Monthly Archives: August, 2002
Nortel to supply part of Aycell expansion
ISTANBUL, Turkey-Nortel Networks said it will supply Turkish wireless operator Aycell with base stations, related equipment, project management, technical support, training, repair and return,...
Nextel wins Market Engineering Leadership award
RESTON, Va.-Nextel Communications Inc. was awarded Frost & Sullivan's Market Engineering Leadership Award for its market position and sales strategy."Frost & Sullivan believes that...
Wireless Valley gets patent for site-survey products
AUSTIN, Texas-Wireless Valley Communications Inc. announced it has been granted a patent for its wireless site-survey and measurement acquisition products.The patent covers technologies used...
Russian mobile operators welcome in China
BEIJING-Following the seventh regular meeting between Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji and his Russian counterpart Michael Kasyanov in Beijing, it was decided "to create favorable...
MobilCom casts doubt on UMTS rollout
DUSSSELDORF, Germany-Gloomy news from German company MobilCom has furthered the expectation of delayed UMTS service in Europe and Germany specifically. The company, which is...
OMA releases first technical specs for public review
ROME-The Open Mobile Alliance-a massive, overarching wireless standards group formed in June-released its first set of technical specifications for public review, covering the increasingly...
China: Surge in CDMA subscribers finally materializing
BEIJING-The number of China Unicom's CDMA subscribers broke the 2 million mark on 15 August, according to the company. On 10 June, Unicom counted...
Leap hires UBS Warburg to explore financial options, stock hits all-time low
SAN DIEGO, United States-U.S. operator Leap Wireless International has retained UBS Warburg to help the carrier explore new sources of financing and restructuring for...
Wireless penetration in Hungary rises to 59.1 percent
BUDAPEST, Hungary-Hungarian telecommunications authority HIF reported the country's wireless penetration rate increased from 57.6 percent in June to 59.1 percent in July, and is...
Nokia announces additional MMS contracts
HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia announced a rash of multimedia messaging service (MMS) deals, further solidifying the company's leadership in the MMS infrastructure space.Nokia said it will...
Ecuador to hold PCS auction on 26 September
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-The National Telecommunications Council in Ecuador (Conatel) announced that the auction of a personal communications service (PCS) licence at 1900 MHz will...
Japan’s Kyocera believes in Chinese market
BEIJING-Kyocera President Yasuo Nishiguchi launched a new CDMA handset in China, produced by the Kyocera Zhenhua Communication Equipment Company, based in China's southwest Guizhou...
Efforts to deter mobile-phone scams stepped up
TOKYO and DUBLIN, Ireland-Mobile operators around the globe are feeling the negative effects of scam efforts by third-party companies. Operators and regulatory agencies alike...
ComScore says wireless Web has 10 million users
RESTON, Virginia, United States-According to new findings from ComScore Networks, the audience for the wireless Web is becoming big enough that digital marketers should...
Indian operators to approach regulator on WLL tariff
NEW DELHI, India-The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) has decided to approach the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) regarding the government-owned fixed-line...
Yozan to launch services combining WLAN and PHS
TOKYO-Yozan, a venture business in Tokyo, is going to launch a new service combining PHS, wireless local area network (WLAN) and paging, the firm...
First AP fund subscribes to Ericsson rights issue
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Sweden's First AP Fund said it would subscribe to L.M. Ericsson's $3.14 billion one-for-one rights issue, commenced Aug. 15. First AP Fund owns...
Globalstar Canada cuts prices
SAN JOSE, California, United States-Globalstar said it reduced prices by up to 75 percent for its registered users in Canada. The announcement comes one...
Openwave reports executive changes
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-Wireless Internet giant Openwave Systems Inc. announced several executive changes, including naming two new chief technology officers.Bruce Martin and Thomas Reardon will...
Sanmina-SCI decides not to buy facilities from Siemens
BERLIN-Sanmina-SCI said it has canceled its memorandum of understanding to buy three production facilities belonging to Siemens AG's IC Networks unit."We have determined that...
Notify cuts jobs
SAN JOSE, Calif.-Enterprise communications company Notify Technology Corp. announced it will cut nine employees-about 28 percent of its work force-from its wireless business.Because of...
Progress Telecom names Aiello VP
ST PETERSBURG-Paul Aiello has been made vice president of sales and marketing for Progress Telecom, provider of wholesale broadband services.Aiello, with 20 years of...
Nortel to cut more jobs, expects 10% drop in 3Q earnings
TORONTO-Nortel Networks Ltd. shares dropped on the news that the company plans to cut 7,000 jobs and it expects third-quarter earnings to fall by...
Telemac receives patent for remote programming system
LOS ANGELES-Telemac Corp. announced it has received a new patent for its system for secure, remote programming of wireless devices."This new patent broadens our...
Freedom Wireless gets favorable rulings in BCGI patent suit
PHOENIX-Freedom Wireless Inc. announced two favorable rulings in its patent infringement suit against Boston Communications Group Inc. and several wireless carriers including Verizon Wireless...