2001

NEW YORK—Millicom International Cellular (MIC) said it will complete the final distribution of its shares to the former shareholders of Millicom Incorporated pursuant to the 1993 merger terms between MIC …

SHANGHAI, China—Hewlett-Packard Company and Microsoft have announced plans to expand their software business in China and have decided to hire more staff for that purpose. HP said it will hire …

TORONTO—Facing tough times, Microcell Telecommunications has laid off 5 percent of its work force. The Montreal-based carrier of the Fido brand wireless service gave the pink slip to about 200 …

LONDON—Motorola Inc. says it has revised its view of when it expects third-generation mobile services to attract mass-market acceptance in Europe to 2004 instead of 2003 in line with analyst …

BUCHAREST, Romania—According Gulf News, a United Arab Emirates (UAE) newspaper, Thuraya’s services will be available in 30 countries, including Pakistan, Sudan, Libya, Egypt, Syria, Algeria, Tunisia, Iran, Greece, Bangladesh, Sri …

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ATLANTA—Cingular Wireless rolled out its Wireless Internet Express General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) service in a number of markets in the Southeast and in Las Vegas, following the initial introduction …

BURLINGTON, Massachusetts, United States—CTI Squared said Israel’s Bezeq has begun a unified messaging trial called OneMail using CTI’s unified messaging application. Access to the service will be available by fixed …

OXFORD, United Kingdom—The bankrupt Dolphin Telecom is being positioned as a vehicle for Qualcomm to enter the European market. The U.S.-based equipment developer is the major backer of U.K.-based Inquam …

LONDON—Vodafone Group said its average revenue per user (ARPU) has begun to stabilize based on its end-September financial figures. The operator said its total inactive customer base in its controlled …

OXFORD, United Kingdom—The grand plans by Royal Philips Electronics to become a worldwide player in the cell-phone market have all but disappeared with the announcement that China Electronics Corporation (CEC) …

OXFORD, United Kingdom—The Italian government has told its five third-generation (3G) license holders that it has no plans to follow the French government’s example of reducing the license fees or …

LONDON—Marconi and Somera Communications announced a strategic partnership to deliver configuration of Marconi’s power solution combined with Somera’s OneSource services for rural carriers across the United States. “Through our supply …

ATLANTA—Wireless platform provider Air2Web announced it will launch its Mobile Email Platform, which will provide wireless access to Lotus Domino and Microsoft Exchange applications, in November. The platform, which supports …

BEIJING—Qualcomm Inc. said it signed an agreement to allow KT Freetel to launch its Binary Runtime Environment for Wireless to end users in South Korea on cdma2000 Ix networks. Both …

SAN DIEGO—Leap Wireless International Inc. launched its Cricket wireless service in the Reno, Sparks and Carson City, Nev., and in Toledo and Sandusky, Ohio. With the launches, Leap now offers …

BONN, Germany—Deutsche Telekom became a majority shareholder in Croatia’s Hrvatski Telekom. Deutsche Telekom raised its holding in the company from 35 percent to 51 percent by acquiring a further 16-percent …

SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS, France—Mobile telecommunications industry executives paid tribute this week to Akio Sasaki, chairman of the Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) Project Coordination Group following his October 5 death, a …

MCALLEN, Texas—Nextel Partners Inc. launched digital service in Edinburg, McAllen, Harlingen, Brownsville and South Padre Island, Texas, expanding coverage in the Rio Grande Valley along the Interstate-35 corridor between Dallas/Fort …

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.—Motorola Inc. has licensed it iTAP intelligent keypad text entry technology to Acer Communications and Multimedia Inc. Acer said it will use iTAP technology, which it licensed for three …

WOODBURY, N.Y.—Taiwan Cellular Corp. selected Comverse, a unit of Comverse Technology Inc., to provide its Intelligent Short Messaging Service Center to Taiwan Cellular’s 6.4 million subscribers. “Our agreement with TCC …

LISBON, Portugal—The Portugal government has delayed the date by which operators must launch commercial third-generation mobile services in Portugal until Dec. 31, 2002. In addition, operators are exempt from taxes …

KANSAS CITY, Mo.—Sprint PCS launched an enterprise distribution channel for its wireless data product, Sprint PCS Business Solutions Program, which will include distributors, system integrators, value-added resellers and original equipment …

LOS GATOS, Calif.—Streaming21 Inc. announced David Silver has been appointed president and chief executive officer. “Streaming21 is a company with incredible potential,” said Silver. “The management team has rapidly and …

ATLANTA—Cingular Wireless rolled out its Wireless Internet Express GPRS service in a number of markets in the Southeast and in Las Vegas, following the initial introduction in Seattle this summer. …