Yearly Archives: 2002

Vodacom looks to enter Zambian cellular market

BOSTON, United States—South Africa's biggest cell-phone operator Vodacom may soon enter the Zambian cellular market by operating the fourth cellular network in the country....

FieldCentrix works with Microsoft group on next-generation products

IRVINE, Calif.—FieldCentrix Inc. said it will work with the Microsoft Consulting Services Advanced Technology (MCSAT) group to develop its next generation of products with...

Hughes to offer video, audio streaming with 3G SGSN source code

NEW DELHI, India—Hughes Software Systems announced it will offer video and audio streaming for third-generation W-CDMA networks over its 3G SGSN source code.According to...

Ecutel signs up seven resellers

ALEXANDRIA, Va.—Ecutel Inc. announced its has signed up seven new authorized resellers of its Viatores advanced mobile private networking software."With Viatores, Ecutel resellers can...

Morial Convention Center buys common wireless distribution network

NEW ORLEANS—The Morial Convention Center in New Orleans now owns a common wireless carrier signal distribution network that supports wireless use by customers of...

RIM, Sun cooperate on enterprise software tools

SAN FRANCISCO—Research In Motion Ltd. and Sun Microsystems Inc. announced they are working together to provide the platform, products, services and tools for enterprise...

DoCoMo to fight spam with upgrades

TOKYO—NTT DoCoMo Inc. plans to introduce additional countermeasures next month against forged-domain spam mail. The carrier said the additional measures are due to "spammers"...

ACS Wireless signs cdma2000 deal with Nortel

DALLAS—Alaskan wireless service provider ACS Wireless signed a four-year agreement valued at approximately $422 million with Nortel Networks to upgrade its network with cdma2000...

Bell Mobility launches 1x service in Montreal

MONTREAL—Canadian wireless operator Bell Mobility launched its cdma2000 1x network in Montreal with plans to extend coverage in major urban centers across Quebec in...

Mobile junk mail a problem in Japan

TOKYO—The Cabinet Office in Japan on Thursday announced that it found 27 percent of the country's mobile users receive at least two junk mails...

Orange founder resurfaces at retailer

OXFORD, United Kingdom—Having turned his back on the mobile industry following the sale of the U.K.-based cell-phone operator Orange to France T

South African market to host region’s mobile data services

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa—The overall mobile industry in South Africa is expected to grow to 46 million rand (US$4.1 million) by 2005, with Vodacom continuing...

Copaco’s privatization in Paraguay delayed by political crisis

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina—The Paraguayan Ministers Council's rejection of the rebalanced tariff provoked the resignation of the country's reformation secretary and the postponement until 30...

Russia’s 3G licensing awaits new communications law

MOSCOW—Third-generation (3G) licenses will be issued in Russia only after the law on communications is amended, according to First Deputy Communications Minister Yuri Pavlenko."The...

NTT DoCoMo likely to post 1 trillion yen special loss for FY 2001

TOKYO—NTT DoCoMo, the leading mobile carrier in Japan, is reportedly going to post a 1 trillion yen (US$7.5 billion) special loss in its fiscal...

Testimony states One.Tel board kept in dark

MELBOURNE, Australia—The board of Australian mobile-phone operator One.Tel was kept in the dark by the company's senior executives, a liquidation hearing into the collapse...

FCC returns 85 percent of NextWave re-auction deposits

WASHINGTON—The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said that it is returning 85 percent of the deposits made when the agency re-auctioned the personal communications services...

Canadian drivers would back cell-phone ban

TORONTO—Half of Canada's motorists would agree with an outright ban on using cell phones while driving, according to a new study.The vast majority of...

AT&T Wireless named prospective bidder for Jamaican cellular license

KINGSTON, Jamaica—A fourth cellular operator is expected to enter the Jamaica market on 1 March, 2003.The Jamaican government announced plans to award a license...

MTN increases connections in Nigeria

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa—Mobile network operator MTN Nigeria announced that it has exceeded the 300,000 subscriber mark. Since launching service in Lagos, Port Harcourt and...

TA Orange launches amid confusion in Thai mobile market

NEW DELHI, India—TA Orange, the much-awaited GSM operator in Thailand, launched its commercial services on 27 March, amid confusion created by the row between...

Little interest in fourth French 3G license

OXFORD, United Kingdom—Having sold two third-generation (3G) licenses for 619 million euros (US$538.8 million) each last year, the French government looks unlikely to attract...

NTT DoCoMo may withdraw from PHS, paging businesses

TOKYO—Japan's NTT DoCoMo is considering withdrawing from the PHS and beeper businesses, Keiji Tachikawa, president of NTT DoCoMo, said on Thursday.As the leading mobile...

Interoperability worries hit Nokia’s OMA initiative

OXFORD, United Kingdom—In an effort to stem growing concerns about interoperability, Nokia has indicated that it might take on some of the responsibilities to...
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