Yearly Archives: 2002

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...

Telia joins bid for KPNQwest’s French network

HELSINKI, Finland-Telia, the Stockholm-based Swedish state-controlled telecom company, confirmed 3 July that the company had joined in a bidding contest with Dutch company KPN...

Price redeems notes

NEW YORK-Price Communications Wireless Inc., wholly owned subsidiary of Price Communications Corp., has announced redemption of its two investment-grade rated outstanding public notes, subject...

Summus, Snapfish agree to co-market wireless photo application

NEW YORK-Summus Inc., Raleigh, N.C., and Snapfish, San Francisco, will share revenue under a multi-year contract announced July 1 to develop and co-market Snapfish...

DENSO names new U.S. leader

SOUTHFIELD, Mich.-DENSO International America Inc., North American headquarters of Japanese DENSO Corp., announced Mitsunobu Takeuchi, its president and chief executive officer, became chair and...

Koala drops plans to acquire Esemde

BOCA RATON, Fla.-Wireless messaging company Esemde Inc. and Koala International Wireless Inc. announced they have dropped plans for Koala to acquire Esemde."It was mutually...

Smartcom replaces billing system with Intec, Logica solution

SANTIAGO, Chile-Chilean mobile operator Smartcom announced it will replace its current billing system from SchlumbergerSema with a new product from Intec Telecom Systems and...

Tecnomen to supply MMS to Finnish 2G

ESPOO, Finland-Finnish 2G Ltd. will use infrastructure from Tecnomen to offer multimedia messaging services, the companies announced."Finnish 2G is a pioneer in the convergence...

Audiovox reports sales, earnings gains

HAUPPAUGE, N.Y.-Audiovox Corp., the parent company of mobile handset supplier Audiovox Communications Corp., announced results for its fiscal second quarter and six months ended...

Verizon Wireless, Pinpoint extend agreement

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless said that through an extension of its agreement with Pinpoint Networks Inc. it can offer enhanced services to its Mobile Web...

Sprint PCS to launch next-gen network Aug. 10

NEW YORK-Sprint PCS' highly anticipated next-generation network is scheduled to launch August 10, according to Audiovox president and chief executive officer Philip Christopher who...

Bush proposes liberalizing global trade

WASHINGTON-The Bush administration announced proposals for liberalizing global trade barriers in telecommunications and other service sectors. The U.S. recommendations will form the basis for...

Slovakia awards 3G licenses

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia- The Telecommunications Office of the Slovak Republic awarded two of three available third-generation (3G) licenses to the country's two current mobile operators,...

Sonera divests Lebanon holding

HELSINKI, Finland-Sonera Corp. said it sold its 14-percent holding in Lebanese GSM operator LibanCell to Lebanese Telecommunications Co. for $22.5 million. The operator, which...

3G acceptance will present challenges

SAN JOSE, Calif.-While the mobile industry is poised for massive growth during the next five year, widespread acceptance of third-generation technology will present a...

Alcatel demonstrates streaming video in Europe

PARIS-Alcatel said it demonstrated streaming video between third-generation (3G) mobile terminals in Madrid, Spain, and Italy. The French vendor said it has established a...

ConVisual to offer mobile content on MSN.de

OBERHAUSEN, Germany-ConVisual said it will offer ring tones and logos for mobile phones through the MSN Germany portal, MSN.de. The companies, which announced a...

Logica closes Irish development facility

DUBLIN, Ireland-Just weeks after flagging disappointing financial results and with revenues failing to increase in line with expectations, Logica has decided to close its...

Report: Vendors face another gloomy six months

DUBLIN, Ireland-Beleaguered multimedia software vendors and handset manufacturers alike face at least another six months of difficult market conditions, according to new research. The...

Sprint PCS to launch 1x network 10 August

NEW YORK-Sprint PCS' highly anticipated next-generation network is scheduled to launch 10 August, according to Philip Christopher, Audiovox president and chief executive officer, who...

Confusion surrounds Indian order to ban cell phones at gas stations

NEW DELHI, India-Confusion prevails over the Indian government's order to ban the use of cellular phones at petrol outlets. The order was issued by...

Swiss 3G operators get coverage break

DUBLIN, Ireland-Third-generation (3G) operators in Switzerland have received some much-needed breathing space with the decision of the country's telecom regulator to remove the first...

Heavyweights collaborate on XML standard

NEW YORK-BEA Systems, Intalio, SAP AG and Sun Microsystems Inc. have published jointly the XML-based Web Service Choreography Interface specification, designed to provide an...

Aether shareholders file class action lawsuits

NEW YORK-Merrill Lynch & Co. and certain of its stock analysts are the target of at least two class action lawsuits filed in June...

Open Source Development Lab seeks feedback on Web site

NEW YORK-The Open Source Development Lab, Beaverton, Ore., a vendor-neutral non-profit organization dedicated to enabling Linux and Linux-based programming for enterprise and carrier-class functionality...
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