RESTON, Va.-Nextel Communications Inc. promoted Thomas Kelly Jr. from executive vice president and chief marketing officer to executive vice president and chief operating officer.

LONDON and PARIS-Two European telecommunications companies announced expansions of their GPRS Roaming Exchange programs. Cable & Wireless said it expanded its service into the Asia-Pacific region by connecting additional operators …

FAIRFAX, Va.-Audiopoint has begun commercial distribution through Simply Wireless and other resellers of its new Voice Terminal Service 2.0, which permits voice-enabled e-mail retrieval and management from any handset. VTS …

OKLAHOMA CITY- The Nasdaq Listing Qualification Panel approved Dobson Communications Corp.’s application for listing on the SmallCap Market and that it was preparing to list Dobson’s Class A common stock …

CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa.-UbiquiTel Inc. subsidiary UbiquiTel Operating Co. said it has waived certain eligibility requirements in regards to its pending offer to exchange up to $56.25 million aggregate principal amount of …

OXFORD, United Kingdom-In an unexpected decision, Orange has named U.S. citizen Solomon Trujillo as its chief executive. Finance Director Simon Duffy announced his resignation following the chief executive appointment, which …

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BEIJING-China mobile handset users sent close to 6 billion short message service (SMS) messages and more than 1 million multimedia message service (MMS) messages during the week-long Chinese New Year …

TOKYO-KDDI, the second-largest mobile operator in Japan, announced it will terminate communications service via Iridium in the second half of February due to complaints lodged by customers. According to KDDI, …

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MELBOURNE, Australia-Wireless communications services provider SkyNetGlobal announced this week the transfer of its assets to Telstra will proceed in quarterly payments during the next two years. According to SkyNetGlobal, Telstra …

WOODBURY, New York, United States-Messaging company Comverse announced Taiwanese mobile carrier MoBiTai will use its server to offer multimedia message services (MMS). “Our agreement with MoBiTai emphasizes that our platform …

CANNES, France-Testing, monitoring and management solutions provider NetTest will introduce several additions to its portfolio of testing solutions at the 2003 3GSM World Congress. NetTest will introduce two middleware enhancements …

WASHINGTON, D.C.-The Federal Communication Commission has adopted a Memorandum Opinion and Order that reaffirms, with minor changes, procedures adopted a year ago to authorize the unlicensed operations ultra-wideband devices. The …

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.-Location technology company TruePosition Inc. made available its new location product, Uplink Time Difference of Arrival. The new product, which the company calls “The Finder,” determines mobile-phone …

CALGARY, Alberta-CSI Wireless Inc., which offers GPS and wireless technology products for automotive, consumer and commercial applications, said it won a $12.5 million order from Brightstar Corp. for its fixed-base …

SAN ANTONIO-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. appointed Andy Shibley vice president and general manager of its South Texas region where he will lead and oversee all wireless sales and operations for the …

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint PCS introduced an on-demand video information application for its Vison service allowing customers to watch news, finance, weather, sports and entertainment programming from their wireless handsets. The …

OXFORD, United Kingdom-On the eve of the world’s biggest GSM exhibition, three of its leading players have all announced job cutbacks, providing a variety of well-worn reasons. The timing of …

OXFORD, United Kingdom-With analysts forecasting significant growth in the uptake of camera phones, governments around the world are becoming increasingly concerned by the capabilities of these devices to invade people’s …