RESTON, Va.—In a move to combine almost all of their popular business services and applications into one offering, Research In Motion Ltd., Nextel Communications...
SCHAUMBERG, Illinois, United States—Motorola reported significant, but not surprising, losses for the fourth quarter and year ended 31 December, 2001, a year Christopher Galvin,...
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina—Despite the strong devaluation of the national Argentine currency—28.6 percent in the official price and almost 100 percent in the free market—cellular...
BEIJING—The China Mobile Group forecasts revenues of 48.8 billion yuan (US$17.98 billion) this year, 10.5 percent up from last year. Revenue growth has slowed...
MOSCOW—The second-biggest Russian carrier Vimpelcom (BeeLine) is reportedly negotiating a US$250 million credit with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) to finance...
NEW YORK—Emblaze Systems said it has concluded successfully an MPEG4 compliance interoperability test with Samsung Electronics.The companies conducted the trial to determine whether Emblaze's...
SEOUL, South Korea— Yasuo Nishiguchi, Kyocera's chief executive, said his company will settle its patent dispute with Nortel Networks without rancor."We have violated some...
LONDON—Vodafone Group reported its Greek wireless subsidiary, Panafon-Vodafone, officially changed its name to Vodafone.Panafon adopted the dual-brand name a year ago as part of...
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina—The privatization of the Paraguayan fixed telephony monopoly, which includes a personal communications services (PCS) license, will likely be postponed. The privatization...
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa—Zimbabwean telecommunications company TeleAccess is reported to be involved in negations to purchase Telecel International, the mobile network operator with services in...
HELSINKI—Nokia Corp. reported decreased profits for the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31, but increased sales for the year, helped along by an increase in...
MANILA, Phillipines—Short message service (SMS) technology remains a dominant force in the growth of data services in Asia, despite the availability of more advanced...
NEW YORK—Canadian wireless carrier Telus Mobility will offer its customers wireless instant messaging (IM) services, including the ability to create buddy lists and communicate...
DENVER, United States—The government of Slovakia announced a tender to sell three third-generation (3G) mobile telephone licenses by mid-year for around US$31.6 million each...
TOKYO—Kyocera, a leading telecom vender in Japan, and Hanaro Telecom, a leading carrier in Korea, reached an agreement regarding the next-generation high-speed mobile data...
INDIANAPOLIS—Fortune Diversified Industries Inc. (FDVI) has acquired the telecommunications unit of DicksonHughes Group (DHG), a move through which FDVI expects to add $3 million...
MURRAY HILL, N.J.—Hutchison Telecom, Telstra and Optus are among the companies in talks with Lucent Technologies Inc. to buy parts of One.Tel Network, which...
MOSCOW—The biggest Russian carrier Mobile TeleSystems (MTS) officially confirmed it has reached an agreement on the purchase of a controlling stake in the fourth-biggest...
WOODBURY, New York, United States—Dutch wireless carrier Dutchtone, a subsidiary of Orange Group, continued to flesh out its wireless music service by purchasing Comverse's...
MIGDAL HAEMEK, Israel—Tower Semiconductor said it completed its offering of securities units in Israel, resulting in gross proceeds of US$23.2 million. The company will...
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia—The development of the pan-Russian Megafon project of St. Petersburg-based Telecominvest holding has prompted a series of acquisitions, as the initially "virtual"...
LONDON—Vodafone Group said it has signed up more than 100 million customers to its networks in 28 countries, underlining its position as the world's...
OXFORD, United Kingdom—Having planned to capitalize on the booming short message service (SMS) market by increasing its messaging charges by nearly 140 percent, Germany's...
