2002

TOKYO—NTT DoCoMo, the leading mobile carrier in Japan, in the third quarter will launch an experiment for a fourth-generation (4G) mobile service, which will be able to provide 100 Megabits …

NEW DELHI, India—The Bharti Group has bought more than a 26-percent stake from Telia AB in Bharti Mobile, which operates cellular services in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Punjab circles. The …

ATLANTA, United States—Numerex announced it will provide United Telecommunication Services (UTS), official telecommunications company of the Netherlands Antilles, with its patent-pending wireless short message service (SMS) throughout its Caribbean coverage …

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina—As a result of the Argentine crisis, company Impsat Fiber Networks reached an agreement with its creditors to transfer all its shares to them in exchange for renegotiating …

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina—In a decision unprecedented in Chile, Telef

OXFORD, United Kingdom—In an effort to reduce its market entry costs as a greenfield third-generation (3G) operator, Hutchison 3G is negotiating with U.K. operators mmO2 and One 2 One about …

NEW YORK—Celerica Inc., a start-up wireless infrastructure provider based in Morristown, N.J., said it has commenced a beta trial of its technology for rapid cell site deployment with Cellcom, a …

NEW YORK—PWC Consulting, part of New York-based PricewaterhouseCoopers, introduced to the North American market its New World Networks Mobile IP Solution, designed to allow carriers and enterprises to bring advanced …

PALO ALTO, Calif.—Hewlett-Packard Co.’s board of directors said Tuesday it believes it has received a sufficient number of votes to approve its recently proposed merger with Compaq Computer Corp., but …

WASHINGTON—Sen. Ernest Hollings (D-S.C.) on Tuesday threatened to slash the budget of the Federal Trade Commission as punishment for not seeking congressional approval of a Bush administration antitrust overhaul that …

SAN ANTONIO, Texas—Xpherix Corp., which will provide personalized directory assistance solutions to corporations and mobile professionals, officially launched at The Kelsey Group’s Directory Driven Commerce (DDC) Conference this week in …

ORLANDO, Fla.—Metallic Power, which develops zero-emission, regenerative zinc/air fuel cells, announced at this week’s CTIA Wireless 2002 that Nextel Communications Inc. will conduct testing and evaluation of Metallic Power fuel …

BLACKBSURG, Va.—LGC Wireless said it has successfully provided in-building systems for four wireless service providers in every indoor athletic venue in Salt Lake City. LGC credited Wireless Valley’s SitePlanner design, …

ORLANDO—EMS Wireless unveiled a voice and data wireless solution at this week’s CTIA Wireless 2002 tradeshow. The solution offers immediate implementation, integrated carrier in-building repeaters and 802.11 high-speed data coverage. …

ORLANDO—The Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association honored three recipients of its 2002 President’s Awards last night. The annual awards go to individuals and companies who have made an outstanding contribution …

ATLANTA—Numerex Corp. announced it will provide United Telecommunication Services (UTS), official telecommunications company of the Netherlands Antilles, with its patent-pending wireless short message service throughout its coverage areas in Curacao, …

MONTREAL—OZ made several announcements on the last day of CTIA’s Wireless 2002 tradeshow in Orlando. The company announced its new Wireless Village server, which it said will conform to all …

HACKENSACK, N.J.—GoAmerica Inc. announced it will team with Verizon Wireless to offer the Verizon Wireless Express Network, which is based on 1xRTT CDMA technology, to its corporate customers. According to …

ORLANDO—Sierra Wireless announced at this week’s CTIA Wireless 2002 show that it will provide Rogers AT&T Wireless with the AirCard 750 GSM/GPRS PC Card. Now with the AirCard 750, wireless …

ATLANTA—BellSouth Corp. announced it sold its entire stake, or 234.7 million shares, in Dutch telecommunications provider Royal KPN. The sale will give the company an after-tax gain of $850 million …

ORLANDO—SkyGo Inc. and VeriSign Inc. announced today at CTIA Wireless 2002 the integration of SkyGo’s new SkyCode service with VeriSign’s wireless resolution platform. With VeriSign’s resolution technology, SkyCode allows marketers …

MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL—The Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport now is equipped with a neutral-host wireless network system, giving travelers with laptops or handheld devices outfitted with a Wi-Fi network card the ability …

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.— Cauley Geller Bowman & Coates L.L.P. announced a class action lawsuit has been filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington on behalf …

HELSINKI, Finland—Nokia and AT&T Wireless said they have completed their joint MoU to develop and test advanced enhancements supporting the evolution of an All-IP network. “The finalization of this agreement …

ORLANDO—Amdocs unveiled ClarifyCRM, its new end-to-end solution that offers integrated customer relationship management and billing applications to service providers, this week at CTIA Wireless 2002. Amdocs said the new CRM …