Monthly Archives: March, 2003

New Ericsson leadership faces threat from unions: Svanberg calls job cuts ‘inevitable’

HELSINKI, Finland-Swedish unions are threatening to "block" mobile equipment vendor Ericsson's restructuring plans if the company refuses to "provide genuine guarantees" that future cuts...

Nigerian operator begins 1x service

LAGOS, Nigeria-Nortel Networks and carrier Multi-Links Telecommunications Ltd. said they have launched what they describe as Africa's first next-generation wireless network with cdma2000 1x...

MetaSolv enhances service activation capabilities

PLANO, Texas-MetaSolv Software Inc. announced enhancements to its service activation capabilities.Extended service capabilities include Internet Protocol services device support for Alcatel 7670 MPLS switches,...

3G relocation bill fails to win Bush support

WASHINGTON-An industry-backed relocation fund bill penned by House telecommunications subcommittee Chairman Fred Upton (R-Mich.) failed to win strong backing from key Bush administration officials...

CTIA gives awards for mobile films

LOS ANGELES-The winners of the "World's Smallest Film Festival," an event held in conjunction with last week's CTIA trade show in New Orleans aimed...

Report: Location services market could reach $8B

BOSTON-New research from Strategy Analytics predicts the location-services market could reach $8 billion in revenues by 2008, but carriers specifically need to move ahead...

Atheros names Barratt CEO

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Atheros Communications Inc., which develops technologies for secure, high-performance wireless local area networks, has promoted Craig Barratt, its vice president of technology, to...

Report: Location services market could reach US$8 billion

BOSTON-New research from Strategy Analytics predicts the location-services market could reach US$8 billion in revenues by 2008, but carriers specifically need to move ahead...

Limited start to limited mobility in India

NEW DELHI, India--India, one of the fastest-growing wireless markets in the Asia Pacific region, is set for a churn. But it is unable to...

LG’s Koo dreams of handset domination

NEW ORLEANS, United States-John Koo and his top executive team crowd a small, air-conditioned room perched atop LG Electronics' sprawling booth at the CTIA...

CellStar closes Netherlands sale

CARROLLTON, Texas-CellStar Corp. announced it has closed the sale its Netherlands operation for approximately $2 million and the buyers have assumed all trade and...

SBA reports results, says tower sale should help with covenants

BOCA RATON, Fla.-With its stock still floating above $1 following last week's announcement of its pending tower sale, SBA Communications Corp. has reported its...

InnerWireless, AT&T cooperate on in-building deployment in California

RICHARDSON, Texas-InnerWireless and AT&T Wireless Services Inc. announced they have enhanced wireless coverage in the Los Cerritos Center shopping center in southern California with...

T-Mobile’s Stanton may move to politics

BELLEVUE, Wash.-Former T-Mobile USA Inc. chief executive officer John Stanton, who announced on Monday that Robert Dotson would replace him as CEO of T-Mobile...

France Telecom raises $16B in cash call

PARIS-France Telecom raised a record nearly $16 billion Monday by launching a rescue rights issue to help resolve its nearly $70 billion debt pile....

ZettaWorks, Unbound enter partnership

HOUSTON-Business integration company ZettaWorks announced a partnership with mobile services and software company Unbound Technologies to introduce its new wireless Universal Applications Messaging practice,...

MMS continues growth

LONDON-Multimedia messaging services continues to drive much of the news in the wireless industry, with LogicaCMG and others announcing moves in the area.LogicaCMG announced...

Iraqi GPS jammers destroyed

CAMP AS SAYLIYAH, Qatar-GPS satellite technology, which enables location and navigation products for civilians and military alike, plays an important part in the war...

Tunisia delays VSAT tender due to Iraq war

TUNIS, Tunisia-Tunisia has delayed its VSAT license tender due to the war in Iraq. Presentation meetings originally planned for today and Monday have been...

Wavecom to integrate wireless technology in German trucks

ISSY-LES-MOULINEAUX, France-Wavecom SA will integrate wireless technology into on-board terminals designed by Grundig AG's Car Intermedia System business unit for use in trucks in...

Palm revenues drop

NEW YORK-Declining real estate values in Silicon Valley, restructuring associated with layoffs and decreases in units shipped caused Palm Inc., the leading vendor of...

Kuwaiti operator to bid for Bahrain license, handles increased traffic

BUCHAREST, Romania-Kuwaiti GSM operator Wataniya Telecom announced this week it has joined the bid for Bahrain's second mobile telecommunications license, while preparing for a...

Short code agreement reached

NEW ORLEANS-Wireless industry leaders have agreed to implement universal short codes, and wireless users could see cross-carrier short code applications within the next few...

Coke highlights SMS campaign in China

SHANGHAI, China-A short message service (SMS) advertising campaign in China garnered 200,000 messages from consumers during a 30-day period. Coke launched an SMS-based "Coke...
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