SAN JOSE, California, United States-Swedish mobile operators TeliaSonera and Vodafone Sweden have entered into a price battle over their recently launched multimedia message services (MMS) services. The newly merged TeliaSonera …
MANILA, The Philippines-The Gokongwei-owned Digital Telecommunications Philippines (Digitel) plans to invest 6 billion Philippine pesos (US$113 million) next year for its nationwide wireless telephone network in its bid to become …
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-The only company that participated in the auction for the three regional personal communications services (PCS) licenses-one of which is a national license-in Colombia was Colombia M
DUBLIN, Ireland-The music appears to have stopped on the game of managerial musical chairs at T-Mobile International, with Rene Obermann being unveiled as successor to Kai-Uwe Ricke, who has stepped …
DUBLIN, Ireland-A startup streaming technology company in the United Kingdom said it has developed software to allow broadcast-quality streamed video to be delivered to mobile devices without modifications to the …
BEIJING-Newly appointed Vice-Minister of Information Industry Gou Zhongwen estimated this week the number of mobile-phone users in China had surpassed the 200 million mark. Evaluating the first year of China’s …
LONDON-Pogo Technology Ltd., which sold a unique mobile phone/personal digital assistants to consumers in the United Kingdom through a deal with Carphone Warehouse, will get a name change and new …
HOUSTON-NEC America Inc. will integrate wireless enterprise technology from Vuico L.L.C. into its 515 mobile phone, which is scheduled to launch early next year. Vuico’s GoWireless technology will allow mobile …
SAN DIEGO-MIR3 Inc. has released its INlogicNOW two-way intelligent notification service. “The INlogicNOW product line improves an organization’s communication capabilities and reduces response time to critical events,” explained Amir Moussavian, …
ORLAND PARK, Ill.-Andrew Corp’s board of directors said it will name Ralph Faison Andrew’s president and chief executive officer at the Feb. 11, 2003, annual stockholder meeting. Faison, currently president …
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission is considering making additional radio channels available for unlicensed wireless devices in TV spectrum and higher frequency bands. The FCC, which is seeking public comment on …
LONDON-A Sony Ericsson spokeswoman said the company has not delayed shipments of its high-end P800 device a second time, contrary to some media reports, explaining that the device will be …
ORLANDO-Comstar Interactive Corp. unveiled its new ShowInfo wireless lead collection and processing solution at this week’s Expo! Expo! 2002 Annual Meeting & Exhibition in Orlando. With ShowInfo, tradeshow exhibitors can …
ANN ARBOR, Mich.-With $3 million, Ardesta LLC has started a new small tech company, Sensicast Systems Inc. that will develop and market low-power, battery-operable, wireless sensor network solutions for the …
ISSY-LES-MOULINEAUX, France-Wavecom SA and Korean handset manufacturer Telson Electronics have entered a contract under which Wavecom will supply its quadband WISMO modules for Telson’s new TDG7050 line of mobile phones. …
GENEVA-Ten major electronics manufacturers, including Nokia, Motorola Inc. and Samsung, have pledged to help safely dispose of used mobile phones. The pact, signed with the United Nations Environment Program, calls …
MELBOURNE, Australia-Vodafone indicated this week it is interested in buying Hutchison Telecommunications’ A$3 billion (US$1.7 billion) third-generation (3G) mobile-phone network in a bid to get an early foothold in Australia’s …
MUNICH, Germany-Siemens said it was named the sole provider for P&T Luxembourg’s third-generation (3G) network. The value of the framework agreement, which runs into 2007, was not disclosed. Siemens was …
DALLAS-In a move to push for Linux-based wireless devices, chip maker Texas Instruments said it will work to embed a Linux platform from MontaVista Software Inc. into its OMAP application …
BOULDER, Colo.-Internet tracking firm iNet-Blue Corp. has acquired Apex Wireless, a developer of wireless transmitters, receivers and transceivers. “Apex’s wireless products let us send important data through the air,” said …
