June 2002

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TORONTO-Cell-phone coverage at Canada’s biggest airport may get worse now that its landlord is demanding wireless carriers remove their network equipment after talks between the two groups over new leases …

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-M-Cell, the listed telecommunications group that owns 100 percent of MTN, announced that turnover for the last 12 months has risen by 49 percent to US$1.24 billion. Contributions …

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MELBOURNE, Australia-With both business and consumers’ interest in using mobile data growing, Optus and SingTel have launched a worldwide search for “killer” mobile applications that will revolutionize the mobile industry. …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Notify Technology Corp., which provides products for wireless access to corporate information, announced it expects third quarter revenues to exceed $1 million, which is greater than the revenues …

BEIJING-Telecom consultancy BDA China published a new report titled “Mobile Subscribers in China 2002,” based on a survey of 2,000 people between the ages of 18 and 50 in Beijing, …

TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo, the leading mobile carrier in Japan, on Thursday announced that it will launch wireless local area network (WLAN) service on 1 July. The new service, called “Mzone,” will …

BEIJING-Mobile-phone operator China Unicom has introduced promotional offers in at least 10 Chinese cities to attract subscribers to its fledgling CDMA network. Unicom originally positioned its CDMA services as a …

LONDON-The Global Mobile Suppliers Association (GSA) announced the establishment of Xpdia, a program designed to encourage industry and government to continue to grow third-generation mobile multimedia services. “We are actively …

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. said it has signed a three-year contract to expand the GSM network of Belgacom Mobile of Belgium. Under the deal, Nokia will supply radio-access network infrastructure and …

BRISBANE, Calif.-ViaFone Inc. introduced the ViaFone OneBridge Mobile Pharma Sales, an application designed for field sales representative of pharmaceutical companies. The applications will help prepare sales reps for calls by …

WARREN, N.J.-Virgin Mobile USA L.L.C. unveiled its long-awaited plans to launch its mobile virtual network operator service this summer. The company, which is a joint venture between U.K.-based Virgin Group …

MORGAN HILL, Calif.-Anritsu Co. US announced it will sell its remote special services test product lines to Spirent plc for approximately $26 million. Anritsu said it is selling the product …

TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo Inc. will launch wireless local area network service July 1, dubbed “Mzone.” Mzone initially will be implemented in nine locations throughout Tokyo. The service is capable of data …

SINGAPORE-Video company Pinnacle Systems Inc. will integrate PacketVideo Corp.’s streaming video technology into its StreamFactory family of products, the company announced. Pinnacle said the deal will allow it to offer …

PLAINVIEW, N.Y.-Aeroflex Inc. announced the completion of its merger with IFR Systems Inc. Testco Acquisition, Aeroflex’s wholly-owned subsidiary, purchased 89.5 percent of outstanding IFR shares for $1.35 per share thus …

NEW YORK-Joltage Networks, which provides software and back-end services permitting Wi-Fi providers to monetize their network provision, has teamed up with Atlas Broadband, Valencia, Calif., a nationwide provider of T-1 …

WASHINGTON-A new Finnish study concludes mobile phone radiation could lead to cancer by undermining the blood-brain barrier’s ability to block out carcinogens and other potentially harmful substances. The research, led …

ALAMEDA, California, United States-UTStarcom said it won a US$19.9 million contract in Vietnam to deploy its IP-based PAS citywide wireless access system to Vietnam Post and Telecommunications (VNPT) in the …

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia reduced its sales growth target for the second half of this year from 15 percent to 10 percent, but maintained its earnings target for the year of 80 …

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-South African company Econoserv has announced it has successfully implemented a business solution in Nigeria. GeeSM is a Nigerian business selling virtual airtime. It recruits agents who go …

MANILA, The Philippines-The Department of Finance (DoF) has planned that a portion of collections from possible taxes on cellular phone firms will be used for the government’s computer literacy program. …

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-The Telecommunications Council of Ecuador called to tender on 17 July an auction to assign three wireless local loop (WLL) frequencies from 3.4 to 3.6 GHz, while the …

TOKYO-KG Telecom, a leading mobile carrier in Taiwan, launched i-mode-like service on Thursday. Because it is the first i-mode-like service in Asia outside Japan, the new multimedia service is winning …