Monthly Archives: June, 2002

Toronto’s Pearson Airport cell-phone coverage may deteriorate

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...

MTN sees growth in African operations

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...

Telefónica Móviles falls further in Argentina

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-Telef

Optus, SingTel launch killer app hunt

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...

Notify expects 3Q revenues to exceed $1M

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,...

BDA China publishes new report on mobile subscribers in China

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...

NTT DoCoMo to launch WLAN service

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....

China Unicom tries to lure CDMA subscribers with promotional packages

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...

GSA announces program to grow 3G services

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...

Nokia to expand Belgacom Mobile network

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...

ViaFone introduces pharmaceutical application

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...

Virgin Mobile unveils U.S. details

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...

Anritsu to sell test products business to Spirent

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...

NTT to launch WLAN service July 1

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...

Pinnacle Systems to integrate PacketVideo technology

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...

Aeroflex, IFR complete merger

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...

Joltage Networks teams with Atlas Broadband

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,...

Finnish study points to possible cancer link

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...

Vietnam to launch PHS system

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...

Nokia reduces sales growth target

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...

Virtual airtime takes off in Nigeria

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...

Philippine mobile taxes to fund computer literacy program

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...

Auctions for WLL in Ecuador, PCS in Chile set for July

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...

KG Telecom launches i-mode-like service

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,...
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