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, …
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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 …
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 …
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 …
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, …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
COPENHAGEN, Denmark-Telia Denmark is introducing a charge of 44 U.S. cents for its multimedia messaging service following a free introductory period, which ends at the end of this month. The …
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission set deadlines for private-wireless and public-safety groups to migrate to more spectrally efficient equipment. Private-wireless licensees have a little less than 10 years, Jan. 1, 2013, …
LONDON-Vodafone announced details of its public offer for the outstanding shares of Portuguese operator Vodafone Telecel that it does not already own. The unconditional offer price is $9.17 for each …
TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo, the leading mobile carrier in Japan, will launch flat-rate PHS service in April, NTT DoCoMo said Thursday. DDI Pocket, a PHS operator of KDDI Group, launched Japan’s first …
ROHNERT PARK, Calif.-Delaware Supreme court declined to hear Next Level Communications Inc.’s appeal requesting it to block majority shareholder Motorola Inc.’s takeover bid of the rest of the company. Describing …
TAMPA, Fla.-Verizon Communications Inc. launched its Veriations One-Bill service in Florida allowing customers to consolidate their local, long-distance, wireless, digital subscriber line and optional services on one bill. “We know …
PANAMA CITY, PANAMA- Liberty Technologies, which owns data, Internet and spectrum licenses covering the country, has deployed a non-line-of-site wireless broadband network using the 2.3 GHz Ripwave system from Navini …
MILPITAS, Calif.-Palm Inc. said it cut 19 percent of its total work force. The news, combined with a downgrading from JP Morgan, sent the company’s stock down over 10 percent …
PALO ALTO, California, United States-Hewlett-Packard said Japan’s KDDI has selected it NonStop server and the Opsol Integrators’ OmniMessaging system to support the high-speed, high-volume data distribution of KDDI’s mobile services, …
PANAMA CITY-Liberty Technologies said it deployed the first non-line-of-sight (NLOS) wireless broadband networks in Panama under a US$3 million contract with Navini Networks for the equipment. The deployment will cover …
DOVER, N.J.-Casio Computer Co. and Alps Electric say they have developed a small fingerprint scanner to enhance security in cell phones and other mobile devices. The product, which is short, …
HONG KONG-Microsoft Corp. and China Unicom signed a memorandum of understanding to develop the business model and technology for cdma2000 1x services on the carrier’s network. Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates …
ORLANDO, Fla.-Data on Air Inc., which for the past seven years has worked in wireless data networking, carrier billing, provisioning, WAP hosting and reporting, announced plans to change its name …
