2002

WASHINGTON-EFJ Inc. signed a $10 million line of credit with the Bank of America N.A. it will use for working capital and to finance the performance of government contracts. The …

SEOUL, South Korea-Hyundai Motor Co. will begin selling vehicles with a wide range of advanced telematics features next year in South Korea, and plans to expand into other areas of …

CARACAS, Venezuela-Motorola announced deployment of a TETRA digital dispatch radio service in Venezuela for police and security in the state of Tachira. The vendor said its TETRA network will allow …

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia-The first commercial CDMA 450 MHz network is to be launched soon in Russia by the St. Petersburg-based carrier Delta Telecom. City streets are already abounding in billboards …

BUCHAREST, Romania-Israel’s GSM operator Partner, which operates under the Orange brand, has sent to the Ministry of Communications a request to delay receiving its remaining GSM 1800 MHz frequencies by …

BEIJING-Treo mobile phone/personal digital assistant maker Handspring Inc. announced it will sell its Treo 270 device in China through a new partnership with CEC Telecom Co. Ltd. and GrandTech. “The …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Telia’s mobile subscribers will be able to access Hotmail e-mail sent via short message service to their mobile phones under a new deal the operator signed with MSN, Microsoft’s …

BEIJING-Already the largest mobile-phone market in the world with more than 190 million subscribers at the end of September, China is gearing up to introduce third generation (3G) services on …

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless Inc. reported a deal with FoxSports.com to deliver sports news through Verizon Wireless’ vtext.com text messaging service. Customers who sign up for the service will be charged …

LONDON-Intec Telecom Systems said it acquired Ericsson’s Settler interconnect billing product unit for a cash amount of US$5.1 million. The deal also allows Intel to develop and market the Settler …

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia recently announced two contracts for its TETRA network using IP technology. Nokia will join with Moratel to implement the TETRA system in Morocco. TETRA will be the first …

NEW DELHI, India-Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) Chairman Syed Marghub Murshed has ruled out issuing new licenses for private mobile-phone operators, as well as tariff revisions until a comprehensive study …

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, United States-Casting some sunshine on the bleak telecom industry, Pyramid Research released a report predicting the global telecom sector will increased from about US$1 trillion this year to …

JAKARTA, Indonesia-Economic factors coupled with customers’ general habits have driven most Southeast Asian customers to choose the most appropriate payment method for their mobile-phone plans. In developed countries like Singapore, …

TORONTO-The federal government launched a review yesterday of the law restricting foreigners to minority stakes in domestic telephone companies. It is a process that could give Canadian firms greater room …

SEOUL, South Korea-Samsung Electronics laid out its vision for the U.S. wireless market in conjunction with the Comdex show in Las Vegas, boasting of its worldwide mobile phone sales of …

DENVER-Qwest Communications International Inc. began a private offer to exchange $12.9 billion in debt securities of its Qwest Capital Funding Inc. subsidiary for new debt securities in an attempt to …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. said more than 5 million gpsOne-enabled wireless devices are now in commercial use in Japan, South Korea and the United States, making it the most widely deployed …

BELLEVUE, Wash.-Verizon Wireless Inc. appointed David Brown director of sales for the carrier’s Northwest Region where he will lead, plan and direct sales of wireless communications and information products and …

TOKYO-Japanese operator J-Phone’s news that it has signed 1 million picture service users was overshadowed by a raid on its headquarters by the country’s Fair Trade Commission. The raid was …

AUSTIN, Texas-Motorola Inc. said it has introduced the second generation of its ARM core-based DragonBall microprocessor known as DragonBall MXL applications processor. Garmin International is its first customer. “We selected …

TORONTO-Intermec Technology Corp. reported that its GSM/GPRS-enabled 700 series mobile computing device will be available on Canadian operator Rogers Wireless Inc.’s network. Intermec said the Microsoft Corp. PocketPC-powered device is …

THE HAAG, The Netherlands-KPN Telecom released its quarterly results on Friday, reporting its net debt decreased to about $14 billion at the end of the third quarter from about $22.5 …

ATLANTA-Wireless development company Digital Orchid Inc. announced it scored an exclusive license to sell Nascar-related content to AT&T Wireless Services Inc. and Sprint PCS subscribers. The company will offer breaking …

OKLAHOMA CITY-Dobson Communications Corp. released full quarterly results posting a slight increase in total revenues for the third quarter from $164.8 million last year to $169.1 million this year including …