DENVER—Qwest Communications International Inc. said it received multiple inquiries during the first round of bidding for its QwestDex Yellow Pages directories business. While the...
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.—The Alan Broadband Co. Inc. recently released the Zap Checker, a handheld device that detects and displays transmitted electronic energy.Zap Checker detects...
WASHINGTON—COFETEL, Mexico's federal telecommunications committee, announced its chairman, Jorge Arredondo Martinez, will headline WCA's Latin American Broadband Wireless Forum on June 24 in Boston.Martinez...
TULSA, Okla.—Tower maintenance contractor SiteMaster recently made several moves it believes strengthen its role in providing services on wireless sites.The company created a new...
HELSINKI, Finland—Nokia, the Helsinki-based Finnish wireless equipment supplier, is predicting a dramatic concentration on the vendor side of global telecommunications, believing that the number...
PITTSBURGH, United States—Marconi said it will provide wireless access and a synchronous digital hierarchy (SDH) backbone to Brazilian mobile operator Tele Centro-Oeste Celular (TCO)....
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa—MTN Nigeria announced it has sliced tariffs for international calls for all the network's subscriber packages, including prepaid products.Mike Blackburn MTN chief...
OXFORD, United Kingdom—European cell-phone operators seem in no rush to sign General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) roaming agreements with their counterparts over fears of...
OXFORD, United Kingdom—While the theft of cell phones has attracted widespread news coverage in the United Kingdom, a new study is expected to suggest...
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia—A second Russian carrier was licensed by the Communications Ministry to build a commercial CDMA network based on the International Mobile Telecommunications–Multi...
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina—The decrease in cellular users in Argentina has generated a new strategy for operators, consisting of the sale of used terminals with...
SUNNYVALE, Calif.—A new entry into the wireless corporate market, Good Technology Inc., unveiled its product line and business strategy, as well as its first...
GREEN BAY, Wis.—Andrews Corp. says it has selected Schneider Logistics to provide supply chain execution services across its North American network of manufacturing and...
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina—Cellular clients in Colombia increased by 10 percent during this year's first quarter, amounting to 3.55 million subscribers, according to official information...
WASHINGTON—The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday passed by voice vote the Auction Reform Act of 2002, which directs the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)...
CALGARY—Wi-Lan Incorporated shares soared 20.9 percent after the Calgary-based maker of wireless data communications equipment said it will meet revenue targets for 2002. Its...
MANILA, The Philippines—Ayala-owned Globe Telecom posted strong growth during the first quarter of 2002, reporting a 33-percent increase in net income to 1.421 billion...
BEIJING—China's People's Daily newspaper predicted that local mobile-phone producers will see more mergers and acquisitions this year.Langchao Qilu Software recently acquired 46 percent of...
BEIJING—The Ministry of Information Industry (MII) announced that the country added 16.69 million mobile-phone users in the first quarter of the year. There are...
PARIS—Alcatel said Malaysia's DiGi Telecommunications signed an agreement for its mobile Intelligent Network (IN) technology. The value of the contract was not disclosedThe Open...
NEW DELHI, India—The Communications Authority of Thailand (CAT) has decided to revise bidding conditions for the expansion of its CDMA services.The earlier terms required...
TOKYO—Softbank and McDonald's Company (Japan) announced they will jointly launch wireless local area network (WLAN) services at McDonald's outlets. Starting in the latter half...
JAKARTA, Indonesia—Following the formation of the Application Developer Society (ADC) last year, MobileOne (M1) selected EdgeMatrix and Philip Tang & Sons as its strategic...
MEBOURNE, Australia—The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has instituted federal court proceedings against mobile operator Virgin Mobile Australia for allegedly "engaging in false,...
