Yearly Archives: 2002

Study: Mobile phones with cameras to reach 23 million units in 2002 in Japan

TOKYO-Shipments of mobile phones with cameras surged from 6 million units in 2001 to 23 million units in 2003 in Japan, according to a...

Telenor rejects immediate merger talks, notes interest in Sonofon buyout

HELSINKI, Finland-Telenor, the Oslo-based semi-state-owned telecom operator, rejected on 17 July speculation by market analysts that the company is anxious to re-open consolidation talks...

Burns hints at new spectrum management agency

WASHINGTON-The ranking member of the Senate communications subcommittee on Tuesday hinted that he would like to abolish the bi-furcated way spectrum is managed in...

Sunrise implements BMD SMS server

ZUG, Switzerland-Swiss carrier Sunrise will use BMD Wireless' Wireless Application Messaging Server in its core network infrastructure to offer services based on the short...

Plateau raises money for Ronald McDonald House

CLOVIS, N.M.-Plateau Wireless announced it is working to raise money for Ronald McDonald House Charities.Plateau plans to donate 10 dollars to one of the...

Turkcell launches MMS

ISTANBUL, Turkey-Turkish cellular operator Turkcell commercially launched its multimedia messaging service allowing subscribers to add images and sounds to basic text messages.Pricing for the...

Ecuador sets WLL minimum prices

QUITO, Ecuador-Ecuador's telecom regulator Conatel said it set the base prices for wireless local loop licenses in the country at $1.1 million for each...

Sendmail releases Mobile Message Server

EMERYVILLE, Calif.-Sendmail Inc. released the new version of its Mobile Message Server, which the company said gives services providers and enterprises a comprehensive mobile...

Parascript releases final beta version of riteMail

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-The Pen&Internet division of Parascript announced the final beta release of its riteMail electronic ink e-mail software and service for wireless platforms. According...

Shenandoah reports increased revenue

EDINBURG, Va.-Sprint PCS affiliate and rural telecommunications provider Shenandoah Telecommunications Co. reported $19.1 million in wireless revenue for the second quarter, an increase from...

Centennial reports drop in customer adds, wireless revenues climb

WALL, N.J.-Centennial Communications Corp. said it added 24,200 net subscribers in its Caribbean and U.S. operations during its fiscal fourth quarter ended May 31,...

Belgium’s Base implements Aircom software

LONDON-U.S. supplier Aircom International said Belgium's Base has implemented its radio network configuration tool called Datasafe.During an initial phase, the tool will mainly identify...

Israeli cellular operator makes wireline service request

BUCHAREST, Romania-Israeli mobile operator Partner Communications sent a statement to Israel's Croll committee requesting that it be allowed to offer a fixed-line service along...

Canadian wireless use to more than double in four years

TORONTO-The number of Canadians using mobile phones is expected to more than double during the next four years, with the biggest growth spurt in...

Face2Face to show wireless streaming animation

SUMMIT, N.J.-Software developer Face2face Animation announced it will demonstrate its new wireless streaming animation player, based on the new MPEG-4 standard, at the SIGGRAPH...

Cingular expands BCGI prepaid offering

WOBURN, Mass.-Cingular Wireless signed a multi-year contract with Boston Communications Group Inc. to expand its implementation of BCGI's prepaid wireless service offering in all...

French operator trials multimodal applications

BERKELEY HEIGHTS, N.J.-Multimodal company Kirusa and speech recognition provider SpeechWorks International Inc. announced they are conducting a trial of multimodal applications on the GPRS...

Parthus gets boost on earnings news

DUBLIN, Ireland-Wireless data platform provider Parthus Technologies plc announced revenue for the second quarter of $10.8 million and a net loss of $2.3 million,...

Sonae.com offer for Oni could spur Portuguese consolidation

Portugal-Portuguese company Sonae.com has approached EDP regarding an acquisition of its telecom subsidiary Oni Group, which owns a third-generation license in Portugal. Sonae owns...

TI delivers 130-nanometer process technology on 300-millimeter wafer

DALLAS-Texas Instruments said it has delivered 130-nanometer process technology on 300-millimeter wafers, which can contain millions of highly integrated processors built in the company's...

Motorola rises on promising results

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Shares of Motorola Inc. were up about 3 percent in early afternoon trading after the company reported promising second quarter results.Discounting pre-tax charges...

BCGI beats income projections

WOBURN, Mass.-Positive earnings, a new contract and a new business line were among Boston Communications Group Inc.'s announcements this week.The company said its net...

Lucent partners for enterprise data offerings

MURRAY HILL, N.J.-Lucent Technologies Inc. has inked a strategic initiative with several wireless companies, including Agere Systems, Hewlett Packard, Sierra Wireless, iPASS and ipUnplugged,...
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