Monthly Archives: February, 2003

T-Mobile users can text chat with USA

CHANTILLY, Va.-Wireless interoperability company InphoMatch said T-Mobile customers in the United Kingdom will now be able to send text messages to non-GSM wireless subscribers...

Debisys wins Bermuda prepaid contract

LAGUNA HILLS, Calif.-Debisys Inc. said it has entered into a partnership agreement with Cellular One Bermuda to provide its turnkey processing technology for Cellular...

OMA finishes interoperability tests, OKs new sets of specs

CANNES, France-The Open Mobile Alliance standards body said it completed two interoperability tests in conjunction with the 3GSM World Congress, and that it approved...

Handspring to incorporate Action Engine tools into Treo

CANNES, France-Wireless device maker Handspring Inc. said it will integrate Action Engine's software management tools into its line of Treo mobile phone/personal digital assistants."Providing...

National Semiconductor to trim 500 jobs

SANTA CLARA, Calif. -National Semiconductor Corp. said it will cut 500 jobs from the company's worldwide 10,000 workforce as part of its plan to...

Matsushita to launch handset train experiment

Matsushita Electric Industries, the leading consumer electronics company in Japan, has launched an experiment of a cashless train riding system in Hokkaido, a Northern...

Andrew product installed in German tunnels

ORLAND PARK, Ill.-Andrew Corp.'s wireless and in-building products group has developed a multi-band wireless infrastructure that gives commuters wireless phone reception in the 30...

FCC opposes deregulation plan

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission Thursday opposed Chairman Michael Powell's deregulation plan that would lift the network-sharing requirement except in the most sparsely populated rural...

Network suppliers look to outsourcing for hope

CANNES, France-With the infrastructure market continuing to remain in the doldrums, most of the major infrastructure vendors are turning to 'managed services' as a...

GSM group patient, determined in 3G waiting game

CANNES, France-Operators and vendors alike expressed a quiet optimism for the upcoming year as the GSM community gathered for its annual global meeting last...

Little Smart to reach Beijing

BEIJING-Fixed-line carrier China Netcom plans to launch its Little Smart or 'xiaolingtong' service in selected areas of China's capital Beijing in May, using UTStarcom...

Mozambique mobile tariffs under pressure

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-The Mozambique Transport and Communications Minister Tomas Salomao has lashed out at claims that the government is placing pressure on the publicly...

MobileOne uses Web camera service to boost MMS

JAKARTA, Indonesia-After launching multimedia messaging services in August last year, Singapore's MobileOne (M1) asked its subsidiary Wireless Intellect Labs to boost the use of...

Tokyo venture to provide remote mail tech to Chinese carrier

TOKYO-Netvillage, a Tokyo-based venture, on 17 February announced it plans to provide remote mail technologies to Linkage Technology in China.China Mobile, the leading mobile...

Japanese mobile handset shipments decline

TOKYO-The number of Japanese mobile handset shipments in 2002 numbered 405 million units, a 20.2-percent decrease from a year ago, according to statistics compiled...

TSI Telecom Services launches GSM networks transport, signs J-Phone

CANNES, France-TSI Telecom Services Inc. said it has launched GSM network transport and conversion services known as SCCP gateway services and has signed up...

Crown Castle to pay dividend

HOUSTON-Crown Castle International Corp. said it will pay the quarterly dividend on its 12 3/4-percent senior exchangeable preferred stock on March 17 to holders...

GSM group announces new board

CANNES, France-The GSM Association announced its new board members and said it will now position itself as a global trade organization for the mobile...

Institut Eurecom releases UMTS software

CANNES, France-The Mobile Communications Department of the Institut Eurecom announced the release of UMTS TDD software under a GNU public license developed within the...

MmO2 considers EDGE

CANNES, France-United Kingdom-based mobile operator MmO2 plc said its is considering using EDGE technology on its U.K. network due to continued delays in the...

SmarTone Mobile, ViAir enter wireless e-mail partnership

CANNES, France-Asian carrier SmarTone Mobile Communications Ltd. will offer wireless e-mail services through a new partnership with ViAir, the companies announced.Under the deal, SmarTone...

ICQ messaging service aims to expand to mobile users

CANNES, France-ICQ, an instant messaging and online community owned by America Online Inc., announced it is working with wireless carriers across the world to...

Vodafone wins several GSM awards

CANNES, France-The 2003 GSM Association Awards were presented this week in conjunction with the 3GSM World Congress being held in Cannes, France. In the...

Euronet Worldwide purchases E-pay

LEAWOOD, Kansas-Electronic payments provider Euronet Worldwide Inc. will acquire E-pay Ltd., an electronic payment processor of prepaid mobile airtime top-up services in the United...

BellSouth appeals ruling on Forsee noncompete clause

PHILADELPHIA-BellSouth Corp. asked an appeals court to overturn a ruling voiding a clause in current Vice Chairman Gary Forsee's employment contract that would make...
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