JOHANNESBURG, South Africa—South African mobile network operator Vodacom is currently in the process of launching its cellular network in the Democratic Republic of Congo...
NEW DELHI, India—Leading Thai operator AIS has decided to unlock its network access code to allow customers to procure handsets of their choice from...
TOKYO—NTT DoCoMo Inc. said it will develop next-generation FOMA handsets equipped with a dual browser capable of handling both i-mode-compatible HTML and WAP 2.0-compatible...
BEDMINSTER, N.J.—Verizon Wireless and Microsoft Corp. announced a strategic alliance to deliver co-developed and jointly marketed wireless data services featuring MSN services and content,...
TOKYO—NEC Corp. said it received an order from Taiwan's KG Telecommunications for mobile handsets for KG Telecom's i-mode service. NEC said the delivery will...
HONG KONG—MSN announced a new initiative to bring its Hotmail Web-based e-mail service to mobile phones in Asia. MSN has partnered with U.S.-based Mobileway...
SAN JOSE, Calif.—BEA Systems Inc. and PwC Consulting business of PricewaterhouseCoopers announced they will join to develop field service maintenance solutions for communications service...
HOBOKEN, N.J.—TTI Telecom announced it will implement its performance and service management solutions in MobilCom's German third-generation network, which is expected to be launched...
OXFORD, United Kingdom—The continued downturn in mobile communications has caused Benefon and Openmobile, both based in Finland, to close their operations or dramatically restructure...
ATLANTA—Numerex Corp. said its negotiations with BT Group plc to acquire the company's RedCARE business have reached an impasse because of commercial and regulatory...
OXFORD, United Kingdom—Looking to build on the runaway success of short message service (SMS), two more European mobile operators have joined in the rush...
CHICAGO—U.S. Cellular Corp. said it entered into contracts with multiple parties relating to its ownership of more than 10 million shares of Vodafone AirTouch...
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina—U.K.-based company Logica has just inaugurated its new office for South America in Buenos Aires, with the aim to promote its applications...
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa—Nigerian Communications Minster Bell Haliru Mohammed has said that the US$306 million in proceeds from the fixed wireless access (FWA) license auction...
HELSINKI, Finland—Telecom Italia Mobile (TIM), the Italian mobile operator, has met its May deadline for the launch of multimedia messaging services (MMS) over its...
JAKARTA, Indonesia—StarHub, Singapore's third-largest mobile operator, said it has enriched content for its General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) and short message service (SMS) services...
OXFORD, United Kingdom—A joint venture between Orange and U.K.-based cable operator NTL should soon enable Orange cell-phone users to order digital content and have...
MUNICH, Germany—Malaysian operator Celcom selected Siemens to supply its General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) technology.The value of the contract was not disclosed.TTI to supply...
BEIJING—The Hebei provincial subsidiary of China Mobile has chosen Nortel Networks to expand the capacity of its GSM network in the provincial capital Shijiazhuang...
BEIJING—In the first four months of 2002, China added 21,836,000 mobile-phone subscribers, the People's Telecommunications newspaper reported in its 22 May edition.The total number...
WASHINGTON—InPhonic Inc., which provides communication software and services to businesses, today announced Scott Yancey, former chief financial officer at Cable & Wireless USA and...
HORSHAM, Pa.—Two new reports researching the future market for wireless products and services draw directly opposite conclusions as to who wireless companies should target.According...
LONDON—Moody's investor services changed its outlook for German telecommunications company Deutsche Telekom and its guaranteed subsidiary DT Finance B.V., as well as its American...
NEW YORK—Standard & Poor's downgraded its long-term and short-term corporate credit ratings on telecommunications provider Qwest Communications International Inc. due to an increasing risk...
