TORONTO-As the handset manufacturing business gets tougher because of declining demand, more phone makers are looking at joint ventures as their economic salvation and...
LONDON-The introduction of General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) in Sweden and NTT DoCoMo's launch of third-generation (3G) services has set the scene for a...
Adoption of mobile data in Asia will require restructuring the industry's poor and declining economics.Throughout Asia, many markets are saddled with too many competitors...
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-Various African countries have begun the task of liberalizing their telecommunications markets with the various governments seeking to court offers from foreign...
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-After a series of delays, the battle for the South African cellular market appears set to begin. Third mobile network operator Cell...
Audiovox CommunicationsAudiovox Communications introduced the Maestro, a Pocket PC that uses Microsoft Windows Powered Pocket PC 2002 software. The product features 32 MB of...
LicensesMalaysia The Malaysian government said it will award three third-generation (3G) licenses in the country through a beauty contest rather than an auction to...
Misguided roaming and acquisitionsDear Editor:I enjoyed your "Fraud management" article in the September-October 2001 issue of Global Wireless. I do agree with you on...
Carriers choose low-key number portability promotionsMELBOURNE, Australia-With the advent of mobile number portability (MNP) in Australia, the forecasted marketing blitz has largely failed to...
TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo, the leading mobile carrier in Japan, on 1 October launched the world's first third-generation (3G) mobile service in the Tokyo metropolitan area,...
AlcatelChina. With China Mobile for GSM network expansion contracts by Shanghai Mobile and Jilin Mobile.Value: US$70 millionMalaysia. With Telekom Cellular to expand its existing...
GENEVA-As the second-round auction for U.K. broadband wireless licenses continues, license holders across the Continent will be praying the lackluster response to date represents...
TOKYO-Wireless local area network (WLAN) service targeting the retail and travel industries is set to expand quickly in Japan. Some market watchers said that...
HELSINKI, Finland-Scandinavia has long been the most fertile and concentrated spawning ground for technology innovation in Europe. The torchbearers for this culture have been...
HELSINKI, Finland-For a market with a well-deserved reputation as the most dynamic and innovative of Europe's telecom sectors, one could easily think that traditional...
NEW YORK-Vivendi Universal has worldwide ambitions, particularly in the area of wireless technology and interactive television, and equally important, it possesses a balance sheet...
DUBLIN, Ireland-European mobile operators realize they must work much harder to sell new subscriptions as GSM market penetration reaches saturation point, with no immediate...
