2001

LISBON, Portugal—Portuguese mobile carrier Optimus and equipment vendor Nortel Networks have completed live calls using Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) technology, according to a statement. Nortel Networks said both companies …

SANTA CLARA, California, United States—Palm announced it will no longer offer the MyPalm Web portal, which it acquired for about US$80 million in May of last year. According to a …

HONG KONG—Hong Kong’s six mobile operators announced interoperator short message service (SMS) will become available beginning 3 December. Hong Kong’s telecom regulator, the Office of the Telecommunications Authority (OFTA), hailed …

REDWOOD CITY, California, United States—SkyGo has been chosen to provide Japan Mobile Communications (J-Mobile) with the wireless marketing technology to deliver advertisements across J-Sky, J-Phone’s mobile Internet service. J-Mobile, a …

WASHINGTON—The Department of Justice and Black Crow Wireless both signed the NextWave settlement papers on 27 November. Congress is expected to shortly take up implementing legislation. A bankruptcy court must …

BEIJING—Nokia has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Zhejiang Provincial Government of China to establish a new research and development (R&D) center to focus on software development and platform …

HACKENSACK, N.J.—Wireless data provider GoAmerica Inc. said it is establishing a team to assist new subscribers who migrate to GoAmerica from other wireless data and Internet services providers. A spokeswoman …

BEIJING—The number of mobile-phone subscribers in China increased to 136 million in the first 10 months of the year. The country also has 175 million fixed-line subscribers. China Mobile’s fixed-asset …

OXFORD, United Kingdom-The Spanish cell-phone operators Telef

OXFORD, United Kingdom-Tele2, the holder of a Swedish third-generation (3G) license, has admitted that Ericsson may not be able to deliver the promised base stations in time to launch the …

BEIJING—NEC is having talks with Matsushita Communications Industrial to explore details of establishing an advanced cellular phone handset joint venture focusing on the Chinese market. “Consideration is under way to …

BEIJING—China’s Minister of Information Industry Wu Jichuan confirmed plans to split fixed-line carrier China Telecom into northern and southern parts, but denied that new mobile licenses would be issued related …

HELSINKI, Finland—The research and development (R&D) divisions of Nokia and France T

MONTREAL—Telesystem International Wireless (TIW) announced its investors have agreed to a recapitalization plan, including the restructuring of its subordinated debentures and an increase in its economic ownership in ClearWave. The …

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados-Centennial Digital Jamaica has become the third company to bring mobile cellular service to Jamaicans. Chief Operating Officer James Beneda said the company’s use of CDMA technology will allow …

HAMAMATSU City, Shizuoka, Japan—Yamaha said it will distribute a range of single-tone ringing melodies for subscribers of KG Telecommunications igogo service in Taiwan beginning 3 December. Yamaha is a leading …

PHILADELPHIA—XO Communications Inc. announced it is fighting bankruptcy by accepting an $800 million investment that will put Mexican telecommunications company Telefonos de Mexico SA de DV and buyout firm Forstmann …

BELLEVUE, Wash.—Wireless and Internet software and application services provider InfoSpace Inc. said the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of California approved its bid to purchase certain Excite.com media …

HELSINKI, Finland—PTS, Sweden’s telecom regulatory organization, has warned telecom companies that secured third-generation (3G) network licenses that they risk losing these licenses in the event that they stall development plans …

BEIJING—Philips Semiconductor and China’s Huawei Technologies have agreed to jointly develop application specific integrated circuits (ASICs) for 3G products. Philips Semiconductor will mainly provide technical support and manufacturing services. The …

LONDON—Finnish company Tecnomen was awarded a contract by the Cyprus Telecommunications Authority (CYTA) to supply a new messaging system. The system will be delivered in December and is scheduled for …

BEIJING—China’s Hisense Group launched its CDMA handset production line on 22 November at its plant in Qingdao. It is China’s largest with an annual production capacity of 1 million handsets. …

MUNICH, Germany—Indonesia PT Satelindo selected Siemens to provide its GPRS network. Siemens is currently upgrading Satelindo’s GSM 900 MHz network in the regions of Medan and Batam with GPRS. In …

PHILADELPHIA, United States—XO Communications announced it is fighting bankruptcy by accepting an US$800 million investment that will put Mexican telecommunications company Telefonos de Mexico and buyout firm Forstmann Little at …

AUSTIN, Texas—Broadband technology company Bandspeed Inc. and Bluetooth protocol stack provider Open Interface North America announced a new product that combines Bandspeed’s AFH HubMaster with Open Interface’s BlueMagic AFH protocol …