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U.S. still largely left out of m-commerce

Jeffrey Glass could be considered a player in the mobile-commerce industry, although you won't find the "m-commerce" designation in any of the literature about his company. However, as president and chief executive officer of M-Qube Inc., Glass for almost three years has been encouraging...

SK Telecom partners with Alcatel to market its mobile applications

PARIS-French supplier Alcatel Corp. and South Korean mobile-phone operator SK Telecom said they will jointly develop and market mobile applications worldwide. The companies said they will focus on mobile commerce, location-based services, infotainment and gaming services.Under the terms of the agreement, the companies will...

SK Telecom certifies Samsung’s access gateway

TEWKSBURY, Mass.-SK Telecom said it has awarded its network certification to Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd for the Samsung access gateway, called the Starent ST16 Intelligent Mobile Gateway."The SK Telecom certification process is a comprehensive examination of products that includes several important performance criteria to...

BellSouth, KTF further carrier BREW support

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. continued to trumpet is BREW application download service, announcing BellSouth International will offer BREW services in nine areas in Latin America and that South Korean carrier KTF renewed its support for the platform.BellSouth will offer BREW services to a total of...

SK Telecom to launch W-CDMA service in 2003

SEOUL, South Korea-SK Telecom said it received approval from the Ministry of Information and Communication to merge SK Telecom and SK IMT, the W-CDMA arm of the Korean mobile operator. However, under the conditions for the merger approval, SK Telecom must provide W-CDMA-based service...

SK Telecom to launch W-CDMA service in 2003

SEOUL, South Korea-SK Telecom said it received approval from the Ministry of Information and Communication to merge SK Telecom and SK IMT, the W-CDMA arm of the Korean mobile operator. However, under the conditions for the merger approval, SK Telecom must provide W-CDMA-based service...

SK Telecom to launch W-CDMA service in 2003

SEOUL, South Korea-SK Telecom said it received approval from the Ministry of Information and Communication (MIC) to merge SK Telecom and SK IMT, the W-CDMA arm of the Korean mobile operator. However, under the conditions for the merger approval, SK Telecom must provide W-CDMA-based...

SKT’s new business plan hamstrung by European fund

SEOUL, South Korea-SK Telecom, South Korea's biggest mobile carrier, may face a serious restriction in its bid to expand its business after its sister unit and largest shareholder SK Corporation came under takeover pressure by a European fund.Crest Securities, a unit of Monaco-based fund...

KTF suggests W-CDMA partnership with SK Telecom

SEOUL, South Korea-The two largest mobile operators in Korea are considering discussions about a partnership to build a nationwide third-generation W-CDMA network, according to international press reports.KTF Chief Executive Nam Joong-soo told reporters that KTF plans to contact SK Telecom regarding network sharing or...

LG’s Koo dreams of handset domination

NEW ORLEANS, United States-John Koo and his top executive team crowd a small, air-conditioned room perched atop LG Electronics' sprawling booth at the CTIA trade show here. Relaxed, smiling, Koo has shed the suit coat he wore during his keynote appearance to reveal a...

Moody’s downgrades SK Telecom outlook on fraud allegations

NEW YORK--Citing "recent corporate governance problems and alleged accounting fraud within the SK Group," Moody's Investors Service has downgraded to stable from positive its outlook on the speculative-grade Baa1 rating of SK Telecom Co. Ltd., the leading wireless telecommunications carrier in South Korea.In conjunction...

SK Telecom signs joint venture deal with China Unicom

SEOUL, South Korea-SK Telecom, Korea's largest mobile carrier, said Thursday it has signed an agreement with China Unicom to establish a wireless Internet joint venture in China, marking what it calls "a major step" into the Chinese wireless market.SK Telecom will take a 49-percent...

Liberty Alliance Project releases draft of online identity specifications

NEW YORK-The Liberty Alliance Project has released for public review on its Web site at www.projectliberty.org a draft of specifications for an open, interoperable standard for federated network identity for the Internet, designed to enable a single sign-on for individual businesses and consumers."In a...

Korea finalizes business suspension schedule for mobile carriers

SEOUL, South Korea-South Korea's top mobile carrier SK Telecom will be barred from recruiting subscribers from 21 November until 20 December for subsidizing handset purchases, the Korean government said Friday.The Korea Communications Commission (KCC), South Korea's top telecom regulator, imposed temporary business suspension orders...

SK Telecom, KT announce share swap

SEOUL, South Korea-SK Telecom announced its long-awaited share swap with rival Korea Telecom. The companies will exchange more than 29.8 million KT shares, a 9.64 percent stake, held by SK Telecom and more than 8.2 million SK Telecom shares, a 9.27 percent stake, held...

SK Telecom invests in Flarion

NEW YORK-SK Telecom, which is conducting a field trial of Flarion Technologies' mobile broadband system, has made a strategic investment of undisclosed size in the U.S. company.Building on flash-OFDM, which Bell Labs developed, Flarion's system allows licensed wireless operators to provide fully mobile broadband...

SK Telecom invests in Flarion

NEW YORK-SK Telecom, which is conducting a field trial of Flarion Technologies' mobile broadband system, has made a strategic investment of undisclosed size in the Bedminster, N.J., company.Building upon flash-OFDM, which Bell Labs developed, Flarion's system allows licensed wireless operators to provide fully...

Korea slaps business suspension order on mobile firms

SEOUL, Korea-In a surprising move, the Korea Communications Commission, South Korea's top telecom regulator, decided Monday to place business suspension orders on three mobile carriers and KT Corp. for violating the ban on handset subsidies. Business suspension periods range between 10 days and 30...

Korea slaps business suspension order on mobile firms

SEOUL, Korea-In a surprising move, the Korea Communications Commission (KCC), South Korea's top telecom regulator, decided Monday to place business suspension orders on three mobile carriers and KT Corporation for violating the ban on handset subsidies. The business suspension periods range between 10 days...

Korea’s mobile payment service faces disruption

SEOUL, South Korea-South Korea's mobile payments made for purchases of digital content or other inexpensive products may face a disruption as the Fair Trade Commission (FTC), the country's top trade regulator, has decided to force mobile service providers to provide users with a paper...

KT expects to launch W-CDMA service in June 2003

SEOUL, South Korea-South Korean mobile operator KT ICOM, the wideband-CDMA subsidiary of KTF, said it will launch commercial W-CDMA services next June.International press reports said KT-ICOM signed a contract with LG Electronics on Tuesday to supply about $109 million worth of equipment for the...

DoCoMo releases PDA unit, discusses alliance with KTF

TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo Inc. said it will begin marketing a next-generation FOMA-compatible two-part terminal made up of a personal digital assistant base unit with a Bluetooth wireless handset.The base unit will feature a 3.5-inch color screen and a built-in camera, enabling 64 kilobits per second...

New Product Releases: April-May 2002

Send press releases of new products for consideration for future "Products" updates to Global Wireless Products Handsets/devicesSony EricssonSony Ericsson Mobile Communications introduced several new handsets, including the T61d, T600, ...

KDDI, SK Telecom launch photo transmission service

TOKYO—KDDI, the second-largest operator in Japan, announced that in cooperation with SK Telecom in Korea it launched an image data transmission service between users of the two operators. It is the first international image data transmission service, according to KDDI.Users of the service, called...