Yearly Archives: 2002

Chamber of Commerce adopts broadband policy

WASHINGTON-The U.S. Chamber of Commerce on Thursday adopted a 10-point broadband policy, including an emphasis on "comprehensive spectrum-management strategy.""Our policy encourages the federal government...

T-Mobile USA has record setting customer adds in 3Q

BELLEVUE, Wash.-T-Mobile USA Inc. reported a company-record 869,000 net customer additions for the third quarter comprised of more than 1 million net contract customer...

Webraska assigns Glick to chief executive post

PARIS-Location services company Webraska announced it current chief executive and company co-founder, Jean-Michel Durocher, will step down from his post and be replaced by...

Andrew announces system for RF over optical fiber

ORLAND PARK, Ill.-Andrew Corp. said its new EOCell RF Over Fiber solutions provide efficient transport of wideband radio-frequency signals over optical fiber.Applications for EOCell...

AT&T Wireless Services amends Alaska Native Wireless terms

REDMOND, Wash.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. amended the terms of its participation in Alaska Native Wireless, which was its designated entity bidding partner in the...

Traq-wireless raises $14.8M in new funding

AUSTIN, Texas-Traq-wireless announced it raised a healthy $14.8 million in third round venture funding, with Sevin Rosen Funds leading the financing.The company offers products...

ArrayComm partners with CommWorks for iBurst connectivity

SAN JOSE, Calif.-ArrayComm Inc. and CommWorks announced an agreement to provide standards-based Internet connectivity and seamless mobility in ArrayComm's i-Burst Personal Broadband System.ArrayComm said...

IDC finds market for wireless gaming a viable opportunity

FRAMINGHAM, Mass.-Echoing comments from many sectors of the industry, research firm IDC concludes that the market for wireless gaming "is emerging as a viable...

Hop-On to offer Verizon service on disposable phones

IRVINE, Calif.-Disposable phone company Hop-On announced it signed an agreement with Verizon Wireless to resell the carrier's prepaid airtime, nationwide roaming services and replenishments...

Sprint PCS cuts jobs

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint PCS said it will cut approximately 1,600 employees and 500 contractors in an attempt to reduce its operating expenses and create...

Matsushita aims high in China

BEIJING-Managing Director Shinichi Okamoto of Matsushita's mobile-phone department in China told the China Daily Business Weekly his company is aiming for a 25-percent share...

AMD to cut 2,000 jobs

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Advanced Micro Devices said it plans to lay off 2,000 workers, amounting to 15 percent of its staff.The company has notified 1,000 workers."As...

422, Varetis launch wireless directory assistance

PALM BEACH, Fla.-422 Inc. and its partner Varetis Communications launched a new and unique service for mobile phone users-wireless directory assistance."422 will be the...

Ricke takes on turnaround tasks at Deutsche Telekom

DUBLIN, Ireland-Having returned T-Mobile to a pre-eminent position in the German mobile sector, Kai-Uwe Ricke has been handed the much greater challenge of reviving...

Ecuador suspends PCS auction

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-Last week, a day before the personal communications services (PCS) auction in Ecuador was due to take place, a civil judge in...

Celtel Uganda to extend coverage

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-Mobile network operator Celtel Uganda announced an initiative to double the company's network coverage across the country.Lars Andersen, managing director of Celtel...

Clarke calls for industry unity on WPAS

WASHINGTON-White House cybersecurity czar Richard Clarke said today industry unity could help win funding for wireless priority access service implementation and that security remains...

Agere platform could lower software costs

ALLENTOWN, Pa.—Agere Systems said it has unveiled a wireless platform that will shave software costs by as much as $25 million and offer services...

Communist Party secretary of MII elected to elite Central Committee

BEIJING-Wang Xudong, the newly appointed Communist Party secretary of the Ministry of Information Industry (MII) and former secretary of Hebei Province, was elected 14...

Analysts doubt Vodafone’s data ambitions

OXFORD, United Kingdom-Having launched its revamped data services in an expensive blaze of publicity, Vodafone is now coming under the spotlight of City of...

SK Telecom, KT announce share swap

SEOUL, South Korea-SK Telecom announced its long-awaited share swap with rival Korea Telecom. The companies will exchange more than 29.8 million KT shares, a...

Japanese government says cellular radio waves do not affect memory

TOKYO-Radio waves from cellular phones do not deteriorate human beings' memory functions, the Telecom Ministry of Japan announced 12 November. Based on its own...

Cell C connects 1 million

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-A year after going live, South African network operator Cell C announced it has managed to acquire 1 million subscribers on its...

NTT DoCoMo, Oracle to launch enterprise technology

TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo, the leading mobile carrier in Japan, and Oracle announced the firms jointly developed an interactive intranet information system that lets personal digital...
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