BANGKOK, Thailand-The 3G World Congress trade show has been rescheduled to take place in Bangkok, Thailand, Nov. 3-7, 2003, according to the Institute for International Research, the show’s organizer. The …
LONDON-Several billing and customer relationship management companies unleashed news at this week’s IIR Billing Systems 2003 conference in London. Amdocs announced the availability of version 5.0 of the Amdocs Enabler. …
ANKARA, Turkey-The shareholders of two Turkish operators, Aria and Aycell, have reached an initial agreement to merge the companies. The merger will leave three operators competing in Turkey. Aria is …
SCHAUMBERG, Ill.—The SARS situation in China may cost Motorola Inc. up to $500 million, according to a new research note from investment banking firm RCB Capital Capital Markets. The firm …
LOS ANGELES-Wireless watchers were inundated with news on the wireless gaming front coming out of the Electronic Entertainment Expo video game trade show, with Nokia Corp. in the lead and …
DALLAS-A day before the highly anticipated release of “The Matrix: Reloaded” movie, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. said it will begin selling its unique n270 Matrix phone, a color-screen device running …
KIRKLAND, Wash.-In its quarterly Securities and Exchange Commission filing, Nextel Partners Inc. reported it is currently involved in a pair of class-action lawsuits. The first suit was filed April 1 …
NEW DELHI, India-After a one-month delay, Reliance Infocomm rolled out nationwide commercial cdma2000 1x “limited mobility” services in India. The operator has coverage in 92 Indian cities and already has …
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-The worldwide 802.11 market grew 1 percent sequentially in the first quarter of 2003, generating $411 million in revenues, according to a new study from Dell’Oro Group. Analysts …
MURRAY HILL, N.J.-Lucent Technologies Inc. introduced enhancements to its MiLife SurePay Solutions Suite, a group of prepaid solutions for wireline and wireless operators. Version 8 includes flexible account spending, support …
WASHINGTON-Just as in 1993 when the current wireline industry probably didn’t expect its customers to be cutting the cord in favor of mobile phones, the licensed-wireless industry should watch out …
HELSINKI, Finland-Hungarian operator Pannon GSM Telecommunications plc announced it made a successful call using an EDGE phone and network. The carrier also said it will use equipment from Nokia Corp. …
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission on Monday proposed fining Western Wireless Corp. $200,000 for constructing and continuing to operate a 180-foot tower in Medora, N.D., on a ridge overlooking a historic …
SAN DIEGO-A Leap Wireless International Inc. survey conducted by an independent research firm showed customers of the carrier’s Cricket service who do not also have regular phone service at home …
ORLANDO, Fla.-The Smart Card Alliance announced it has admitted 26 new members. “For the alliance to be gaining these highly respected commercial and government organizations as members, demonstrates there is …
LOS ANGELES-The wireless industry is looking to make a major show at the Electronic Entertainment Expo, the main trade conference for the video game industry. A range of wireless players …
NEW YORK-Verizon Communications Inc. activated 150 of a planned 1,000 Wi-Fi transmission stations throughout New York City, which the company said would allow its Verizon Online customers to have access …
MOSCOW, Russia-The overall mobile penetration in Russia reached 15.3 percent of the population, or 22.23 million users, in April, according to newly released statistics from Moscow-based consultancy J’son & Partners. …
ALEXANDRIA, Minn.-Rural Cellular Corp. reported $112.7 million in total revenues for the first quarter of 2003 compared with the $103.8 million the carrier reported for the first quarter of 2002. …
TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo Inc. entered a share exchange agreement making Sentsu Inc., which is currently a consolidated subsidiary of NTT, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Japanese telecommunications giant.
BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless reported an agreement to join Latin American wireless “infotainment” provider Blah!’s multilanguage mobile chat service. Verizon Wireless said the agreement will allow English-, Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking customers …
IRVINE, Calif.-Disposable phone maker Hop-On announced it appointed Samuel Demissie as its interim president. Demissie joined Hop-On in February 2003 as president of its Handset Development Group. The company is …
OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint Corp. announced Gary Forsee, recently named president and chief executive officer, will replace William Esrey as chairman of its board of directors. Esrey, who has been diagnosed …
KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.-InterDigital Communications Corp.’s first quarter results reflected an improved financial performance during the past year. InterDigital reported revenues of $37.3 million, a 78-percent improvement from the year-ago …
DALLAS-Nokia Corp. announced it is continuing its mobile-commerce trial with credit card company MasterCard International through a new trial in Nokia’s home base of Irving, Texas. The market trial will …
