2002

HELSINKI, Finland—Nokia Corp. said it has teamed with other companies to release the application programming interface for operations support system initiative in the wireless arena. The other companies include BEA, …

LAS VEGAS—Symbol Technologies announced plans to license and integrate the Columbitech Wireless virtual private network into its wireless network management platform and new MobiusGuard suite of wireless security mechanisms to …

ATLANTA—Cingular Wireless said it completed the first GSM call using 850 MHz spectrum outside of a laboratory environment. The carrier said the call was made on May 8 in the …

COLUMBIA, S.C.—South Carolina on Thursday celebrated the implementation of a statewide interoperable public-safety communications system in the 800 MHz band. “This cutting-edge technology will allow South Carolinians equal access to …

PITTSBURGH, United States—Marconi said it will provide wireless access and a synchronous digital hierarchy (SDH) backbone to Brazilian mobile operator Tele Centro-Oeste Celular (TCO). Marconi will also provide all necessary …

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa—MTN Nigeria announced it has sliced tariffs for international calls for all the network’s subscriber packages, including prepaid products. Mike Blackburn MTN chief executive officer, said the international …

BEIJING—The Ministry of Information Industry (MII) announced that the country added 16.69 million mobile-phone users in the first quarter of the year. There are now 160 million mobile-phone subscribers. At …

BEIJING—China’s People’s Daily newspaper predicted that local mobile-phone producers will see more mergers and acquisitions this year. Langchao Qilu Software recently acquired 46 percent of joint venture mobile-phone vendor Langchao …

MANILA, The Philippines—Ayala-owned Globe Telecom posted strong growth during the first quarter of 2002, reporting a 33-percent increase in net income to 1.421 billion Philippine pesos (US$28.4 million) compared with …

CALGARY—Wi-Lan Incorporated shares soared 20.9 percent after the Calgary-based maker of wireless data communications equipment said it will meet revenue targets for 2002. Its stock was up 42 Canadian cents …

WASHINGTON—The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday passed by voice vote the Auction Reform Act of 2002, which directs the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to delay the 700 MHz band …

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina—Cellular clients in Colombia increased by 10 percent during this year’s first quarter, amounting to 3.55 million subscribers, according to official information released by the Ministry of Communications. …

GREEN BAY, Wis.—Andrews Corp. says it has selected Schneider Logistics to provide supply chain execution services across its North American network of manufacturing and distribution facilities. “Schneider Logistics will utilize …

SUNNYVALE, Calif.—A new entry into the wireless corporate market, Good Technology Inc., unveiled its product line and business strategy, as well as its first 20 customers. The company’s wireless strategy …

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina—The decrease in cellular users in Argentina has generated a new strategy for operators, consisting of the sale of used terminals with lower costs than new ones. During …

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia—A second Russian carrier was licensed by the Communications Ministry to build a commercial CDMA network based on the International Mobile Telecommunications–Multi Carrier (IMT-MC) standard. St. Petersburg-based Delta …

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HELSINKI, Finland—Nokia, the Helsinki-based Finnish wireless equipment supplier, is predicting a dramatic concentration on the vendor side of global telecommunications, believing that the number of major vendors will diminish by …

OXFORD, United Kingdom—While the theft of cell phones has attracted widespread news coverage in the United Kingdom, a new study is expected to suggest that many of these reports of …

OXFORD, United Kingdom—European cell-phone operators seem in no rush to sign General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) roaming agreements with their counterparts over fears of technology mismatches. Given that GPRS services …

PARIS—Alcatel said Malaysia’s DiGi Telecommunications signed an agreement for its mobile Intelligent Network (IN) technology. The value of the contract was not disclosed The Open Services product will support up …

NEW DELHI, India—The Communications Authority of Thailand (CAT) has decided to revise bidding conditions for the expansion of its CDMA services. The earlier terms required the winning bidder to sign …

TOKYO—Softbank and McDonald’s Company (Japan) announced they will jointly launch wireless local area network (WLAN) services at McDonald’s outlets. Starting in the latter half of May, they will launch an …

JAKARTA, Indonesia—Following the formation of the Application Developer Society (ADC) last year, MobileOne (M1) selected EdgeMatrix and Philip Tang & Sons as its strategic developers. Both companies will develop products …

MEBOURNE, Australia—The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has instituted federal court proceedings against mobile operator Virgin Mobile Australia for allegedly “engaging in false, misleading and deceptive conduct in advertising …