MOSCOW—Second-biggest Russian carrier Vimpelcom (BeeLine) launched its General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) into commercial operation in April after several delays caused by a lack...
TORONTO—Canadians are not getting too excited about the possibilities for short message service (SMS), according to a report released by the Yankee Group in...
TOKYO—KDDI, the second-largest mobile operator in Japan, launched third-generation (3G) service based on cdma2000 1x on 1 April. NTT DoCoMo, the leading mobile carrier...
CHICAGO—Verizon Wireless plans to roll out its next-generation Express Network in a trio of new U.S. markets this week, including Chicago, St. Louis and...
BEDMINSTER, New Jersey, United States—Through a deal with message interoperability company InphoMatch, Verizon Wireless is now the last of the nationwide, consumer-focused carriers to...
RESTON, Virginia, United States—Nextel Communications reported in a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing that it took a US$1.6 billion charge during the fourth...
TOKYO—NTT Communications, a long-distance and international business unit of NTT Group, is going to launch wireless local area network (WLAN) service in mid-2003 using...
MOSCOW—Cdma2000 technology based on the International Mobile Telecommunications-Multi Carrier (IMT-MC) standard has made the first step toward acquiring federal status in Russia.In March, the...
LAUSANNE, Switzerland—Orange's Swiss operator has agreed to purchase Liechtenstein's Viag EuroPlatform, which owns licenses to operate GSM 1800 MHz and Universal Mobile Telecommunications System...
BOYNTON BEACH, Fla.—Korean wireless device maker HuneTec Co. Ltd., which licensed Motorola Inc.'s ReFLEX two-way paging technology, is the latest in a string of...
TORONTO—Canada's four national wireless carriers launched commercial availability of inter-carrier mobile text messaging. The four operators, Bell Mobility, Microcell PCS, Rogers AT&T Wireless and...
WOODBURY, N.Y.—Comverse Technology Inc. announced market research results of its Voice Controlled Voice Mail (VCVM) service deployed by Italy's Blu S.p.A. mobile operator.Satisfaction level...
CAMPBELL, Calif.—P-Com Inc. announced its restructuring program is nearing completion. The company said it has reach an agreement to restructure most of its $29.3...
SAN FRANCISCO—MVNO enabler Visage Mobile announced it has made Whitey Bluestein its executive vice president of corporate and business development.Bluestein, who has previously held...
