BEIJING-The U.K. supplier of wireless communication technologies TTPcom has opened an office in Shanghai. Ten percent of the company’s US$60.5 million of sales in the first nine months of the …
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-Orsus Solutions has acquired the intellectual property and other assets of Speedwise Technologies Ltd. in a cash and stock transaction. The acquisition enables Orsus to speed the delivery …
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson said it has signed two separate mobile network contracts in Latin America. The value of the contracts was not released. Ericsson signed a contract to supply GSM/GPRS …
WASHINGTON-U.S. wireless data revenues have grown by 135 percent, and voice revenues have increased 19 percent since last year, according to the semi-annual survey by the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet …
BEIJING-According to Zhou Huan, president of Datang Telecom Technologies, co-developer with Siemens of the TD-SCDMA third-generation (3G) technology, the Chinese government has allocated broader spectrum resources for TD-SCDMA than for …
OXFORD, United Kingdom-As many mobile operators around the world install and trial their multimedia message service (MMS) infrastructure, those that have launched services have already commenced a pricing war. Two …
TOKYO-The top two Japanese mobile handset manufacturers-NEC and Matsushita Communications Industrial-have lost market share, while Sharp, which is the leading maker for picture phone handsets, has expanded its market share, …
OXFORD, United Kingdom-Having consistently stated that it would be the first to launch a third-generation (3G) service in the United Kingdom, Hutchison has now commented that the timing, always set …
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-Three operators were prequalified to participate in the personal communications services (PCS) auction, which will take place on 8 November in Ecuador, by the National Telecommunications Council (Conatel). …
HELSINKI, Finland and OSLO, Norway-Hutchison Whampoa and Investor-backed Hi3G, which will operate under the brand name “3,” will join Swedish third-generation (3G) license holders seeking rollout extensions. Hi3G has confirmed …
TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo, the largest mobile operator in Japan, will launch a flat rate mobile service in the second quarter of 2003, the company said on Thursday. According to the firm, …
OXFORD, United Kingdom-As the French government struggles to find a face-saving solution to the 70 billion euro (US$69.1 billion) debt owed by France T
MELBOURNE, Australia-The explosive growth of short message service (SMS) in Australia has prompted the Australian Communications Authority (ACA) to consider reserving new telephone number ranges for SMS. At the moment, …
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-After having invested around US$600 million in Latin America, the major share of Comsat International has changed hands. World Data Consortium, the investment fund with headquarters in Washington, …
INDIANAPOLIS, United States-Brightpoint said it has completed the sale of certain operating assets of Brightpoint Mexico to Soluciones Inteligentes para el Mercado Mobile, which is wholly owned and operated by …
WASHINGTON-Three senators have urged the Federal Communications Commission to allow the re-auction winners of bankrupt NextWave Telecom Inc.’s licenses to opt-out of their bids. “We continue to be concerned as …
VERNON HILLS, Ill.-Wireless equipment maker Tellular Corp. said its fourth-quarter net income dropped to $10,000, or breakeven earnings per share, as against $906,000, or 7 cents per share. Its revenue …
NEW YORK-Wi-Fi Alliance has laid out new mechanisms for security for the technology to address concerns about possible hacking. The specifications, known as Wireless Protected Access, covers 802.11i standard for …
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission today fined AT&T Wireless Services Inc. $117,000 for safety-related violations involving antenna structures. The FCC said AT&T Wireless committed seven separate infractions including failure to register, …
