OSLO, Norway-Ericsson’s mid-November confirmation that its sweeping restructuring and job slashing would lead to a 50-percent reduction in its research and development (R&D) staff struck a raw nerve in Sweden. …
WEST MELBOURNE, Fla.-RELM Wireless Corp. will supply BK Radio-brand portable two-way radios and accessories, base station and repeaters to the U.S. Forest Service. The one-year contract includes options to renew …
FRAMINGHAM, Mass.-Along with research firm IDC’s report entitled “Attack of the Phones: Worldwide Handset Market Forecast and Analysis, 2002-2006,” program manager Kevin Burden predicts that a “wireless revolution is waiting …
After talking with several operators from North and South America last week at the CDMA Americas Congress, it seems they have similar to-do lists heading into 2003. As 1x uptake …
MANILA, The Philippines-The committee on trade and industry of the Philippine Congress is set to investigate this month the short message service (SMS)-based raffle promotions of cellular phone giants Smart …
LONDON-According to a new survey from the Global Mobile Suppliers Association (GSM), Latin America shows one of the highest levels of mobile banking services in the world, although only 25 …
NEW YORK-Shares of Wavecom S.A. fell more than 53 percent in Friday trading after the company announced its largest customer, China’s TCL Mobile, cancelled orders, affecting Wavecom’s fourth quarter revenue.Wavecom …
OSLO, Norway-Telenor has announced details of its reorganization, which is aimed at simplifying and strengthening the Norwegian operator’s position in the domestic market. The operator will soon be competing in …
SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. said it expects to ship at least 28 million MSM phone chips in the first quarter of 2003, more than its initial estimate of between 25 million …
AUSTIN, Texas-Motorola’s Semiconductor Products Sector released the MC72000, an advanced integrated Bluetooth radio solution for wireless devices. The new solution reportedly increases radio operating ranges while decreasing interference from other …
LOS ANGELES-Wireless entertainment publisher Jamdat Mobile Inc. will be the company behind much of Verizon Wireless’ new “The Lord of the Rings” promotion, developing the games, images and ring tones …
NEW YORK-Owing to what it described as industry risk and price appreciation, brokerage firm Bear, Stearns & Co. has downgraded the high-yield wireless telecom and towers sector to “underweight,” promising …
SAN JOSE, Calif.-In-building solution provider LGC Wireless and 3G base station developer Kevab plan to align for joint marketing and testing with Kevab’s OneBASE 3G Pico Base Station and LGC’s …
LOS GATOS, Calif.-Retailing wireless data technology will be addressed in The Wireless Experience tutorial taking place on the first day of the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas next month. …
DUBLIN, Ireland-The majority backers of Portuguese Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) hopeful OniWay have decided to pull the plug on the venture. However, two other shareholders-Telenor, which controls 20 percent, …
TOKYO-J-Phone, a Vodafone Group company in Japan, will launch third-generation (3G) service in Japan on 20 December, J-Phone announced. By launching a dual terminal that will be able to be …
OXFORD, United Kingdom-Having deployed several thousand Panasonic GD87 cell phones, Vodafone Germany has confirmed the handsets can make billable calls without users being aware. The company said the software bug …
BEIJING-Zhou Huan, chairman and president of the Datang Telecom Technology Group, told Hong Kong’s South China Morning Post that China should back its home-grown third-generation (3G) standard, TD-SCDMA. “As the …
KIEV, Ukraine-The biggest Ukrainian carrier Kyivstar entered the international finance market for the first time to borrow US$100 million by placing bonds against a three-year syndicated credit at a yield …
SURABAYA, Indonesia-PT Telkom, Indonesia’s state-owned telecom company, launched its limited mobility service to retail customers this week. The so-called TelkomFlexi service employs cdma2000 1x technology and comes with two pricing …
