MOSCOW-Russia' second-biggest carrier Vimpelcom (BeeLine) will finally launch in St. Petersburg next week and plans to borrow close to US$100 million in the domestic...
MADRID, Spain-The largest mobile operator in Brazil will commence operations under the Vivo brand next week, joint venture partners Portugal Telecom and Spain's Telef
Regarding your 3 April article, "Issa softens CDMA-only message," the commotion stirred by the Congressman's letter and the reaction to it by the GSM...
REDMOND, Wash.-Microsoft Corp. said it will change the name of its MapPoint .NET location service division to MapPoint Web Service.The company said the change...
WATERLOO, Ontario-Research In Motion Ltd. scored gains above analyst expectations, upbeat news that sent the company's stock up about 6 percent to about $15...
CINCINNATI-Lattice Communications L.L.C. announced the purchase of 24 communications towers from Enterprise Communications Partnership. The towers include ten sites in the Atlanta area and...
CARY, N.C.-SpectraSite Inc. late last week quietly reported its fourth quarter and year-end 2002 results.Total revenues for the fourth quarter were $81.7 million, up...
SEOUL, South Korea-The two largest mobile operators in Korea are considering discussions about a partnership to build a nationwide third-generation W-CDMA network, according to...
PARIS-In its second contract win this week, Alcatel said it will supply Pakistan's Mobilink with equipment for a GSM network expansion. The contract is...
HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia said it will supply General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) equipment to Advanced Info Service (AIS) in Thailand. The value of the contract...
SAN JOSE, California, United States-Stratex Networks said it will upgrade and expand equipment for MTN Nigeria Communications. The value of the contract is US$9...
TORONTO-Research in Motion (RIM) reported a smaller-than-expected adjusted fourth-quarter loss yesterday, boosted by a 32-percent jump in revenues from a year earlier.In the fourth...
ATLANTA-Wireless enterprise company XcelleNet Inc. said it will add support for Microsoft Smartphone software, a move the company said will allow customers to centrally...
MANKATO, Minn.-Rural wireless operator Midwest Wireless launched a trial high-speed wireless network in a Mankato, Minn., Bagel Bros. Restaurant providing customers with Internet access.The...
NEW YORK-Price Communications Corp., which sold its wireless business to Verizon Wireless last August, reported $12.8 million in fourth quarter net income last year,...
WASHINGTON-A federal appeals court appeared skeptical on Friday to a wireless carriers' request that the court say the Federal Communications Commission did not act...
DULLES, Va.-With America Online Inc.'s new U.S. Forces Alerts, AOL members can receive war news alerts online or via text messages on their wireless...
STAMFORD, Conn.-Content deals continue to funnel through the pipe, with a range of handset makers, carriers and content companies announcing deals in the area.First,...
NIEUWEGEIN, Netherlands-Go Mobile, a wireless operator in Malta, will use technology from LogicaCMG to offer multimedia messaging services, the companies announced."Launching MMS services marks...
DUBLIN, Ireland-Following a request by MmO2 to possibly substitute Enhanced Data Rates for Global Evolution (EDGE) for third-generation (3G) services across large parts of...
SAFAT, Kuwait-Kuwaiti operator MobiLink said it will use technology from French company Swapcom to offer users personalized alerts, news updates and pull information services.
BOSTON-Speech technology provider SpeechWorks International Inc. announced Bob Kellegrew has joined as vice president and general counsel.Kellegrew joins the company from American Tower Corp....
TOKYO-Oki Electric, a leading electronic manufacturer in Japan, plans to expand sales for semiconductors for PHS handsets to meet far-expanding demand for PHS units...
