Monthly Archives: March, 2003

Qualcomm, Sony Music deliver music video content

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. said it has worked with Sony Music Entertainment to deliver SME music video content to cdma2000 1x-EV-DO trial users with BREW-enabled...

Globalstar offers asset tracking service

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Mobile satellite service provider Globalstar announced it is now offering a data monitoring and acquisition service for asset tracking and sensory telemetry...

AT&T launches Sierra AirCard product on GPRS network

VANCOUVER, British Columbia-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. and Sierra Wireless Inc. reported the commercial launch of Sierra Wireless' AirCard 750 for AT&T Wireless' GPRS data...

Skyworks expands GSM/GPRS systems family

WOBURN, Mass.-Skyworks Solutions Inc. said it has expanded its family of GSM/GPRS systems with hardware, software and design support with a view to reducing...

Panasonic debuts camera phone for AT&T Wireless

SECAUCUS, N.J.-Panasonic continued its push into the United States with a new camera phone for AT&T Wireless Services Inc.AT&T Wireless will begin selling the...

Americatel, BellSouth bring Perú fixed wireless service

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-With the objective to challenge the monopoly held by Telef

Motorola taps MTV’s global presence for content

DUBLIN, Ireland-Motorola has intensified its efforts to gain market share among young mobile-phone users with the announcement of an alliance with MTV International.The handset...

Oil Fund to decrease telecom holdings on poor returns

HELSINKI, Finland-Norway's National Oil Fund (NOF), capitalized at US$100 billion and the largest of Europe's state-managed investment funds, has resolved to downgrade investments in...

SAP AG, HP, Vodafone enter wireless enterprise alliance

HANNOVER, Germany-SAP AG, Hewlett-Packard Co. and Vodafone Group plc said they have signed a letter of intent for collaboration to bring to market, "a...

Vendors to develop 3G handset technology

TOKYO-T-Engine Project, an industry association consisting of virtually all major Japanese vendors, including NEC, Fujitsu and Mitsubishi Electric, will jointly develop a standardized platform...

J-Phone increases market share to 18.3% in February

TOKYO-J-Phone, a Vodafone company in Japan, gained 164,800 new subscribers in February, according to a survey compiled by the Telecommunications Association of Japan.Due to...

Ministry expert calls for issuance of 3G licenses in China

BEIJING-An expert of the State Radio Regulation Organization (SRRO) of China's Ministry of Information Industry (MII) was quoted in the China Daily newspaper as...

18 Japanese carriers opposed to interconnection charge hikes

TOKYO-A total of 18 telecommunications carries in Japan 10 March lodged complaints against the Japanese governmental plan to let NTT companies raise their communication...

AT&T Wireless, Cingular launch Roadrunner venture

REDMOND, Washington, United States-AT&T Wireless Services and Cingular Wireless officially formed their previously announced "Roadrunner" joint venture to build out GSM/General Packet Radio Service...

New Motorola UMTS phone may use Symbian OS

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-A filing on the Federal Communications Commission's Web site seems to have inadvertently revealed details and pictures of an unannounced Motorola Inc. mobile...

Action Engine closes financing

REDMOND, Wash.-Action Engine, whose customers include Orange SA and MmO2, has closed a $15.5 million Series C round of venture financing, led by Baker...

FT, Orange to offer Wi-Fi through hotels

PARIS-France Telecom and Orange France have entered into an agreement to deploy their Wi-Fi hot spots at 900 Accor hotels, including Sofitel, Mercure, Libertel,...

Nextel launches Inciscent software

RESTON, Va.-Nextel Communications Inc. launched Inciscent Inc.'s Java-based Command & Control network and systems management software for the Blackberry 6510 device.Inciscent said the software...

Sprint PCS preparing multiplayer games

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint PCS said it plans to launch multiplayer wireless games in early April that will allow customers to compete against each other...

S&P lowers Rural Cellular’s credit rating

NEW YORK-Standard & Poor's Ratings Service lowered its corporate credit rating on Rural Cellular Corp. from 'B+' to 'B' due to the potential the...

Hubbard named VP at Daniels

DENVER-Steve Hubbard has been made vice president of Daniels & Associates, providing mergers & acquisitions, corporate finance and financial advisory services to clients in...

Alliance Tower, Central Wireless partner for tower services

DALLAS-Alliance Tower Corp. and Central Wireless Inc. have entered a partnership under which Central Wireless will provide all tower construction services on behalf of...

Sweden likely to concede 3G-free zones

OSLO, Norway-An increasingly strident campaign to keep third-generation (3G) telephone masts out of protesting communities won surprising backing from Sweden's regulator National Post and...

China’s Little Smart goes national

BEIJING-China's fixed-line operators have received approval from the all-powerful Ministry of Information Industry (MII) to roll out the "Little Smart" or "Xiaolingtong" PHS service...

Telecsa to begin cellular service in Ecuador

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-The Ecuadorian government assigned a national personal communications services (PCS) license at 1900 MHz to Telecommunication M
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