SAN JOSE, Calif.-Wireless synchronization company Pumatech Inc. said Kyocera Corp. will use the company's Intellisync Lite software to synchronize e-mail, contact and calendar information...
OSLO, Norway-Telenor acquired an additional 16.5 percent of Kyivstar GSM from Sputnik Funds for $66.46 million, the Norwegian operator said. The acquisition, made under...
CARROLLTON, Texas-CellStar Corp., a wireless logistics and distribution services provider, reported July 9 a net loss of $5.91 million, or 49 cents per share,...
TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo Inc. said it will begin marketing a next-generation FOMA-compatible two-part terminal made up of a personal digital assistant base unit with a...
OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-Wingcast L.L.C.'s recent and sudden withdrawal from the telematics market has left many doubting the viability of the overall personal telematics industry,...
LONDON-Credit rating agency Moody's Investors Service cut French vendor Alcatel to "junk" status, driving down the price of the company's bonds.Moody's decision was due...
During the past two years, one event after another has left the international wireless landscape looking like a battleground, with numerous casualties and few,...
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-The Argentine crisis has provoked a change in plans for the CITEL (Comision Interamericana de Telecomunicaciones ) meeting and the postponement of...
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-South African financial services companies are reported to be using General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) technology as a key means of delivering...
BEIJING-China Mobile Communications announced it will invest 50 billion yuan (US$6 billion) in mobile-phone infrastructure in the western part of China during the next...
FRANKFURT, Germany-Hewlett-Packard Co. said it plans to shed 5,900 jobs in Europe as part of the fallout from its merger with Compaq.The company did...
SAN DIEGO-Leap Wireless International Inc. reported ending the second quarter with approximately 1.452 million subscribers to its Cricket service, below company guidance of 1.5...
CINCINNATI-Convergys Corp. announced it has acquired the business and assets of bankrupt TelesensKSCL Ltd. of Edinburgh, Scotland, a subsidiary of TelesensKSCL AG of Cologne,...
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-Investors tore Openwave Systems Inc. share prices in half after the company significantly lowered its fourth quarter outlook.Trading in wireless data giant...
TORONTO-Nortel Networks said Verizon Wireless has selected it to supply its packet switching equipment in what it described as the biggest deployment on a...
CAMBRIDGE, U.K.-Western European prepaid mobile phone users may be key to generating increased revenues from data services, according to a new report by Analysys.Emily...
HELSINKI, Finland-Singpoare's MobileOne (M1) will offer multimedia messaging services (MMS) through equipment from Nokia. In addition to equipment and software, Nokia said it will...
HELSINKI, Finland-Telia, the Stockholm-based Swedish state-controlled telecom company, confirmed 3 July that the company had joined in a bidding contest with Dutch company KPN...
OXFORD, United Kingdom-The U.K. Court of Appeal has overturned a ruling that prohibited local authorities from considering health concerns when reviewing applications for cell-phone...
OXFORD, United Kingdom-In an attempt to set the global standard for secure mobile payments, Visa said it will launch a fraud prevention service next...
BEIJING-While foreign handset makers Motorola, Nokia, Siemens and Sony Ericsson still dominate the Chinese market, some 30 domestic suppliers are gaining market share and...
DUBLIN, Ireland-While other European countries wrestle with the dilemma of how to accommodate the new base stations and masts required for third-generation (3G) networks...
TORONTO-The chief of Rogers AT&T Wireless has dismissed recent industry speculation that his company wants to acquire smaller rival Microcell Telecommunications."We have a network...
ROSH HA'AYIN, Israel-Israeli cellular operator Partner Communications announced the Ministry of Communications amended and extended its license, originally awarded in 1998, for an additional...
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-PipeBeach and system integrator Marand said they deployed a VoiceXML platform for Slovenian mobile operator Mobitel. The applications include news, traffic information, horoscopes,...
