Monthly Archives: October, 2002

Vodafone Spain, Nortel discuss UMTS progress

PARIS-Vodafone Spain and Nortel Networks presented details of the rollout program for Vodafone's UMTS network in Spain. A Vodafone executive said network coverage has...

Starfish gets synchronization patent

SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif.-Starfish Software has been granted a patent for a solution that allows a user to make changes to records in a client...

Moldovan carrier adds cdma2000 to CDMA IS-95

KISHINEV, Moldova-The Interdnestrcom carrier from the breakaway Dnestr region of Moldova said it completed the modernization of its CDMA IS-95 network and launched third-generation...

Orascom sells Yemen mobile stake

CAIRO, Egypt-Orascom Telecom Holding said it sold its shares in Yemen mobile operator Sabafone to Al Ahmar Group for US$18.5 million. With the completion...

AT&T puts W-CDMA plans on hold

PARIS-AT&T Wireless Services told a conference in Paris that it is currently seeing no demand for W-CDMA-based service in the United States, and the...

Leap receives Nasdaq delisting notice

SAN DIEGO-Leap Wireless International Inc. said it was notified by the Nasdaq Stock Exchange that its stock would be delisted on Oct. 11.The exchange...

EuroTel Praha selects Sepro software

DUBLIN, Ireland-Irish company Sepro said the Czech Republic's EuroTel Praha selected its e-Rate rating software. The software will help Eurotel capture value and generate...

Samsung said to be planning high-end phone with camera

PARIS-Samsung Electronics will soon sell a high-end mobile phone with a built-in camera in Europe, according to reports.Samsung officials in Korea couldn't immediately be...

RIM reports $73.4M in revenues, lowers outlook

WATERLOO, Ontario-Research In Motion Ltd. reported revenues of $73.4 million for its second quarter, and lowered its outlook for the rest of the year...

AT&T puts W-CDMA plans on hold?

PARIS-AT&T Wireless Services Inc.'s technology future was brought into question last week as were the carrier's upcoming third-quarter financial results.Speaking at the UMTS and...

Hitachi, Mitsubishi combine semiconductor businesses

Hitachi Ltd. and Mitsubishi Electric Corp. said they have decided to bring their semiconductor units together to form a new company called Renesas Technology...

JKC to file revision for Magic Lantern acquisition

CALGARY-JKC Group Inc. has informed Zi Corp. it will file a revised preliminary proxy statement for a special meeting of shareholders to consider JKC's...

Microsoft looks to Japan for smart phone introduction

TOKYO-Microsoft Corp. said it is in talks with a number of Japanese wireless operators to introduce its smart phone into the Japanese market, according...

Ericsson sells R&D units in India

NEW DELHI, India-Ericsson has decided to sell its three research and development (R&D) centers located in Bangalore, Hyderabad and New Delhi to Wipro Limited,...

5G coming by end of decade?

DUBLIN, Ireland-Forget about third-generation (3G) technology and don't even think about General Packet Radio Service (GPRS). A group of researchers in Finland reckon fifth...

Fujitsu launches MVNO service in Japan

TOKYO-Fujitsu, a leading telecommunications vender in Japan, on 1 October launched mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) services based on PHS networks owned and run...

BT re-enters mobile market as MVNO

DUBLIN, Ireland-A familiar name is back on the consumer mobile market in the United Kingdom with British Telecommunications' announcement that it is going to...

Singapore’s prepaid subscribers decline

JAKARTA, Indonesia-Singapore's mobile market recorded a slight downturn in the number of prepaid subscribers in August. As reported by Singapore's Infocomm Development Authority (IDA),...

Telecom Argentina announces changes

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-After 10 years as president of Telecom Argentina, Juan Carlos Masjoan resigned from his post last Friday and was replaced by vice...

Pyramid Research updates Latin America technology migration forecast

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-After the controversy unleashed in Argentina between Qualcomm and 3G Americas over which technology will prevail in Latin America, Pyramid Research has...

Comverse to show mobile e-mail on OMAP platform

WOODBURY, N.Y.-Comverse, a unit of Comverse Technology Inc., announced it will demonstrate its Multimedia Mobile E-mail on a mobile device based on Texas Instruments'...

ART, Qualcomm cooperate on chipsets

ATLANTA-ART Advanced Recognition Technologies Inc. (ART) announced it will join with Qualcomm Inc. to implements its smARTspeak XG software into Qualcomm's CDMA Mobile Station...

Nokia, Vodafone Omnitel complete voice-over IP call

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. and Vodafone Omnitel have jointly completed what they describe as the world's first voice-over-Internet Protocol call using Nokia's mobile switching center...

Ciber integrates IBM, Palm technologies

GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo.-Ciber Inc.'s Wireless Practice has been acknowledged by IBM and Palm Inc. for integrating IBM and Palm Solution Group technologies-making it the...
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