Yearly Archives: 2003

Anritsu test cases granted 3GPP approval

LONDON-Anritsu Corp. was granted approval for 3GPP RF test cases, as defined in the 3GPP terminal conformance specification, during the Global Certification Forum meeting...

Novatel Wireless scores $6.7M in new financing

SAN DIEGO-Wireless modem maker Novatel Wireless Inc. announced it scored $6.7 million in new financing, which the company said will sustain it until it...

Pinnacor to join CTIA WIC Leadership Council

NEW YORK-Content application provider Pinnacor Inc., formerly ScreamingMedia, will join the Leadership Council of CITA's Wireless Internet Caucus (WIC), an organization devoted to driving...

U.S. market to grow 6% during next 5 years

BOSTON-The U.S. cellular market will grow 6 percent annually during the next five years, resulting in penetration of almost 70 percent, according to a...

Amdocs to supply billing upgrade to BCP

ST LOUIS, United States-Amdocs said it will provide BCP in Brazil with a billing and customer management platform for current and future voice and...

Globe launches video messaging

MANILA, The Philippines-Mobile operator Globe Telecom introduced this week the Philippines' first mobile video messaging, allowing subscribers to record, save and play back video...

Americatel, BellSouth bring Perú fixed wireless service

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-With the objective to challenge the monopoly held by Telef

Motorola taps MTV’s global presence for content

DUBLIN, Ireland-Motorola has intensified its efforts to gain market share among young mobile-phone users with the announcement of an alliance with MTV International.The handset...

Oil Fund to decrease telecom holdings on poor returns

HELSINKI, Finland-Norway's National Oil Fund (NOF), capitalized at US$100 billion and the largest of Europe's state-managed investment funds, has resolved to downgrade investments in...

Telecsa to begin cellular service in Ecuador

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-The Ecuadorian government assigned a national personal communications services (PCS) license at 1900 MHz to Telecommunication M

China’s Little Smart goes national

BEIJING-China's fixed-line operators have received approval from the all-powerful Ministry of Information Industry (MII) to roll out the "Little Smart" or "Xiaolingtong" PHS service...

Sweden likely to concede 3G-free zones

OSLO, Norway-An increasingly strident campaign to keep third-generation (3G) telephone masts out of protesting communities won surprising backing from Sweden's regulator National Post and...

Alliance Tower, Central Wireless partner for tower services

DALLAS-Alliance Tower Corp. and Central Wireless Inc. have entered a partnership under which Central Wireless will provide all tower construction services on behalf of...

Hubbard named VP at Daniels

DENVER-Steve Hubbard has been made vice president of Daniels & Associates, providing mergers & acquisitions, corporate finance and financial advisory services to clients in...

S&P lowers Rural Cellular’s credit rating

NEW YORK-Standard & Poor's Ratings Service lowered its corporate credit rating on Rural Cellular Corp. from 'B+' to 'B' due to the potential the...

Sprint PCS preparing multiplayer games

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint PCS said it plans to launch multiplayer wireless games in early April that will allow customers to compete against each other...

Nextel launches Inciscent software

RESTON, Va.-Nextel Communications Inc. launched Inciscent Inc.'s Java-based Command & Control network and systems management software for the Blackberry 6510 device.Inciscent said the software...

FT, Orange to offer Wi-Fi through hotels

PARIS-France Telecom and Orange France have entered into an agreement to deploy their Wi-Fi hot spots at 900 Accor hotels, including Sofitel, Mercure, Libertel,...

Action Engine closes financing

REDMOND, Wash.-Action Engine, whose customers include Orange SA and MmO2, has closed a $15.5 million Series C round of venture financing, led by Baker...

New Motorola UMTS phone may use Symbian OS

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-A filing on the Federal Communications Commission's Web site seems to have inadvertently revealed details and pictures of an unannounced Motorola Inc. mobile...

AT&T Wireless, Cingular launch Roadrunner venture

REDMOND, Washington, United States-AT&T Wireless Services and Cingular Wireless officially formed their previously announced "Roadrunner" joint venture to build out GSM/General Packet Radio Service...

18 Japanese carriers opposed to interconnection charge hikes

TOKYO-A total of 18 telecommunications carries in Japan 10 March lodged complaints against the Japanese governmental plan to let NTT companies raise their communication...

Ministry expert calls for issuance of 3G licenses in China

BEIJING-An expert of the State Radio Regulation Organization (SRRO) of China's Ministry of Information Industry (MII) was quoted in the China Daily newspaper as...

J-Phone increases market share to 18.3% in February

TOKYO-J-Phone, a Vodafone company in Japan, gained 164,800 new subscribers in February, according to a survey compiled by the Telecommunications Association of Japan.Due to...
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