TOKYO-Japan Telecom and East Japan Railway are going to launch a demonstration experiment for high-speed wireless local area network (WLAN) service via mobile phones...
MOSCOW-The biggest CDMA IS-95 carrier in Russia operating in the 800 MHz band launched an offensive against the Communications Ministry, which has restricted its...
BEIJING-According to China Unicom's listed subsidiary's annual report, the company had a handset inventory worth 2.36 billion Chinese yuan (US$285 million) in 2002. The...
DUBLIN, Ireland—Vodafone has announced plans to restrict access to adult services over its network just 24 hours after wireless research and consulting company Strategy...
SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Proxim Corp. closed out its first quarter, which ended March 28, with increasing revenues and declining losses compared with the same period a...
WASHINGTON-Sens. Don Nickles (R-Okla.) and Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.) offered legislation to make wireless telecommunications equipment eligible for depreciation treatment on par with other qualified...
METUCHEN, N.J.-Berkeley Varitronics Systems announced two new international distributors will provide sales and support for its wireless products.Genetel Online will offer sales and support...
WASHINGTON-A former Internet advertising executive has been tapped as the Department of Homeland Security's first privacy czar. Nuala O'Connor Kelly, who previously oversaw data...
TAMPA, Fla.-TSI Telecommunication Services Inc. said two regional wireless carriers will use the company's technology to offer ring tones, graphics and other messaging services.Montana...
NEW YORK-Airespace Inc., San Jose, Calif., hatched in the Storm Ventures incubator 18 months ago, reached a fledgling milestone last weekwhen it made the...
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-Zambian President Mwanawasa recently inaugurated the Zamtel GSM link in Chipata with a call to the operator to begin offering affordable prepaid...
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-Kenyan mobile network company Kencell Communications recently announced the extension of its local network to the towns of Iten and Kabarnet.Philippe Vandebrouck,...
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-The new Ecuadorian cellular operator, which will begin to offer its services before the end of the year, will gain 20 percent...
TOKYO-Hewlett-Packard Japan released a new personal digital assistant (PDA) with both wireless local area network (WLAN) and Bluetooth functions. The new PDA, called "iPAQ...
DUBLIN, Ireland—Reports from Finland suggest that mobile operator TeliaSonera, which this week has signed a number of interconnect agreements for multimedia messaging services (MMS)...
NEW YORK-Sprint Corp. reported in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing that former president Ronald LeMay will receive approximately $5.7 million in compensation and...
ATLANTA-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. launched its 7-7-7 rate plan in its Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi markets allowing subscribers to extend their night and weekend calling...
SAN DIEGO-Leap Wireless International Inc., which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection earlier this week, reported $567.7 million in full-year 2002 revenue, more than...
DALLAS, Texas-Texas Instruments Inc. said it earned $117 million in the first quarter in contrast with a $38-million loss in the year-ago period, signaling...
RICHARDSON, Texas-Bluetooth semiconductor supplier Cambridge Silicon Radio said it's providing its customers with an extended version of its BlueCore Host Software that includes the...
SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Motorola Inc. slightly lowered its mobile phone sales forecast for the coming year, but reported revenues on track for a recovery in its...
NEW DELHI, India-The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI)'s latest directive that tariffs of service providers should be "non-discriminatory" could force leading CDMA operator...
SEOUL, South Korea-SK Telecom, South Korea's biggest mobile carrier, may face a serious restriction in its bid to expand its business after its sister...
