2002

RICHARDSON, Texas-Minorplanet Systems USA Inc., a fleet management solution provider, said it entered a wireless agent agreement with Cingular Wireless L.L.C. “Until now, Minorplanet has been exclusively reselling cellular airtime …

RALEIGH, N.C.-Summus Inc. reported an agreement with Alltel Corp. to launch its Exego application in three Alltel markets this month. The service will allow customers to access, store, send and …

TORONTO-VoiceGenie Technologies Inc. opened two new offices in New Haven, Conn., and London to provide local sales support. Alan Weaser will run the London office and the Connecticut office will …

SAN DIEGO-A binding arbitrator said Leap Wireless International Inc. will have to pay an additional $41 million in cash or approximately 21.5 million shares to MCG PCS Inc. for wireless …

NEW YORK-T-Systems International, a division of Deutsche Telekom, said it added switches in New York and London, which will enable it to increase its routing opportunities for operators worldwide. The …

ISSY-LES-MOULINEAUX, France-Wireless modules maker Wavecom SA said it has signed an agreement to allow Elcoteq to manufacture its WISMO Quik Q2400 modules at its plant in Beijing, China. “By using …

WASHINGTON-The wireless market is competitive so the Federal Communications Commission should not impose exit regulations on mobile-phone carriers, the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association told FCC Chairman Michael Powell on …

HOUSTON-Although Crown Castle International Corp. narrowed its net loss for the second quarter ended June 30 compared with second-quarter 2001, the company slashed in half its earnings expectations for 2002 …

DENVER, United States-Two Asian operators and another European operator launched multimedia message services (MMS) this week. Globe Telecom in the Philippines launched MMS, making it the first operator in the …

SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS, France-The European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) and the Arab Telecommunications Council of Ministers/League of Arab States signed a memorandum of understanding to work together on telecommunications standards issues. …

NEW YORK-T-Systems International, a division of Deutsche Telekom, said it added switches in New York and London, which will enable it to increase its routing opportunities for operators worldwide. The …

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-One year after being allocated four regional licenses for wireless local loop (WLL) services, Telef

BEIJING-China’s Ministry of Information Industry (MII) expects China to produce 95 million mobile handsets this year, of which 20 percent would be made by 12 domestic producers, up from 80 …

TOKYO-NTT Communications, an international and long-distance business unit of NTT Group, and Pia, a ticket sales company, announced they would set up a joint venture to provide electronic ticket services. …

BEIJING-Eastern Communications (Eastcom) became the first Chinese state-owned enterprise to acquire a Nasdaq-listed company, Interwave Communications. Taking a 10.3-percent stake, Eastcom became the largest shareholder of Interwave. Set up in …

NEW DELHI, India-Two consortia led by United Communications Industry (Ucom) and Lucent Technologies have been short listed at the end of the first round of bidding for the 15 billion …

BEIJING-Chinese Internet portal Netease reported a quarterly net profit of US$4,600 on 5 August, becoming the country’s first portal to earn a tiny profit. Netease, as well as its competitors …

MOSCOW-The biggest Russian carrier Mobile TeleSystems (MTS) is working to receive a third GSM license in the tiny former Soviet republic of Moldova through a multi-step deal, which is likely …

MELBOURNE, Australia-Lachlan Murdoch, News Corporation’s deputy chief operating officer (COO), appeared in the Australian Federal Court in Sydney on Wednesday to give evidence in the recommenced liquidators’ inquiry into the …

OXFORD, United Kingdom-As operators in Scandinavia call for a relaxation of 3G license conditions or opt to share the cost of network deployment, the concept of the mobile virtual network …

OXFORD, United Kingdom-Fears that customers will not be attracted to third-generation (3G) networks would seem to be the motivation that has prompted the U.K. government to seriously consider launching a …

NEW DELHI, India-Leading Indian GSM service providers have virtually launched a tariff war, forcing industry leaders to consider a regime where all incoming calls will be free irrespective of networks. …

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TOKYO-Hitachi, a leading telecom vendor in Japan, is going to provide cdma2000 1x EV-DO base stations to KDDI, Hitachi announced on Thursday. KDDI is planning to launch experimental 1x EV-DO …

OXFORD, United Kingdom-Vodafone has joined the fast-growing group of European operators to announce delays of third-generation (3G) network deployments. The company said technical problems now mean it is likely to …