CEDAR KNOLLS, N.J.-Although Microsoft Corp. wields tremendous power and has made several major recent forays into the market for mobile-phone software, the wireless industry’s traditional handset manufacturers can hold on …
NEW YORK-Moody’s Investors Service downgraded the debt of Lucent Technologies Inc. and Nortel Networks Corp. Nov. 1 and assigned a negative outlook to the companies. The rating agency lowered its …
STAMFORD, Conn.-I3 Mobile Inc. announced it will use an investment banking firm to explore a range of potential options for the company, including “a potential strategic alliance, joint venture, merger …
HOUSTON-Crown Castle International Corp. announced the quarterly dividend rate for its 6.25-percent Convertible Preferred Stock will be paid on Nov. 15 to holders of record as of Nov. 1, 2002. …
LONDON-Vivendi Universal is still convinced that Vodafone Group plc will come back with an improved offer for its stake in French operator Cegetel, after Vivendi rejected Vodafone’s initial $6.6 billion …
JAKARTA, Indonesia-In response to the government’s call to consolidate the telecommunications industry, Telekom Malaysia increased its shareholding in Celcom from 31.2 percent to 47.9 percent. The total purchase consideration of …
BEIJING-China’s Ministry of Information Industry (MII) announced that the country’s two mobile-phone operators added 45.17 million new users in the first three quarters of the year, bringing the total to …
BEIJING-Nearly 600 companies from 24 countries are participating in PT/Expo Comm China 2002, which opened in Beijing on 30 October. The central theme of the show is third-generation (3G) development. …
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, …
