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Japanese electronics maker, Sharp, would like us to know it has pulled off “an industry first” in coming up with a high-definition 3D camera for smartphones, due out as early as July in sample form, with mass production to get …

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia-Retel d.o.o. and Arbital Communications Sdn. Bhd. said they will deploy a mobile broadband service in Zagreb, Croatia, using Flarion Technologies Inc.’s Flash-OFDM technology. Flarion’s Flash-OFDM technology will provide Croatian enterprise and residential customers with wireless broadband access. …

BEDMINSTER, N.J.—Flarion Technologies Inc. reported a trial deployment of its Flash-OFDM technology by Japan Telecom Co. Ltd. and Tohoku University’s Research Center in Sendai, Japan, that will include seamless roaming and handoff between Flarion’s wide-area technology and fixed Wi-Fi access …

Nortel Networks Ltd and UTStarcom are on two sides of a stormy boat: Both multinational vendors face accounting travails and both are still gaining contracts, and both are convinced they are heading for smoother waters. Nortel’s accounting problems have been …

LONDON-Vodafone Group plc announced that current chief executive of Vodafone U.K., Gavin Darby, has been appointed chief executive Americas Region effective April 1, where he will report to group Chief Operating Officer Julian Horn-Smith. Bill Morrow, who was chief executive …

TOKYO-Two former Sprint Corp. executives have been named to the board of Japan Telecom Co. William Esrey, former Sprint chief executive officer, has been named chairman of the board, and Ronald LeMay, former Sprint chief operating officer, has been named …

TOKYO-Two former Sprint Corp. executives have been named to the board of Japan Telecom Co. William Esrey, former Sprint chief executive officer, has been named chairman of the board, and Ronald LeMay, former Sprint chief operating officer, has been named …

LONDON-Vodafone Group plc announced it agreed to sell Japan Telecom Co. to an affiliate of RHJ Industrial Partners, a Ripplewood Holdings L.L.C. fund. Japan Telecom will receive $2.2 billion for the company, $1.9 billion in cash and the remainder in …

TOKYO-Japan Telecom and East Japan Railway are going to launch a demonstration experiment for high-speed wireless local area network (WLAN) service via mobile phones in mid-May, the firms jointly announced. Participants of the experiment can get access to the Internet …

LONDON-Vodafone Group plc confirmed that it is in discussions regarding Japan Telecom, its Japanese subsidiary that offers fixed-line service. Vodafone acquired Japan Telecom in stages to gain control of mobile arm J-Phone last year. Vodafone said the talks “may or …

TOKYO-Japan Telecom, a Vodafone company in Japan, announced it sold a base station business unit to Bovis Lend Lease, an Australian company. It is the first time that an overseas construction company has bought a Japanese construction company. As part …

TOKYO—Yozan, a Tokyo-based software developer, on 2 April announced that the firm is going to launch Internet Protocol (IP)-based wireless service in the fourth quarter of 2002 by fully using both PHS networks that Yozan acquired from Tokyo Telecommunication Network …

TOKYO—A governmental advisory body for the telecommunications ministry on 16 January decided to revise the telecom regulation to let operators use the OFDM system for their wireless local area network (WLAN) services. Using the OFDM system, operators will be able …

LONDON—Vodafone Group announced changes to its regional structure effective 1 January. The changes include placing the wireless operator’s interests in Japan, China and India under its Asia region, headquartered in Tokyo. Bill Keever, currently chief executive officer (CEO) of the …

TOKYO—J-Phone Group on 1 November consolidated four companies of the group into one company to compete with its two rivals NTT DoCoMo and KDDI. Due to the reorganization, the new J-Phone was born from J-Phone Communications, J-Phone East, J-Phone West …

TOKYO-Wireless local area network (WLAN) service targeting the retail and travel industries is set to expand quickly in Japan. Some market watchers said that once the WLAN business takes off, it might be a rival for cellular phone service and …

TOKYO—Vodafone Group, world’s largest mobile operator, on Friday said it successfully purchased 693,368 shares, which represents 21.7 percent, of Japan Telecom. Due to the purchase, Vodafone’s stake in Japan Telecom, the third-largest mobile operator in Japan, will increase to 66.7 …

TOKYO—Chris Gent, president of Vodafone Group, said that Vodafone is going to send a new president to Japan Telecom in January. Vodafone is in the process of raising its stake in Japan Telecom from its current 45 percent to 66.7 …

NEW YORK—Any plans to take the J-Phone wireless business of Japan Telecom public must wait until the performance of its parent improves, said Chris Gent, chief executive of Vodafone Group, which recently announced its offer to acquire a controlling interest …

Any plans to take the J-Phone wireless business of Japan Telecom Co. Ltd. public must wait until the performance of its parent improves, said Chris Gent, chief executive of Vodafone Group plc, which recently announced its offer to acquire controlling …

TOKYO—Japan’s KDDI Corp. said it was postponing the launch of its high-speed mobile Internet access service from this fall to next April. KDDI said the cdma2000 1x-based service planned by its au wireless subsidiary was not being delayed by standards …

TOKYO—J-Phone Group, a mobile business unit of Japan Telecom on 1 October will start providing a variety of services using Disney characters for its J-Sky service users, J-Phone announced on 10 September. J-Sky is an Internet access services provided by …