2002

OXFORD, United Kingdom-Looking to gain market share in an increasingly saturated market has seen the Dutch arm of cell-phone operator MmO2 scrap all handset subsidies and cut mobile call charges …

TOKYO-The Japanese government on Wednesday announced it would allocate additional 1.5 GHz band spectrum for mobile carriers providing second-generation (2G) services. The 1.5 GHz band has been used by taxi …

SEOUL, South Korea-South Korean mobile operator KT ICOM, the wideband-CDMA subsidiary of KTF, said it will launch commercial W-CDMA services next June. International press reports said KT-ICOM signed a contract …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission late last month waived rules until late October requiring radar detectors to reduce their emission limits intended to reduce harmful interference to very small aperture satellite …

PORTLAND, Ore.-Metro One Telecommunications Inc. announced the nationwide rollout of its MetroDex personalized phone directory service. MetroDex allows AT&T Wireless Services Inc. subscribers to upload personal contact information via the …

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint PCS and LightSurf Technologies Inc. launched a digital camera allowing Sprint PCS Vision customers to shoot, view and send pictures from their mobile handset. The $70 camera …

TOKYO-Japanese supplier NEC Corp. said it will supply a mobile multimedia platform to French operator Bouygues Telecom for developing i-mode services in France. NEC said it will supply servers and …

DENVER-BVRP Software USA licensed Novatel Wireless Inc. to bundle BVRP’s Mobile PhoneTools connectivity software with its Merlin G201 and G301 Wireless PC Modems. BVRP said the software is designed to …

ISSY-LES-MOULINEAUX, France-Wavecom SA said it has rolled out the first quadband GSM/GPRS module to cover frequencies in the 850 MHz, 900 MHz, 1800 MHz and 1900 MHz bands, enabling manufacturers …

KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait-Motorola Inc. said Mobile Telecommunications Co. has launched nationwide GPRS high-speed mobile services on its network. Motorola had signed a $4.6 million contract with the carrier in June.

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica-Lucent Technologies Inc. said it has signed a $29 million contract to supply TDMA equipment to operator ICE for short message service, circuit-switched data and international roaming. …

BEDFORD, Mass.-RSA Security, a company that has been delivering two-factor authentication security solutions to consumers since the 1980s, has jumped into the mobile space by replacing the small security devices …

BELLEVUE, Wash.-T-Mobile USA Inc. officially replaced the VoiceStream Wireless Corp. brand name across the United States today with its T-Mobile brand. The rebranding began in July with the launch of …

TASHKENT, Uzbekistan-Uzbek TDMA carrier Uzdunrobita respected its promised schedule and launched a GSM 900/1800 MHz network in the third quarter of 2002. Uzdunrobita received a GSM license in March 2002 …

TORONTO-Financially strapped Canadian wireless carrier Microcell Telecommunications said two of its rivals are poaching its customers and has asked Canada’s telephone regulator to order a cease and desist of the …

While U.S. wireless carriers have often strayed from the international model when it comes to delivering service, most industry watchers anticipated the U.S.-based GSM carriers would follow a similar path …

BEIJING-Nortel Networks Ltd. said it has signed a contract to supply an optical Ethernet solution to support the wireless networks of China Mobile in metropolitan Shanghai and Zhejiang province. “Nortel …

WASHINGTON-Aloha Partners L.P. is still the highest bidder at the end of 16 rounds of bidding for the 700 MHz C- and D-blocks licenses auction. Aloha Partners’ bid of more …

NEW DELHI, India-Cellular phone customers in one of the fastest-growing markets in Asia are a happy lot, but this happiness is not shared by operators, as they face mounting losses …

BELLEVUE, Washington, United States-T-Mobile USA officially replaced the VoiceStream Wireless brand name across the United States today with its T-Mobile brand. The rebranding began in July with the launch of …

PLANO, Texas-MetaSolv Software Inc. announced Codetel will use the MetaSolv Solution and MetaSolv’s Service Analytics product to improve efficiency, customer care and service level agreement management. “With our current manual …

ARLINGTON, Va.-Iridium Satellite L.L.C. announced a service partner agreement with Blue Sky Network, a provider of satellite communications solutions for the aviation industry. “Blue Sky and Iridium enable pilots and …

SINGAPORE-MobileOne (M1), Singapore’s second-largest mobile operator, said it will seek an initial public offering (IPO) of its shares on the main board of the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited in …

LONDON-Messaging application provider Scan Mobile announced it acquired MobileChannel.Network, which sells branded content services and technology to mobile operators-a further sign of the volatile content provider landscape. Through the transaction, …

IRVINE, Calif.-Mobile-phone distributor Boost Mobile L.L.C. selected Motorola Inc. to be the exclusive provider of its youth-oriented mobile phones, Boost said. Boost Mobile plans to launch six Motorola iDEN handsets …