Monthly Archives: September, 2002

MIC sells GSM license in DRC

NEW YORK-Millicom International Cellular (MIC) said it sold its GSM license in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to Orton Investment Holdings for an...

Wireless Knowledge expands Strategic Services organization

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. subsidiary Wireless Knowledge announced it appointed several new employees to its Strategic Consulting division.Omar Javaid, along with other consultants, will join...

Certicom exceeds guidance

MISSISSAUGA, Ontario-Certicom Corp.'s fourth quarter and year-end results for fiscal 2002, ended April 30, 2002, exceeded previous guidance-marking the third consecutive quarter the company...

Logica says outlook for mobile networks division is bad

LONDON-Messaging company Logica plc reported a 25 percent drop in profits, about $181 million, for the current fiscal year compared with the previous year,...

China Unicom reports profit rise, strong CDMA growth

BEIJING-China's number-two mobile operator, China Unicom, reported a profit increase of 2.7 percent in the first half of the year to 2.25 billion yuan...

Belgians to benefit from new call bundles

OXFORD, United Kingdom-Following market research, the Belgian GSM operator Mobistar has revamped its call charges. The company said it has launched a new tariff...

Speednet launches trial WLAN service, WLAN popular with Japanese businesses

TOKYO-SpeedNet, a telecom venture company in Japan, on Wednesday announced it launched an experiment for its wireless local area network (WLAN) services using the...

Ecuador delays PCS auction until 8 November

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-The Ecuadorian National Telecommunications Council (Conatel) has decided to delay the auction of a national personal communications services (PCS) license, which was...

Government urges Extelcom to move forward with GSM

MANILA, The Philippines-The Philippine National Telecommunications Commission (NT) said Express Telecommunications (Extelcom) will have to make do with its existing digital frequency initially before...

New device could protect mobile users from radiation

DUBLIN, Ireland-A group of engineers at a U.K. university have apparently developed a mobile handset design that protects users concerned about radiation emissions from...

NTT DoCoMo mulls revising FOMA target

TOKYO-Keiji Tachikawa, president of Japanese giant NTT DoCoMo, on Thursday said the firm might be forced to revise its target customer figure for FOMA.NTT...

FCC waives radar detector rule until late October

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission late last month waived rules until late October requiring radar detectors to reduce their emission limits intended to reduce harmful...

Metro One rolls out MetroDex directory service

PORTLAND, Ore.-Metro One Telecommunications Inc. announced the nationwide rollout of its MetroDex personalized phone directory service.MetroDex allows AT&T Wireless Services Inc. subscribers to upload...

Lucent to expand TDMA network in Costa Rica

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica-Lucent Technologies Inc. said it has signed a $29 million contract to supply TDMA equipment to operator ICE for short message...

Novatel to bundle BVRP software

DENVER-BVRP Software USA licensed Novatel Wireless Inc. to bundle BVRP's Mobile PhoneTools connectivity software with its Merlin G201 and G301 Wireless PC Modems.BVRP said...

Mobile Telecommunications launches GPRS services

KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait-Motorola Inc. said Mobile Telecommunications Co. has launched nationwide GPRS high-speed mobile services on its network.Motorola had signed a $4.6 million contract...

Wavecom introduces quadband GSM/GPRS module

ISSY-LES-MOULINEAUX, France-Wavecom SA said it has rolled out the first quadband GSM/GPRS module to cover frequencies in the 850 MHz, 900 MHz, 1800 MHz...

Uzbek carrier launches GSM network on schedule

TASHKENT, Uzbekistan-Uzbek TDMA carrier Uzdunrobita respected its promised schedule and launched a GSM 900/1800 MHz network in the third quarter of 2002. Uzdunrobita received...

Microcell accuses rivals of unfair marketing

TORONTO-Financially strapped Canadian wireless carrier Microcell Telecommunications said two of its rivals are poaching its customers and has asked Canada's telephone regulator to order...

Several operators show interest in vulnerable Millicom

HELSINKI, Finland-Danish, Swedish and German telecom companies TDC, Telia and Deutsche Telekom are showing an interest in acquiring the Stockholm, Sweden-based communications and financial...

Jesta adds towers

PENSACOLA, Fla.-Tower owner and operator Jesta Towers Inc. said it plans to acquire six tower development projects in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida to...

Indian mobile operators face low tariffs, increasing competition: GSM players fight CDMA WLL entrants

NEW DELHI, India-Cellular phone customers in one of the fastest-growing markets in Asia are a happy lot, but this happiness is not shared by...

European W-CDMA stalls affect U.S. players

While U.S. wireless carriers have often strayed from the international model when it comes to delivering service, most industry watchers anticipated the U.S.-based GSM...

Aloha Partners highest bidder for 700 MHz C-, D-block licenses

WASHINGTON-Aloha Partners L.P. is still the highest bidder at the end of 16 rounds of bidding for the 700 MHz C- and D-blocks licenses...
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