Yearly Archives: 2002

Verizon chooses Nortel for packet switching equipment

TORONTO-Nortel Networks said Verizon Wireless has selected it to supply its packet switching equipment in what it described as the biggest deployment on a...

HP plans job cuts in Europe following Compaq merger

FRANKFURT, Germany-Hewlett-Packard Co. said it plans to shed 5,900 jobs in Europe as part of the fallout from its merger with Compaq.The company did...

China Mobile moves west

BEIJING-China Mobile Communications announced it will invest 50 billion yuan (US$6 billion) in mobile-phone infrastructure in the western part of China during the next...

Financial services in South Africa embrace GPRS

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-South African financial services companies are reported to be using General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) technology as a key means of delivering...

Two groups decide against hosting meetings in Argentina

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-The Argentine crisis has provoked a change in plans for the CITEL (Comision Interamericana de Telecomunicaciones ) meeting and the postponement of...

Jordan studies market liberalization

BUCHAREST, Romania-The Ministry of Information and Communications Technology (MoICT) of Jordan completed contract arrangements with a U.S. consulting firm for a study to provide...

Hutchison chooses 3 for 3G brand

HONG KONG-Hutchison Whampoa said its nine third-generation (3G) ventures will all be branded under the name 3. Cannink Fok, managing director of the Hong...

European regulators quietly ease 3G restrictions

OXFORD, United Kingdom-As the telecom world is rocked by fresh scandals, European communications regulators are providing additional leeway to third-generation (3G) license holders by...

Entel Chile launches WLL service

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-Entel Chile launched its fixed telephony and wide bandwidth Internet service using wireless local loop (WLL) in the cities of Valparaiso and...

Alcatel offers vendor financing for Vodacom Congo

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-South African mobile network operator Vodacom announced it entered a "highly innovative" financing arrangement that minimizes the risk exposure of individual stakeholders...

HP, Marconi cooperate on Latin American products

LONDON-Hewlett-Packard Co. and Marconi Plc say they will work together to provide wireless and wireline products and services for the Latin American market."By combining...

RIM shares jump on smaller-than-expected loss

WATERLOO, Ontario-Shares in BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. jumped after the company reported a smaller-than-expected loss and revenues in line with expectations in...

Rocket Mobile productivity apps available to Verizon customers

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Rocket Mobile Inc. announced the availability of a suite of productivity applications to help on-the-go professionals wirelessly track expenses and do currency conversion...

Taiyo Yuden begins development of 5 GHz wireless LAN apps with Resonext

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Bluetooth manufacturer Taiyo Yuden announced it has begun development and commercialization of 5 GHz wireless LAN applications, with Resonext Communications Inc. supplying the...

Verizon report studies American productivity

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-In an effort to show Americans how and when wireless services can help them to be more productive, Verizon Wireless and MSN have...

Study finds prepaid key to next-gen success in Europe

CAMBRIDGE, U.K.-Western European prepaid mobile phone users may be key to generating increased revenues from data services, according to a new report by Analysys.Emily...

Jordan’s Fastlink expands GSM network

AMMAN, Jordan-Motorola said it won a US$29 million contract with Jordan's Fastlink for an overlay GSM system on Fastlink's 900 MHz network. The expansion...

M1 to use Nokia MMS equipment

HELSINKI, Finland-Singpoare's MobileOne (M1) will offer multimedia messaging services (MMS) through equipment from Nokia. In addition to equipment and software, Nokia said it will...

Mobitel offers VoiceXML services

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-PipeBeach and system integrator Marand said they deployed a VoiceXML platform for Slovenian mobile operator Mobitel. The applications include news, traffic information, horoscopes,...

Partner’s license extended through 2022

ROSH HA'AYIN, Israel-Israeli cellular operator Partner Communications announced the Ministry of Communications amended and extended its license, originally awarded in 1998, for an additional...

Rogers claims no interest in Microcell

TORONTO-The chief of Rogers AT&T Wireless has dismissed recent industry speculation that his company wants to acquire smaller rival Microcell Telecommunications."We have a network...

Swedish 3G operators further cooperate on masts

DUBLIN, Ireland-While other European countries wrestle with the dilemma of how to accommodate the new base stations and masts required for third-generation (3G) networks...

Foreign suppliers should be more fashion conscious in China

BEIJING-While foreign handset makers Motorola, Nokia, Siemens and Sony Ericsson still dominate the Chinese market, some 30 domestic suppliers are gaining market share and...

Visa promotes m-commerce fraud prevention standard

OXFORD, United Kingdom-In an attempt to set the global standard for secure mobile payments, Visa said it will launch a fraud prevention service next...

U.K. court ruling set to delay antenna sites

OXFORD, United Kingdom-The U.K. Court of Appeal has overturned a ruling that prohibited local authorities from considering health concerns when reviewing applications for cell-phone...
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