2002

TOKYO-Nortel Networks Corp. said it signed an optical network contract to expand KDDI’s metro access network and support the carrier’s cdma2000 1x offering. “We will work closely with KDDI to …

DOHA, Qatar-Motorola said it signed a US$25 million GSM contract expansion with Qatar Telecommunications. The expansion will allow the operator to offer enhanced coverage and features. Commercial deployment began in …

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NEW YORK-Cingular Wireless officially launched its GSM service in New York City today, placing the nation’s second-largest carrier in 43 of the top 50 markets nationwide and covering 217 million …

JAKARTA, Indonesia-Singapore’s PSB Corporation is leading the provision of full Bluetooth compliance testing services in the Southeast Asia region. Centro de Technologia de las Communicaciones (CETECOM), a global supplier of …

BEIJING-Ningbo Bird, China’s largest manufacturer of pagers, phased out its pager production this month. When the paging business was at its peak in 2000, Ningbo Bird’s market share was second …

TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo, the largest mobile operator in Japan, lost a legal battle with its U.S. partner AT&T Wireless Services over a domain name issue. NTT DoCoMo in April lodged a …

MANILA, The Philippines-International telecommunications giant AT&T is considering telecommunications companies like Philippine Long Distance Telephone (PLDT), Smart Communications and Ayala-owned Globe Telecom as partners for its US$300 million network expansion …

NEW DELHI, India-Pakistan has installed a modern national frequency management system with World Bank assistance, officials stated in the country’s capital of Islamabad. The National Frequency Monitoring and Management System …

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-Econet Nigeria announced it extended its network coverage by connecting the town of Eket in the Akwa Ibom state to its network. The operator’s network coverage is now …

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BEIJING-Li Yue, vice president of China Mobile, announced at the GSM China 2002 conference that China Mobile’s customers are expected to send 50 billion short messages this year, up from …

TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo, the largest mobile operator in Japan, said it is in talks with KTF of South Korea, and with Singapore Telecommunications as potential partners in Asia. NTT DoCoMo has …

ISTANBUL, Turkey-Turkish wireless carrier Turkcell reported adding approximately 1.1 million net subscribers during the second quarter, doubling the 511,000 net customer additions reported for the first quarter of this year. …

ATLANTA-BellSouth Corp. reported it is implementing a Cisco wireless local area network at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Birmingham, Ala., enabling health care providers to access real-time and historical clinical data …

LONDON-Wireless platform provider Cash-U scored another major win through a new resale deal with Ericsson. Under the agreement, Ericsson will resell Cash-U’s wireless application platform to its carrier customers. Cash-U’s …

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless Inc. introduced Vindigo’s personal navigation applications service, allowing subscribers to download local information on where to eat, shop and play in 25 major metropolitan areas nationwide onto …

TORONTO-Standards & Poor’s said it has removed Nortel Networks Corp. from its 500 index in accordance with its criteria of U.S. members only. “We do not expect S&P’s announcement to …

WASHINGTON-President George W. Bush named Michael Powell, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, to serve on his newly created Corporate Fraud Task Force. “I gained a heightened appreciation for the …

ATLANTA-The Weather Channel has partnered with Nextel Communications Inc. to provide Nextel Online Internet users with wireless weather information. Nextel customers with Web-enabled wireless phones will be able to access …

LONDON-In spite of increasing interests in hotspots, no operator can guarantee that it is financially viable, according to a study by ARC Group. “Operators should be aware that the business …

WASHINGTON-Wireless industry lawyers have petitioned a panel of federal judges here to transfer all pending brain-cancer lawsuits to U.S. District Judge Catherine Blake in Baltimore. Blake already oversees an $800 …

ISTANBUL, Turkey-Turkish wireless carrier Turkcell reported adding approximately 1.1 million net subscribers during the second quarter, doubling the 511,000 net customer additions reported for the first quarter of this year. …

BUCHAREST, Romania-According to Arabian online newspaper itp.net, Kuwaiti mobile operator Wataniya contracted with Siemens for the installation of a General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) network upgrade. The contract of almost …

NEW YORK-U.S. operators AT&T Wireless Services and VoiceStream Wireless are in preliminary talks to merge their wireless operations, which would create the nation’s second-largest wireless carrier, according to a Wall …