Yearly Archives: 2002

FCC affirms E911 cost demarcation point

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday announced a decision made May 14 to keep in place the selective router as the demarcation point for...

HereUare looking for buyer, may shut down entirely

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Wireless Local Area Network services provider HereUare Communications Inc. is up for sale, and could shut down its services within two weeks...

NTT DoCoMo to open a FOMA demo in NY

TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo will set up a demonstration room for FOMA in the New York office of AT&T Wireless in the fourth quarter. Visitors of...

China Mobile (HK) reports 80 million subscribers

BEIJING-China Mobile (HK), the Hong Kong-listed subsidiary of China Mobile Communications, had 80.3 million subscribers at the end of June. More than 34.6 million...

Tele2 joins Star in bid for Blu

HELSINKI, Finland-Tele2, Sweden's second-largest telecom operator after Telia, has confirmed plans to present a joint bid with London-based Star Capital Partners to acquire Italian...

Alcatel posts $1.43B loss

PARIS, France-Alcatel Alsthom posted a net loss of $1.43 billion in the second quarter, discounting hopes of any recovery this quarter. At the same...

HP, Vodafone launch wireless PDA in U.K.

LONDON-Hewlett-Packard Company launched its new wireless personal digital assistant in the United Kingdom through wireless giant Vodafone, the second device to hit European shelves...

DreamQuest offers games for Nokia Communicator

BOULDER, Colo.-DreamQuest Software announced its line of card games are now available on Nokia Corp.'s new 9200 line of Communicator wireless devices."Our games fully...

Telefónica shuts off German MVNO service, takes 4.9 billion euro charge for UMTS assets

MADRID, Spain-Blaming the delay of UMTS technology and current market conditions, Telef

CellStar extends agreement with Amazon.com

CARROLLTON, Texas-CellStar Corp. said it has extended its agreement with Amazon.com's Cell Phones and Services store and will continue to provide turnkey, direct-to-consumer fulfillment...

Study on executive mobility released

SAN FRANCISCO-The Mobile Management and Directory Interoperability Forums of The Open Group recently published its "Executive on the Move" Business Scenario, a report that...

Britney featured in Samsung/Best Buy campaign

DALLAS-Britney Spears this week joined Samsung Telecommunications America to launch the "Samsung Superstar Karaoke Tour" tour, a 24-city promotional tour offering tomorrow's pop stars...

Alcatel posts US$1.43 billion loss

PARIS-Alcatel Alsthom posted a net loss of US$1.43 billion in the second quarter, discounting hopes of any recovery this quarter. At the same period...

Virgin Mobile USA launches nationwide with NYC display

NEW YORK-Virgin Mobile USA launched its nationwide prepaid wireless service and announced a multi-year strategic partnership with Viacom, which will provide exclusive content and...

Mobile operators urged to end price war in Shanghai

BEIJING-The Shanghai Telecommunications Administration has urged the local subsidiaries of China Mobile and China Unicom to end a price war they are waging through...

Tariffs in Sri Lanka to go up

NEW DELHI, India-Sri Lanka's Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (TRC) has approved an increase in tariffs for mobile phones, following requests made by the three mobile-phone...

NTT DoCoMo to refund picture mail users

TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo, the largest mobile operator in Japan, is going to return 40 million yen (US$342,000) in communications fees to its photo mail service...

Australia offers mobile subsidies for remote areas

MEBOURNE, Australia-The Australian government has kicked off its satellite phone subsidy scheme in response to the telecommunications service inquiry, Minister for Communications, Information Technology...

MTN looks to outsource network services

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-South African mobile network operator MTN announced that it has begun exploring the notion of outsourcing its network services and base stations...

MTN to charge for wireless Internet service

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-Mobile network operator MTN announced that it has begun charging subscribers for its wireless Internet gateway (WIG) services. The service has been...

Strong mobile results boost France Télécom sales

DUBLIN, Ireland-Strong mobile sales have boosted finances at France T

TETRA causes headaches in the U.K.

OXFORD, United Kingdom-Users of the United Kingdom's largest TETRA network are reported to be suffering from health problems. The TETRA-based Airwave system, designed to...

U.K. government details 3.4 GHz broadband auction

OXFORD, United Kingdom-In an effort to revive broadband wireless services in the United Kingdom, the government has outlined plans for an auction of the...

France Télécom, Alcatel leave Globalstar in Latin America

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-France T
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