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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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....
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,...
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...
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...
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...
