SANTA CLARA, Calif.—Java giant Sun Microsystems Inc. announced Chinese carrier CSL will be the first in greater China to launch Java-based wireless services.The carrier...
VANCOUVER, British Columbia—Colligo Networks Inc., formerly SynchroPoint Wireless, announced $3.5 million in venture capital financing and a deal with PricewaterhouseCoopers.The company, which provides collaborating...
ATLANTA—Wireless hardware and software provider Discrete Wireless announced it has completed $1.3 million equity capital round of private investments, bringing the total investments the...
IRVINE, Calif.—Electronic company D-Link said it has developed what it calls the first wireless Internet camera known as the D-Link Air DCS-1000W, which does...
ARLINGTON, Va.—TeleCorp PCS Inc. shareholders approved the company's proposed merger with AT&T Wireless Services Inc., which is expected to be completed on Feb. 15."Over...
AMAGASAKI, Japan-Mitsubishi Electric Corp. said it has developed a browser that will enable mobile phones, car navigation systems and other mobile terminals to handle...
OXFORD, United Kingdom—As branding becomes a more important weapon in the struggle to win cell-phone customers, industry analysts are beginning to question how Hutchison...
BERLIN—The mobile division of Deutsche Telekom, T-Mobile, has forcefully indicated that it plans to be the first to launch third-generation (3G) services in Germany....
OXFORD, United Kingdom—With the first signs that European cell-phone operators are generating better revenues than expected, the major handset developers are gearing themselves up...
CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa.—UbiquiTel Inc. reaffirmed previously issued guidance on its funding position, reporting it had approximately $130 million in cash and cash equivalents and $85...
CHICAGO—Until March 31, U.S. Cellular Corp. said it will be collecting used wireless phones through its Community Action Recycling Effort program with proceeds from...
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa—Mobile operator MTN Nigeria has reported that it will assist the city of Lagos, Nigeria, recover from an explosion at an arms...
LONDON—The Omani government approved plans for the privatization of Oman Telecommunications to move forward to offer a 40-percent stake in the company.Privatization plans, which...
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa—An increased volume in calls being made by KenCell and Safaricom's mobile subscribers over the fixed-line network of Telkom Kenya has caused...
EINDHOVEN, The Netherlands—Royal Philips Electronics said it has successfully concluded a trial of its solution for delivering multimedia content and applications over wireless networks...
DENVER, United States—WebLink Wireless found its white knight.The paging and messaging carrier said last week it scored a deal with Sun Capital Acquisition, which...
WASHINGTON—President Bush's 2003 budget eliminates a major telecom infrastructure grant program, while including legislative proposals to reschedule broadcast spectrum auctions and to charge television...
TORONTO—Sierra Wireless has begun shipments of its high-speed communications card to Verizon Wireless. The new AirCard 555 modem will provide higher connectivity speeds for...
BEDMINSTER, New Jersey, United States—Verizon Wireless filed a lawsuit against the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District...
TOKYO—NTT DoCoMo, the largest mobile carrier in Japan, announced the average revenue per user (ARPU) of FOMA, DoCoMo's new third-generation (3G) service, was 10,400...
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina—More than 41 percent of Ericsson's last half-year losses were attributed to the possible failure to pay by various telephony operators in...
BERLIN—German vendor Weblicon Technologies said it joined the Wireless Village initiative, which focuses on integrating instant messaging and presence services into mobile services. Weblicon...
HAUPPAUGE, New York, United States—Audiovox Communications and Hyundai CuriTel in Korea signed an estimated US$730 million agreement for Hyundai CuriTel to manufacture CDMA handsets...
LONDON—Logica announced it scored a US$2.3 million sale through its reselling deal with Ericsson.Under the deal, Ericsson sold Logica's Telepath short message service (SMS)...
