2002

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 third-party cost increase. A company spokesman …

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, particularly for the cell-phone industry, together …

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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 week by announcing plans for a …

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 requirements of Hong Kong’s four 3G …

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 a Web-based registry next week that …

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 network-based system is compatible with …

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 are involved in a video conference, …

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 companies will cooperate in developing devices …

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 lines to Notify Technology Corp. Notify, …

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 the mobile version of the …

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 about $250 million over three years. …

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’ InfoStream platform. For its platform, Parthus …

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 product family. According to Ceragon, SONET/SDH …

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 will begin offering ArialPhone’s voice-activated …

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 roaming. The networks use high-speed circuit …

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 Special Interest Group. To obtain the …

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 enhanced version of BATOOL is designed …

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 year and a net loss of …

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 Wireless technology to enhance KDDI’s data …

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 (PSAPs) throughout Tennessee. Several companies have …

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 innovative convergence total system solution …

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 traffic information to car radios and …

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 application business. The company’s former chief …

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 sales. The report comes just ahead …