Yearly Archives: 2003

J-Phone to launch new prepaid service in mid-February

TOKYO-J-Phone, a Vodafone Group business unit in Japan, announced it would launch a new prepaid phone service in mid-February. The new prepaid service "enjorno"...

South African networks gear up for Cricket World Cup

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-The mobile network operators in South Africa will be expecting a boost in traffic as the Cricket World Cup 2003 gets under...

Econet Zimbabwe prepaid subscribers to be recharged from overseas

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-Zimbabwean mobile network operator Econet Wireless announced subscribers on its prepaid platform Buddie will soon be able to have their accounts recharged...

Hutch reported to buy Punjab license in India

NEW DELHI, India-Hong Kong-based Hutchsion Telecom plans to buy a license to operate GSM services in Punjab from New Delhi-based Escotel, according to media...

E-mail confusion for Vodafone users

OXFORD, United Kingdom-If cell-phone users are a little uncertain about the complexities of using their e-mail or voice mail services, Vodafone has just made...

MmO2, T-Mobile draw closer

OXFORD, United Kingdom-The potential for more intimate cooperation between cell-phone operators MmO2 and T-Mobile seems likely following the announcement that MmO2 has extended a...

Space problems affect Russian cdma2000 network

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia-The recent docking of the Progress cargo spaceship with the International Space Station (ISS) switched off the first Russian cdma2000 network in...

Two Indian firms get carrier licenses in U.S.

NEW DELHI, India-Two Indian companies, Data Access and Reliance Communications, have been awarded carrier licenses in the United States, enabling them to offer long-distance...

Analysts slam new Nokia gaming terminal

OXFORD, United Kingdom-The new Nokia N-Gage gaming terminal, launched in a blaze of hype and game developer partnerships, has been poorly received by analysts....

Tachikawa says clearing FOMA sales target will be difficult

TOKYO-Keiji Tachikawa, president of NTT DoCoMo, on Thursday said it will be difficult for the mobile carrier to clear its own sales target for...

Analysis: Ericsson names new CEO: Q4 results test Swedish faith

OSLO, Norway-Having taken a share-price beating early in the week, Ericsson's stock soared Thursday on the company's appointment of Carl-Henric Svanberg to replace Kurt...

Notify attributes earnings to Visual Got Mail product

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Notify Technology Corp., which sells wireless e-mail products as well as voice mail solutions, announced a loss of nearly $100,000 on revenues...

Rural Cellular faces class-action lawsuit

SAN DIEGO-Law firm Milberg Weiss Bershad Hynes & Lerach L.L.P. said it filed a class-action lawsuit in the United States District Court for the...

US Unwired stock could be delisted

LAKE CHARLES, La.-The Nasdaq Stock Market notified US Unwired Inc. that its common stock was subject to delisting at the opening of business on...

Calypso Wireless enters video phone contract with China Telecom

MIAMI LAKES, Fla.-Wireless technology company Calypso Wireless Inc. said it will sell broadband video phones to China Telecom under a newly signed three-year, $500...

Metrocall replaces Collins with Kelly

ALEXANDRIA, Va.-Paging and messaging carrier Metrocall Holdings Inc. said Vincent Kelly will replace William Collins as the carrier's president and chief executive officer.Metrocall wasn't...

Aether posts 4Q revenue increase

OWINGS MILLS, Md.-Wireless enterprise company Aether Systems Inc. said it scored $29.5 million in revenues for its fourth quarter, up slightly from the $25.2...

MTN South Africa seals new interconnection deal

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-South African mobile network operator MTN and fixed-line operator Telkom announced they have renegotiated aspects of their interconnection agreement, which is expected...

Cellular traffic increases by 55 percent in Chile

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-Although Chile has more cellular users than fixed lines, cellular traffic is at almost 100 minutes per month per client in contrast...

América Móvil’s income hits US$5.75 billion during 2002

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Siemens sets its sights on U.K. handset market

DUBLIN, Ireland-Siemens has set a target of supplying one in five mobile phones bought in the United Kingdom by 2005. Having firmly established itself...

McAfee reiterates mobile virus threat

DUBLIN, Ireland-The threat from so-called mobile viruses has been given another airing following a report from McAfee Security. However, the threat still seems to...

Nokia, Ericsson MMSC wins based on bundling handsets

OXFORD, United Kingdom-Having gained an estimated 70-percent share of the worldwide market for multimedia messaging service centers (MMSC), Nokia and Ericsson, which have each...

StarHub targets more corporate customers

JAKARTA, Indonesia-Singapore's StarHub said it would target more corporate customers by offering a broad array of wireless data services this year.StarHub, which achieved 640,000...
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