HELSINKI, Finland-New World Mobility, a mobile operator based in Hong Kong, has selected the Nokia Artuse Unstructured Supplementary Services Data Centre, a platform that offers faster interactive messaging services within GSM networks.According to Nokia, the USSD operates up to seven times faster than existing...
WOODBURY, N.Y.-Austrian GSM operator, Max.mobil, has deployed Comverse's Intelligent Short Messaging Solution (ISMSC), thereby expanding its mobile-originated and mobile-terminated short messaging services.Comverse's ISMSC offers connectivity to the Web and SMS-based applications and has built-in readiness for Enhanced Messaging Solution, General Packet Radio Service and...
RESTON, Va.-Comsearch, a company that designs, deploys, and optimizes wireless networks worldwide, opened a new office near Sydney, Australia, to support wireless operators, vendors and system integrators in the Asia-Pacific region.Comsearch's new office will offer engineering services including design, installation and commissioning for all...
ATLANTA-Cirronet Inc., which makes wireless broadband products for residential areas, announced it signed a purchasing agreement with Sino U.S. Commercial Group Inc. to distribute Cirronet's products in China."The purchasing agreement will enable Cirronet to leverage ChinaUSe-com's implementation and technical expertise in that geographic area,"...
SAN JOSE, Calif.-Metricom Inc. launched its high-speed wireless Internet access service, Ricochet, in Los Angeles, the company said.The company said the move was the largest launch of its service to date. The initial footprint will cover about 10 million people.
RESTON, Va.-In its new Performance Plan, CelPlan Technologies, a wireless software and systems consultant, has promised its customers it will provide advanced engineering solutions that improve network capacity-or the customer doesn't have to pay."We believe that this offer is unique in the telecommunications and...
IRVINE, Calif.-Verizon Wireless introduced its Local Digital Prepay Phone In A Box in Southern California, allowing customers to purchase airtime on a pay-as-you-go basis."We recognize that many people would like to have digital wireless service, but are unclear about how to begin," said Mike...
WEST POINT, Ga.-Personal communications services provider Powertel Inc. reported its customer base exceeded 1 million customers during the first quarter.The carrier, which was the first PCS carrier to offer commercial service in 1996, currently serves 34 metropolitan markets covering more than 25 million people...
LAKE CHARLES, La.-US Unwired Inc. announced SBA Communications Corp. exercised its option to purchase up to 173 of its communication towers in the second quarter of 2001 throughout US Unwired's territory in Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas and Florida.SBA also retained the option to...
HONG KONG-Agere Systems, formerly the Microelectronics Group of Lucent Technologies Inc., established new regional headquarters in Hong Kong to support operations in the Asia-Pacific region.According to the company, Agere relocated its Asia-Pacific regional headquarters to Hong Kong from Tokyo so it could enhance services...
MOSCOW-The Russian Communications Ministry has prepared a permission for Moscow Cellular Communications carrier to create a Code Division Multiple Access 400 MHz network in the metropolitan area of the capital.The network is to operate in the 453 MHz to 457.5 MHz and 463 MHz...
BRUSSELS, Belgium-Belgium awarded three Universal Mobile Telecommunications System licenses to each of the country's three incumbent operators, bringing in about $419 million for the government. The prices raised from the auction were just at the minimum prices set by the government.The auction ended after...
An old adage goes: "You get what you pay for." The anonymous author of this phrase obviously never closely examined an American phone bill. For some services we pay more than we will ever get while other valuable services we literally receive without charge, and...
OXFORD, United Kingdom-While all the major European cell-phone operators have either launched or announced target dates for GPRS services, a growing number of technology developers are voicing concerns.One of the most recent to join the GPRS detractors is Ubinetics, which is involved in GPRS...
NEW YORK-With the March 12 commercial debut of NetProfile Wireless Edition, Bridgewater Systems, Kanata, Ontario, is offering a chance and a challenge to mobile operators seeking a profitable way out of their walled gardens of data delivery.The new software product allows network operators to...
With a view to a much smaller handset, cheaper price and quicker time to market, Conexant Systems Inc. has rolled out what it describes as a complete system solution for a multi-slot global system for GSM/GPRS."This advancement," said Moiz Beguwala, senior vice president and...
BEIJING-China's Minister of Information Industry Wu Jichuan told reporters at the annual session of the National People's Congress (NPC) that his ministry has no plans to issue new mobile licenses this year.Only two operators, China Mobile and China Unicom, are licensed to operate mobile...
NEW YORK-AirMedia unveiled its Wireless Hub, which the company said will bring together content providers, corporations, telecommunications carriers and content aggregators and will simplify the dissemination of content for the wireless Internet.The company said it has already signed more than 50 content providers, including...
Behind every tower there's a story.Depending on a tower's location, tower siting can be a lengthy and complicated process, characterized by research, negotiations and legal maneuvering that may take months to complete before a tower is finally erected. For the most part, cellular, PCS...
HACKENSACK, N.J.-GoAmerica, which provides wireless data and Internet services, launched a new advertising campaign pushing the necessity of wireless connectivity.The ads show business professionals in real-life situations using wireless devices to do business. Professionals in the office, at board meetings, and in transit at...
Wireless carriers are always looking for ways to retain customers. The most common retention method is to offer services that customers like to use so much that they are willing to stick with the carrier simply because they offer the service. With such desirable...
TOKYO-One out of four primary school or middle-school kids in Japan have their own cellular phones, NTT DoCoMo said based on its own survey. NTT DoCoMo did the survey of 600 kids between fifth and eighth grade in the Tokyo metropolitan area between Dec....
NEW YORK-The Multi-Service Networks Division of Ericsson Telecom AB, Stockholm, is poised to deliver on the promise of convergence by enabling Internet service providers, cable TV operators and local exchange carriers to offer seamless connectivity to mobile communications.The technologies are designed to provide wireless...
After three years of providing mobile communications services to consumers, Visto Corp. is turning its focus toward the enterprise market with its mLynx Access Family of mobility access software and services. Gartner Group recently predicted more than one-third of employees worldwide will use some...
