Monthly Archives: October, 2002

Ericsson extends management contract in New Zealand

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson said it signed a contract to extend the length of a deal to manage Telecom New Zealand's TDMA network to 2007."The...

Sprint says network is Phase II compatible

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint PCS said its entire nationwide PCS network is now E911 Phase II compatible. The company began selling GPS-enabled handsets last year."It's...

Sony showcases new versions of Clie

MAKUHARI, Japan-Sony showed off two new versions of its Clie PDA at this week's CEATEC Japan 2002 show in Makuhari, Japan-the PEG-NX60 and PEG-NX70,...

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...

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...

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...

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),...

Nortel faces severe cash woes, analysts say

TORONTO-Merrill Lynch has significantly lowered its estimate of how much cash Nortel Networks will have at the end of next year, citing concerns about...

Cell C shareholder to seek new African opportunities

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-Cell C shareholder Saudi Oger is reported to be seeking fresh opportunities in other emerging African markets.Jonahan Newman, the network's chief of...

Russia’s MTS said to buy Ukrainian carrier

MOSCOW-The biggest Russian carrier Mobile TeleSystems (MTS) has reportedly reached a deal to acquire a controlling stake in Ukraine's second-biggest operator Ukrainian Mobile Communications...

Qualcomm unveils W-CDMA test mobiles

SAN DIEGO, Calif.-Qualcomm Inc. said it has rolled out Wideband CDMA test mobiles at 1900 MHz for North American deployment."These test mobiles are identical...

EMS grants license to LGC Wireless

ATLANTA-EMS Technologies Inc. has granted LGC Wireless Inc. a non-exclusive worldwide license to manufacture and market its wireless products under patent no. 6,005,884, as...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

Motorola, Alcatel to expand network in Qatar

DOHA, Qatar-Motorola Inc. and Alcatel said they have signed a $60 million contract to supply infrastructure equipment for the Qatar's state-owned carrier Qatar Telecom.The...

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'...

AOL launches Amber Alert service

NEW YORK-America Online Inc. and the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children announced the launch of AOL Amber Alerts, a service that will...

MVS chief to keynote WCA symposium

WASHINGTON, D.C.-Ernesto Vargas Guajardo, president and chief executive officer of MVS Communications, will deliver the opening keynote address at the Wireless Communications Association's Ninth...

Clearwire uses IPWireless broadband technology

SAN BRUNO, Calif.-IPWireless Inc. said Clearwire Technologies will deploy its next-generation broadband everywhere technology, beginning with a major U.S. city in the first quarter...

VeriSign finalizes three CALEA contracts

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-VeriSign Inc. has finalized three new contracts for its NetDiscovery services, an outsourced solution for compliance with the Communications Assistance for Law...
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