2002

TOKYO-Sharp, a major consumer electronics maker, assumed the third position, after NEC and Matsushita Communications Industrial, in the Japanese mobile handset market in the second quarter, according to statistics compiled …

SEOUL, South Korea-Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and Mitsubishi Electric Corp. have come together in a strategic alliance to develop camera chips for mobile applications for cellular phones, personal digital assistants …

NEW DELHI, India-The cellular subscriber base in India will explode during the next few years, but the average revenue per user (ARPU) will register a steep fall, an independent study …

PORTLAND, Ore.-Enhanced directory assistance provider Metro One Telecommunications Inc. said it will discontinue service for Cingular Wireless L.L.C. in California, Nevada and Washington after the contract related to the service …

WILMINGTON, Del.-Bankrupt Devon Mobile Communications L.P. will sell 75 wireless communications towers to Mountain Union Telecom L.L.C., pending court approval. Devon Mobile was forced to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy …

OXFORD, United Kingdom-Despite the fanfare surrounding Nokia’s launch this week of its first third-generation (3G) handset, many insiders remain adamant that there are significant technological issues to resolve before the …

FRANKFURT, Germany-Germany’s troubled telecom firm MobilCom said it would cut 1,850 jobs and halt the rollout of its third-generation network in Germany. The German company was close to bankruptcy earlier …

PLANO, Texas-Terion Inc. extended its existing contract for wireless communications supporting its FleetView trailer monitoring system with Verizon Wireless Inc. until 2005. Financial terms of the extension were not released. …

TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo Inc. president Norio Wada said the telecommunications giant would discuss the possibility of writing down losses on its overseas investments including AT&T Wireless Services Inc., Hutchison 3G UK …

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Endwave Corp. has acquired certain wireless infrastructure assets of Signal Technology Corp.’s Wireless Group, including customer contracts, equipment, inventory, product designs and other intellectual property and personnel needed to …

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.-Hewlett-Packard Co. plans to cut 1,800 more jobs in addition to the 15,000 people it laid off in the aftermath of its merger with Compaq. In an internal …

IRVINE, Calif.-Toshiba America Electronic Components Inc. launched a Bluetooth SDIO card designed to bring wireless capabilities to mobile and digital consumer products equipped with a Secure Digital Card slot. Toshiba …

NEW YORK-Radiant Telecom and Comstar Interactive Corp. have teamed up to allow for the wireless sale of prepaid communications products. By integrating Radiant’s Prepaid POS application with Comstar’s CHARGE ANYwhere …

ATLANTA-Glenayre Technologies Inc. lowered its revenue expectations for the third quarter from $17 million to $19 million to between $13 million and $14 million. The company also cut its work …

CINCINNATI-Billing solutions provider Convergys Corp. opened a regional office in Beijing to cater to clients in the People’s Republic of China, including Hong Kong, and the Republic of Korea. “We …

ATLANTA-In a move to expand its business-to-business distribution network, Cingular Wireless L.L.C. formed a strategic alliance with Tech Data Corp. to distribute an enterprise package featuring Cingular’s Xpress Mail Enterprise …

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-A dispute between MSI/Detecon and the Tanzania government concerning the network operator the Tanzania Telecommunications Company Limited (TTCL) is said to be widening as the two parties review …

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-Kyocera Wireless entered the Chilean cellular market as a terminal provider for the Smartcom PCS network. Smartcom is the first South American operator outside Brazil to launch a …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Vodafone Group’s Swedish subsidiary Europolitan will not meet regulator deadlines for building a third-generation (3G) network. Europolitan Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Jon Risfelt said that reaching the Swedish national …

JAKARTA, Indonesia-Ratelindo, Indonesia’s pioneer fixed wireless operator, confirmed it will defer the delivery of CDMA-based services from the third quarter this year into in the beginning of next year. Virano …

BEIJING-China Mobile plans to buy 300,000 General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) handsets to promote its multimedia messaging service (MMS), which the company will launch in the coming days, following a …

BEIJING-Fixed-line carrier China Telecom received the green light from the Hong Kong Stock Exchange for an initial public offering (IPO) worth US$3.4 million to US$4 billion. China Telecom is angling …

HELSINKI, Finland-Sonera said it has awarded Nokia Corp. a contract to supply an advanced delivery server for downloading mobile content such as Java games, polyphonic ringing tones and Symbian applications …

FREMONT, Calif.-@Road, which provides location-enhanced wireless Internet solutions for mobile resource management, announced it acquired the majority of the assets of ConnectBusiness, which offers wireless timekeeping and project management solutions. …

NEW DELHI, India-The booming Thai mobile market is showing early signs of a slowdown, a top industry leader has said. The market is “almost saturated” with sales slowing after hitting …