2003

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint Corp. announced that its president and chief operating officer, Ronald LeMay, has left the company and has entered a separation agreement with Sprint to provide consulting services …

SAN DIEGO-Novatel Wireless Inc., Sprint PCS and wireless data access solutions provider Commerciant launched a wireless business process application and payment processing system designed for business critical transactions in the …

WASHINGTON-Whether written in upper or lower case, the acronym cdma2000 should always include the trademark of the Telecommunications Industry Association, according to a letter the organization sent out to standards …

HELSINKI, Finland-Ahead of its quarterly earnings report, Nokia Corp. said it plans to cut 1,800 jobs in its infrastructure division, the second such action in the year. The company also …

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel Corp. selected DDB Chicago as its primary advertising agency to oversee Alltel’s creative brand assignment. “We are delighted with DDB’s resources, creative firepower and track record of …

JAKARTA, Indonesia-Motorola Inc. said it has signed a contract to supply PT Telkom with a cdma2000 1x system in ten provinces of Sumatra, one of the country’s largest islands. Motorola …

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich.-Get you motor running … Head out on the highway! Motorola Inc. is looking to tap into the biker market through a new deal with motorcycle maker Harley-Davidson, …

TOKYO, Japan-Intel Corp. said it has unveiled ultra-thin flash memory products for lower power consumption, optimal space savings and better memory capacity in cell phones. “By combining our highly dense …

LONDON-The downloadable application market could generate a staggering $7 billion worldwide by 2008, according to wireless research and consulting company Strategy Analytics. The firm said wireless operators need to leverage …

REDMOND, Wash.-In an announcement that could have major implications for the wireless device market, Microsoft Corp. announced a new program to give device makers access to the company’s closely guarded …

BANGKOK, Thailand-Motorola Inc. said it has signed a contract with Hutchison Wireless Multimedia Holdings to provide a platform to enable the carrier to create and deploy innovative applications. “The Network …

BEIJING-Vice General Manager of China Netcom’s Beijing subsidiary Lin Ming told the China Daily newspaper his company plans to introduce Little Smart services in Beijing’s eight urban districts starting 17 …

BEIJING-A cell-phone recall system might be written in the long-awaited Telecommunications Law as user complaints about defects in their handsets are increasing. According to the Chinese Consumers’ Association, most complaints …

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-The Argentine branch of Millicom International was transferred to local group Sociedad Comercial del Plata, which already owned 35 percent of the company. Although the amount of the …

NEW DELHI, India-Bharti Tele-Ventures, India’s leading private telecom company, on Thursday announced completion of the merger of Bharti Mobitel Limited, a company running the mobile service operations in Kolkata, with …

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TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo and four credit card firms jointly announced they would launch in June an experiment for payment services using mobile phones, targeting to launch a commercial-based service in the …

TOKYO-Access, a leading embedded browser company based in Japan, and Adobe Systems announced they have partnered for the PDF application over mobile handsets. Based on the contract, both companies will …

OXFORD, United Kingdom-In an effort to reduce by half the number of road fatalities by 2010, the European Commission has called for cell-phone operators to investigate how they can provide …

BEIJING-Wireless carrier China Unicom started offering prepaid CDMA cards in six provinces and the municipality of Chongqing 10 April. Use of the cards turns out to be significantly cheaper than …

OXFORD, United Kingdom—In what appears to be almost an unseemly rush to protect their parochial businesses, five Asian operators—CSL of Hong Kong, Maxis of Malaysia, MobileOne (M1) of Singapore, Smart …

OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-The wireless LAN industry will continue to grow, particularly as larger technology and telecommunications companies enter the space bringing money and customers with them, according to research firm …

TOKYO-The Walt Disney Company Japan (WDCJ) and NTT DoCoMo announced they have partnered to create a new character for NTT DoCoMo’s mobile phones. Based on the tie-up, both firms jointly …

HELSINKI, Finland-In a statement of intent clearly intended to accelerate the pace of rollout performance in Sweden, TeliaSonera has laid down a marker that the company will launch its “first …

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-Digicel paid US$2.5 million for a license in Guatemala to allow the company to operate GSM technology on 900 MHz spectrum. The company foresees an investment of US$30 …