Monthly Archives: April, 2003

Reitan Group bids for Norway’s Sense

OSLO, Norway-Norway's Reitan Group, a retail giant best known for its grocery chain and franchise holdings, made a bid for Sense Communications International, the...

Indosat confirms Satelindo-IM3 merger plan

SURABAYA, Indonesia-Indosat confirmed its plan to merge its cellular subsidiaries Satelindo and Indosat-M3 in compliance with the company's strategy to strengthen its core business...

Russia legitimizes Bluetooth

MOSCOW-The Russian Communications Ministry finally gave the go-ahead for Bluetooth technology to develop in the country, and satisfied producers and dealers are predicting a...

Australian operators announce next-gen start dates

MELBOURNE, Australia-Vodafone announced it will launch its Vodafone Live! service from 21 April. The service offering will include multimedia messaging service (MMS) and polyphonic...

Porta set to launch GSM in Ecuador in May

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-Porta, owned by Am

U.K. plans terror attack warning using SMS

OXFORD, United Kingdom—In the event of a terror attack on London, the government said it is planning to swamp cell-phone users with short message...

SMS quells rumor of quarantine in Hong Kong

BEIJING—Hong Kong is suffering from a mysterious illness called Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). On 1 April, a rumor surfaced that the whole city...

Virgin Mobile USA launches “American Oddball” campaign to rival AT&T deal with Fox

WARREN, N.J.-Mobile virtual network operator Virgin Mobile USA is looking to tap into the hype surrounding the Fox TV show "American Idol" with its...

Qualcomm presents design award

SAN DIEGO, Calif.-Qualcomm Inc. presented Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company with a design for excellence award for contributions in new process development, manufacturing technology and...

Siemens to supply GPRS network in Thailand

MUNICH, Germany-Siemens AG said it has signed a contract to build GPRS network for Thai operator Advanced Info Service plc."This will allow AIS to...

China Unicom launches 1x

BEIJING, China-China Unicom launched its cdma2000 1x nationwide in record time according to Qualcomm Inc."With cdma20001x, China Unicom can offer its customers cost-effective, advanced...

Eleven Wireless announces Wi-Fi deployments

PORTLAND-Eleven Wireless has deployed Wi-Fi networks at the Sheraton Portland Airport Hotel, Hotel Vintage Plaza and 5th Avenue Suites Hotel.Hotel guests will have access...

TeliaSonera announces job cuts

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-As expected, the merger of Sweden's Telia and Finland's Sonera will see layoffs in the second quarter of 2003, and TeliaSonera's Swedish and...

Dobson restructures loan

OKLAHOMA CITY-Dobson Communications Corp. reported that its majority shareholder Dobson CC Limited Partnership and Bank of America N.A. have reached an agreement in principle...

Anadigics acquires product lines from RF Solutions

WARREN, N.J.-Anadigics Inc. said it has acquired the complete wireless local area network power amplifier and module product lines from RF Solutions Inc."Our new...

Horizon PCS seeks help with debt restructuring

CHILLICOTHE, Ohio-Sprint PCS affiliate Horizon PCS Inc. said it has hired investment banking firm Berenson & Company to assist it in renegotiating and restructuring...

Tauzin calls for more protection of high-tech resources

WASHINGTON-House Commerce Committee Chairman Billy Tauzin (R-La.) today said federal agencies and the private sector-including the telecom and high-tech sectors-must to do more to...

Al Jazeera to offer wireless news alerts

Arabic news network Al Jazeera said it will offer a breaking news service to mobile phone users. The text messaging service, operated through content...

Qualcomm names IBM supplier of the year

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. has declared IBM Corp. supplier of the year as a key contributor in making the CDMA proprietor exceed its business objectives...

Leap Wireless files 10-K extension

SAN DIEGO-Leap Wireless International Inc. filed an extension with the Securities and Exchange Commission noting its 10-K report filing would be delayed until the...

Crown Castle defers payment to BT

HOUSTON-Crown Castle International Corp. earlier this week filed an 8K announcing it has deferred a portion of the $78 million site access payment it...

Orange uses Rhetorical text-to-speech service

EDINBURGH, Scotland-Orange announced it is using voice service solutions from Rhetorical for an upgrade to its text-to-speech service.The new system will use two voices...

Alcatel announces 3G win in Austria

PARIS-Alcatel has announced a much-needed third-generation contract win with Austria's Tele.ring for a turnkey UMTS network. The deployment will begin in May, with the...

Centennial Dominicana launches 1x service

SAN DIEGO, United States-Centennial Dominicana has launched cdma2000 1x services in the Dominican Republic, according to a statement released by Qualcomm.The company, owned by...

China Unicom launches nationwide 1x

BEIJING-China Unicom launched its cdma2000 1x service nationwide, according to a Qualcomm statement."With cdma2000 1x, China Unicom can offer its customers cost-effective, advanced voice...
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