MELBOURNE, Australia-The Australian Communications Authority (ACA) has registered a new industry code aimed at improving “consultation by telecommunications carriers when they are planning and installing new facilities, such as mobile …
BEIJING-In an interview with China Central Television (CCTV), Minister of Information Industry (MII) Wu Jichuan said it is not the right time for China to introduce more mobile-phone licenses. “It …
TORONTO-Rogers Wireless Communications reported its fourth consecutive quarter of double-digit operating profit, with a 31-percent increase to C$158.2 million (US$100.6 million) from C$123.8 million (US$78.8 million) a year earlier. The …
NEW DELHI, India-Dialog GSM, a leading mobile operator in Sri Lanka, recently launched multimedia messaging service (MMS) on a pre-commercial trial basis. In partnership with OmniBiz, the Dialog GSM network …
BEIJING-In China’s biggest corporate debt sale, China Mobile issued 8 billion yuan (US$968 million) worth of fixed-rate bonds, divided into a 5 billion yuan (US$605 million) 15-year tranche and a …
TOKYO-The Japanese wireless local area network (WLAN) service market is expected be 71.9 billion yen (US$575 million) by 2006, nearly four times as much as the market in 2001, according …
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-A new black-owned subsidiary of Sebros Telecoms Solutions, called E’Voucher, has announced it will launch a prepaid recharge service for the GSM platform in South Africa. Lesego Mosupye, …
HELSINKI, Finland-Jorma Ollila, chairman of Helsinki-based Nokia, has questioned the ability or willingness of mobile telecom companies to strengthen their European operations through strategic mergers and takeovers aimed at market …
LAS VEGAS-Wavecom SA announced it will launch two new dual-band wireless modules by the end of 2002 at this week’s CTIA Wireless I.T. & Internet show in Las Vegas. The …
WASHINGTON-The Senate last night passed cyber-security legislation, clearing the way for final approval by the House after Congress returns for a lame duck session later next month. The measure, crafted …
SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. said it has developed a solution with Insignia’s Mobile Foundation that can allow complete Java 2 Micro edition to be downloaded over the air to BREW-enabled handsets. …
NEW YORK-Nokia Corp. posted huge gains during the third quarter, earning $593 million, compared with $181 million a year ago, and net income per share of 13 cents, up from …
PITTSBURGH-Akustica Inc., which has patented acoustic MEMS technology, has raised $2.25 million in Series A financing from Chamberlain Investments. Akustica was founded by the former director of the Carnegie Mellon …
SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif.-Starfish Software said LapLink will offer Starfish’s TrueSync Plus for PDAs and Mobile Phones to its end users and enterprise customers. The software provides data synchronization between PDAs, …
DENVER-BVRP Software USA will bundle its Mobile PhoneTools software with Mobicom Corp.’s line of GSM/GPRS PCMCIA cards. Mobile PhoneTools offers users a connectivity Wizard, an interface that enables voice calls …
CINCINNATI-Convergys Corp. announced BT Retail, a U.K.-based communications service provider for residential and business markets, has chosen Convergys’ Geneva software as its billing platform. Geneva will be used to bill …
NEW YORK-Toronto-based 724 Solutions has made generally available its new X-treme Mobility Suite, whose technologies work individually and together to permit wireless operators to generate new revenues from the convergence …
DALLAS-Texas Instruments Inc. said it has licensed two ARM Microprocessor cores, which will allow it to provide equipment manufacturers with solutions that will increase system performance and extend battery life …
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-Openwave Systems Inc. announced alliances with Digital Bridges, End2End, InfoSpace IN-FUSIO and MForma as part of its new Openwave Mobile Connect Program, the newest branch of the Openwave …
SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Proxim Corp., which acquired Western Multiplex Corp. in March, reported third-quarter losses of $35.1 million, or 29 cents per share, on revenues of $24.12 million. By comparison, the company’s …
