NEW DELHI, India-The Asia-Pacific region is witnessing a rapid growth of short message service (SMS), which is not only beginning to contribute significantly to...
TORONTO-It is clear that Canada's dominant trunked radio network is going to get much more dominant.Last year's C$6.6 billion (US$4.3 billion) blockbuster deal by...
HONG KONG-Trunked radio has been the Cinderella of Hong Kong's wireless communications in recent years, compared with the fast-growing mobile-phone technologies, but things may...
Mobile devicesAlcatelAlcatel launched the One Touch 502 General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) phone with Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) access. The phone offers GPRS monoslot...
As they launch their enhanced data networks, carriers are also planning for the third generation (3G).Carriers that choose cdma2000 have direct paths to 3G...
SAO PAULO, Brazil-Vesper, Brazil's largest wireless local loop (WLL) operator, has changed its business strategy with an objective to reduce costs and to win...
SINGAPORE-The Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore said the number of prepaid card subscribers in Singapore has doubled in the 12 months ending January 2001...
AustraliaAustralia's third-generation (3G) spectrum auction fell well short of the federal government's budget forecasts of A$2.6 billion (US$1.3 billion). Six bidders paid a total...
BANGKOK, Thailand-After years of war and political instability, Cambodia and its 12 million people have entered a period of relative calm. With its economy...
TORONTO-The Canadian government may give a new meaning to the sounds of silence for wireless devices. Ottawa is considering changing its laws to allow...
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-With a growth rate above 50 percent during 2001 and a 20-percent penetration, cellular telephony has proven itself as the main communications...
TOKYO-Vodafone Group, the largest mobile carrier in the world, announced in May it will acquire British Telecommunications' (BT) entire stake in Japan Telecom Group...
BUCHAREST, Romania-Streaming video is a technology that is often mentioned in conjunction with third-generation (3G) networks, but users may see its possibilities sooner than...
DUBLIN, Ireland-During the next few weeks, third-generation (3G) mobile communications will take its first shaky steps in Europe, as the Isle of Man, population...
DENVER, United States-Cooperation and services are two focus areas for the GSM Association during the upcoming year, according to Scott Fox, who assumed the...
GENEVA-How the mighty have fallen. British Telecommunications (BT), once ranked among the world's most powerful carriers, is finding itself buckling under a crippling mountain...
TOKYO-Korea Telecom Freetel, South Korea's second-largest mobile carrier, launched 1XRTT technology in May, targeting to win 1 million 1X subscribers during the first year....
OXFORD, United Kingdom-The announcement by NTT DoCoMo of a five-month delay to its wideband-CDMA (W-CDMA) launch must have been music to the ears of...
MOSCOW-CDMA carriers continue to operate in Russia, working to recoup costs and hoping for a possible replacement of Communications Minister Leonid Reiman, who warned...
