SINGAPORE-Cable & Wireless subsidiary Great Eastern Telecommunications Ltd. plans to sell between 57 percent and 66 percent of its 30-percent holding in MobileOne Ltd. (M1), as part of Cable & …
TOKYO, Japan-104.com said Orange’s group of companies will use its Xme (Kiss me) platform in launching several new multimedia services during the next six months. “Orange is committed to providing …
CAMBRIDGE, U.K.-Text-entry company Co-operwrite Ltd. said it will integrate its flagship Mytext product into TTPCom Ltd.’s mobile phone designs. Mytext allows users to write text messages with a mini-joystick, jogball …
GOLDEN, Colo.-nReach will deploy new digital vending ports, private label Web sites and prepaid card locations in seven wireless retail chains in the U.S. on Nov. 29. With the new …
TEL AVIV, Israel-Israeli wireless operator Cellcom and start-up SpeechView launched LipCcell, a patented software to allow deaf and hard-of-hearing citizens to use mobile phones. LipCcell is installed on a user’s …
SAN JOSE, Calif.-Nokia Corp. and Samsung Corp. came out ahead of the curve in worldwide mobile phone sales during the third quarter, according to Gartner Dataquest. However, Motorola Inc. and …
NEW YORK-Telemac Corp., Los Angeles, said it has received a patent covering a method of prepaid wireless services “where the accounting functions are performed within network-edge devices, i.e. mobile phones, …
WASHINGTON-Financially-troubled wireless companies and high-tech firms could face severe delays in emerging from bankruptcy, owing to a record number of bankruptcies this year, insufficient funding of bankruptcy courts and the …
NEW YORK-Vyyo Inc., a Cupertino, Calif., supplier of broadband fixed wireless systems, said its chief financial officer, David Aber, has taken a sabbatical for personal reasons. Arik Levi, vice president …
In spite of mammoth debt, operators are beginning to loosen their purse strings to buy equipment again, according to a report by market research firm Dell’Oro Group. The report said …
By Mike Dano Motorola scrapped its instant-messaging server business earlier this year and plans to focus solely on providing instant-messaging software in its handsets, a move that comes amid drastic …
LONDON-Two new research reports cite an improving European mobile arena. A new Yankee Group report said the industry is adapting to the new dynamics of saturated voice markets, with an …
WASHINGTON-The volatile debate surrounding the rules allowing or restricting the use of ultra-wideband technologies got louder as companies commented on ambient noise test results from the FCC’s Office of Engineering …
WASHINGTON-The FCC’s Enforcement Bureau on Friday said it wanted to evaluate test results by the Wireless Consumers Alliance that claimed that none of the 33 mobile phones tested by the …
NEW YORK-American Tower Corp.’s stock has been upgraded to “Strong Buy” by Raymond James & Associates Inc. in anticipation of several financial actions expected to occur by early 2003. American …
FRANKFURT, Germany-Moody’s Investors Service has downgraded French vendor Alcatel’s senior debt ratings to B1 from Ba1, reflecting the company’s dwindling revenue flow, the need to downsize and lack of financial …
SAO PAULO, Brazil-Jarbas Valente, Anatel’s superintendent of private services, said he was surprised by the auction results for the surplus licenses in bands D and E for personal communications services. …
SCARBOROUGH, Ontario-Telus Mobility said it has expanded its cdma2000 1x network throughout Canada via a combination of network buildouts in Western Canada and the implementation of a reciprocal roaming and …
In today’s soft economy, the benefits of outsourcing are becoming clearer to many manufacturers. Since the outsourcing trend intensified in the past few years, companies have said it has enhanced …
WASHINGTON-Wouldn’t it be cool to receive e-mail, a mobile-phone call or connect to the Internet while you are flying? That was the question examined last week at the Wireless Onboard …
