OXFORD, United Kingdom-Subscribers to the Czech cell-phone operator RadioMobil are being invited to boycott the network for one day following the company’s announcement that it plans to raise prices. Organizers …
BEIJING-China’s telecommunications industry publication “People’s Telecom” forecasted that the country will have 384 million mobile subscribers in 2006, attaining a penetration rate of nearly 30 percent. The forecast also shows …
TOKYO-Mitsui & Company plans to expand its mobile content distribution business in Europe and Asia through a partnership with a Tokyo-based venture business. Mitsui, a leading trading firm in Japan, …
TOKYO-The Japanese Telecom Ministry launched a discussion regarding introducing the “carrier pre-fixed system” known as “Myline service” for calls from fixed-line phones to mobile phones. In Japan, charges for calls …
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-The Colombian government and Ecuadorian courts have passed measures that will push forward personal communications services (PCS) auctions in each country, allowing the entry of third cellular competitors …
BEIJING-Samsung received the Chinese government’s approval to directly sell its handsets on the domestic market, bypassing import agents. Market leaders Motorola and Nokia already sell directly. Samsung expects China to …
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-The Ugandan Consumer Protection Association (UCPA) has called on mobile network operators to begin billing subscribers by the second and not by the minute. Mobile calls in Uganda …
TOKYO-Omron, a pioneer in automated control equipment service, announced it would launch a new service that would see its contracted stores produce prints of pictures taken by mobile phones. Omron …
OXFORD, United Kingdom-As Microsoft and Symbian fight for dominance in the burgeoning smart-phone operating system (OS) market, U.S.-based Montavista Software has announced it is working with NEC to develop a …
WASHINGTON, D.C.-Clear Channel Communications has teamed with InPhonic Inc. to provide its six Cleveland market radio stations with a wireless messaging service to communicate with listeners via targeted text messages …
IRVINE, Calif.-Linksys and Zandiant Technologies have joined to develop wireless networking appliances that allow vehicles to connect with home, office and hotspot networks, like wireless automotive MP3 players. “We want …
LAS VEGAS-SanDisk will use SyChip Inc.’s WLAN6060SD NIC accessory card design, based on the Secure Digital Input Output (SDIO) standard, in its new SanDisk Connect SD wireless products, the companies …
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-AT&T Corporation signed a letter of intention with the Southern Cross investment fund to sell its 69 percent of AT&T Latin America for the symbolic sum of US$1,000. …
FREMONT, Calif.-Multimedia solution provider Emuzed released its HipCam software application for mobile phones using the Nokia Series 60 platform and the Symbian mobile operating systems. HipCam lets users take short …
LAS VEGAS-Sony introduced a new CLIE handheld, the PEG-NZ90, at this week’s CES show in Las Vegas. The new PDA has both Bluetooth and Wi-Fi wireless capabilities, a built-in camera …
MONTAIN VIEW, Calf.-The Wi-Fi Alliance said that 40 additional companies have joined the body from around the world. It also announced the first phase of the Wi-Fi Zone Global Brand …
LAS VEGAS-Cables Unlimited released its new ZIP-LINQ brand retractable-cable cell phone charger at the CES show in Las Vegas. The charger, with cables that expand from 4 inches to more …
OXFORD, United Kingdom-The frustration of trying to find a London taxi cab should shortly be greatly reduced, according to the makers of the vehicles, Manganese Bronze Holdings, who say they …
ARLINGTON, Va.-The Association of Public Safety Communications Officials (APCO) has teamed with SpectrumWatch, a division of Sitesafe Inc., to enable online data submission services for FCC Form 601 applications, which …
LAS VEGAS-ReCellular Inc. will attend this year’s CES show in Las Vegas to demonstrate its services. The company refurbishes used cellular phones and markets them to companies that resell them …
ALLENTOWN, Pa.-Agere Systems announced it will supply Samsung with wireless data chipsets and software for use in the company’s new generation of advanced mobile phones. The agreement, worth more than …
DUBLIN, Ireland-NewBay Software released its FoneBlogT v1, a new software system for mobile network operators that allows phone users to create personal Web sites from their phones. Through the technology, …
LAS VEGAS-Mobile-phone maker Audiovox Communications Corp. said it will show off a range of new mobile phones at the Consumer Electronics Show, including integrated camera phones and phones features Java …
NEW YORK-Unsecured creditors of 360networks Inc. have filed a class action lawsuit against Nortel Networks Ltd. to recover $100 million. The creditors are represented by law firm Sidley Brown &Wood …
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Swedish antenna maker Allgon said it will supply antennas for Telecom Italia Mobile’s (TIM) third-generation (3G) network in Italy. Allgon said it is one supplier of triple-band base station …
