August 2002

ISTANBUL, Turkey-Nortel Networks said it will supply Turkish wireless operator Aycell with base stations, related equipment, project management, technical support, training, repair and return, and other engineering and customer services …

RESTON, Va.-Nextel Communications Inc. was awarded Frost & Sullivan’s Market Engineering Leadership Award for its market position and sales strategy. “Frost & Sullivan believes that Nextel’s success in providing mobile …

AUSTIN, Texas-Wireless Valley Communications Inc. announced it has been granted a patent for its wireless site-survey and measurement acquisition products. The patent covers technologies used in Wireless Valley’s InFielder, InFielder …

BEIJING-Following the seventh regular meeting between Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji and his Russian counterpart Michael Kasyanov in Beijing, it was decided “to create favorable conditions for information and telecom cooperation …

DUSSSELDORF, Germany-Gloomy news from German company MobilCom has furthered the expectation of delayed UMTS service in Europe and Germany specifically. The company, which is partially owned by France Telecom, released …

ROME-The Open Mobile Alliance-a massive, overarching wireless standards group formed in June-released its first set of technical specifications for public review, covering the increasingly popular area of content downloading. In …

BEIJING-The number of China Unicom’s CDMA subscribers broke the 2 million mark on 15 August, according to the company. On 10 June, Unicom counted 1 million CDMA users, showing a …

SAN DIEGO, United States-U.S. operator Leap Wireless International has retained UBS Warburg to help the carrier explore new sources of financing and restructuring for its debt and said it will …

BUDAPEST, Hungary-Hungarian telecommunications authority HIF reported the country’s wireless penetration rate increased from 57.6 percent in June to 59.1 percent in July, and is expected to rise to 70 percent …

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia announced a rash of multimedia messaging service (MMS) deals, further solidifying the company’s leadership in the MMS infrastructure space. Nokia said it will provide its MMS product to …

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-The National Telecommunications Council in Ecuador (Conatel) announced that the auction of a personal communications service (PCS) licence at 1900 MHz will take place 26 September. The aim …

BEIJING-Kyocera President Yasuo Nishiguchi launched a new CDMA handset in China, produced by the Kyocera Zhenhua Communication Equipment Company, based in China’s southwest Guizhou province. The company is a joint …

TOKYO and DUBLIN, Ireland-Mobile operators around the globe are feeling the negative effects of scam efforts by third-party companies. Operators and regulatory agencies alike are beginning to fight back against …

RESTON, Virginia, United States-According to new findings from ComScore Networks, the audience for the wireless Web is becoming big enough that digital marketers should stand up and take interest. According …

NEW DELHI, India-The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) has decided to approach the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) regarding the government-owned fixed-line opereator BSNL’s tariff structure for its …

TOKYO-Yozan, a venture business in Tokyo, is going to launch a new service combining PHS, wireless local area network (WLAN) and paging, the firm announced. According to Yozan, the new …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Sweden’s First AP Fund said it would subscribe to L.M. Ericsson’s $3.14 billion one-for-one rights issue, commenced Aug. 15. First AP Fund owns 1.3 percent of Ericsson’s shares. Previously …

SAN JOSE, California, United States-Globalstar said it reduced prices by up to 75 percent for its registered users in Canada. The announcement comes one week after the mobile satellite services …

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-Wireless Internet giant Openwave Systems Inc. announced several executive changes, including naming two new chief technology officers. Bruce Martin and Thomas Reardon will serve as the company’s new …

BERLIN-Sanmina-SCI said it has canceled its memorandum of understanding to buy three production facilities belonging to Siemens AG’s IC Networks unit. “We have determined that the acquisition of these . …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Enterprise communications company Notify Technology Corp. announced it will cut nine employees-about 28 percent of its work force-from its wireless business. Because of the move as well as …

ST PETERSBURG-Paul Aiello has been made vice president of sales and marketing for Progress Telecom, provider of wholesale broadband services. Aiello, with 20 years of telecommunications experience, joins from Williams …

TORONTO-Nortel Networks Ltd. shares dropped on the news that the company plans to cut 7,000 jobs and it expects third-quarter earnings to fall by up to 10 percent, attributing the …

LOS ANGELES-Telemac Corp. announced it has received a new patent for its system for secure, remote programming of wireless devices. “This new patent broadens our patent protection for secure, remote …

PHOENIX-Freedom Wireless Inc. announced two favorable rulings in its patent infringement suit against Boston Communications Group Inc. and several wireless carriers including Verizon Wireless Inc. One ruling concluded that Freedom …