Yearly Archives: 2002

MTN South Africa suspends free Web-based SMS service

JOHANNNESBURG, South Africa—South African mobile network operator MTN reported that it suspended its free PC-to-mobile short message service (SMS) on Mtnsms.com following an unsustainable...

Gloom surrounds CeBIT

OXFORD, United Kingdom—Despite upbeat statements from equipment manufacturers and the organizers, this year's CeBIT exhibition would seem to have been hit with bad news,...

Unifón negatively impacts Telefónica Móviles

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina—Unif

German operators differ over 3G launch timing

OXFORD, United Kingdom—Having heard that T-Mobile plans to launch third-generation (3G) services in 20 German cities during the third quarter, Vodafone D2 responded this...

Hong Kong virtual networks prepare for launch: Market to change as 3G era begins

HONG KONG—The Hong Kong mobile market is set for a transformation, with four third-generation (3G) mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) established, based on the...

RF health registry launches next week

WASHINGTON—Dr. George Carlo, the epidemiologist who caused an uproar two years ago after publicizing findings of genetic damage from low-level radio-frequency radiation, is launching...

Triton PCS purchases Grayson 911 system

BEACHWOOD, Ohio-Triton PCS signed an agreement to purchase Grayson Wireless' Geometrix wireless 911 caller location systems for installation on its wireless network.Grayson said its...

DoCoMo launches video-conference feature for FOMA

TOKYO—NTT DoCoMo Inc. launched its FOMA mobile communications platform enabling numerous people to participate in a mobile video conference. If four people or less...

Deutsche Telekom teams with Microsoft for business market

HANNOVER, Germany—Deutsche Telekom and Microsoft Corp. are presenting mobile solutions for business customers at this week's CeBIT trade show in Germany and announced the...

Motorola to transition MyMail sales functions to Notify

SAN JOSE, Calif.—Motorola Inc. announced it will transition the sales and support of Motorola MyMail Desktop, Desktop Plus and Motorola MyMail Enterprise ReFLEX-based product...

Nokia forms alliance with RealNetworks

HANOVER, Germany—Nokia Corp. formed an alliance to integrate RealNetworks' digital media technology on its mobile devices and network solutions."Under the alliance, Nokia will include...

Telefonica selects Nortel for UMTS rollout

MADRID—Telefonica Moviles SA selected Nortel Networks to supply radio access equipment for its UMTS rollouts in Germany and Spain in a contract valued at...

Parthus to integrate ART products

ATLANTA—Advanced Recognition Technologies Inc. (ART) has joined with mobile Internet IP solution provider Parthus to integrate ART's speech and handwriting recognition engines to Parthus'...

Ceragon adds to FibeAir line

TEL AVIV, Israel—Ceragon Networks Ltd. has added a fixed wireless SONET/SDH system with a built-in add-drop-multiplexer for cellular metropolitan infrastructure networks to its FibeAir...

ArialPhone partners with Bizfon

MUNDELIEN, Ill.—ArialPhone Corp., which provides voice-enabling software, announced a partnership with integrated phone systems provider Bizfon Inc.Under the agreement, Bizfon's more than 300 dealers...

GSM Association counts 100M subscribers to high-speed data services

HANNOVER, Germany—More than 100 million customers across 27 countries in Europe, Asia Pacific, South Africa and Israel enjoy GSM high-speed data service, including international...

Zi Bluetooth headset meets 1.1 qualification standard

HANNOVER, Germany—Zi Corp. reported its Bluetooth headset offered by its Zi Services business unit achieved the Bluetooth 1.1 qualification standard established by the Bluetooth...

FCI presents battery management product

MANCHESTER, N.H.—OEM solution provider FCI is presenting its new BATOOL 14.4 V line for the utility and telecommunications markets at CTIA Wireless 2002. The...

Infowave 4Q results disappointing

VANCOUVER, British Columbia—Wireless enterprise software provider Infowave Software announced dismal fourth-quarter results, showing a 30 percent drop in revenues from the same quarter last...

Qualcomm signs BREW agreement with KDDI

SAN DIEGO—Qualcomm inc. says it has signed an agreement with Japanese carrier KDDI to enable the carrier's handsets with Qualcomm's Binary Runtime Environment for...

Tennessee Emergency Communications Board plans Phase II E911 trial

NASHVILLE, Tenn.—The Tennessee Emergency Communications Board said it will conduct a Phase II wireless E911 location services trial across multiple public safety answering points...

Motorola licenses GSM/GPRS platform to Eastcom

AUSTIN, Texas—Motorola Inc. said it has licensed its i.250 GSM/GPRS mobile phone platform to Eastcom Communications, one of China's biggest original design manufacturers."The i.250...

Cue partners with Sensoria for traffic info broadcasts

NEW YORK—Cue Corp., which provides FM subcarrier messaging and data services throughout North American, said it has partnered with Sensoria Corp. to broadcast real-time...

Geoworks appoints new president

EMERYVILLE, Calif.—Geoworks Corp. gained a new president and chief executive officer as part of its effort to move into the smart-phone operating system and...

Merrill Lynch cuts Nokia, Ericsson estimates

LONDON—Brokerage firm Merrill Lynch has pared down its estimates of Nokia Corp. and Ericsson, citing a slow take-off in infrastructure equipment and next-generation handset...
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