be technically ready...

Chechnya to restore limited wireless communications

MOSCOW—The Russian Security Council allowed the rebel Republic of Chechnya to restore wireless communications to a limited extent. The military fears that remaining armed...

Argentina implements CPP for cellular callers

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina—The communications secretariat and cellular operators announced that on 1 September, after dealing with the inconveniences that had forced the delay of...

Cingular Interactive introduces Canadian roaming

WOODBRIDGE, New Jersey, United States.—Cingular Interactive, a business unit of Cingular Wireless, introduced Canadian roaming service, allowing U.S.-based Corporate E-mail Plus and Interactive Messaging...

Ericsson appoints president of N.A. operations

PLANO, Texas, United States—L.M. Ericsson has appointed Angel Ruiz as the president of its North American operations, according to a press statement. He replaces...

WebLink expands two-way service to Mexico

DALLAS, Texas, United States—WebLink Wireless said it reached a deal with Mexican wireless carrier Digitel to offer two-way messaging services in Mexico."Expanding our two-way...

Alltel makes bid for CenturyTel

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, United States—Telecommunications carrier Alltel made an unsolicited bid to buy rural operator CenturyTel for $9 billion, a 40 percent premium over...

Thuraya to expand satellite services

LONDON—United Arab Emirates-based mobile satellite service provider, Thuraya, plans to expand its 100-country network as soon as next year. Chief Executive Yousuf Al Sayed...

China overtakes U.S. in number of mobile phone subscribers

BEIJING—In July, China became the world's biggest mobile-phone market. The country's Ministry of Information Industry (MII) announced the country had 120.6 million mobile phone...

TCL expands production of mobile phones

BEIJING—One of the major Chinese producers of mobile handsets, TCL, plans to enlarge its manufacturing plant from 5,000 square meters to 80,000 square meters...

China Mobile (HK): profits up, shares down

BEIJING—China Mobile (HK), the Hong Kong-listed subsidiary of China Mobile Communications based in Beijing, reported a 58.3-percent increase in net profits to CNY13.8 billion...

No more surcharges for China’s lucky numbers

BEIJING—Mobile-phone stores in China used to charge different prices for mobile-phone numbers depending on whether they are considered more lucky or less lucky. An...

First wireless intelligent network certified in China

BEIJING—China's Ministry of Information Industry (MII) issued the first network connection certificate for CDMA wireless intelligent network equipment to Zhongxing Telecom for its ZXC10-IN...

104 Inc. and CMG provide mobile Internet platform

TOKYO—104 Inc., a leading mobile Internet platform provider, along with CMG Wireless Data Solution, a business unit of CMG Group, will jointly provide a...

ITU recognizes CDMA 1xEV-DO

COSTA MESA, California, United States—The CDMA Development Group said the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has recognized CDMA 1xEV-DO as a 3G IMT-2000 standard, adding...
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