STAMFORD, Conn.-Content deals continue to funnel through the pipe, with a range of handset makers, carriers and content companies announcing deals in the area. First, application provider SmartServ Online Inc. …
DULLES, Va.-With America Online Inc.’s new U.S. Forces Alerts, AOL members can receive war news alerts online or via text messages on their wireless phones. Users can customize their alert …
WASHINGTON-Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), who late last month led the charge for the military to deploy CDMA technology in post-war Iraq, on Wednesday seemed to step back from his CDMA-only …
FALLS CHURCH, Va.-The Latin American mobile market is poised to double during the next six years, growing from 98.7 million subscribers in 2002, to 209 million subscribers in 2008, according …
MINNEAPOLIS-Broadband wireless access provider NextNet Wireless has paired with Internet Service Provider iMax Communications Inc. to deliver non-line-of-sight broadband wireless services in the Philippines using NextNet’s Expedience system. IMax will …
WASHINGTON-For the third time lawmakers are attempting to pass a permanent Internet tax moratorium. Legislation introduced last week in both the House and the Senate would make permanent a moratorium …
CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom-TTP Communications plc, which sells wireless technology designs, announced its $3 million acquisition of Mobisys Telecom Co. Ltd., a Korean GSM/GPRS terminal integration and design company. TTP said …
LONDON-Arabic news network Al Jazeera said it will offer a breaking news service to mobile-phone users. The text messaging service, operated through content company PervasiveEdge, will feature around 60 news …
TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo said it will launch a new satellite mobile handset that provides 64 kilobits per second (kbps) packet communications. Users of the satellite mobile-phone handset called “Widestar Duo” can …
MANILA, The Philippines-Ayala-owned Globe Telecom announced it posted a consolidated net income of 6.84 billion Philippine pesos (US$129 million) in 2002, 59-percent higher than the 4.3 billion pesos (US$81.1 million) …
TOKYO-More than 70 percent of NTT DoCoMo’s i-mode service users said they are using or would like to use online shopping services via i-mode, Info Plant Company, a leading online …
OSLO, Norway-Norway’s Reitan Group, a retail giant best known for its grocery chain and franchise holdings, made a bid for Sense Communications International, the country’s largest mobile virtual network operator …
SURABAYA, Indonesia-Indosat confirmed its plan to merge its cellular subsidiaries Satelindo and Indosat-M3 in compliance with the company’s strategy to strengthen its core business in the cellular sector in addition …
MOSCOW-The Russian Communications Ministry finally gave the go-ahead for Bluetooth technology to develop in the country, and satisfied producers and dealers are predicting a sales boom. The State Commission for …
MELBOURNE, Australia-Vodafone announced it will launch its Vodafone Live! service from 21 April. The service offering will include multimedia messaging service (MMS) and polyphonic ring tones. At the same time, …
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-Porta, owned by Am
OXFORD, United Kingdom—In the event of a terror attack on London, the government said it is planning to swamp cell-phone users with short message services (SMSs) in the style of …
BEIJING—Hong Kong is suffering from a mysterious illness called Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). On 1 April, a rumor surfaced that the whole city would be quarantined and cut off …
TOKYO-Oki Electric, a leading electronic manufacturer in Japan, plans to expand sales for semiconductors for PHS handsets to meet far-expanding demand for PHS units in Asia, the firm said Wednesday. …
OXFORD, United Kingdom-Following the acquisition in March of wireless local are network (WLAN) operators Megastream and Munich-based WLAN, fixed-line carrier Swisscom, which now has more than 800 WLAN access points, …
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-The National Telecommunications Commission in Honduras prequalified BellSouth, Entel Chile and Megatel-EMCE for the band A personal communications services (PCS) cellular telephone license for which 18 companies had …
BEIJING—In a report entitled “Management and Development of China Telecom in 2003,” equipment manufacturer Zhongxing Telecom (ZTE) predicted fixed-line carrier China Telecom will adopt W-CDMA technology as its third-generation (3G) …
OXFORD, United Kingdom-In what is being seen as an ill-disguised attempt to combat the European coverage afforded by Vodafone, three of Europe’s largest cell-phone operators have clubbed together to offer …
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DUBLIN, Ireland-Scottish firm Eurosource Europe announced plans to establish a presence in the United States, having carved a lucrative niche in Europe. The company said it has recycled 150,000 mobile …
