February 2003

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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 subscribers by the end of …

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 won around 50 contracts, are being …

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 be taken more seriously by security …

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 as the main challenger to Nokia’s …

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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 to the 650 minutes monthly used …

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 to translate into a reduction of …

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 million it reported in the same …

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 its third-generation (3G) FOMA service. NTT …

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 Hellstr

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 of $2.3 million. The company said …

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 District of Minnesota on behalf of …

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 Feb. 10 due to its failure …

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 million deal. Calypso said its phones …

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 immediately available to comment on …

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 with IBM Japan, Ltd. to …

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 ISP’s wireless strategy. EarthLink wouldn’t say …

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 the 2003 NBA All-Star Game on …

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 trend of state activism throughout the …

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 reported for the same quarter of …

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 game developers and sales timelines. In …

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 (MVNO) service on Sprint PCS’ network …

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 tender is expected in July. Interested …

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 in Info2cell.com in 2000. Following the …