OXFORD, United Kingdom-In what would appear to be an industry first, U.K.-based cell-phone operator MmO2 has published tariffs for its third-generation (3G) service running...
TOKYO-KDDI, the second-largest mobile operator in Japan, will terminate its service based on PDC by March 31, 2003, Tadashi Onodera, president of KDDI, said...
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...
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...
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...
MANILA, Philippines—Wireless carrier Smart Communications Inc. said it will support its GSM network by deploying Nortel Networks' OPTera Metro 5200 multiservice platform, an optical...
LINCOLN, Neb.—Transcrypt International Inc. will now be known as EFJ Inc., following stockholder approval of the corporate name change and reorganization. EFJ Inc. is...
OXFORD, United Kingdom and DUBLIN, Ireland-Looking to become the first company to launch third-generation (3G) services in the United Kingdom, Hutchison 3G has denied...
LITTLE ROCK, Ark.—Centennial Communications Corp. extended its information services outsourcing contract with Alltel through 2005. The contract calls for Alltel's Information Services to continue...
LONDON-Indonesia's Telkomsel contracted CMG Wireless Data to upgrade its short messaging service center from a capability of sending 160 messages per second to 1,500...
LINCOLN, Neb.—EFJ Inc. announced its EFJohnson Co. subsidiary will supply the traffic and law enforcement division of the Texas Department of Public Safety with...
DALLAS—Samsung Telecommunications America and America Online Inc. are integrating AOL Instant Messenger service in to Samsung's SGH-r225M GSM handset, the companies announced.AOL Instant Messaging...
RICHARDSON, Texas—Wireless data infrastructure company Cyneta Networks Inc. announced it will team with optimization technology provider Idetic Inc. to create a wireless data optimization...
JAKARTA, Indonesia-The slow development of third-generation (3G) services around the world has influenced mobile operators in Singapore to re-think the urgency of launching 3G...
DUBLIN, Ireland-The European Commission has once again underlined its determination to tackle areas of mobile communications it feels are noncompetitive or overpriced. It has...
PISCATAWAY, N.J.—The SyncML Initiative announced it will officially consolidate into the newly formed Open Mobile Alliance, a group created to act as an umbrella...
WATERLOO, Ontario—As expected, Research In Motion Ltd. filed a patent complaint against competitor Good Technology Inc. in the U.S. District Court in Delaware.RIM's complaint...
SAN JOSE, Calif.—Technology giants IBM Corp. and Hewlett-Packard Co. both continued to reinforce their wireless data offerings through new resale and licensing agreements, a...
SINGAPORE—PCS Wireless L.L.C. announced it will refocus its business on the wireless testing and measurement market and will change its name to Metatron Technologies...
MILAN, Tenn.—Less-than-truckload carrier Milan Express announced it will implement Qualcomm's OmniTRACS mobile communications system, Agentek's AgentDelivery and AgentManager mobile and server software solutions and...
HELSINKI, Finland-The shortage of UMTS terminals in Finland's retail market is seriously hindering the construction of third-generation (3G) mobile networks. 3G license holders are...
MURRAY HILL, N.J.—Lucent Technologies Inc. said its cdma2000 1x EV-DO equipment is now commercially available, including base station and core network hardware and software."There...
TOKYO—Fujitsu Ltd. will license wireless streaming media company PacketVideo Corp.'s media player technology for use in the company's third-generation mobile phones, the companies announced.The...
