2002

BRAMPTON, Ontario—Nortel Networks Corp. plans to shed 3,000 jobs in addition to 1,000 cuts made since the beginning of the year. The new job cuts will reduce Nortel’s staff strength …

SEOUL, Korea—Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. reported $7.6 billion in total sales for the first quarter and $1.46 billion in profits, which marked a record 764-percent increase from the fourth quarter. …

NEW YORK—Medis Technologies Ltd., which is developing direct liquid ethanol fuel cells for use in wireless handsets and other portable electronic devices, has received notice the U.S. Patent Office plans …

MIAMI—Brightstar Corp. announced the launch of Brightstar Chile, a new subsidiary in Chile. The company now operates subsidiaries in 12 Latin American countries, including recent facility openings in El Salvador …

OVERLAND PARK, Ill.—Buffeted by the reduced equipment spending of telecommunications carriers, Andrew Corp., Overland Park, Ill., reported second-quarter net income of $3.3 million on sales of $199.7 million, declines of …

CINCINNATI—Convergys Corp. announced it has signed a five-year billing and customer care contract to provide its Atlys billing product to PrimeCo Personal Communications to support PrimeCo’s digital wireless offerings. PrimeCo …

HOLTSVILLE, N.Y.—Wireless and mobile computer maker Symbol Technologies Inc. reported lower revenues compared with the same quarter last year, and it lowered its expectations for full-year revenues. Symbol earned $301 …

DUBLIN, Ireland—Hutchison 3G announced it will offer mobile payment services through a deal with Network365. Under the agreement, Hutchison 3G will deploy Network365’s payment platform, mzone avatar, which the company …

BERWYN, Pa.—Ntelos completed the sale of its personal communications services licenses in Charlottesville and Winchester, Va., to Triton PCS Holdings Inc. for $12 million. The transaction includes a 10 MHz …

DUBLIN, Ireland—Hutchison 3G, part of the Hutchison Whampoa Group, signed a contract with software developer Network365 for the provision of mobile payment software across eight countries, including the six European …

MOSCOW—The second-biggest Russian carrier Vimpelcom (BeeLine) placed its first euro bonds worth US$250 million to finance network expansion across Russia. Vimpelcom Vice President Valery Goldin said the bonds will mature …

DUBLIN, Ireland—One 2 One unveiled its multimedia messaging (MMS) plans for the United Kingdom at the same time that the name One 2 One was consigned to history as the …

BEIJING—Peter Borger, president of Siemens Shanghai Mobile Communications, told the South China Morning Post he expects the Chinese government to issue two more licenses to fixed-line carriers to start building …

JAKARTA, Indonesia—Indosat Multimedia Mobile (IM3) said it will continue its free General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) offering until the end of April, with an additional extension possible. IM3 originally set …

OXFORD, United Kingdom—After announcing its wireless initiative last week, BT Group said it is aware of the security concerns surrounding wireless local area network (WLAN) services. The company admitted it …

HELSINKI, Finland—Telfort, the Dutch subsidiary of U.K.-based MmO2, has entered a strategic agreement with Ericsson under which it will outsource all its mobile network operations in the Netherlands to the …

SAN FRANCISCO—Video game giant Sega.com Inc. said it will launch a new division to specifically focus on the market for wireless gaming in North America, a move showing the vast …

CUPERTINO, Calif.—Boingo Wireless Inc. said it has implemented Portal Software Inc.’s billing solution, known as Infranet, for mobile service providers. “Boingo developed its billing infrastructure with the Infranet solution, which …

NEW DELHI, India—It will cost less to make calls over mobile networks in Pakistan beginning 1 May. The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) reduced the airtime ceiling from 6.50 rupees (US$0.11) …

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa—In the wake of recent tariff cuts by the competing GSM mobile operators, analog fixed wireless operator Intercellular announced that it will cut rates due to the development …

TORONTO—The Toronto Blue Jays have turned to technology to help boost ticket sales. The American League baseball team is using what it dubs “cyber-sellers.” Equipped with wireless credit card equipment, …

TOKYO—KDDI, the second-largest telecom operator in Japan, announced it will launch a field trial for credit card settlement using third-generation (3G) handsets in the fourth quarter. Four leading credit card …

OXFORD, United Kingdom—In an effort to reduce third-generation (3G) deployment costs, Vodafone’s Portuguese business, Telecel, formed a joint venture with Optimus, the cell-phone division of Sonae, called Situs. Both companies …

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina—The Telecom Italia Mobile (TIM) board of directors announced the investment of US$260 million this year in Per

OXFORD, United Kingdom—Nortel executives have admitted that the US$1.1 billion contact awarded to it by MmO2 for 2.5-generation (2.5G) and third-generation (3G) infrastructure this week was a much-needed boost to …