Monthly Archives: October, 2001

Verizon offers 1x preview service

BEDMINSTER, New Jersey, United States-Verizon Wireless said it will begin previewing its high-speed 1x network in select U.S. cities as a precursor to the...

Ace*Comm wins contract in the Dominican Republic

GAITHERSBURG, Maryland, United States—Ace*Comm said Compania Dominicana de Telefonos (Codetel) placed a series of orders to extend its use of the company's mediation technology....

CANTV board offers repurchase plan

CARACAS, Venezuela—CANTV's board of directors agreed on a plan to repurchase 15 percent of its stock at US$30 per American Depositary Receipt (ADR) to...

Cable & Wireless monopoly to end in Barbados

DENVER, United States—The Barbados government has agreed with Cable & Wireless for the U.K.-based telecom company to give up its monopoly on telecom services...

Jordan’s MobileCom announces new GSM services

BUCHAREST, Romania—MobileCom announced it will showcase some of its latest mobile services at METS 2001, being held from 23-27 October. MobileCom will offer hands-on...

Ericsson announces 2,000 work force reduction

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Ericsson has announced 2,000 job cuts as part of what it describes as its efficiency program in response to the slowdown in the...

Ericsson wins GSM contract in Thailand

STOCKHOLM, Sweden—Ericsson said it won a GSM network expansion order from Thailands' AIS mobile operator worth US$60 million. The order covers network infrastructure and...

WatchMark to work with Motorola on service assurance software

BELLEVUE, Wash.—WatchMark Corp., a provider of service assurance products, said it will begin working with Motorola Inc. to provide Verizon Wireless with service assurance...

Schema launches network planning product

ROCHELLE PARK, N.J.—Schema launched its UMTS OptiPlanner network planning product as part of its network optimization solution designed to allow operators to plan third-generation...

TI unveils power supply solution

DALLAS-Texas Instruments has unveiled a power supply solution that offers low noise for personal digital assistants and other handheld devices.The new 1.8-volt input low...

Companies target business leaders with mobile computing seminars

ATLANTA—Some of the top companies in the wireless space are planning a nationwide series of seminars to educate business leaders on the critical components...

AirGate proxy statement declared effective

ATLANTA—AirGate PCS Inc. reported the Securities and Exchange Commission declared effective the proxy statement for its proposed merger with fellow Sprint PCS Network Partner...

TI, AMD warn of more losses

DALLAS-Texas Instruments and Advanced Micro Devices Inc. posted quarterly losses, while warning of more losses in the next quarter.TI posted a net loss of...

NGame, Telus Mobility partner for games

CAMBRIDGE, U.K.—nGame Ltd. announced a new partnership with Telus Mobility to provide eleven wireless games for Telus subscribers with web-enabled mobile phones.The games are:...

Toshiba, Matsushita enter JV for LCD business

TOKYO—Toshiba Corp. and Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd. have announced a joint venture for liquid crystal display and next-generation display businesses for personal digital...

Vodafone to lay off 600 U.K. staff

LONDON—Vodafone Group said it will cut about 600 jobs in the United Kingdom by January. The world's largest mobile carrier said it does not...

French government sweetens 3G license terms

PARIS—The French government has dramatically reduced its upfront cost of third-generation (3G) licenses and extended the license terms to 20 years from 15 years.The...

Ericsson to cut 2,000 jobs

STOCKHOLM, Sweden—Ericsson AG has announced 2,000 job cuts as part of what it describes as its efficiency program in response to the slowdown in...

Siemens, Motorola JV talks on hold

NEW YORK—Siemens AG and Motorola Inc. have halted their joint-venture talks for now, according to the Wall Street Journal.The report says no significant announcements...

NTT DoCoMo issues bonds

NEW YORK—In its fourth debt deal of the year NTT DoCoMo Inc., Tokyo, plans to pay off maturing short-term debt with a new issue...

Mitsubishi to offer speech recognition phones

NEW YORK-Mitsubishi Electric Telecom Europe, the sixth largest handset maker, this month will introduce its new Trium series of mobile phones, incorporating into two...

Sirius CEO steps down

NEW YORK—Sirius Satellite Radio said David Margolese has stepped down as chief executive officer of the company and his duties will be assumed on...

Mentor Graphics to use Infowave solution

BELLEVUE, Wash.—Infowave Software announced that Mentor Graphics has purchased its Infowave Wireless Business Engine and will deploy it in its European operations.Mentor Graphics will...

Hong Kong carrier to use SmartServ SMS app.

STAMFORD, Conn.—SmartServ Online Inc. announced it will provide its SmartServQ wireless SMS application to a major wireless service provider in Hong Kong.SmartServQ provides subscribers...

Jataayu releases WAP 2.0

BANGALORE, India—Jataayu Software released WAP 2.0, the company's gateway and browser software that meets the WAP Forum's specifications for the second generation of Wireless...
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