Yearly Archives: 2001

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...

Nokia places W-CDMA 3GPP call

HELSINKI, Finland—Nokia Corp. said it has placed its first wideband-CDMA voice call on the 3rd Generation Partnership Program standard."The 3G voice call demonstrates the...

Palm pays $11M for Be

SANTA CLARA, Calif.—Palm Inc. made its biggest move yet to bolster its operating system business, this time doling out $11 million for Internet software...

China’s wireless subscribers top 120 million

BEIJING-China's telecommunications regulators reported the country had 120.6 million wireless subscribers at the end of July, surpassing figures provided by the Cellular Telecommunications and...

Nortel, Alamosa find healthy bond markets

NEW YORK-Nortel Networks Corp. and Sprint PCS affiliate Alamosa Holdings Inc. tapped the debt markets for a total of $1.65 billion last week, providing...

Trying times reach tower industry: Expenses, jobs cut in efforts to keep revenues in line

Crown Castle International Corp., SpectraSite Holdings Inc. and SBA Communications Corp. reported positive revenues for the second quarter ended June 30, but they did...

NextWave details funding; Verizon DE makes offer

The NextWave Telecom Inc. saga continued last week as the hopeful wireless wholesaler unveiled funding plans to roll out its network, while its potential...

Iquity lets customers get discounted airtime in exchange for hearing ad spots

NEW YORK-Stockholm-based Iquity Systems has established a U.S. headquarters near Wall Street to promote its Mobile Media Suite, which delivers recorded advertising messages to...

FunMail supports Nokia image format

PLEASANTON, Calif.-FunMail Inc. said it will support the Picture Messaging format from Nokia Corp. within its wireless messaging system.Under the system, users could simply...

Snaz files Chapter 7 bankruptcy

NEW YORK-Snaz Commerce Solutions, which provided wireless commerce products, said today it was forced to file for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, which involves liquidating all...

GoAmerica, IBM provide wireless portal solution for GE Power

HACKENSACK, N.J.-GoAmerica Inc. and IBM Corp. today announced they are teaming to offer wireless data solutions to GE Power Systems, which supplies power generation...

Bell Canada, Nortel sign expansion contract

TORONTO-Bell Canada and Nortel Networks have signed a deal valued at $117 million to expand Bell Mobility's PCS networks to Alberta and British Columbia,...

Iospan, Powerwave enter product development agreement

NEW YORK-Iospan Wireless Inc. and Powerwave Technologies Inc. have joined forces to develop AirBurst-compatible broadband power amplifiers to enhance delivery of non-line-of-site fixed-wireless communications.Powerwave...

KPMG to study smart card use

NEW YORK-KPMG L.L.P. will conduct a survey to measure smart card use in North America, according to an Aug. 6 announcement of The Smart...

Class action filed against Handspring for mishandled IPO

NEW YORK-Handspring's handling of its initial public offering, which sold in June 2000, is under challenge in a class action lawsuit the New York...

Every three wireless subscribers equal one less wireline subscriber, says study author

WASHINGTON-For every three new wireless subscribers there is one less wireline subscriber, said Stephen Pociask, president of TeleNomic Research L.L.C."These phones do the same...

Industry must deal with wireless vice

Just like the beginnings of the wired Internet, content on the wireless Internet is growing by leaps and bounds. Wireless Internet users now can...

Palm creates business apps

SANTA CLARA, Calif.-Personal digital assistant giant Palm Inc. last week took a stab at operating system rival Microsoft Corp. in an announcement that Palm...

Carriers begin to feel pinch of economic slowdown

A handful of wireless affiliates and regional cellular operators reported mixed results last week, showing the economic slowdown has not entirely missed wireless operators.Heading...

Varied players must make tough decisions to jumpstart wireless data

According to new reports from two major analyst firms, wireless data will be a huge business in the future, but not before software vendors,...

Mobile popularity hinders PD card industry

LONDON-The huge popularity of mobile phones in Europe has had an adverse effect on the once-necessary prepaid disposable (PD) calling cards, which are used...

PCIA loses another one: Hoggarth to work at NTT’s Washington shop

WASHINGTON-In another blow to the struggling trade association, Rob Hoggarth, senior vice president of government relations for the Personal Communications Industry Association, is leaving...
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