Monthly Archives: January, 2003

Survey: Filipinos most likely Asian consumers to update mobiles

MANILA, The Philippines-Despite hard times, Filipino consumers adhere to mobile phones and will find the means to raise the cash needed to upgrade their...

Motorola targets large China developer community

BEIJING-At its MotoCoder developer conference in Shanghai, Motorola vowed to strongly encourage software development for its mobile phones in China.Having a large developer community...

PCS auction in Ecuador suspended again

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-The National Telecommunications Council in Ecuador (Conatel) did not award a new personal communications services (PCS) license to the consortium headed by...

NTT DoCoMo to launch new FOMA handset

TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo, the largest mobile operator in Japan, on Wednesday announced it would launch a new FOMA handset that has tripled waiting time compared...

2003 crucial for commercialization of TD-SCDMA

BEIJING-Tang Ru'an, chief executive officer (CEO) of Datang Mobile Communications Equipment Company, told the China Daily newspaper that this year will be of crucial...

Rogers extends deal with Ericsson

TORONTO-Rogers Wireless will pay Swedish telecom supplier Ericsson up to C$465 million (US$302 million) as part of a three-year extension to an existing contract.Under...

AirGate doubles revenues for 4Q, net loss skyrockets on iPCS charges

ATLANTA-AirGate PCS Inc. reported $137.2 million in revenue for the fourth quarter of last year, more than double the $63.2 million the Sprint PCS...

Harris wins broadband project in Nigeria

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.-Harris Corp. said it has won a $17 million contract to supply wireless broadband network infrastructure to Odu'a Telecoms, which plans to...

Ericsson Canada, Rogers AT&T Wireless renew contract

TORONTO-Ericsson Canada Inc. said it had renewed an agreement with Rogers AT&T Wireless Inc. to provide network equipment for the carrier's GSM and TDMA...

China Netcom expands Little Smart

BEIJING-China's number-two fixed-line carrier, China Netcom Communications Group, has ordered US$114 million worth of PHS equipment from California-based UTStarcom to expand its Little Smart...

Slow progress for U.K. MMS interconnect

OXFORD, United Kingdom-Seemingly learning little from what drove short message service (SMS) into being such an unexpected revenue earner-network interconnection-U.K. cell-phone operators are only...

Vienna unlikely leader in WLAN deployments

OXFORD, United Kingdom-Despite the growing hype surrounding wireless local area networks (WLANs), the Austrian capital, Vienna, has claimed the number-one position for the city...

Colombia Móvil plans PCS service by year-end

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-The third cell-phone operator in Colombia will start cellular telephone service before the end of the year. Colombia M

China Unicom fined for tariff violations

BEIJING-The Beijing Telecommunications Administration has fined China Unicom 300,000 yuan (US$36,245) for tariff violations related to promotional packages offered on the carrier's GSM network.China...

Samsung reports US$34 billion in total sales last year

SEOUL, Korea-Samsung Electronics reported total sales for the year of about US$34 billion, with total year sales in its mobile phones and network hardware...

Chipmaking gear sales drop 37.4%

TOKYO-Worldwide sales of chipmaking gear dropped 37.4 percent in November from a month earlier to US$1.27 billion, according to the Semiconductor Equipment and Materials...

bmd wireless adds features to call collection product

ZUG, Switzerland-bmd wireless AG has added new features to its Personal Call Collector, a solution that records information on missed calls when a subscriber...

Critical Path expects work force reduction to yield better results

SAN FRANCISCO-Critical Path Inc., which provides a range of wireless messaging products, said it expects to come in above its revenue estimates for its...

LG sponsors Anaheim Mighty Ducks

SAN DIEGO-LG Mobile Phones is jumping into the rink as the exclusive mobile phone sponsor of the NHL hockey team the Mighty Ducks of...

Zephyr plans MMDS launch this summer

CHICO, Calif.-Zephyr Communications L.L.C., headquartered in Chico, Calif., where it holds microwave multipoint distribution system licenses, plans a commercial service launch this summer.Zephyr is...

NTT DoCoMo will support FOMA handset development costs

TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo Inc. said the telecommunications giant would pay half the costs of developing W-CDMA handsets for its FOMA network in an attempt to...

AT&T Wireless to offer American Idol texting

REDMOND, Wash.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. and Fox Broadcasting reported a deal enabling AT&T Wireless customers to text vote and give "thumb up" for contestants...

Alcatel to incorporate Cramer OSS in networks

PARIS, France-Alcatel said it has signed an agreement to include Cramer's operation support system for real-time, complete and accurate records of available network resources...

Psion to distribute SpectraLink phones

BOULDER, Colo.-Psion Teklogix, which provides rugged mobile computing devices and wireless local area network system implementation and support, will distribute NetLink wireless telephones from...

Telefónica/Portugal Telecom acquire Brazil’s TCO

MADRID, Spain-The Brazilian joint venture of Telef
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