Monthly Archives: July, 2002

I3 Mobile to cut jobs

STAMFORM, Conn.-I3 Mobile Inc., which offers its Pronto voice-based information service, reported 3,400 subscribers for its second quarter.The company also said it will cut...

Concho Cellular selects billing system for Texas markets

MANKATO, Minn.-Kerrville, Texas-based Concho Cellular Telephone Co. Inc. signed a contract with HickoryTech Corp. to use its Write2k billing solution in its central Texas...

Qualcomm loss beats market estimates

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. said it posted a third-quarter loss of $13.7 million, although it beat the market expectation.The company's earnings took a beating from...

Two Tatar carriers offer stock, delay MTS plans in region

KAZAN, Tatarstan, Russia-Two regional carriers from the Russian Muslim republic of Tatarstan on the Volga offered stock for public sale, forcing the biggest Russian...

DoCoMo to develop Formula One communications

TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo Inc. announced a technical partnership with the Lucky Strike B.A.R. Honda Formula One team to apply its mobile communications technology on Formula...

Motorola announces new president, COO

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Motorola Inc. announced Mike Zafirovski, currently executive vice president and president of Motorola's personal communications sector, has been elected to serve as the...

Informio shuts down

LEXINGTON, Mass.-Informio, which was founded in 2000 to provide wireless voice access to enterprise applications, has shut down its operations, according to a report...

Indian cellcos allowed to select long-distance carriers

NEW DELHI, India-The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has ruled that cellular service providers are free to select their own national and international...

Telefónica shuts off German MVNO service, takes 4.9 billion euro charge for UMTS assets

MADRID, Spain-Blaming the delay of UMTS technology and current market conditions, Telef

HP, Vodafone launch wireless PDA in U.K.

LONDON-Hewlett-Packard Company launched its new wireless personal digital assistant in the United Kingdom through wireless giant Vodafone, the second device to hit European shelves...

FCC affirms E911 cost demarcation point

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday announced a decision made May 14 to keep in place the selective router as the demarcation point for...

NTT DoCoMo to refund picture mail users

TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo, the largest mobile operator in Japan, is going to return 40 million yen (US$342,000) in communications fees to its photo mail service...

Tariffs in Sri Lanka to go up

NEW DELHI, India-Sri Lanka's Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (TRC) has approved an increase in tariffs for mobile phones, following requests made by the three mobile-phone...

HereUare looking for buyer, may shut down entirely

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Wireless Local Area Network services provider HereUare Communications Inc. is up for sale, and could shut down its services within two weeks...

Australia offers mobile subsidies for remote areas

MEBOURNE, Australia-The Australian government has kicked off its satellite phone subsidy scheme in response to the telecommunications service inquiry, Minister for Communications, Information Technology...

Tele2 joins Star in bid for Blu

HELSINKI, Finland-Tele2, Sweden's second-largest telecom operator after Telia, has confirmed plans to present a joint bid with London-based Star Capital Partners to acquire Italian...

Nextel Partners names board members

KIRKLAND, Wash.-Nextel Partners Inc. announced Adam Aron and Caroline Rapking have joined the company's board of directors and will both serve on the company's...

BCE revenues increase 21%

MONTREAL-Canadian telecommunications provider BCE Inc. said it added 117,000 postpaid cellular and personal communications services subscribers during the second quarter, ending the quarter with...

NTT DoCoMo to open a FOMA demo in NY

TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo will set up a demonstration room for FOMA in the New York office of AT&T Wireless in the fourth quarter. Visitors of...

CIBER networks PGA’s International Golf Tournament

GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo.-CIBER Inc. announced it will show off its Wireless Integrated networking (WIN) connectivity-based solution at the PGA Tour's The International golf tournament...

Companies set up mobile commerce security alliance

MUNICH, Germany-Five companies have agreed to work together to develop mobile commerce security standards for Flash memory cards. Hitachi Ltd., Ingentix GmbH &Co., Matsushita...

RADCOM, Digital Lightwave enter partnership

TEL AVIV, Israel-RADCOM Ltd. announced it will partner with optical networking company Digital Lightwave Inc. for technology sharing, marketing sales and support of RADCOM...

Alcatel posts $1.43B loss

PARIS, France-Alcatel Alsthom posted a net loss of $1.43 billion in the second quarter, discounting hopes of any recovery this quarter. At the same...

China Mobile (HK) reports 80 million subscribers

BEIJING-China Mobile (HK), the Hong Kong-listed subsidiary of China Mobile Communications, had 80.3 million subscribers at the end of June. More than 34.6 million...

DreamQuest offers games for Nokia Communicator

BOULDER, Colo.-DreamQuest Software announced its line of card games are now available on Nokia Corp.'s new 9200 line of Communicator wireless devices."Our games fully...
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