DUBLIN, Ireland—The imminent launch of the XDA, an O2-branded mobile device manufactured specifically for that operator, is clear evidence that European operators are demanding...
NEW YORK—A new alliance with Korea Digital Satellite Broadcasting is part of an overall plan for LG Telecom to compete successfully with South Korea’s...
MANKATO, Minn.—Rural telecommunications provider HickoryTech Corp. appointed John Duffy to succeed Robert Alton, Jr., as president and chief executive officer of the company effective...
WASHINGTON—The Bush administration and Japan made little progress last week in talks on interconnection fees charged by NTT DoCoMo, putting on hold a relatively...
TOKYO—NTT DoCoMo Inc. said it will begin selling its PDC-based mova SO504i handset next week that is compatible with the carrier's enhanced i-mode service...
BEDMINSTER, N.J.—Verizon Wireless installed a number of new cell sites to enhance network quality in parts of Illinois, Indiana and Iowa. The Illinois upgrades...
DUBLIN, Ireland—Ireland's telecom regulator ODTR said it is introducing new licensing regimes for fixed wireless access (FWA). The regulators plans to provide a system...
WASHINGTON—The National Telecommunications Cooperative Association last month urged Sen. Ernest Hollings (D-S.C.), chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee, to include the Rural Electromagnetic Spectrum...
NEW YORK—Moody's Investor Services cut its long-term credit rating for Qwest Communications International Inc. citing concerns about the telecommunications company's liquidity position, cash drain...
SEOUL, Korea—Pacific CSI, a Korean wireless Internet service provider, and Solectek announced a partnership to create a wireless Internet service in downtown Seoul. The...
OXFORD, United Kingdom—Peter Erskine, chief executive officer (CEO) of MmO2, stated that mobile data is essential to the growth of the cell-phone industry and...
ROCHESTER, N.Y.—Harris Corp. RF Communications Division, Rochester, N.Y., has demonstrated a software-defined radio that complies with the Joint Tactical Radio System architecture, which the...
STOCKHOLM, Sweden—Columbitech announced that Kongsberg Finans, the financial division of Norwegian technology and defense contractor Kongsberg Group, has bought the Columbitech Wireless Suite to...
TORONTO—Wireless carriers Telus Mobility and Rogers Wireless Communications plan to charge new cell-phone users by the minute instead of by the second. This change...
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa—South Africa's third mobile cellular operator Cell C has reported that it has broken through the 500,000 subscriber mark and is on...
WATERLOO, Ontario, Canada—BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (RIM) announced a partnership with Australian carrier Telstra Mobile to sell wireless e-mail and voice-capable BlackBerrys to...
JAKARTA, Indonesia—After offering free General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) services since last November, Indonesia's IM3 finally decided to release its GPRS price plan commencing...
ALEXANDRIA, Va.—Paging and messaging carrier Metrocall Inc. said in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing it dismissed its auditor, Arthur Andersen, and will replace...
PARIS—Alcatel said it was awarded a contract from Kenya's KenCell for local multipoint distribution service (LMDS) equipment. Alcatel will provide the mobile backhaul for...
NASHUA, N.H.—Octave Communications said Vodafone New Zealand is performing market and technical trials with its instant group conversation platform, Octave Improv."Our trials indicate that...
BALTIMORE—MDanywhere Technologies Inc., provider of health care enterprise point-of-care solutions, was recently recognized for two of its IT solutions at this year's TEPR (Toward...
MANILA, The Philippines—Smart Communications, considered the Philippines' leading mobile-phone service provider, plans to go public next year and list one-third of its outstanding shares...
