Monthly Archives: November, 2002

Injunction served on Rogers Wireless

TORONTO-A Quebec Superior Court judge has ordered Rogers Wireless and its dealers to stop making false or misleading statements against rival Microcell Telecommunications.The order,...

UTStarcom clinches three deals in one month

BEIJING-California based UTStarcom has signed three deals during the last month to provide its Xiaolingtong PHS mobile system to two fixed-line Chinese carriers.It signed...

Nitel reshuffles its board of directors

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-The Nigerian government has approved the reconstitution of a 16-member board of directors of the Nigerian Telecommunications (Nitel).Samuel Ajayi, press secretary for...

Qwest closes 17 retail outlets

DENVER-Qwest Communications International Inc. closed 17 of its wireless retail outlets in six states that the company claimed were unprofitable, according to the Associated...

JABRA to feature headsets in Super Bowl ads

SAN DIEGO-JABRA Corp. will take part in a San Diego Trolley advertising program tied to Super Bowl XXXVII, to be held in San Diego...

Western Wireless revenues up in 3Q

BELLEVUE, Wash.-Western Wireless Corp. posted $315.8 million in total revenues for the third quarter including $228.5 million in domestic revenues and $87.3 million in...

Alamosa reports increased revenues while net loss grows

LUBBOCK, Texas-Sprint PCS affiliate Alamosa Holdings Inc. reported $147.4 million in total revenues for the third quarter, a 36.7-percent increase from the $107.9 million...

AMD announces layoffs

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-After announcing a third-quarter loss of $254 million, Advanced Micro Devices may announce a new round of layoffs to make it competitive in...

Gambia’s Africell extends roaming coverage

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-Gambian mobile network operator Africell has announced the company has entered into roaming partnership deals with four major mobile operators in the...

Argentina, Venezuela drag down BellSouth’s income

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-BellSouth Latin America saw income of US$495 million in the third quarter of 2002, a decrease of 31 percent compared with the...

Three 3G standards likely to be adopted in China

BEIJING-According to a report in the 5 November issue of China Daily's Business Weekly, three operators are likely to adopt three different third-generation (3G)...

Tele2 ready to return Norwegian 3G license

OSLO, Norway-Tele2 is reportedly in the closing stages of negotiating the return of its third-generation (3G) license with Norwegian communications authorities. Tele2 Chief Executive...

Idea Cellular launches GPRS, MMS network in Delhi

NEW DELHI, India-Idea Cellular, a joint venture of AT&T Wireless International and Indian partners the Tatas and Birlas, on Thursday launched its much-awaited GSM...

FCC allocates 3G spectrum

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission today allocated 90 megahertz of spectrum in the 1.7GHz and 2.1 GHz bands for third generation wireless systems.The agency also...

Igel relinquishes TeliaSonera appointment

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Anders Igel, chief executive officer of Telia, has agreed to relinquish his appointment to the board of the combined TeliaSonera, putting to rest...

A European paging update

Editor:Further to your request, I am sending a list of the countries in Europe, which have paging operations and the estimated number of users....

Zingy launches Phonemates

NEW YORK-Zingy launched Phonemates, an audio-based application powered by VoiceWeb technologies, that brings chat rooms and message boards to mobile phones.With Phonemates, users can...

Comverse software powers AT&T Wireless VoiceDail service

WOODBURY, N.Y.-Comverse Technology Inc. said it provided AT&T Wireless Services Inc. with the software platform for its recently introduced #121 VoiceDial voice-activated dialing service.

Calypso acquired by Kleer-Vu Industries

MIAMI LAKES, Fla.-Calypso Wireless Inc., a broadband technology provider, will retain its name under an acquisition for an undisclosed sum by Kleer-Vu Industries Inc.,...

Mobility Electronics releases Macintosh product for Palm OS

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.-The Cutting Edge Software subsidiary of Mobility Electronics Inc. has released Quickoffice v6 for Mac OS X, enabling Macintosh users to view and...

SMC Networks introduces new networking products

IRVINE, Calif.-SMC Networks introduced commercially two new members of its EZ Connect Turbo family of wireless networking products, the SMC2455W 2.4 GHz 11/22 Mbps...

Vodafone agrees to give Vivendi more time on Cegetel

LONDON-Vodafone Group plc has agreed with Vivendi Universal S.A on the dates during which Vivendi can pre-empt Vodafone's bid for stakes in French operator...

Study: SMS vs. Internet use in Europe

CANNES, France-GartnerG2, the research and advisory arm of Gartner Group, said short message service is potentially a powerful marketing tool in Europe, with SMS...

Ancom to lease 700 MHz spectrum

BETHESDA, Md.-Access Spectrum L.L.C. said Ancom Communications Inc. will lease 700 MHz spectrum in the Minneapolis-St. Paul market to offer voice and automated vehicle...

Sega, Nokia to jointly develop mobile game software

TOKYO-Sega, a leading game soft developer in Japan, and Nokia, the largest handset manufacturer in the world, will jointly develop game software for mobile...
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