FRAMINGHAM, Massachusetts, United States—NMS Communications said the Philippines' IdeaWurx selected its technology to power a short message service (SMS) technology used by Globe Telecom...
BANGKOK—Thailand's CP Orange said it has signed a $250 million contract with Motorola Inc. to install cellular networks in Thailand's provinces.According to a statement...
CINCINNATI, United States—Convergys announced it has been chosen by Denmark's Telia Telecom A/S for its Geneva active revenue management (ARM) software to support its...
NEW YORK—Hutchison 3G UK, holder of the largest block of Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) spectrum in the United Kingdom, has contracted with U.S.-based...
LE PLESSIS-ROBINSON, France—Wireless operator Orange selected Lucent Technologies to provide a network management solution for its mobile network in France. Lucent said its Netminder...
WASHINGTON—The FCC and bankrupt carrier NextWave Telecom are in final negotiation talks. There are conflicting reports as to the details of the agreement.One report...
TOKYO—KDDI, the second-largest operator in Japan, is going to postpone its third-generation (3G) service launch from the original plan of this quarter to April...
ARLINGTON, Va.—Last week, France played host to the third meeting of Project MESA, an international public-safety partnership working to bring together organizations from public...
OXFORD, United Kingdom—European cell-phone operators have been criticized by the Global Mobile Suppliers Association (GSA) for promoting the technical attributes of their networks rather...
SAN DIEGO—Qualcomm Inc. said it has a mobile station modem chipset and software solution for third-generation cdma2000 1x voice and short message service handsets...
RALEIGH, N.C.—High Speed Net Solutions Inc. said it has demonstrated its Bluefuel Image module designed to enable image applications on mobile phones and other...
NEW YORK—MMO2, the BT Wireless unit that British Telecommunications plans to spin off in November, has received low-tier investment-grade corporate credit ratings of Baa2...
LUXEMBOURG—Millicom International Cellular (MIC) has been awarded licenses to develop GSM 1800 MHz wireless telephony in Russia's Rostov-on-Don, Izhevsk, Kemerovo, Irkutsk and Omskand surrounding...
OXFORD, United Kingdom—Current lithium battery technology used to power cell phones and personal digital assistants (PDAs) is reaching its limits, according to researchers. To...
BANGKOK, Thailand—Thailand's CP Orange said it signed a US$250 million contract with Motorola to install cellular networks in Thailand's provinces.According to a statement by...
TORONTO—RFID developer SAMSys Technologies Inc. has joined the Research In Motion BlackBerry Independent Software Vendors Alliance Program in hopes of integrating RIM's BlackBerry solution...
TUCSON, Ariz.-Texas Instruments said it has unveiled converters with the lowest noise for wireless devices such as cell phones, personal digital assistants, and 802.11...
WASHINGTON—Cingular Wireless L.L.C., which has committed to completing the initial deployment of enhanced 911 Phase II by the end of 2002, received the support...
LONDON—Hutchison 3G UK reported an agreement with 186k to provide a nationwide fiber optic network and colocation services. A separate agreement with Nortel Networks...
WASHINGTON—The government of Madagascar has launched the privatization process of the Malagasy Telecommunication Company (TELMA), offering 36 percent of the company's shares. The tender...
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina—Against all predictions, the government of Uruguay has decided to jointly auction licenses for personal communications services (PCS) and third generation (3G)...
LUXEMBOURG—Millicom International Cellular S.A. has been awarded licenses to develop GSM 1800 wireless telephony in Rostov-on-Don, Izhevsk, Kemerovo, Irkutsk and Omskand surrounding regions.The five...
WASHINGTON—The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has loosened its rules to help facilitate the opening up of spectrum as TV transitions from analog to digital.The...
OTTAWA, Ontario—RES Inc. has now made its wireless LookWAYup dictionary and thesaurus, previously accessible on computers, Web sites and cell phones, available on Palm-powered...
