TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo Inc. said it will extend its Mzone wireless local area network service area to include Tokyo International Airport beginning Oct. 28. The Mzone service is currently available in …
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson experienced a dramatic decline in sales last quarter, to $3.6 billion from $5 billion during the third quarter of last year, and its net losses increased to …
MOSCOW-Russia’s biggest carrier Mobile TeleSystems (MTS) again delayed the launch of General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) into commercial operation because of a lack of demand. The carrier initially planned the …
DENVER, United States-While other companies have adopted the reverse-stock-split strategy to boost their stock profiles, Ericsson said it has authorized a ratio change in its American depositary shares (ADS) effective …
TORONTO-Nortel Networks said it reported a third-quarter net loss of US$1.8 billion, or 42 U.S. cents a share, compared with US$3.47 billion, or US$1.08 a share, a year earlier. Excluding …
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Canada-Infowave Software said Swiss operator Sunrise/TDC selected Infowave’s Mobile Application Gateway to offer wireless e-mail services to its subscribers. The services, which provide corporate users with real-time, …
NEW YORK-A surge in wireless handset sales helped Samsung Electronics Co. close its third quarter with net income of $1.37 billion, compared with $333 million a year ago. The company …
RICHARDSON, Texas-Anritsu Co. has paired with Centro de Tecnologia de las Comunicaciones, S.A. (Cetecom Spain) to create a Bluetooth test solution that incorporates Anritsu’s ME7865A Bluetooth pre-qualification test system and …
VANCOUVER, British Columbia-Infowave Software has launched its Mobile Application Gateway, a platform that lets wireless carriers offer their enterprise customers secure access to corporate information, including e-mail and calendar items. …
SEATTLE-Billing and content management company Qpass Inc. released a new version of its software platform, dubbed Prosperity Series, which the company said allows carriers to change way they sell and …
ATLANTA-Glenayre Technologies Inc. announced its Versera Voice Services suite, which uses speech recognition technologies to access and navigate voice, fax and e-mail messages, is now generally available. “Glenayre’s Versera Voice …
MCLEAN, Va.-A report from Booz Allen Hamilton Inc., “Mobile Device Returns and Repairs-Reshaping the Reverse Supply Chain,” examines a new challenge facing the mobile telecom industry. Booz Allen believes the …
OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint PCS released mixed third-quarter results with increased net operating revenues offset by low customer additions and higher churn rates. The carrier said its net operating revenues were …
FRESNO, Calif.-Sprint PCS has expanded its wireless phone coverage in the central valley of California to include Stockton to Bakersfield, Visalia, Merced, Lodi, Hanford and Route 99. The new coverage …
IRVINE, Calif.-Boost Mobile L.L.C., which offers telecommunications services targeted at the youth market, has selected Boston Communications Group Inc. to implement its prepaid wireless program. Nextel Communications Inc., which offers …
LEDBURY, United Kingdom-U.K. consultancy BWCS said mobile operators could greatly increase location-services revenues by selecting a strong location technology. The company said a U.S. system called uplink time difference of …
MURRAY HILL, N.J.-Following in the footsteps of Nortel Networks, Palm Inc. and other wireless companies, Lucent Technologies Inc. said it will ask its shareholders to approve a reverse stock split, …
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-While other companies have adopted the reverse-stock-split strategy to boost their stock profiles, L.M. Ericsson said it has authorized a ratio change in its American depositary shares with effect …
TORONTO-Nortel Networks Ltd. said it reported a third-quarter net loss of $1.8 billion, or 42 cents a share, compared with $3.47 billion, or $1.08 a share, a year earlier. Excluding …
MUNICH, Germany-Siemens said African operator Vodacom will install Openwave Systems Inc.’s multimedia messaging service platform as part of the operator’s GSM/GPRS network. Vodacom licensed Openwave’s equipment through Siemens, which is …
