BELLEVUE, Wash.-T-Mobile USA Inc. launched its HotSpot service at San Francisco International Airport as part of a multi-year lease agreement. T-Mobile USA said it entered into agreements with Syntegra to …
OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint PCS launched a new promotion providing customers that sign a two-year contract for the carrier’s $100 per month unlimited PCS Vision Plan for laptops and personal digital …
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NEW YORK-Although 2002 “was a very difficult year” because new landline competition squeezed profits, Matav, Hungary’s incumbent carrier, rode the country’s rising tide of wireless penetration and gained significantly in …
NEW YORK-Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications L.P. expects five new phone models to be available to consumers next quarter, company executives said March 4. These include two CDMA phones, the dual-band …
RESTON, Va.-Nextel Communications Inc. launched Aether Systems Inc.’s PocketBlue wireless data solution for public safety on Nextel’s i95cl Java-enabled handsets and iM1100 modem. Aether said the PocketBlue solution enables law …
NEW YORK-In its first privatization of a state-owned company, the government of South Africa sold a 25-percent stake in Telkom South Africa Ltd. March 4, raising $488 million, well below …
WILMINGTON, N.C.-ComScape Telecommunications Inc. reported that its Kiwi PCS operations in Wilmington, N.C., was earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization positive four months after launch. “We are gratified that …
CAMPBELL, Calif.-P-Com Inc. said its Encore Plus, a variable bandwidth, digital microwave radio, has been approved for use by telecom operators in Mexico by the country’s Comision Federal de Telecomunicaciones …
ALAMEDA, California, United States-In a cash transaction valued at US$100 million, UTStarcom will purchase some of the assets of the CommWorks division of 3Com. The deal, which the companies expect …
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-Mobile network operator Celtel Uganda recently increased its coverage to the eastern districts of Kumi, Pallisa, Kapchorwa, Iganga, Bugiiri and Kamuli. Michael Werikhe, the minister for communications, said …
ASTANA, Kazakhstan-Kazakhtelecom, the national operator of the Central Asian republic of Kazakhstan, said it plans to buy a controlling stake in its Kirghiz counterpart. The government of the neighboring republic …
MOSCOW-Russia boasted unexpected major growth in the total number of mobile-phone users in 2002, however, various governmental bodies differed in estimates. The Communications Ministry said the number of subscribers grew …
SINGAPORE-The telecom regulator in Singapore announced a collaboration with chip maker Intel Corp. on a Wi-Fi initiative that the Infocomm Development Authority said would help achieve “seamless connectivity in the …
BEIJING-Nortel Networks Ltd. said it has signed an approximately $36 million contract to expand the GSM digital cellular network of China Mobile in Hebei province. Targeting about 1.8 million subscribers, …
ORLANDO-Sonic Mobility announced sonicadmin now allows for wireless access to NetIQ’s AppManager Suite via Pocket PC or BlackBerry wireless handhelds. “Together, NetIQ and Sonic Mobility enable customers to quickly respond …
ATLANTA-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. launched its Voice Connect voice-activated portal across its markets enabling customers to access voice and data services using voice commands. Customers activating the service will receive a …
HERZELIA, Israel-Comsys Communications & Signal Processing Ltd. announced Elkana Ben-Sinai has been made chief executive officer. Ben-Sinai previously served as acting CEO, chief operating officer and vice president of marketing …
NEW YORK-Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services affirmed its ‘B+’ corporate credit rating on Nextel Communications Inc. and revised its outlook from negative to stable. S&P said the action was based …
BATH, U.K.-SFR, the wireless division of France’s Groupe Cegetel, has completed the rollout of Cramer Systems’ inventory solution, which SFR is using to manage the growth and development of its …
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DUBLIN, Ireland-Leading retailers and the police have teamed up in the United Kingdom to launch a crackdown on mobile-phone theft, with stolen phones being rendered unusable and those attempting to …
LONDON-European mobile data users are set to enjoy greater competition on tariffs and devices following the decision by T-Mobile to more than halve its mobile data charges and push the …
HELSINKI, Finland-Sweden’s telecom regulator PTS has confirmed the receipt of a “written submission” from mobile operator Orange requesting transfer of its third-generation (3G) license to a new subsidiary company in …
NEW YORK-In its first privatization of a state-owned company, the government of South Africa sold a 25-percent stake in Telkom South Africa 4 March, raising US$488 million, well below expectations, …
