Monthly Archives: July, 2002
WorldCom asks court to stop Cingular Wireless customer transfer
NEW YORK-WorldCom Inc. has asked a bankruptcy court to not allow Cingular Wireless L.L.C. to transfer approximately 300,000 of its resale customers to its...
Ericsson to supply MMS equipment for Australasia services
MELBOURNE, Australia-Vodafone New Zealand has chosen Ericsson to provide end-to-end multimedia messaging service (MMS) services between New Zealand and Australia. Vodafone New Zealand plans...
Sonera sells majority stake in SmarTrust
HELSINKI, Finland-Sonera has sold a stake in SmarTrust to venture capital funds the Carlyle Group, GE Equity and Eqvitec Partners for US$34.3 million. Sonera...
Sprint obtains $1.5B credit facility
OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-In support of its reported financial health Sprint Corp. said it had obtained commitments for a new $1.5 billion revolving bank credit...
Siemens to expand Belarus network
MUNICH, Germany-Mobile operator LLC MTS said it commissioned the Siemens Information and Communication Mobile Group to expand its GSM network in Belarus.LLC MTS is...
Operators charged with price collusion in Ireland based on ARPU figures
DUBLIN, Ireland-Vodafone and consumer groups in Ireland are once again at odds over the price of calls following the publication of figures showing that...
NexLink deploys Motorola Canopy broadband system
SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-NexLink Communications Inc. deployed the first Canopy broadband wireless access system from Motorola Inc. in Republic, Mo., the companies announced.Republic has a population...
RIM continues lawsuits against Good
WATERLOO, Ontario-BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. said it filed its third legal complaint against rival Good Technology Inc., this time alleging Good engaged...
Atsana licenses ARM core
OTTAWA, Canada-Atsana Semiconductor Corp. said it has licensed ARM core for multimedia applications in mobile phones, personal digital assistants and network digital cameras."By licensing...
Morgan Stanley predicts PLDT gains to continue
MANILA, The Philippines-Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT) is expected to post continued gains for the second quarter of the year amid the slowdown...
France Telecom reaches agreement on MobilCom debt
PARIS-France Telecom said it reached an agreement with the banks holding a credit facility of $4.6 billion for MobilCom, the German operator in which...
Cramer to supply NetCom 3G inventory system
BATH, United Kingdom-Cramer Systems said it will supply a strategic network inventory system for Norwegian operator NetCom's next-generation network.NetCom will use the system to...
Malaysia awards 2 3G licenses
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia-The Malaysian government awarded two of three available third-generation licenses this week, with incumbent operators Maxis Communications and Telekom Malaysia walking away...
MapInfo, Intrado to combine location solutions
BOULDER, Colo.-MapInfo Corp. is combining its miAware location-based services platform with Intrado Inc.'s location technologies and services, said the companies."Together we will help carriers...
Chip makers settle fight, plan to cross-license technology
SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Advanced Micro Devices, Fujitsu Corp. and Saifun Semiconductors Ltd. say they plan to collaborate to cross-license patents, settle outstanding litigation and work toward...
BellSouth launches bundle
ATLANTA-BellSouth Corp. launched a new bundled service offering combining local, long distance and data services with Cingular Wireless L.L.C.'s wireless services.BellSouth said its Answers...
AT&T Wireless, Microsoft announce distribution partnership
REDMOND, Washington, United States-AT&T Wireless Services and Microsoft said they will develop and distribute end-to-end solutions for Microsoft Windows Powered Pocket PCs, smart phones...
AT&T Wireless, Microsoft announce wireless development, distribution partnership
REDMOND, Wash.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. and Microsoft Corp. said they will develop and distribute end-to-end solutions for Microsoft Windows Powered Pocket PCs, smartphones and...
Malaysia awards two 3G licenses
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia-The Malaysian government awarded two of three available third-generation (3G) licenses this week, with incumbent operators Maxis Communications and Telekom Malaysia walking...
InfoSpace to replace chairman
BELLEVUE, Wash.-InfoSpace Inc., which has carrier deals to provide a variety of wireless content and services, announced its current chairman and chief executive officer,...
Openwave gets messaging contract in New Zealand
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-New Zealand mobile carrier Xtra Ltd. will offer wireless messaging services through a new deal with wireless data giant Openwave Systems Inc.The...
Siemens’ voting shares in Infineon drop
BERLIN, Germany-Siemens AG said its voting rights in chip maker Infineon have dropped to 25 percent, following the sale of 4.3 million shares of...
TCS, Mobileway to develop worldwide SMS network
ANNAPOLIS, Md.-TeleCommunication Systems Inc. and messaging company Mobileway announced they will team to develop a short message service delivery network to allow mobile users...
Telus adds 102K users in 2Q
VANCOUVER, British Columbia-Canadian carrier Telus Corp. reported 102,600 net wireless subscriber additions during the second quarter, a 34 percent increase over the 76,400 customers...
WorldCom delisted
CLINTON, Mass.-Citing the company's recent bankruptcy filing and the pending restatement of its financial statements for 2001 and the first quarter of 2002, the...