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,...
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...
AMMAN, Jordan-Motorola said it won a US$29 million contract with Jordan's Fastlink for an overlay GSM system on Fastlink's 900 MHz network. The expansion...
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...
SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Bluetooth manufacturer Taiyo Yuden announced it has begun development and commercialization of 5 GHz wireless LAN applications, with Resonext Communications Inc. supplying the...
WATERLOO, Ontario-Shares in BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. jumped after the company reported a smaller-than-expected loss and revenues in line with expectations in...
SAN JOSE, Calif.-While the mobile industry is poised for massive growth during the next five year, widespread acceptance of third-generation technology will present a...
HELSINKI, Finland-Sonera Corp. said it sold its 14-percent holding in Lebanese GSM operator LibanCell to Lebanese Telecommunications Co. for $22.5 million. The operator, which...
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia- The Telecommunications Office of the Slovak Republic awarded two of three available third-generation (3G) licenses to the country's two current mobile operators,...
NEW YORK-The nation's second-largest wireless operator finally launched service in the nation's largest market as Cingular Wireless flipped the switch on its New York...
WASHINGTON-Dr. Gro Harlem Brundtland, director general of the World Health Organization, said she would be cautious about letting children use mobile phones for hours...
TOKYO-Mitsubishi Corp. said it has developed a prototype system for wireless LAN technology called Moteran, which will allow devices like laptops, personal digital assistants...
SOUTHFIELD, Mich.-DENSO International America Inc., North American headquarters of Japanese DENSO Corp., announced Mitsunobu Takeuchi, its president and chief executive officer, became chair and...
BOCA RATON, Fla.-Wireless messaging company Esemde Inc. and Koala International Wireless Inc. announced they have dropped plans for Koala to acquire Esemde."It was mutually...
SANTIAGO, Chile-Chilean mobile operator Smartcom announced it will replace its current billing system from SchlumbergerSema with a new product from Intec Telecom Systems and...
ESPOO, Finland-Finnish 2G Ltd. will use infrastructure from Tecnomen to offer multimedia messaging services, the companies announced."Finnish 2G is a pioneer in the convergence...
HAUPPAUGE, N.Y.-Audiovox Corp., the parent company of mobile handset supplier Audiovox Communications Corp., announced results for its fiscal second quarter and six months ended...
NEW YORK-Sprint PCS' highly anticipated next-generation network is scheduled to launch August 10, according to Audiovox president and chief executive officer Philip Christopher who...
WASHINGTON-The Bush administration announced proposals for liberalizing global trade barriers in telecommunications and other service sectors. The U.S. recommendations will form the basis for...
