Monthly Archives: October, 2002

724 Solutions releases X-treme Mobility Suite

NEW YORK-Toronto-based 724 Solutions has made generally available its new X-treme Mobility Suite, whose technologies work individually and together to permit wireless operators to...

Rogers Wireless Communications reports profit

TORONTO-Rogers Wireless Communications reported its fourth consecutive quarter of double-digit operating profit, with a 31-percent increase to C$158.2 million (US$100.6 million) from C$123.8 million...

Australia sets new code for tower deployments

MELBOURNE, Australia-The Australian Communications Authority (ACA) has registered a new industry code aimed at improving "consultation by telecommunications carriers when they are planning and...

Timing not right for more mobile licenses in China

BEIJING-In an interview with China Central Television (CCTV), Minister of Information Industry (MII) Wu Jichuan said it is not the right time for China...

Convergys wins patent for performance monitoring

CINCINNATI-Billing solutions provider Convergys Corp. has been awarded a patent for its System and Method for Performance Monitoring of Application Code. The company's patents...

Magic4 adds SyncML to mobile messaging platform

LONDON-Magic4 has added magic4 SyncML to its mobile messaging platform, allowing manufacturers to incorporate the technology into handsets so users can synchronize mobile data...

Verizon tests prepaid replenishment service

WOBURN, Mass.-Verizon Wireless Inc. is testing a new service that will allow wireless uses to replenish prepaid wireless service via automatic teller machines (ATMs).To...

Chilean telecom companies reduce capital investments 40%

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-Christian Nicolai, Chilean under-secretary for telecommunications, said this year the investments in the telecommunications sector will fall 40 percent in comparison to...

France Télécom reportedly prepares for Orange selloff

OXFORD, United Kingdom-In an attempt to reduce its crippling debt mountain of 70 billion euro (US$67.9 billion), France T

Dentsu to launch mobile ad business in China

TOKYO-Dentsu, the largest advertising company in Japan, is going to launch an advertising business targeting mobile terminals in China. In cooperation with JCD, a...

Europe’s 3G pioneers continue to invest

OXFORD, United Kingdom-While industry gurus and market survey reports continue to pour cold water on the likely success of third generation (3G) technology, Hutchison...

Dialog launches MMS in Sri Lanka

NEW DELHI, India-Dialog GSM, a leading mobile operator in Sri Lanka, recently launched multimedia messaging service (MMS) on a pre-commercial trial basis.In partnership with...

Sandbridge introduces new baseband processor

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y.-Sandbridge Technologies has made commercially available its new Sandblaster Baseband Processor, which uses software defined radio to enable multimode, multiplatform and multifunction...

Gateway launches wireless solution with Verizon

LAS VEGAS-Personal technology retail giant Gateway Inc. launched its Mobile Wireless Solution that uses Verizon Wireless' Express Network this week at CTIA Wireless I.T....

Swedish 3G development continues, despite setbacks

OSLO, Norway-Mobile operator Orange may appeal the ruling by Swedish national telecom regulator PTS, which rejected any changes to the conditions of its third-generation...

Argentine government to deliver frequencies

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-The Argentine government announced that before the end of the year it will deliver radio spectrum frequencies to 180 companies that will...

Report says U.S., European businesses have data demands

LAS VEGAS-Businesses in the United States and Europe have a great demand for high-speed data, especially for e-mails with data-heavy attachments and Internet and...

Carriers, vendors participate in EDGE seminar at Wireless IT

LAS VEGAS-Vendors TTPCom, 7 Layers and Analog Devices and carriers AT&T Wireless, Cingular Wireless, and T-Mobile will take part in a seminar called "Making...

Number of China’s CDMA subscribers passes 4 million

BEIJING-China Unicom's aggressive promotion of its CDMA network is continuing to bear fruit. In the fortnight around China's National Day of 1 October, the...

U.S. Cellular to offer BREW games to trial customers

CHICAGO-U.S. Cellular Corp., which is running a customer trial of Binary Runtime for Wireless Environment in its Knoxville, Tenn., market, will offer those customers...

Nitel ordered to interconnect

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-The Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) has ordered the incumbent network operator Nigerian Telecommunications (Nitel) to interconnect its mobile network with that of...

Vodafone announces plan to take majority control of Cegetel

LONDON-Attempting to continue its acquisition path, Vodafone Group plc announced an agreement to acquire British Telecommunications plc's and SBC Communications Inc.'s stakes in French...

Carriers report mixed results

CHICAGO-U.S. Cellular Corp. reported mixed financial results for the third quarter 2002, with increased service revenues and strong customer additions offset by reduced operating...

Zeosoft releases new version of Zeosphere

TAMPA-Zeosoft is releasing version 1.5 of its Zeosphere application server at this week's CTIA Wireless IT and Internet show in Las Vegas.Zeosoft's new solution,...
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