Monthly Archives: August, 2002

Telsur returns its WLL licenses in Chile

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-One year after being allocated four regional licenses for wireless local loop (WLL) services, Telef

China’s domestic handset makers to double production

BEIJING-China's Ministry of Information Industry (MII) expects China to produce 95 million mobile handsets this year, of which 20 percent would be made by...

NTT Comm to set up JV to provide e-ticket services

TOKYO-NTT Communications, an international and long-distance business unit of NTT Group, and Pia, a ticket sales company, announced they would set up a joint...

China’s Eastcom becomes major shareholder of Interwave Communications

BEIJING-Eastern Communications (Eastcom) became the first Chinese state-owned enterprise to acquire a Nasdaq-listed company, Interwave Communications. Taking a 10.3-percent stake, Eastcom became the largest...

Call Sciences to become Openwave ASP

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-Openwave Systems Inc. and Call Sciences Inc. finalized an agreement that allows Call Sciences to become an application service provider for Openwave.Call...

Extended Systems releases IrFM SDK

BOISE, Idaho-Extended Systems made available its XTNDAccess IrFM software development kit, which provides mobile device manufacturers and point-of-sale vendors with source code, application programmer...

Dobson’s net loss increases, revenues higher

OKLAHOMA CITY-Dobson Communications Corp. reported 30,150 total net wireless customer additions for the second quarter of this year, which was down slightly from the...

Aktiespararna allows shareholders to participate in Ericsson rights issue

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-The Swedish shareholders group Aktiespararna has given the green light to shareholders to take part in L.M. Ericsson's rights issues.Participants will begin trading...

NMS systems pass Nortel compatibility testing

FRAMINGHAM, Mass.-NMS Communications said its narrowband voice quality enhancement systems can now operate with Nortel's Wireless MTX10 platform, having passed the compatibility testing."Nortel customers...

SpectraSite may sell network services division

CARY, N.C.-SpectraSite Holdings Inc. said it is considering the sale of its network services division, which has 30 offices, more than 1,000 employees, and...

Nextel announces AOL content deal

RESTON, Va.-Nextel Communications Inc. reported a content deal with America Online Inc., providing access to AOL content and services, including AOL Instant Messenger service...

Cingular to transfer WorldCom customers at comparable rates

ATLANTA-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. completed an agreement with WorldCom Inc., allowing WorldCom Wireless customers the opportunity to transfer to Cingular with rate plans comparable to...

Nokia to cut 900 jobs in networking division

HELSINKI, Finland-Wireless vendor Nokia Corp. said it will slash about 900 workers, about 5 percent of its staff, at its networking division.The decision, geared...

Gorilla Mobile launches international calling plan

NEW YORK-Gorilla Mobile launched a solution that allows any mobile user to place international calls without switching carriers, signing a contract or using a...

5G Wireless, Radiant enter Wi-Fi agreement in Florida

MARINA DEL REY, Calif.-5G Wireless Communications Inc. announced it entered an agreement with Radiant Holdings Inc. to license 5G's proprietary Wi-Fi 802.11b technology in...

KDDI extends next-generation subscriber lead in Japan

TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo Inc. said it added 299,000 new customers during July, which was roughly 57 percent of the 528,000 total wireless customers the Japanese...

US$6 billion TETRA project planned for Russia

MOSCOW-Siemens and the Russian Development Bank (RBR) announced an ambitious plan to invest US$6 billion in the coming five to 10 years into the...

Report: Philippine growth could continue on multiple subscriptions

MANILA, The Philippines-Growth in the Philippine wireless sector is seen to subside by year-end, yet there is still space for new players as many...

Telia Mobile Denmark expands NetTest contract

COPENHAGEN, Denmark-Testing and monitoring company NetTest said Telia Mobile Denmark ordered an expansion of its existing MasterQuest system to monitor General Packet Radio Service...

800 MHz interference strategy reached

WASHINGTON-The Public Safety community, Nextel Communications Inc. and The Private Wireless Coalition said they have adopted a consensus strategy for mitigating interference in the...

Adversoft launches SMS marketing campaign for ‘XXX’ movie

SAN DIEGO-Adversoft Inc., a mobile marketing agency, launched a short message service marketing campaign in the United States in conjunction with Sony Pictures Digital...

Pocket PC Films partners with The Machine

SHERMAN OAKS, Calif.-Pocket PC Films formed a long-term partnership with Jon Sheinberg and The Machine, a full-service entertainment consulting company, calling for the companies...

Cisco reports higher-than-expected 4Q results

CHICAGO-Cisco Systems Inc. posted a higher-than-expected profit in its fourth-quarter results, with a net income of $772 million, or 10 cents per share.The company's...

AMD introduces 64 Megabit flash memory device

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-AMD said it has introduced a 64 Megabit flash memory device, which is also available in a multichip package for high-end handhelds."This device...
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