Yearly Archives: 2002

Ciber integrates IBM, Palm technologies

GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo.-Ciber Inc.'s Wireless Practice has been acknowledged by IBM and Palm Inc. for integrating IBM and Palm Solution Group technologies-making it the...

Qualcomm unveils W-CDMA test mobiles

SAN DIEGO, Calif.-Qualcomm Inc. said it has rolled out Wideband CDMA test mobiles at 1900 MHz for North American deployment."These test mobiles are identical...

Cell C shareholder to seek new African opportunities

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-Cell C shareholder Saudi Oger is reported to be seeking fresh opportunities in other emerging African markets.Jonahan Newman, the network's chief of...

Nortel faces severe cash woes, analysts say

TORONTO-Merrill Lynch has significantly lowered its estimate of how much cash Nortel Networks will have at the end of next year, citing concerns about...

Comverse to show mobile e-mail on OMAP platform

WOODBURY, N.Y.-Comverse, a unit of Comverse Technology Inc., announced it will demonstrate its Multimedia Mobile E-mail on a mobile device based on Texas Instruments'...

Motorola, Alcatel to expand network in Qatar

DOHA, Qatar-Motorola Inc. and Alcatel said they have signed a $60 million contract to supply infrastructure equipment for the Qatar's state-owned carrier Qatar Telecom.The...

EMS grants license to LGC Wireless

ATLANTA-EMS Technologies Inc. has granted LGC Wireless Inc. a non-exclusive worldwide license to manufacture and market its wireless products under patent no. 6,005,884, as...

Russia’s MTS said to buy Ukrainian carrier

MOSCOW-The biggest Russian carrier Mobile TeleSystems (MTS) has reportedly reached a deal to acquire a controlling stake in Ukraine's second-biggest operator Ukrainian Mobile Communications...

ART, Qualcomm cooperate on chipsets

ATLANTA-ART Advanced Recognition Technologies Inc. (ART) announced it will join with Qualcomm Inc. to implements its smARTspeak XG software into Qualcomm's CDMA Mobile Station...

Jamdat buys multiplayer gaming technology from DemiVision

LOS ANGELES-Wireless entertainment publisher Jamdat Mobile Inc. announced it purchased multiplayer gaming technology from DemiVision L.L.C., a wireless technology companyUnder the deal, Jamdat gains...

Nortel exec leaves, reorganization under way

TORONTO, Canada-Nortel Networks Ltd. retained Pascal Debon as president of its wireless networks division in its reorganization in the aftermath of the decision of...

ABI reports finds increase in GaAs amplifier demand

OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-Demand for GaAs power amplifiers has risen owing to aggressive pricing, according to a report by Allied Business Intelligence.The study also noted...

Alcatel wins contract in Tunisia

PARIS-Alcatel said it won a contract to expand the capacity of Tunisie Telecom's existing GSM 900/1800 MHz network. The value of the contract was...

Qualcomm releases new GPS radio receiver

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc said it has released a new advanced GPS radio receiver to connect with both the multimode GPS processor and the mobile...

Forsk, Schema work toward product interoperability

PARIS, France-Wireless network planning solution provider Forsk and optimization solution provider Schema are partnering to create software and processes to make their respective second...

Africell gains national transport company as a subscriber

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-Gambian mobile network operator Africell announced it has entered a deal with national transport company The Gambia Public Transport Corporation (GPTC).The deal...

Singapore’s prepaid subscribers decline

JAKARTA, Indonesia-Singapore's mobile market recorded a slight downturn in the number of prepaid subscribers in August. As reported by Singapore's Infocomm Development Authority (IDA),...

EPM-Bogota launches 1x network

BOGOTA, Colombia-EPM-Bogota launched its AirNet cdma2000 1x-based network in Bogota, Colombia. The carrier said the 1x network will run along side its current PHS-based...

Nokia, Vodafone Omnitel complete voice-over IP call

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. and Vodafone Omnitel have jointly completed what they describe as the world's first voice-over-Internet Protocol call using Nokia's mobile switching center...

5G coming by end of decade?

DUBLIN, Ireland-Forget about third-generation (3G) technology and don't even think about General Packet Radio Service (GPRS). A group of researchers in Finland reckon fifth...

Fujitsu launches MVNO service in Japan

TOKYO-Fujitsu, a leading telecommunications vender in Japan, on 1 October launched mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) services based on PHS networks owned and run...

Moody’s assigns liquidity rating to Nextel

NEW YORK-Moody's Investor Services assigned a speculative grade liquidity rating of SGL-1 to Nextel Communications Inc., pointing out that while Nextel's cash provided by...

Report: contract manufacturers will gain bigger share of handset production market

BOSTON-Contract manufacturers will make 26 percent of all handsets worldwide, a number that will likely grow to 38 percent in 2007 as first and...

BT re-enters mobile market as MVNO

DUBLIN, Ireland-A familiar name is back on the consumer mobile market in the United Kingdom with British Telecommunications' announcement that it is going to...

Pyramid Research updates Latin America technology migration forecast

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-After the controversy unleashed in Argentina between Qualcomm and 3G Americas over which technology will prevail in Latin America, Pyramid Research has...
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