November 14, 2002

OXFORD, United Kingdom-Having failed to attract European third-generation (3G) license holders to use its alternative cdma2000 technology, Qualcomm now appears to have revised its strategy and is looking to tempt …

BELLEVUE, Washington, United States-T-Mobile USA reported a company-record 869,000 net customer additions for the third quarter comprised of more than 1 million net contract customer additions and a loss of …

BEIJING-Wang Xudong, the newly appointed Communist Party secretary of the Ministry of Information Industry (MII) and former secretary of Hebei Province, was elected 14 November to the party’s central committee. …

TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo, the leading mobile carrier in Japan, and Oracle announced the firms jointly developed an interactive intranet information system that lets personal digital assistant (PDA) users access their company’s …

BEIJING-Managing Director Shinichi Okamoto of Matsushita’s mobile-phone department in China told the China Daily Business Weekly his company is aiming for a 25-percent share of China’s handset market by 2005 …

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-Mobile network operator Celtel Uganda announced an initiative to double the company’s network coverage across the country. Lars Andersen, managing director of Celtel Uganda, said the firm would …

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-Last week, a day before the personal communications services (PCS) auction in Ecuador was due to take place, a civil judge in Guayaquil accepted a protection document presented …

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-A year after going live, South African network operator Cell C announced it has managed to acquire 1 million subscribers on its network. The operator has also constructed …

TOKYO-Radio waves from cellular phones do not deteriorate human beings’ memory functions, the Telecom Ministry of Japan announced 12 November. Based on its own experiment with rats, the ministry concluded …

DUBLIN, Ireland-Having returned T-Mobile to a pre-eminent position in the German mobile sector, Kai-Uwe Ricke has been handed the much greater challenge of reviving the fortunes of Deutsche Telekom as …

OXFORD, United Kingdom-Having launched its revamped data services in an expensive blaze of publicity, Vodafone is now coming under the spotlight of City of London financial analysts as to the …

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SEOUL, South Korea-SK Telecom announced its long-awaited share swap with rival Korea Telecom. The companies will exchange more than 29.8 million KT shares, a 9.64 percent stake, held by SK …

WASHINGTON-The U.S. Chamber of Commerce on Thursday adopted a 10-point broadband policy, including an emphasis on “comprehensive spectrum-management strategy.” “Our policy encourages the federal government to make it easier for …

BELLEVUE, Wash.-T-Mobile USA Inc. reported a company-record 869,000 net customer additions for the third quarter comprised of more than 1 million net contract customer additions and a loss of 190,000 …

REDMOND, Wash.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. amended the terms of its participation in Alaska Native Wireless, which was its designated entity bidding partner in the Federal Communications Commission’s attempt to re-auction …

IRVINE, Calif.-Disposable phone company Hop-On announced it signed an agreement with Verizon Wireless to resell the carrier’s prepaid airtime, nationwide roaming services and replenishments for Hop-On’s disposable CDMA phones. “This …

PARIS-Location services company Webraska announced it current chief executive and company co-founder, Jean-Michel Durocher, will step down from his post and be replaced by Barry Glick, Webraska’s chairman and the …

PALM BEACH, Fla.-422 Inc. and its partner Varetis Communications launched a new and unique service for mobile phone users-wireless directory assistance. “422 will be the most significant information service short …

AUSTIN, Texas-Traq-wireless announced it raised a healthy $14.8 million in third round venture funding, with Sevin Rosen Funds leading the financing. The company offers products and services for businesses to …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday gave Verizon Wireless Inc. what it has been begging for-relief from the re-auction of the PCS C- and F-block licenses of bankrupt NextWave Telecom …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-ArrayComm Inc. and CommWorks announced an agreement to provide standards-based Internet connectivity and seamless mobility in ArrayComm’s i-Burst Personal Broadband System. ArrayComm said it has demonstrated seamless compatibility …

ORLAND PARK, Ill.-Andrew Corp. said its new EOCell RF Over Fiber solutions provide efficient transport of wideband radio-frequency signals over optical fiber. Applications for EOCell include wireless distribution networks needed …

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Advanced Micro Devices said it plans to lay off 2,000 workers, amounting to 15 percent of its staff. The company has notified 1,000 workers. “As part of our ongoing …

WASHINGTON-White House cybersecurity czar Richard Clarke said today industry unity could help win funding for wireless priority access service implementation and that security remains a big problem with wireless local …