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HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. and Finnish-based mobile operator Radiolinja signed a partnership agreement to develop and supply Nokia’s mCatch, which enables location-based services to be introduced into mobile Internet networks. Radiolinja, which will contribute Received Signal Strength Algorithms for mCatch, will …

BARCELONA, Spain-Lucent Technologies Inc. and Dutch wireless operator KPN plan to trial Universal Mobile Telecommunications System specifications along with mobile Internet applications. The trial will be based on European Telecommunications Standards Institute Release 99, which includes the newest specifications for …

NEW YORK-Holding a cell phone while driving got the boot Oct. 3 in Suffolk County, a large and populous jurisdiction on Long Island, part of New York state. The county Legislature voted 12-6 to outlaw most handheld use of cell …

BEIJING-Vodafone, the world’s largest mobile-phone operator by total subscriber numbers, is set to take a 2-percent stake in China Mobile (Hong Kong), the listed subsidiary of parent China Mobile Telecommunications in Beijing. Vodafone agreed to purchase shares valued at $2.5 …

A new report from Ovum warns new entrants planning to deploy broadband technologies such as digital subscriber line may find the cost and complexity discouraging, and other access methods such as wireless local loop are a potentially more viable solution …

JAKARTA, Indonesia-PT Ericsson Indonesia was selected by Indonesian telecommunications operator Indosat, which was recently granted a nationwide DCS-1800 principle license, as infrastructure supplier for first phase procurement of Indosat’s Mobile Multi Media infrastructure. The IM-3 service, which is scheduled to …

MOSCOW-Golden Telecom Inc. agreed to acquire 18 percent of MCT Corp., a cellular operator in Russia and central Asia, in exchange for Golden’s 100-percent ownership of Vostok Mobile B.V., a Dutch registered private limited holding company that owns Golden Telecom’s …

HELSINKI, Finland-Spanish wireless operator Telefonica Mobiles Espana agreed to implement Nokia Corp.’s General Packet Radio Service core solution into its commercial mobile network, supporting more than 12 million subscribers. Nokia also announced that Swiss operator DiAx activated the first nationwide …

INDIANAPOLIS-Brightpoint Inc. subsidiary Brightpoint Middle East FZE entered an agreement with Go Mobile, a GSM operator based in Malta, to provide wireless prepaid products and integrated services. From its facility in the Dubai Airport Free Zone, United Arab Emirates, Brightpoint …

SAN DIEGO-Littlefeet Inc. said GSM operator One.Tel Ltd. successfully tested Littlefeet’s SPICE products in a field trial in Perth, Australia. Iowa Wireless also plans to test Littlefeet’s infrastructure. In the Perth field trial, Littlefeet demonstrated a significantly low dropped call …

MT. PROSPECT, Ill.-Illinois Superconductor Corp. said Spanish wireless operator Telefonica Moviles will deploy the company’s HTS filter system. Telefonica made the decision after conducting field trials of ISC’s SuperRx tower-mounted HTS system in two live GSM sites in Cordoba, Spain. …

MIAMI-Brightstar Mexico, a subsidiary of Brightstar Corp., was selected as the fulfillment partner for Telular Corp.’s Wireless Local Loop digital initiative supporting Mexican wireless operator Telcel. “We are pleased that Telular and Telcel have trusted us with the fulfillment program,” …

TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo said it signed a memorandum of understanding with KPN Mobile of the Netherlands, in which DoCoMo holds 15 percent, to consider establishing a joint venture to provide mobile Internet services based on DoCoMo’s i-mode technology and business model …

NEW YORK-Asia Cellular Satellite System, Jakarta, Indonesia, announced the commercial debut Sept. 27 of its dual-mode satellite and GSM 900 voice, fax, Internet, paging and data communications. The carrier said it is marketing the service under the brand name BYRU, …

VILNIUS, Lithuania-Lithuanian GSM operator UAB Omnitel awarded Motorola Inc. a contract to supply and deploy GPRS mobile data services on Omnitel’s GSM network. The GPRS solution includes Motorola’s Smart Mediator, a billing mediation solution designed for GPRS by Motorola and …

BOSTON-Wireless operator Cricket Communications, a subsidiary of Leap Wireless International Inc., signed a three-year supply agreement with Nortel Networks Corp. for wireless network infrastructure equipment and services. Cricket said the agreement, valued at $350 million, will support its network expansion …

MENLO PARK, Calif.-Aeronautical and maritime telecommunications solutions operator BT A&M and InterWave Communications International Ltd. completed a successful technical trial of a wireless communications system providing full GSM coverage on P&O Cruises’ flagship Aurora. The trial involved InterWave and BT …

OXFORD, United Kingdom-Now that NTT DoCoMo has a financial interest in a U.K. third-generation license holder, the prospect of i-mode mobile Internet services being deployed in Europe is firmly on the agenda. The Japanese operator earlier this year formed a …

SAO PAULO, Brazil-Two issues characterized the Brazilian cellular market during the first half of the year-an increase in subscriber numbers and the rollout of more advanced services. Latin America in general saw an explosion of prepaid services, but in Brazil, …

Czech Republic The Czech Telecommunications Office (CTU) has preliminarily decided to issue fixed wireless access mobile telephone network licenses to three companies selected from 13 applicants, CTU Vice President Vladimir Kukra said Sept. 14. CTU is giving final consideration to …

PARIS-Czech Republic GSM operator RadioMobil chose Sema Group’s short message service (SMS) to provide text messaging services to its customers. The system will provide users with messaging and enhanced information services, Sema said.The service, the SMS2000 message center, allows customers …

SCARBOROUGH, Ontario-Canadian wireless operator Clearnet Communications Inc. introduced a flat-rate wireless Internet service allowing its PCS and Mike clients unlimited access to wireless Internet content for one monthly fee. Customers can choose from two wireless Internet services, which are scheduled …

HELSINKI, Finland-MobileChannel.Network plans to deliver a commercial mobile Internet content service during the Summer Olympics through its Mobile Sports Channel joint venture with Trans World International, the programming division of Mark McCormack’s International Management Group. The service, based in SMS …

HONG KONG-Hutchison’s Orange, the Hong Kong CDMA operator, said it now offers automatic roaming in Australia through Hutchison Telecom Australia, which recently launched CDMA mobile-phone service. The new roaming service covers Sydney, for use at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, …

JERUSALEM-The Israeli Ministry of Communications set a maximum uniform call termination tariff for all cellular networks in Israel. The new regulations will take effect Oct. 2. The rate for incoming calls to cellular phones was set at 13 cents through …