Monthly Archives: January, 2003

CTIA sets up state affairs division

WASHINGTON-The Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association today said it established a state affairs division, a move that comes as mobile-phone carriers face heightened scrutiny...

Raymond James paints rosier picture for tower players

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.-Raymond James & Associates Inc. has increased its financial expectations, including year-end 2003 price targets, for tower giants Crown Castle International Inc....

Smart-phone viruses could cost operators billions, claims study

OXFORD, United Kingdom-As more smart phones appear on the market and reach the hands of end users, European cell-phone operators could lose more than...

Nextel, Aeroprise introduce mobile gateway

RESTON, Va.-Nextel Communications Inc. and Aeroprise Inc. introduced the Aeroprise Mobile Gateway, which the companies said was designed to provide BMC Software Remedy customers...

Curitel to use Wavecom modules in multimedia phones

ISSY-LES-MOULINEAUX, France-Wavecom SA has signed a contract with Korean handset vendor Curitel Communications Inc.Under the contract, Curitel will integrate Wavecom's WISMO modules into its...

Alianza Colombia Móvil takes first steps

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-With the appointment of Mauricio Mesa Londo

Vodafone Australia finds success with prepaid market

MELBOURNE, Australia-Latest subscriber figures for Vodafone Australia show the mobile carrier is having some success with its strategy of targeting the prepaid market with...

Probe requested into Victory party

WASHINGTON-A key House lawmaker has requested a probe into whether the Bush administration's top telecom official acted properly in allowing wireless lobbyists to throw...

MTN Nigeria to begin per-second billing

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-Mobile network operator MTN Nigeria announced it will begin to bill its prepaid customers based on seconds.Adrian Wood, chief executive officer of...

Cetecom accredited by Bluetooth SIG

MILPITAS, Calif.-Cetecom Inc. said its North American test facility has been accredited by the Bluetooth SIG as a Bluetooth Qualification Test Facility (BQTF) for...

U.S. government-sponsored study finds RF brain damage link in rats

WASHINGTON-A U.S. government-sponsored study said mobile-phone exposure causes brain damage in rats.The study, published yesterday in the online edition of the journal Environmental Heath...

LGC deploys in-building solution at airports

SAN JOSE, Calif.-LGC Wireless announced its in-building wireless solution, InterReach Unison, is now being used in Honolulu International, Denver International and Dallas Love Field...

Connex deploys Nortel multiservice switches

LONDON-Nortel Networks Ltd. said European operator Connex has deployed its Passport 2000 multiservice switches, enabling convergence of its voice and data traffic onto "one,...

Boost Mobile partners with Go2 Directory Systems

IRVINE, Calif.-Boost Mobile, the mobile virtual network operator for Nextel Communications Inc., announced it will partner with Go2 Directory Systems to offer location-based directory...

BellSouth´s revenue falls in Latin America

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-BellSouth's Latin American operation saw a fall in income of US$2.23 billion in 2002, a 23-percent drop compared with the previous year....

Ericsson wins contract with Vodafone Egypt

CAIRO, Egypt-Ericsson AB said it has been selected by Vodafone Egypt to deliver and install its GPRS, MMS and instant messaging solutions for its...

Broadband ISPs get federal financing opportunities

WASHINGTON-The U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service has made available loans for the deployment of broadband Internet service to underserved communities with fewer...

GSM-R receives boost

OXFORD, United Kingdom-Having languished in the market for many years, GSM-R technology has received fresh impetus following a decision by Network Rail in the...

InfoSpace reports $64M net loss

BELLEVUE, Wash.-InfoSpace Inc., which offers wireless and Internet software and services, reported total revenues for the fourth quarter of $36 million and a net...

KDDI to launch BREW handset in February

TOKYO-KDDI, the second-largest Japanese mobile operator, said it would launch a new handset with BREW capabilities in February. BREW is a data application download...

China’s PHS service to expand

BEIJING-Chinese analysts expect the country's PHS services will increase sharply in the first half of the year because the Ministry of Information Industry (MII)...

NTT East and West say mobile fees should be set by fixed operators

TOKYO-NTT East and NTT West said telephone fees from fixed-line users to mobile-phone users should be determined by fixed-line operators. In Japan, the fee...

Indosat-M3 sees 90% drop in GPRS traffic

SURABAYA, Indonesia-Indosat-M3 (IM3), the pioneer of General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) services in Indonesia, has encountered a 90-percent drop in GPRS traffic after beginning...

Powell calls DTV transition ‘a tough wrestling match’

WASHINGTON-The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday refused to get sucked into a debate between the broadcasters and the cable operators regarding...

WaterCove closes third round of funding

CHEMSFORD, Mass.-WaterCove Networks said it has closed a $20 million third round of financing, raising to $70 million the company's equity financing to date.The...
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