Monthly Archives: June, 2002

Telekom Malaysia to invest US$150 million in Bangladesh

NEW DELHI, India-Telekom Malaysia (TM) has decided to invest US$150 million to expand the network of its cellular joint venture in Bangladesh, TM International...

Nokia begins 7650 shipments

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. said it has begun shipments of its 7650 mobile phones, which feature color screens with a built-in camera.The handsets, which are...

Comverse releases MMS developer kit

AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands-Messaging company Comverse Technology Inc. released a new developer took kit for multimedia messaging services, which the company said would help developers...

ETSI sets up m-signature task force

SOPHIA-ANTIPOLIS, France-The European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) said it established a new task force to develop mobile signature standards. Mobile signatures are used to...

Palm reports solid earnings

SANTA CLARA, Calif.-Personal digital assistant giant Palm Inc. reported solid earnings in line with investor expectations and company projections, evidence the company has reined...

WorldCom will restate financials following internal audit

CLINTON, Mass.-WorldCom Inc. said it plans to restate its financial statements for 2001 and the first quarter of 2002 as a result of an...

US Unwired launches unlimited monthly calling plan

LAKE CHARLES, La.-Wireless operator US Unwired launched its Big Mouth calling plan allowing customers to make unlimited monthly calls for $35 per month. Customers...

Nortel stock falls in WorldCom fallout

OTTAWA-Nortel Networks Corp.'s shares tumbled to a 52-week low owing to a report of WorldCom's accounting practices.The company's stock fell more than 11 percent,...

Ericsson wins contract in Yugoslavia

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Ericsson AB said it has won a $105 million contract to supply Yugoslavian major carrier Serbian Mobtel with GSM network equipment, targeting 2...

Telefónica to offer fixed-line SMS

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Nokia wins deal to expand MegaFon network in Russia

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. said it has signed a two-year deal to expand the GSM networks of Russian operator MegaFon targeting a population of 22...

Russian 3G licenses likely in 2003

MOSCOW-Russia will not issue third-generation (3G) licenses this year, and the earliest possible award date is the beginning of 2003. However, everything will depend...

NetCom launches location-based SMS services

OSLO, Norway-Pocket IT said Norwegian operator NetCom launched a portfolio of location-based short message service (SMS) services using its technology. The services include information,...

Cingular opens Cingular Zone in New York City

ATLANTA-Ahead of its planned launch of wireless service in New York City next month, Cingular Wireless opened a Cingular Zone in Rockefeller Center allowing...

Triton PCS plans to operate as stand-alone brand next year

CHICAGO-Triton PCS Holdings Inc.'s said its co-branding agreement with AT&T Corp. is expected to end in February when the current deal between the two...

Qualcomm, Lucent complete UMTS packet data calls

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. and Lucent Technologies Inc. said they have completed a series of UMTS packet data calls, describing it as the "first such...

S&P puts Horizon PCS on CreditWatch with negative implications

NEW YORK-Standard & Poor's placed wireless operator Horizon PCS Inc. on CreditWatch with negative implications due to concerns about the outcome of Horizon's negotiations...

P-Com closes equity financing

CAMPBELL, Calif.-P-Com Inc. closed an $8 million equity financing, as part of a $13 million equity round.The company said it issued 57,321,430 shares of...

Motorola downgraded by Moody’s

NEW YORK-Moody's Investors Service downgraded Motorola Inc. because of what the rating agency describes as pressure on the wireless vendor's performance in all segments...

IBM to sell BlackBerrys with GoAmerica service

HACKENSACK, N.J.-IBM Corp. will sell BlackBerry wireless data devices with GoAmerica Inc.'s wireless service, an expansion of the business relationship between the two companies.The...

Nokia offers fixed wireless mesh network system

AJAX, Ontario-Nokia announced it is now selling its RoofTop Wireless Routing fixed wireless mesh network system to carriers and Internet service providers in Canada...

Nextel uses Actix software for performance monitoring

RESTON, Va.-Nextel Communications Inc. introduced Actix's Analyzer software across multiple markets to monitor the performance of the carrier's network.Actix said the software will enable...

AT&T Wireless introduces integrated billing platform for mMode

REDMOND, Wash.-AT&T Wireless introduced its e-Wallet integrated billing platform for its mMode service allowing content providers to charge for their digital services directly to...

LocatioNet partners with TCS

NEW YORK-LocatioNet announced a partnership with wireless location and messaging software developer TeleCommunication Systems (TCS).Through the partnership, LocatioNet customers can use the TCS Xypoint...

Axiom introduces fleet management devices

COSTA MESA, Calif.-Axiom Navigation Inc. introduced its new Accu-Tracker FMS-3000, 3100, 8000 and 8100 devices for fleet management and asset tracking in the United...
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