NEW YORK-CKW Wireless Pty. Ltd., the Australian subsidiary of ArrayComm Inc., San Jose, Calif., has obtained a $14 million capital infusion from two new strategic partners, Mitsubishi Corp. and e-millennium …
PLANO, Texas-Ericsson Mobile Systems CDMA said it has signed an agreement with U.S. Cellular Corp. to deploy its TEMS DriveTester tool and CDMA 1x Authentication, Authorization and Accounting solution on …
JACKSON, Miss.-AIR2LAN and US Wireless Online, two of the largest U.S. wireless broadband Internet service providers, announced they will merge to operate as AIR2LAN Online Inc. Together, the companies operate …
WALNUT CREEK, Calif.-Expanding digital coverage of its network across northern California, Verizon Wireless Inc. said it has recently launched enhancements at more than 130 sites including the San Jose International …
WASHINGTON, D.C.-Marriott International Inc. will partner with WLAN service provider STSN to deploy WLAN access at 400 hotels in Germany, the U.K. and the U.S. This deployment will enable high-speed …
WOODBURY, N.Y.-Comverse Technology Inc. released a new wireline SMS product, which the company said will allow wireline telephone subscribers to exchange short text messages with one another and with mobile …
OKLAHOMA CITY-Dobson Communications Corp. announced that shareholders of its 12.25 percent senior exchangeable preferred stock would receive an in-kind dividend of .03165 additional shares for each share held at the …
HELSINKI, Finland-Italian operator Wind is using technology from Nokia Corp. to offer downloadable content and applications such as video, color games and polyphonic ringing tones. The commercial service works over …
REDMOND, Wash.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. and Cingular Wireless L.L.C. entered a definitive agreement to exchange wireless licenses in six states. The cash-free deal calls for AT&T Wireless to give up …
HELSINKI-Nokia will supply a GSM network expansion to China’s Henan MCC in a deal valued at more than $100 million. Deliveries of GSM core and radio access network infrastructure and …
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-Treo maker Handspring Inc. plans to release a “major new product” sometime next year, a device with wireless capabilities that will likely use the newest version of Palm …
The exit of Sir Christopher Gent from the chief executive post at Vodafone certainly marks a milestone for the company and the industry. Unlike many of his counterparts, Gent has …
CAMBRIDGE, U.K.-Market research firm Analysys has released a new report warning European operators against a price war between fixed and mobile carriers as fixed-to-mobile service substitution continues. Such a battle …
MILPITAS, Calif.-GRIC Communications announced NEC and Sony Communications Network (SoNet) will offer its wireless Internet roaming service to customers, and Excite Japan will offer its wireless and dial-up roaming service …
OXFORD, United Kingdom-Perhaps wanting to recapture some of their “lost” wireless revenues due to 3G delays, Europe’s major telecom companies have launched wireless local area network (WLAN) hot spot services. …
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia-St. Petersburg-based Delta Telecom, an NMT 450 MHz carrier, launched the first commercial cdma2000 1x network based on the International Mobile Telecommunications-Multi Carrier (IMT-MC) standard and operating in …
FOREBU, Norway-Telenor Mobile said it will end its NMT 450 MHz service at the end of 2004. The company’s NMT 450 MHz license expires 31 December, 2004, and it will …
BEDMINSTER, New Jersey, United States-Flarion Technologies announced a field trial with Korean Internet service provider Hanaro Telecom using Flarion’s Flash-OFDM wireless broadband system. This will be Flarion’s second trial in …
CINCINNATI, United States-Convergys said it will supply an integrated billing system to Qatar Telecom. The company will use the service to bill General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) and Universal Mobile …
NEW YORK-Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services lowered its corporate credit ratings on Dobson Communications Corp. from B+ to B, citing the impact of lower roaming yield on revenue growth, lower …
