Yearly Archives: 2003

LeMay leaves Sprint

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint Corp. announced that its president and chief operating officer, Ronald LeMay, has left the company and has entered a separation agreement...

Novatel, Sprint, Commerciant launch payment processing system

SAN DIEGO-Novatel Wireless Inc., Sprint PCS and wireless data access solutions provider Commerciant launched a wireless business process application and payment processing system designed...

TIA wants trademark used

WASHINGTON-Whether written in upper or lower case, the acronym cdma2000 should always include the trademark of the Telecommunications Industry Association, according to a letter...

Nokia cuts infrastructure jobs

HELSINKI, Finland-Ahead of its quarterly earnings report, Nokia Corp. said it plans to cut 1,800 jobs in its infrastructure division, the second such action...

Alltel picks DDB Chicago for ad work

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel Corp. selected DDB Chicago as its primary advertising agency to oversee Alltel's creative brand assignment."We are delighted with DDB's resources, creative...

Motorola to supply 1x system to PT Telkom

JAKARTA, Indonesia-Motorola Inc. said it has signed a contract to supply PT Telkom with a cdma2000 1x system in ten provinces of Sumatra, one...

Motorola to design stylized phone for Harley-Davidson anniversary

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich.-Get you motor running ... Head out on the highway!Motorola Inc. is looking to tap into the biker market through a...

Intel unveils ultra-thin flash memory products

TOKYO, Japan-Intel Corp. said it has unveiled ultra-thin flash memory products for lower power consumption, optimal space savings and better memory capacity in cell...

Growth expected in downloadable apps

LONDON-The downloadable application market could generate a staggering $7 billion worldwide by 2008, according to wireless research and consulting company Strategy Analytics.The firm said...

Microsoft launches shared source code program

REDMOND, Wash.-In an announcement that could have major implications for the wireless device market, Microsoft Corp. announced a new program to give device makers...

Motorola signs contract with Hutchison

BANGKOK, Thailand-Motorola Inc. said it has signed a contract with Hutchison Wireless Multimedia Holdings to provide a platform to enable the carrier to create...

Little Smart to conquer Beijing’s urban areas

BEIJING-Vice General Manager of China Netcom's Beijing subsidiary Lin Ming told the China Daily newspaper his company plans to introduce Little Smart services in...

China plans to introduce cell-phone recall system

BEIJING-A cell-phone recall system might be written in the long-awaited Telecommunications Law as user complaints about defects in their handsets are increasing.According to the...

Millicom transfers Argentine branch to local partner

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-The Argentine branch of Millicom International was transferred to local group Sociedad Comercial del Plata, which already owned 35 percent of the...

Bharti Mobitel merges with Bharti Cellular

NEW DELHI, India-Bharti Tele-Ventures, India's leading private telecom company, on Thursday announced completion of the merger of Bharti Mobitel Limited, a company running the...

NTT DoCoMo, credit card firms to launch m-payment trial

TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo and four credit card firms jointly announced they would launch in June an experiment for payment services using mobile phones, targeting to...

Access, Adobe partner for mobile

TOKYO-Access, a leading embedded browser company based in Japan, and Adobe Systems announced they have partnered for the PDF application over mobile handsets. Based...

EU calls for automatic mobile emergency calls

OXFORD, United Kingdom-In an effort to reduce by half the number of road fatalities by 2010, the European Commission has called for cell-phone operators...

China Unicom offers prepaid CDMA cards

BEIJING-Wireless carrier China Unicom started offering prepaid CDMA cards in six provinces and the municipality of Chongqing 10 April. Use of the cards turns...

Asian operators mimic European alliance

OXFORD, United Kingdom—In what appears to be almost an unseemly rush to protect their parochial businesses, five Asian operators—CSL of Hong Kong, Maxis of...

ABI study says WLAN industry set for growth

OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-The wireless LAN industry will continue to grow, particularly as larger technology and telecommunications companies enter the space bringing money and customers...

Disney, DoCoMo to create new character for mobiles

TOKYO-The Walt Disney Company Japan (WDCJ) and NTT DoCoMo announced they have partnered to create a new character for NTT DoCoMo's mobile phones. Based...

TeliaSonera to launch Swedish 3G services in 2004

HELSINKI, Finland-In a statement of intent clearly intended to accelerate the pace of rollout performance in Sweden, TeliaSonera has laid down a marker that...

Digicel buys cellular license in Guatemala

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-Digicel paid US$2.5 million for a license in Guatemala to allow the company to operate GSM technology on 900 MHz spectrum. The...
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