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Ever heard of EMS, or Enhanced Messaging Service? If not, don’t worry-few people have. It was created as an extension to the short message service messaging technology that has taken …

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif.-Wireless modem maker Gtran Wireless Inc. has said its dual-band cdma2000 1x EV-DO data card known as the DotSurfer 6200 is now commercially available. The company said the …

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OTTAWA-Nortel Networks Corp.’s shares tumbled to a 52-week low owing to a report of WorldCom’s accounting practices. The company’s stock fell more than 11 percent, or 18 cents, to $1.43 …

CLINTON, Mass.-WorldCom Inc. said it plans to restate its financial statements for 2001 and the first quarter of 2002 as a result of an internal audit of the company’s capital …

BOSTON-Redline Communications Inc. announced five new partnership agreements at this week’s Wireless Communications Association conference in Boston. The company signed deals with Wireless Connections, Maika’i Systems, Gulf Islands Wireless, EduTek …

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DUBLIN, Ireland-The European Commission has once again underlined its determination to tackle areas of mobile communications it feels are noncompetitive or overpriced. It has published draft guidelines designed to identify …

AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands—Cambridge Silicon Radio launched a ready-engineered example of a Bluetooth headset, which the company said would make it quicker for companies to produce their own lower cost headsets …

SAN DIEGO—Leap Wireless International Inc. said it has made “significant progress” in mitigating the effects of recently reported fraud on its Cricket wireless service following the implementation of controls designed …

INDIANAPOLIS—Brightpoint Inc. said it has repurchased 35,077 of its 250,000 outstanding convertible notes due 2018. The 250,000 had a book value of about $133 million or $532 per convertible note. …

OXFORD, United Kingdom—While the cost of integrating a camera into a cell phone is only US$10, silicon chip developer STMicroelectronics has complained that European terminal makers are resisting the move …

WASHINGTON—The Bush administration and Japan made little progress last week in talks on interconnection fees charged by NTT DoCoMo, putting on hold a relatively minor dispute with potentially enormous trade …

DUBLIN, Ireland—The imminent launch of the XDA, an O2-branded mobile device manufactured specifically for that operator, is clear evidence that European operators are demanding more input into handset development. However, …

ROCHESTER, N.Y.—Performance Technologies Inc. introduced its SEGway IP-STP, an SS7 signaling router that allows carriers to perform traditional STP functions over IP networks. “Our SEGway IP-STP can concentrate SS7 traffic …

TORONTO—Nortel Networks Corp. reconfirmed its guidance for the second quarter and said it plans to lay off another 3,500 employees related to the realignment of its optical long haul business. …

BEIJING—The world’s largest mobile market could become decidedly less attractive for cell-phone manufacturers if new proposed rules on cell-phone radiation emissions come into play. A proposed change would restrict the …

DENVER, United States—The Slovak government announced three companies submitted bids for the country’s three third-generation (3G) licenses. Incumbent operators Eurotel and Orange bid for the two individual 3G licenses on …

CARY, N.C.—SpectraSite Holdings Inc. is terminating its build-to-suit contract with Cingular Wireless and transferring its sublease agreements in 545 SBC Communications Inc. towers to Cingular, as well as modifying its …

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa—Vodacom South Africa has been ordered by the Advertising Standards Authority to withdraw a pamphlet concerning special offers and monthly subscription fee specials. The authority said the advertisement …

JAKARTA,Indonesia—The increasing growth in Indonesia’s cellular communications has attracted a new government tax scheme for imported material used in cellular infrastructure as additional income for the Indonesian government. Under this …

MOSCOW—The U.S.-based MCT Corporation sold a considerable part of its Russian Indigo project, and market experts believe that may signal an end to the ambitious plan of creating a fourth …

HELSINKI, Finland—The Lithuanian state is examining a proposal presented by the National Property Fund (NPF) to divest a 5-percent equity stake in Lietuvos Telekomas, Lithuania’s mobile and fixed telecom monopoly. …

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina—The decrease in cellular users in Argentina has generated a new strategy for operators, consisting of the sale of used terminals with lower costs than new ones. During …

TEMPE, Ariz.—Motorola Inc. says it has introduced a new transcoding solution, known as the ComStruct PTMC Wireless Transcoder, to increase channel capacity and voice quality in deploying third-generation services. “By …