Monthly Archives: February, 2003

StarHub targets more corporate customers

JAKARTA, Indonesia-Singapore's StarHub said it would target more corporate customers by offering a broad array of wireless data services this year.StarHub, which achieved 640,000...

Nokia, Ericsson MMSC wins based on bundling handsets

OXFORD, United Kingdom-Having gained an estimated 70-percent share of the worldwide market for multimedia messaging service centers (MMSC), Nokia and Ericsson, which have each...

McAfee reiterates mobile virus threat

DUBLIN, Ireland-The threat from so-called mobile viruses has been given another airing following a report from McAfee Security. However, the threat still seems to...

Siemens sets its sights on U.K. handset market

DUBLIN, Ireland-Siemens has set a target of supplying one in five mobile phones bought in the United Kingdom by 2005. Having firmly established itself...

Cellular traffic increases by 55 percent in Chile

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-Although Chile has more cellular users than fixed lines, cellular traffic is at almost 100 minutes per month per client in contrast...

MTN South Africa seals new interconnection deal

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-South African mobile network operator MTN and fixed-line operator Telkom announced they have renegotiated aspects of their interconnection agreement, which is expected...

Aether posts 4Q revenue increase

OWINGS MILLS, Md.-Wireless enterprise company Aether Systems Inc. said it scored $29.5 million in revenues for its fourth quarter, up slightly from the $25.2...

Tachikawa says clearing FOMA sales target will be difficult

TOKYO-Keiji Tachikawa, president of NTT DoCoMo, on Thursday said it will be difficult for the mobile carrier to clear its own sales target for...

Analysis: Ericsson names new CEO: Q4 results test Swedish faith

OSLO, Norway-Having taken a share-price beating early in the week, Ericsson's stock soared Thursday on the company's appointment of Carl-Henric Svanberg to replace Kurt...

Notify attributes earnings to Visual Got Mail product

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Notify Technology Corp., which sells wireless e-mail products as well as voice mail solutions, announced a loss of nearly $100,000 on revenues...

Rural Cellular faces class-action lawsuit

SAN DIEGO-Law firm Milberg Weiss Bershad Hynes & Lerach L.L.P. said it filed a class-action lawsuit in the United States District Court for the...

US Unwired stock could be delisted

LAKE CHARLES, La.-The Nasdaq Stock Market notified US Unwired Inc. that its common stock was subject to delisting at the opening of business on...

Calypso Wireless enters video phone contract with China Telecom

MIAMI LAKES, Fla.-Wireless technology company Calypso Wireless Inc. said it will sell broadband video phones to China Telecom under a newly signed three-year, $500...

Metrocall replaces Collins with Kelly

ALEXANDRIA, Va.-Paging and messaging carrier Metrocall Holdings Inc. said Vincent Kelly will replace William Collins as the carrier's president and chief executive officer.Metrocall wasn't...

KDDI, Okinawa Cellular to offer BREW services

TOKYO-KDDI Corp. and Okinawa Cellular said they will introduce BREW application download services using the carrier's CDMA 1xRTT network.KDDI also said it will partner...

EarthLink to sell 1xRTT laptop modems

ATLANTA-Internet service provider EarthLink said it will sell wireless laptop modems running over a national CDMA 1xRTT network, a move that further expands the...

Verizon subscribers can vote for NBA MVP

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless said its subscribers will be able to vote on the NBA's Most Valuable Player using the carrier's text messaging services during...

Consumer legislation introduced in Maryland

WASHINGTON-Maryland State Sen. Brian Frosh (D) and two other lawmakers have introduced legislation to step up regulation of mobile phone carriers, continuing a growing...

Chicago launch bolsters U.S. Cellular revenues

CHICAGO-U.S. Cellular Corp. reported $601.9 million in revenue for the fourth quarter of 2002, a 25.7-percent increase compared with the $478.7 million the carrier...

Nokia provides details on N-Gage gaming initiative

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. released additional details on its previously announced N-Gage video game platform/mobile phone, reporting the support of a range of major video...

Virgin Mobile nets 350,000 U.S. users since launch

WARREN, New Jersey, United States-Virgin Mobile USA said it has added more than 350,000 net subscribers since it launched its mobile virtual network operator...

Kenya to license third mobile operator

NAIROBI, Kenya-The Kenyan government has released a tender for a third GSM license in the 900 MHz and 1800 MHz bands. Award of the...

Acotel acquires Info2cell.com, continues Middle East focus

LONDON-Acotel, the Italian wireless application service provider, has acquired Info2cell.com, the Middle East's first wireless applications service provider. Acotel's first acquired a 33-percent stake...
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