Yearly Archives: 2001

Cosmo Bulgaria selects Logica prepaid technology

LEXINGTON, Massachusetts, United States—Logica said it deployed a prepaid solution for Bulgarian mobile operator Cosmo Bulgaria Mobile in cooperation with Greek systems integrator Intrasoft....

Mozambique to see 2 new operators

LONDON-Mozambique's mobile sector is set to open for competition following a government bill that was passed through the country's parliament on 11 December. The...

Verizon to sell TSI unit to investment firm

NEW YORK—Verizon Communications has agreed to sell its TSI Telecommunications Services subsidiary to GTCR Golder Rauner, a private equity investment firm, for approximately US$800...

Oftel refers pricing proposal to competition commission

WASHINGTON—Oftel, the U.K. regulatory agency, referred its proposed decrease in the cost of calling mobile phones to the European Competition Commission. The action comes...

Brightstar signs agreement with Cable & Wireless

MIAMI, United States—Brightstar and Cable & Wireless signed an agreement that will require Brightstar to provide Cable & Wireless with product distribution and tracking,...

LG Telecom to offer video services from Thin Multimedia

SAN JOSE, California, United States—LG Telecom signed an agreement with Thin Multimedia to provide mobile video services to LT Telecom's 4.5 million subscribers. The...

Aspiro acquires Mgage

STOCKHOLM, Sweden—Aspiro said it acquired Mgage, a Swedish developer of applications that allow subscribers to chat. The acquisition will be financed by a non-cash...

Winstar bidders get more time to find funding

NEW YORK—A judge in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Delaware gave groups bidding for bankrupt Winstar Communications another week to secure additional financing.A ruling...

Aycell launches services in Turkey

ISTANBUL, Turkey—Turkey's fourth mobile operator, Turk Telekom-backed Aycell, is launching commercial services on 14 December, according to international press reports. Aria launched services in...

Ericsson increases router sales in China

BEIJING—Ericsson has signed agreements with four provincial subsidiaries of China Mobile to provide packet backbone routers. The four operators are located in Chongqing municipality,...

Microsoft provides commitment to Bluetooth

SAN FRANCISO, United States—Having failed to include a Bluetooth capability within its new Windows XP operating system, Microsoft announced at the annual Developers Conference...

Iridium says satellites will be functional into next decade

ARLINGTON, Virginia, United States—Iridium Satellite predicted its satellite constellation will retain functionality into the next decade, based on an internal analysis of satellite and...

Ericsson nabs China contract

STOCKHOLM, Sweden—Ericsson said it has signed a US$143 million GSM/General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) expansion contract with Sichuan Mobile Communication Company in China.The project,...

KDDI Corp. to invite voluntary early retirement

TOKYO—KDDI, the second-largest operator for both fixed-line and mobile services in Japan, on 14 December announced it will introduce a voluntary early retirement program...

Telia to offer i-mode-like service

STOCKHOLM, Sweden—Swedish wireless carrier Telia Mobile announced it will offer a wireless Internet service much like NTT DoCoMo's wildly popular i-mode service.Telia's service, dubbed...

Nokia expects to beat fourth-quarter estimates

HELSINKI, Finland—Nokia said sales of its next-generation mobile phones indicate it will beat its fourth-quarter estimates, an indication the company is enjoying the Christmas...

India’s MTNL to begin PHS trials in Delhi

NEW DELHI, India—U.S.-based vendor UTStarCom will soon begin trials of its wireless local loop (WLL) technology called PHS in the Indian capital. The government-controlled...

India’s Bharti selects Siemens for new networks

MUNICH, Germany—Siemens said Bharti Cellular has selected it to supply GSM and General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) equipment for several new networks in India....

Palm acquires ThinAirApps

SANTA CLARA, California, United States—Palm announced it will acquire longtime partner ThinAirApps for US$19 million in common stock, a move Palm hopes will bolster...

Avesair expands in Europe with Enpocket deal

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, North Carolina, United States—Mobile marketing platform provider Avesair is continuing its expansion into the European market with the latest announcement it...

MmO2 agrees to 3G network sharing

OXFORD, United Kingdom—Hutchison has signed a crucial network sharing deal with British Telecommunications' former wireless division, mmO2. The agreement will allow Hutchison's subscribers to...

Jordan’s MobileCom to launch GPRS early next year

LONDON—MobileCom announced it will introduce a new 2.5-generation (2.5G) General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) mobile network throughout Jordan by early 2002.GPRS is currently being...

China Mobile closes analog mobile network

BEIJING—China Mobile will close its analog mobile network on 15 December. The number of subscribers has dropped from 2.5 million in April to 102,500...

Motorola signs cross-platform agreement with AOL Time Warner

NEW YORK—Motorola said it has signed a cross-platform agreement to allow it to market popular AOL Time Warner content and services through mobile and...

NCC wins third Swedish 3G order

STOCKHOLM, Sweden—Swedish vendor NCC Telecom said Sweden' third-generation (3G) license holder Hi3G selected it to provide 3G infrastructure. The agreement covers the construction of...
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