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BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Flarion Technologies Inc., Bedminster, N.J., has contracted with Flextronics, an outsourced manufacturer of telecommunications equipment, to produce its RadioRouter and PC card products for interoperability between wireless local area …
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OXFORD, United Kingdom-In an attempt to stimulate the third-generation (3G) content market, Hutchison 3G, which now wants to be known simply as 3, has launched a competition targeted at developers …
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SEATTLE, Wash.-Tegic Communications Corp. scored an important victory in its patent battle with rival Zi Corp., and the result could cost Zi up to $27 million as punishment. Following a …
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PLANO, Texas-Enfora Inc. announced its Enabler G, a 900/1800 MHz GSM/GPRS module is now available. “Our customers are excited that the effort to integrate a GSM/GPRS module has been significantly …
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MOSCOW-Deutsche Telekom is reportedly considering the sale of a part of its 40-percent stake in Russia’s biggest carrier Mobile TeleSystems (MTS) to decrease its multi-billion dollar debt load. The Vedomosti …
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BRUSSELS, Belgium-The European Union Commission ruled European wireless operators could share the cost of building out third-generation networks including the cost of base stations, antennas and radio-access networks. The move …
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PLANO, Texas-The latest Mobinet study found that while 61 percent of mobile-phone users in 15 countries are aware of the service capabilities associated with third-generation mobile technology, only 29 percent …
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JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-The mobile arm of government-owned telecom operator Nitel GSM announced it will cut its GSM tariffs. The adjustment is expected to be a significant boost for mobile telephony …
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LONDON-Messaging company Logica reported a 25-percent drop in profits, about US$181 million, for the current fiscal year compared with the previous year, and it said the outlook is bad for …
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DUBLIN, Ireland-Orange claims to have set a trend other U.K. mobile operators will likely be forced to follow by abolishing its range of tariff plans and introducing “build your own” …
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LONDON-Messaging company Logica plc reported a 25 percent drop in profits, about $181 million, for the current fiscal year compared with the previous year, and it said the outlook is …
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TASHKENT, Uzbekistan-Uzbek TDMA carrier Uzdunrobita respected its promised schedule and launched a GSM 900/1800 MHz network in the third quarter of 2002. Uzdunrobita received a GSM license in March 2002 …
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NEW DELHI, India-Cellular phone customers in one of the fastest-growing markets in Asia are a happy lot, but this happiness is not shared by operators, as they face mounting losses …
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OXFORD, United Kingdom-The cell-phone operator MmO2 has launched a Java-based games service that will be offered free for this month to U.K. users before being launched in Germany, Ireland and …
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NEW YORK-The $410 million in outstanding subordinated convertible debt issued by Agere Systems Inc., Allentown, Pa. received a speculative-grade ratings downgrade August 30 from Moody’s Investors Service, to B3 from …
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JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-After a year of operations in Nigeria, Econet announced it intends to have an additional 800,000 subscribers by December. The network operator currently has a subscriber base of …
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ATLANTA-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. plans to eliminate approximately 2,500 to 3,000 jobs in a reorganization the carrier said would better serve customers in today’s segmented marketplace. The cuts are expected to …
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OXFORD, United Kingdom-Trying to divert criticism about its third-generation (3G) strategy away from itself, Vodafone said the shortage of fully capable 3G handsets will now mean the launch of its …
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WAYNESBORO, Va.-Telecommunications provider Ntelos Inc. reported $38.5 million in wireless operating revenues for the second quarter compared with $30.3 million reported for the same quarter last year. The company attributed …
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BELLEVUE, Wash.-T-Mobile International AG reported detailed second quarter results for its U.S. operations consisting of VoiceStream Wireless Corp. and Powertel Inc., reaffirming its 525,900 net customer additions and ending the …
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NEW DELHI, India-Leading Indian GSM service providers have virtually launched a tariff war, forcing industry leaders to consider a regime where all incoming calls will be free irrespective of networks. …
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OXFORD, United Kingdom-As operators in Scandinavia call for a relaxation of 3G license conditions or opt to share the cost of network deployment, the concept of the mobile virtual network …
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DENVER-Qwest Communications International Inc. posted $188 million in wireless revenue for the second quarter of this year, a 4 percent increase from the $181 million the company reported for the …
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HACKENSACK, N.J.-Due to the high cost of managing roaming CDPD subscribers, wireless enterprise software and service provider GoAmerica Inc. announced it deactivated several thousand CDPD customers and said it plans …