BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Flarion Technologies Inc., Bedminster, N.J., has contracted with Flextronics, an outsourced manufacturer of telecommunications equipment, to produce its RadioRouter and PC card products...
TORONTO-Capital expenditures fell and revenue growth was nearly flat for Canadian telecommunications service providers in the first quarter of 2002, according to a recent...
HELSINKI, Finland-Tele2, Sweden's second-largest network operator, has threatened to "hand back" its Norwegian third-generation (3G) license unless regulatory authorities in Norway relax the terms...
BEIJING-China United Telecommunications Corporation launched its 11.5 billion yuan (US$1.4 billion) domestic initial public offering (IPO), the largest ever in China by number of...
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-The Colombian cellular operator Comcel plans to invest US$400 million before the end of 2003 to nationalize its network, which currently serves...
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-The Paraguayan Communications Company (Copaco) approved a 100-day reconstruction plan, which will help its search for a partner to install and operate...
LA JOLLA, Calif.-IBM Corp. unveiled its new ViaVoice Translator, which the company said is an affordable consumer machine translation software that allows users to...
TOKYO-J-Phone Co. Ltd. said it will begin offering its J-Phone Online service nationwide next week, allowing customers to view and make changes to their...
RESTON, Va.-Nextel Communications Inc. reported executive vice president and chief operating officer James Mooney will leave the carrier September 30. Mooney joined Nextel early...
SAN DIEGO, Calif.-The Economist has named Qualcomm Inc.'s chairman and chief executive officer Irwin Jacobs as an innovation leader in the area of communications...
WASHINGTON-A review by two U.S. scientists of epidemiology studies found no casual association between mobile-phone use and cancer risk.John Boice and Joseph McLaughlin, two...
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Mobilaris announced it will join with Cambridge Positioning Systems Ltd. to roll out location-based services throughout Europe.The companies plan to combine Mobilaris' Pacific...
LONDON-Hutchison 3G U.K. Ltd. announced agreements with five companies to deliver location-based services to its future U.K. third-generation subscribers. The agreements are with the...
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-South African mobile network operator Vodacom announced it has stopped the practice of "blacklisting" stolen handsets and instead has moved toward what...
TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo, the largest mobile operator in Japan, started providing services using the N-Star C, a communication satellite that NTT DoCoMo launched by itself...
BEIJING-Starting on 1 October, China's telecom carriers will be allowed to adjust prices for value-added services. The Ministry of Information Industry (MII) will continue...
NEW DELHI, India-The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission has decided to review universal service obligation of telecom operators, including cellular service providers.It has proposed...
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-The arrival of the GSM mobile network operators in Nigeria has been regarded as the impetus behind the sudden increase in telephone...
TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo, the largest mobile operator in Japan, is going to grant full support to French operator Bouygues Telecom to launch i-mode-like service in...
MELBOURNE, Australia-Wi-Fi services are burgeoning in Australia with two companies announcing the launch of commercial services this week. One of the operators, Xone, which...
BEIJING-Sony Ericsson is considering applying for a CDMA handset manufacturing license in China. If a new license is unavailable, the company may team with...
NEW DELHI, India-Idea Cellular, a leading GSM service provider in India, will shortly launch its services in Delhi using a third-generation (3G)-capable network."We shall...
OXFORD, United Kingdom-Having operated as a fixed-line operator in Spain since early 2001, Sweden-based Tele2 has now obtained the necessary license agreements to become...
