Yearly Archives: 2002

Motorola to lay off 20 percent of execs

CHICAGO, United States—Motorola plans to lay off 20 percent of its 600 executives between next week and April as part of ongoing job cuts...

Nokia launches TDMA/GSM phone

HELSINKI, Finland—Nokia said it has launched a TDMA/GSM phone model, which will enable roaming in the United States, Europe and other parts of the...

Lucent names Russo CEO

Murray Hill, New Jersey, United States—Lucent Technologies has appointed a returning executive, Patricia Russo, as its chief executive officer (CEO). She replaces Henry Schacht,...

New technologies will drive handset sales

BOSTON, United States—The Yankee Group expects the deployment of new technologies to drive handset sales between 2002 and 2005, with Asia leading the way,...

Nextel, Qualcomm agreement to bring push-to-talk to CDMA networks

RESTON, Virginia, United State—Nextel Communications entered a licensing agreement with Qualcomm for the further development and deployment of Qualcomm's QChat software, which is designed...

Telefonica subscribers get access to Hotmail service

MADRID, Spain—Telef

Kodak plans spinoff of wireless business

ROCHESTER, New York, United States—Eastman Kodak Company announced it will spin off its wireless business into a company called Appairent Technologies, which will develop...

Gates’ CES keynote details wireless strategies

LAS VEGAS, United States—In his keynote at the 2002 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Microsoft Chairman and Chief Software Architect Bill Gates detailed his...

BBC to package content for Hutchison 3G

LONDON—Hutchison 3G UK partnered with BBC Technology to manage the production of Hutchison's audio-visual content to be available in its third-generation (3G) service.BBC will...

Russia agrees to let in Thuraya

MOSCOW—Russian Communications Minister Leonid Reiman said the Arabic Thuraya satellite communications company is likely to get a license in Russia if it fulfills all...

UK operators blamed for rise in cell-phone theft

OXFORD, United Kingdom—The U.K. government is calling on cell-phone operators and terminal manufacturers to rapidly improve the security features of handsets to halt a...

GPRS roaming launched in Nordic region

OXFORD, United Kingdom—In an effort to stimulate the use of General Packet Radio Service (GPRS)-based services, Telia Mobile has become the first cell-phone operator...

SingTel to use Tellabs canceller in GSM network

NAPERVILLE, Illinois, United States—SingTel in Asia will use Tellabs' EC Duo 8000 echo canceller and voice-quality enhancement technology in its GSM network, Tellabs announced.The...

Carriers tap debt market

NEW YORK—A trio of wireless carriers tapped the deep well of the debt markets last week, collectively raising nearly $2 billion.Korea Telecom was first...

Vodafone trials payment platform

LONDON—Vodafone Group plc said it began global payment trials in the United Kingdom, Germany and Italy. The trials are intended to test the global...

Audiovox unveils dual-band TDMA phone

LAS VEGAS-Audiovox Communications Corp unveiled its dual-band TDMA phone known as T-300, operating on the 800 MHz/1900 MHz TDMA/AMPS frequencies.The phone has a handsfree...

E-City sees opportunities in wireless space

SEATTLE—E-City Software Inc., which develops interactive maps, said new market initiatives in the wireless industry have created significant product opportunities for wireless versions of...

Prime Companies offers video streaming

YUBA CITY, Calif.—Prime Companies Inc. announced it is now offering live and passive video streaming as a new service package through its subsidiary NACC-TEL...

STI to introduces targets 3G buildouts with new filter

SANTA BARBARA, Calif.—Superconductor Technologies Inc. said it will introduce the IMT-2000 SuperFilter Tower Top System next week at the 3G Mobile World Summit in...

China to issue two more mobile-phone licenses

BEIJING—China's Minister of Information Industry Wu Jichuan announced that China will set up four integrated telecom operators that will provide fixed-line, mobile, data and...

Skanova sells network capacity

HELSINKI, Finland—Skanova, the wholesale division of the Swedish state telecom Telia, signed a letter of understanding to sell network capacity to Svenska UMTS-net, a...

Sierra Wireless announces developments in wake of slashed revenue forecasts

TORONTO—Sierra Wireless announced that regulators approved one of its high-speed wireless modems for sale. The Vancouver modem maker said that Industry Canada and the...

Mexico passes 10% telecom tax

MEXICO CITY—Mexico passed a 10-percent telecommunications tax that will directly affect mobile operators with postpaid clients. Iusacell, which has a high number of postpaid...

Nextel’s international branch restructures debt

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina—Nextel's international operator, NII Holdings, informed the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that it was unable to comply with a due...

China Mobile strikes back against PHS service

BEIJING—In more than 200 cities throughout China, China Telecom has launched its Xiaolingtong PHS service, putting pressure on mobile carriers China Mobile and China...
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