Yearly Archives: 2002

Westminster workers to have real-time mobile data

SAN DIEGO-Novatel Wireless Inc. announced the City of Westminster, the historic heart of London, has rolled out a mobile IT solution powered by Novatel's...

WorldCom, Cingular reach agreement; WorldCom execs surrender

NEW YORK-WorldCom Inc. and Cingular Wireless L.L.C. reached a tentative agreement yesterday settling the dispute between the two companies over the possible transfer of...

Nortel to expand China Mobile GSM network

BEIJING-China's largest wireless operator China Mobile selected Nortel Networks Ltd. to expand its GSM network in Shaanxi Province as part of a $26.8 million...

WorldCom, Cingular reach agreement, WorldCom execs surrender

NEW YORK-WorldCom and Cingular Wireless reached a tentative agreement yesterday, settling the dispute between the two companies over the possible transfer of approximately 300,000...

Prepaid helps boost Tunisian mobile numbers

LONDON-The Tunisian mobile market has received a significant boost from the rollout of prepaid services, a recent report from Arab Advisors Group revealed.The study...

TV Cable, Sakon Holdings acquire WLL spectrum in Ecuador

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-The National Telecommunications Council in Ecuador assigned two of the three national 3.4 GHz to 3.6 GHz bands for wireless local loop...

South African operators take aim at regulator

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-Speaking at a recent technology and communications summit in Johannesburg, executives from South Africa's mobile and fixed operators reiterated their calls that...

Idea to launch service in Delhi next month

NEW DELHI, India-Idea Cellular said it will launch its services in the Indian capital next month, taking the total number of GSM players to...

Carphone Warehouse signs 1 million new customers in saturated European markets

DUBLIN, Ireland-Europe's largest mobile-phone retailer shows no signs of relinquishing its market-leading position, with Carphone Warehouse announcing a 16-percent increase in connections during the...

Movilnet launches ‘virtual’ service in Venezuela

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-The Venezuelan cell-phone operator Movilnet presented a new service that allows new clients to receive mobile-phone messages without actually owning their own...

Expansion of China’s PHS system put on hold

BEIJING-Expansion of China's PHS network called Little Smart in the suburbs of Beijing and Tianjin has been put on hold by the Ministry of...

Sonera’s failed 3G venture raises questions, MmO2 could be next German withdrawal

OXFORD, United Kingdom-While outsiders have praised Sonera and Telef

Dropped calls not a problem, claims Hutchison chief

OXFORD, United Kingdom-In an effort to calm the nerves of the third-generation (3G) community, Canning Fok, Hutchison's managing director, said reports of call handover...

Gartner Japan: FOMA to take off in 2005

TOKYO-Gartner Japan, a Japanese business unit of Gartner Group, has predicted the mobile handset market on a unit basis will expand at an annual...

Government requests for Sonera investigation could delay Telia merger

HELSINKI, Finland-The Finnish government hinted on 31 July at a possible delay in the finalization of merger arrangements between Nordic telecom companies Sonera and...

MapInfo, Intrado to combine location solutions

BOULDER, Colo.-MapInfo Corp. is combining its miAware location-based services platform with Intrado Inc.'s location technologies and services, said the companies."Together we will help carriers...

Cramer to supply NetCom 3G inventory system

BATH, United Kingdom-Cramer Systems said it will supply a strategic network inventory system for Norwegian operator NetCom's next-generation network.NetCom will use the system to...

Sonera sells majority stake in SmarTrust

HELSINKI, Finland-Sonera has sold a stake in SmarTrust to venture capital funds the Carlyle Group, GE Equity and Eqvitec Partners for US$34.3 million. Sonera...

AT&T Wireless, Microsoft announce distribution partnership

REDMOND, Washington, United States-AT&T Wireless Services and Microsoft said they will develop and distribute end-to-end solutions for Microsoft Windows Powered Pocket PCs, smart phones...

Morgan Stanley predicts PLDT gains to continue

MANILA, The Philippines-Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT) is expected to post continued gains for the second quarter of the year amid the slowdown...

Ericsson to supply MMS equipment for Australasia services

MELBOURNE, Australia-Vodafone New Zealand has chosen Ericsson to provide end-to-end multimedia messaging service (MMS) services between New Zealand and Australia. Vodafone New Zealand plans...

Operators charged with price collusion in Ireland based on ARPU figures

DUBLIN, Ireland-Vodafone and consumer groups in Ireland are once again at odds over the price of calls following the publication of figures showing that...

BellSouth launches bundle

ATLANTA-BellSouth Corp. launched a new bundled service offering combining local, long distance and data services with Cingular Wireless L.L.C.'s wireless services.BellSouth said its Answers...

Chip makers settle fight, plan to cross-license technology

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Advanced Micro Devices, Fujitsu Corp. and Saifun Semiconductors Ltd. say they plan to collaborate to cross-license patents, settle outstanding litigation and work toward...

Atsana licenses ARM core

OTTAWA, Canada-Atsana Semiconductor Corp. said it has licensed ARM core for multimedia applications in mobile phones, personal digital assistants and network digital cameras."By licensing...
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