Monthly Archives: October, 2002
Election updates come to Kenyan mobile subscribers
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-Kenyan mobile network operator Safaricom has reported that its subscribers will be able to receive text message updates on political developments during...
NTT DoCoMo to curtail international investments
TOKYO-A Japanese newspaper reported the country's largest wireless operator NTT DoCoMo Inc. plans to curtail its international investments in wireless carriers following its recent...
Korean carriers banned from accepting new subscribers
SEOUL, South Korea-The Korea Communications Commission banned the country's three mobile-phone carriers, SK Telecom, KTF and LG Telecom, from accepting new subscribers for up...
Telus Mobility, SmartServ launch Forbes.com service
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Canada and STAMFORD, Conn.-Telus Mobility and SmartServ Online Inc. launched Forbes.com Wireless Powered by SmartServ giving Telus consumers the ability...
BellSouth asks U.S. Bankruptcy Court to dismiss Supra’s filing
MIAMI-BellSouth Corp. asked the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida to dismiss Supra Telecom's bankruptcy filing, saying the company's recent public...
UbiquiTel doubles revenues, net loss up slightly
CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa.-UbiquiTel Inc. reported $60.5 million in total revenues for the third quarter, nearly double the $30.7 million the Sprint PCS affiliate posted for...
Actix shows OSS solution
RESTON, Va.-Actix, which provides software to optimize the performance of wireless networks, is showing its new Enterprise Advance Metrics Solution OSS software at this...
NeoSpeech teams with Conversay on text-to-speech solutions
FREMONT, Calif.-Voice-enabled solutions provider NeoSpeech is teaming with speech technology company Conversay to offer next-generation text-to-speech solutions. The companies will combine NeoSpeech's VoiceText technology...
RSoft opens facility in Japan
TOKYO-RSoft Design Group today opened its Japanese headquarters in Tokyo where it will provide business development and customer support to the company's clients in...
Study examines OMA role in wireless industry
The Open Mobile Alliance (OMA), formed in June 2002, will either greatly help or hinder the future of wireless industry, according to a new...
Nokia signs $400M CDMA contract in Taiwan
HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. signed a $400 million contract to supply wideband CDMA equipment to Taiwanese operator CHT."The Nokia WCDMA 3G solution will enable CHT's...
T-Mobile enters airline partnerships for airport Wi-Fi services
BELLEVUE, Wash.-Expanding the breadth of its HotSpot Wi-Fi service offering, T-Mobile USA Inc. reported agreements with American Airlines, Delta Air Lines and United Airlines...
Indian telecom consortium to offer WLL services in Nepal
NEW DELHI, India-United Telecom Limited (UTL), an Indo-Nepalese joint venture, will offer basic services using wireless local loop in the Himalayan kingdom.The company has...
Verizon, Re-route migrating wireless Web users to MSN service
BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless Inc. and Re-route Corp. said they have begun migrating current Verizon Wireless Mobile Web customers to its Mobile Web by VZW...
Polkomtel launches MMS using Portal Software solution
CUPERTINO, Calif.-Portal Software Inc. said Poland-based Polkomtel S.A. has launched multimedia messaging service using Infranet, Portal's convergent billing solution. "Mobile operators are finding that...
Atos Origin, Telisma partner for speech solutions
PARIS-IT services firm Atos Origin and speech technology company Telisma have partnered to market speech recognition products to businesses and telecommunications firms.According to their...
Qualcomm ships radioOne cdma2000 1x chipset
SAN DIEGO, Calif.-Qualcomm Inc. said it shipped the world's first radioOne cdma2000 1x chipset and system software for handsets, which also will begin shipment...
Wavecom opens representative office in China
ISSY-LES-MOULINEAUX, France-Wavecom has opened a representative office in China, the largest single market in its largest region. The new office is in the Zhongguancun...
S&P lowers Comverse rating
NEW YORK-Standard & Poor's Ratings Services lowered its corporate credit and senior unsecured debt ratings on Comverse Technology Inc. from a BB to a...
Vesper chooses Nortel for 3G
SAO PAULO, Brazil-Nortel Networks Ltd. said it has been selected by Operator Vesper as the sole to supplier of cdma2000 1xEV-DO networks in 17...
Malaysian carriers agree to merge
KUALA LAMPUR, Malaysia-Malaysia' second largest wireless operator Celcom Bhd. signed an agreement to merge with state-run telecommunications operator Telekom Malaysia Bhd's TM Cellular Sdn....
Glenayre reports lower revenues
ATLANTA-Enhanced services and messaging solutions provider Glenayre Technologies Inc. released third-quarter results this week. The company reported $14.5 million in revenue, up from September...
Starent wins piece of Unicom solution
TEWKSBURY, Mass.-Starent Networks Corp. said it has signed a multimillion-dollar contract to supply a key data networks solution for China Unicom."This is a huge...
Danger appoints Nothhaft CEO
PALO ALTO-Danger Inc. announced it has hired Hank Nothhaft to serve as its chairman and chief executive officer, succeeding co-founder Andy Rubin who will...
HickoryTech reports slightly lower wireless revenues
MANKATO, Minn.-Rural telecommunications provider HickoryTech Corp. reported $4.4 million in wireless revenues for the third quarter, a slight drop from the $4.5 million the...