Yearly Archives: 2002

NTT Comm to set up JV to provide e-ticket services

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...

China’s Eastcom becomes major shareholder of Interwave Communications

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...

Sprint PCS announces PCS Vision

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint PCS said it would begin offering its next-generation PCS Vision service through its retail stores and business channels nationwide beginning next...

Verizon expands Express Network

WALNUT CREEK, Calif.-Verizon Wireless expanded coverage of its Express Network service into six counties surrounding the greater San Francisco Bay Area including Napa County,...

Mobility Networks integrates WiLAN system into Rogers network

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Mobility Networks Systems Inc. said it has integrated its pilot WiLAN system known as WiFiRAN into Rogers AT&T Wireless' 2.5G and 3G...

FCC requires TV manufacturers to include digital tuners

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday required TV manufacturers to include digital tuners in all television sets by July 1, 2007. It is hoped...

FCC sunsets analog set aside rule

WASHINGTON-In five years, cellular carriers will no longer be required to reserve a portion of their spectrum for analog users as long as digital...

Qwest posts $188M in 2Q wireless revenue

DENVER-Qwest Communications International Inc. posted $188 million in wireless revenue for the second quarter of this year, a 4 percent increase from the $181...

Two short listed for Thai CDMA expansion

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...

Chinese portal in the black thanks to mobile-phone services

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....

Russian MTS eyes third Moldovan GSM license

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...

Murdoch testifies in One.Tel trial

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...

3G fears push operators to consider MVNO model

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...

U.K. government portal to boost 3G market

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....

Indian cellcos in tariff war, all incoming calls may be free soon

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...

Clarín Group sells Verizon its share of CTI Móvil

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KDDI signs contracts for 1x EV-DO equipment

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...

Vodafone announces German 3G delay

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...

American Tower stock hits low on earnings news

BOSTON-American Tower Corp.'s stock hit a 52-week low after the company reported earnings for the second quarter ended June 30.Although American Tower narrowed its...

KDDI extends next-generation subscriber lead in Japan

TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo Inc. said it added 299,000 new customers during July, which was roughly 57 percent of the 528,000 total wireless customers the Japanese...

Pocket PC Films partners with The Machine

SHERMAN OAKS, Calif.-Pocket PC Films formed a long-term partnership with Jon Sheinberg and The Machine, a full-service entertainment consulting company, calling for the companies...

Adversoft launches SMS marketing campaign for ‘XXX’ movie

SAN DIEGO-Adversoft Inc., a mobile marketing agency, launched a short message service marketing campaign in the United States in conjunction with Sony Pictures Digital...

800 MHz interference strategy reached

WASHINGTON-The Public Safety community, Nextel Communications Inc. and The Private Wireless Coalition said they have adopted a consensus strategy for mitigating interference in the...

Telia Mobile Denmark expands NetTest contract

COPENHAGEN, Denmark-Testing and monitoring company NetTest said Telia Mobile Denmark ordered an expansion of its existing MasterQuest system to monitor General Packet Radio Service...
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