Yearly Archives: 2002

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...

France Télécom likely to exit Argentina

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina—Telecom Argentina's financial problems make France T

Martin suggests fining carriers for missing E911 deployment targets

WASHINGTON—The Federal Communications Commission should consider imposing fines on wireless carriers that do not meet enhanced 911 implementation deadlines, said FCC Commissioner Kevin J....

Ericsson predicts flat sales for remainder of year

NEW YORK—Kurt Hellstroem, Swedish equipment maker Ericsson AB's chief executive, said his company is not optimistic about a sales rebound this year, adding that...

Western Multiplex, Proxim complete merger

SUNNYVALE, Calif.—Western Multiplex Corp. and Proxim Inc. completed their merger following the approval of both companies' stockholders.The former stockholders of Western Multiplex and Proxim...

Vizzavi to enhance portal to compete with European i-mode services

LONDON—Hoping to counter competition from Japanese operator NTT DoCoMo Inc.'s i-mode service, U.K.-based Vodafone Group plc is planning to roll out a more graphically...

Sendo smart phone to incorporate Java technology

BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom—Smart-phone maker Sendo announced it teamed with Tao Group to include Java technology in the company's new Z100 smart phone.The move is...

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 this...

Ireland receives 3G interest from 3 operators

DUBLIN, Ireland—Ireland's Office of the Director of Telecom Regulations received bids from three wireless operators for its four third-generation mobile licenses up for sale,...

KPN reacts to EC charges of excessive termination fees

THE HAGUE, The Netherlands—KPN Telecom said the charges made against it by the European Commission regarding mobile call termination fees do not "take full...

Marconi downgraded due to weak liquidity profile

FRANKFURT, Germany—Ratings agency Moody's Investors Service has downgraded Marconi plc to Ca from B2 in its unsecured bond, while the company's senior implied rating...

Telesis says accelerator ups GPRS speeds by 1,500 percent

TORONTO—Telesis said test results show its Overdrive Mobile Mail Accelerator increases the speed of GPRS wireless data networks by as much as 1,500 percent,...

Siemens wins Tele2 UMTS contract

MUNICH, Germany—Siemens AG won a contract to supply the UMTS network for Tele2 in Norway. The contract value was not disclosed.Deliveries and installations will...

LocatioNet Opens German office

NEW YORK—LocatioNet Systems announced it opened a new office in Germany that it said will focus on sales and serve as a local base...

Yamaha to provide ring tones in Hong Kong

HAMAMATSU CITY, Japan—Yamaha Corp. said it will provide ring tone download services to Hutchison Telecommunications Ltd. customers throughout Hong Kong.The new service, expected to...

Southern Linc to use @Road services

FREMONT, Calif.—Southern Linc and @Road entered an agreement to deliver @Road's mobile-location services throughout the Southeast.@Road's services include Web access to the @Road mobile...

Ericsson to supply GPRS platforms to GVC

STOCKHOLM, Sweden—Ericsson AB said it signed a contract to supply GPRS mobile handset platforms to Taiwanese original design manufacturer GVC Corp."By this agreement, we...

Samsung to supply HATS software as part of base station

MINNEAPOLIS—Samsung Electronics has signed a licensing agreement to supply H.A. Technical Solutions' software for its B3 wireless base stations in South Korea, China, Taiwan,...

GoAmerica reports higher customer additions, stock slides 12 percent

HACKENSACK, N.J.—GoAmerica Inc. announced significant customer additions and improvements in its operational expenses but the news failed to impress investors, which sent the company's...

CTIA hails VoiceStream priority access agreement by calling for more spectrum

WASHINGTON—The Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association on Wednesday hailed the wireless priority access agreement signed by VoiceStream Wireless Corp. by calling on the federal...

FCC returns 85 percent of NextWave re-auction deposits

WASHINGTON—The Federal Communications Commission said that it is returning 85 percent of the deposits made when the agency re-auctioned the PCS C- and F-block...

Philippine operator says creativity necessary to compete

MANILA, The Philippines—Mobile-phone operators need lots of creativity to be a step ahead of the competition, according to Napoleon Nazareno, president and chief executive...

India’s Escotel touches one-half million mark

NEW DELHI, India—Escotel, a cellular service provider in Uttar Pradesh (West), Haryana and Kerala circles, this week crossed the 500,000 customer mark, becoming the...

Nordic merger based on politics

HELSINKI, Finland—Whatever the ultimate outcome of Telia's strategic Scandinavian union with Sonera, the net effect will certainly not be a merger of equals. The...
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