July 2002

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 period last year, the company reported …

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-South African mobile network operator MTN announced that it has begun exploring the notion of outsourcing its network services and base stations for services. The move is expected …

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 running on Microsoft Corp.’s wireless-capable Pocket …

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 and the Arts Senator Richard Alston …

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 users because the users were not …

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 products. The agreement will allow RADCOM …

DALLAS-Britney Spears this week joined Samsung Telecommunications America to launch the “Samsung Superstar Karaoke Tour” tour, a 24-city promotional tour offering tomorrow’s pop stars an opportunity to perform karaoke for …

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 mobile operator Blu’s network. A sale …

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 3.6 million total customers. Wireless revenue …

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 the demonstration room near Central Park …

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 taking place July 29-August 4 at …

SAN FRANCISCO-The Mobile Management and Directory Interoperability Forums of The Open Group recently published its “Executive on the Move” Business Scenario, a report that shows business drivers and requirements for …

CARROLLTON, Texas-CellStar Corp. said it has extended its agreement with Amazon.com’s Cell Phones and Services store and will continue to provide turnkey, direct-to-consumer fulfillment for its cell phones and accessories. …

DUBLIN, Ireland-Strong mobile sales have boosted finances at France T

PARIS-Webraska is providing location technology for the BIKE TransAlp Challenge 2002 bike race this week. The mountain biking event is using the Mobile Tracking Service offered by Siemens, which incorporates …

HELSINKI, Finland-Comptel said it will deliver advanced provisioning solutions for Vodafone Omnitel’s third-generation (3G) and value-added services in Italy. The value of the contract was not disclosed. The system will …

MANILA, The Philippines-Philippine telecom watchdog National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) has granted Globe Telecom and Smart Communications permanent licenses to operate their respective businesses for the next 25 years. NTC stated …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission has declined to propose rules requiring wireless carriers to receive a customer’s consent before divulging the customer’s location to marketers. “Because the statute imposes clear legal …

HOUSTON-Crown Castle International Corp. said the quarterly dividend on its 6.25-percent convertible preferred stock will be paid Aug. 15 to holders of record Aug. 1 in shares of the company’s …

DALLAS-Verizon Wireless expanded coverage of its Express Network next-generation service to nearly all of Texas after launching in the Dallas/Fort Worth area last April. The carrier said the El Paso …

NASHUA, N.H.-Audio conferencing company Octave Communications Inc. will integrate its instant group conversation product with wireless application provider O3sis Information Technology’s wireless application framework.

MELBOURNE, Fla.-Harris Corp., Melbourne, Fla., reported fourth-quarter net income July 24 of $26.6 million, or 40 cents per share, on revenues of $497.6 million, in line with the company’s earlier …

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-Data optimization company Bytemobile Inc. made a series of new announcements, including new partnerships and licensing agreements. Bytemobile said it gained access to image compression technology through a …

MOSCOW-Yet another Russian regional carrier announced plans to launch a cdma2000 network as the new technology is close to acquiring a federal status in the country. The Cellular Communications of …

NEW DELHI, India-Indian cellular operator Bharti Cellular launched a mobile-phone service in Mumbai (Bombay) on 23 July. The operator unveiled a number of value-added offerings to its service, including free …