Monthly Archives: May, 2002

Bagan to offer rural telephony in Myanmar

NEW DELHI, India—Shin Satellite Public Company Limited said it signed a procurement contract with Bagan Cybertech IDC and Teleport for the provision of rural...

Trade groups submit critical infrastructure recommendations

WASHINGTON—Several information technology and communications sector trade associations said they have submitted input, which be included in the "President's National Strategy for Critical Infrastructure...

Arch to emerge from bankruptcy

WESTBOROUGH, Mass.—News from the nation's paging and messaging companies continues to fly, as one announced its plan of reorganization was approved by its bankruptcy...

Alcatel signs GSM contracts in Russia

PARIS—Alcatel said it own two mobile infrastructure contracts in Russia.CJSC, which operates under the Far East GSM brand, selected Alcatel to supply its GSM...

Winstar buyers sue Lucent

MURRAY HILL, N.J.—Purchasers of Winstar Communications securities have sued Lucent Technologies Inc. for an undisclosed sum, accusing Lucent of causing Winstar's stock to lose...

Price adds nearly 10,000 subscribers in 1Q

NEW YORK—Price Communications Corp. added 9,846 subscribers during the first quarter of this year, ending the quarter with approximately 580,000 customers. The company, which...

GoAmerica reports positive results

HACKENSACK, N.J.—Wireless data services provider GoAmerica Inc. reported a growing subscriber base, declining churn percentages, improved earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, and...

Tecnomen receives Nordic MMS order

HELSINKI, Finland—Tecnomen said it received an order for a Multimedia Messaging Service Center (MMSC) from a Nordic mobile operator. The delivery will allow the...

Nextel releases new data offering

RESTON, Va.—Seeking to further solidify its place in the wireless data market, Nextel Communications Inc. released a new wireless modem for laptops, as well...

Nokia, Ericsson take MMS demos to China

STOCKHOLM, Sweden—Both Nokia and Ericsson said they have demonstrated what they described as the first inter-operator live demonstration of multimedia messaging service (MMS) technology...

Fujitsu unveils new LifeBook product

SANTA CLARA, Calif.—Fujitsu PC Corp. said it has unveiled the latest of its LifeBook S Series notebook with new features for mobile professionals, describing...

Marconi pursues bank refinancing

LONDON—U.K. vendor Marconi plc said it will not unveil a new business strategy because of its talks with banks and bondholders have entered a...

LG interested in KT stake

SEOUL, South Korea—LG Electronics Co. said it offered to buy a 3-percent stake in KT Corp. for about $414.5 million, the first investor to...

Motorola to resell Wi-Lan products

CALGARY—Motorola Inc.'s Commercial, Government and Industrial Solutions Sector plans to purchase and/or license Wi-Lan Inc.'s high-speed wireless data communications equipment and resell Wi-Lan's products...

3G alliances still changing in Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia—The Malaysia government plans to award three third-generation licenses later this year, and only a few weeks before applications are due, companies...

Horizon PCS adds 28K subscribers in 1Q

CHILLICOTHE, Ohio—Sprint PCS affiliate Horizon PCS Inc. reported $48.2 million in revenue for the first quarter compared with $19.3 million in revenue posted for...

Rogers AT&T Wireless signs Purolator Courier contract

TORONTO—Rogers AT&T Wireless signed an agreement with Canadian delivery company Purolator Courier Ltd. to use the carrier's GSM/GPRS network to provide an end-to-end wireless...

Millions in Motorola phones stolen from Brightstar warehouse

CHICAGO—Thieves broke in to Brightstar Corp.'s Vernon Hills, Ill., warehouse May 5 and stole potentially millions of dollars in mobile equipment.Brightstar distributes wireless products...

PC-EPhone forms joint venture with Whitelite Communications

SAN DIEGO—Advanced mobile device maker PC-EPhone Inc. announced it will form a joint venture with Whitelite Communications Ltd., a division of Process Control &...

Nokia, Ericcson take MMS demos to China

STOCKHOLM, Sweden—Both Nokia Corp. and Ericsson AB said they have demonstrated what they described as the first inter-operator live demonstration of Multimedia Messaging Service...

Sprint plans to co-brand Novatel cards with its 1x network

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.—Sprint PCS, which Reuters reported will roll out its next-generation network nationwide in August, announced it would co-brand and jointly market Novatel...

Verizon adds sites in Carolinas

GREENVILLE, S.C.—Verizon Wireless said it added 15 digital sites in North Carolina and South Carolina during the first quarter. "These new sites are part...

Summus reports larger loss, smaller revenues

RALEIGH, N.C.—Summus Inc., which provides processing technology for wireless devices, reported increasing losses and dropping revenues as a result of selling parts of its...

Aspiro to supply entertainment services to Hi3G

MALMO, Sweden—Aspiro announced it has entered a sales agreement with Hi3G, an operator with third-generation licenses in Sweden and Denmark.According to the agreement, Aspiro...
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