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CANNES, France-United Kingdom-based mobile operator MmO2 plc said its is considering using EDGE technology on its U.K. network due to continued delays in the availability of W-CDMA technology, which the …

CANNES, France-The GSM Association’s new board declared its two key strategic goals for this year are shortening time-to-market and ensuring the global availability of new and developing wireless services. The …

CANNES, France-Wireless operator Orange released sales figures and details about its business-oriented SPV device-the first wireless device to use Microsoft Corp.’s Smartphone operating system-and announced plans to offer a modified …

TORONTO-Canadian wireless operator Rogers Wireless Inc. appointed Jean Laporte president of its Eastern Region where he will be responsible for all sales, distribution, customer service and local marketing activities across …

WOODBURY, N.Y.-Comverse Technology Inc. reported that Italian wireless operator Wind Telecomunicazioni S.p.A. launched its My Wind service based on Comverse’s Who Called platform. Comverse said its platform notifies consumers by …

CANNES, France-RealNetworks Inc. announced two mobile media-related partnerships at this week’s 3GSM World Congress in Cannes, France. The company said Hong Kong wireless operator CSL will cooperate with Nokia to …

HELSINKI, Finland-Kuwaiti operator Mobile Telecommunications Company (MTC) has selected a messaging system upgrade from Tecnomen under a 1 million euro contract (US$1.1 million). Tecnomen said it will deliver the latest …

HERZLIYA, Israel-Israeli supplier Niragongo said Israeli operator Partner Communications launched Niragongo’s Lava Smart Proxy for its Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) services. The new solution will mediate between the services, devices …

LONDON and PARIS-Two European telecommunications companies announced expansions of their GPRS Roaming Exchange programs. Cable & Wireless said it expanded its service into the Asia-Pacific region by connecting additional operators …

MANILA, The Philippines-Smart Communications Inc. has become the second operator worldwide and the first in Asia to offer a Microsoft-powered smart phone, following Orange U.K. last year. Smart is the …

OXFORD, United Kingdom-With analysts forecasting significant growth in the uptake of camera phones, governments around the world are becoming increasingly concerned by the capabilities of these devices to invade people’s …

OSLO, Norway-Norway’s Ministry of Transport and Communication made a surprising intervention Thursday, halting a Norwegian Post and Telecommunications Authority (PT) ruling granting sub-operators cheap access to Telenor’s short message service …

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-Nigerian mobile and fixed-line operator Globacom said it estimates its GSM network will cover 74 cities across the country within six months of launch. A Globacom spokesman said …

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-The finalized fusion of Celcaribe and Comcel was announced 13 February, after the acquisition in December last year of the Colombian Atlantic coast operator Celcaribe from Millicom International …

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-Mobile network operator MTN Nigeria announced it has broken the 1 million subscriber barrier, the first network operator in the country to achieve this. In addition, the company …

BANGALORE, India-Subex Systems, an Indian software company, said it won a contract from mobile operator Ikatel in Mali to deploy its fraud management software. Ikatel is a recent new entrant …

VANCOUVER-A global consortium of wireless Internet service providers (WISPs) and mobile operators have formed to implement a new authentication and payment platform that gives mobile-phone users access to high-speed hot …

TOKYO-KDDI, the second-largest mobile operator in Japan, announced it will terminate communications service via Iridium in the second half of February due to complaints lodged by customers. According to KDDI, …

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CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom-Malaysian operator AtlasOne said it awarded a US$3 million contract to Cambridge Broadband for its fixed wireless equipment. AtlasOne will deploy the equipment in the 3.5 GHz band …

LONDON-U.K. newcomer Hutchison 3G has released additional pricing details for its third-generation service, dubbed “3,” which it says will formally launch on March 3, with “pre-orders” beginning online Feb. 22. …

OSLO, Norway-The Norwegian government said it will ease third-generation license conditions as it increases competition, with plans to auction two more 3G licenses in the country. The regulator said the …

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-Zimbabwean mobile network operator Econet Wireless announced subscribers on its prepaid platform Buddie will soon be able to have their accounts recharged by relatives and friends living or …

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-The mobile network operators in South Africa will be expecting a boost in traffic as the Cricket World Cup 2003 gets under way. MTN South Africa, one of …

TORONTO-Canadian wireless operator Rogers AT&T Wireless reported a strategic agreement with Microsoft Canada to provide mobile access to the full suite of Microsoft Office applications from wireless devices. Under terms …