BEIJING-The price war between China Mobile and China Unicom is heating up across the country, except in the big metropolises of Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. The Ministry of Information Industry …
TOKYO-Access, a Tokyo-based venture, announced it concluded an agreement with China Unicom to provide multimedia messaging service (MMS) software to China’s second-largest mobile operator. Based on the agreement, Access is …
TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo announced that it signed share exchange agreements with eight of its regional subsidiaries. Through the share exchange agreements, NTT DoCoMo will acquire all the outstanding shares of these …
NEW DELHI, India-Thai Mobile, the joint venture between the Telephone Organization of Thailand (TOT) and the Communications Authority of Thailand (CAT) formed to operate a 1900 MHz mobile-phone system, has …
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Ericsson said it will be the sole supplier of equipment and services for a GSM/General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) 800 MHz network in Panama. Cable & Wireless will be …
HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia said it will supply multimedia messaging system (MMS) equipment to DTAC in Thailand. The value of the deal was not disclosed.
SAN DIEGO-Sharp Electronics Corp. unveiled a consumer edition wireless data service for its Zaurus SL-5500 personal digital assistant designed to run on Verizon Wireless Inc.’s CDPD network. The Microsoft Pocket …
MCLEAN, Va.-E-Pass Technologies Inc. announced it will appeal a summary judgement that found personal digital assistant maker Palm Inc. did not infringe on E-Pass’ patents. E-Pass said there were “glaring …
CINCINNATI-Convergys announced Maureen Govern has been made chief technical officer. Govern will be responsible for technology leadership for the company and will serve as the corporate spokeswoman on technology issues. …
CEDAR KNOLLS, N.J.-The whole world is watching to see which standard-GSM or CDMA-will succeed as the 3G battle revs up in the United States, said Probe Research Inc., but the …
TORONTO-724 Solutions Inc., which sells wireless alert services to financial institutions and Internet Protocol gateways to wireless carriers, announced it will cut 100 jobs in an effort to further reduce …
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson finalized the sale of its stake in joint venture Ericsson Panda Mobile Terminals Co. Ltd. in Nanjing, China, to Microcell S.A., and concluded a patent license agreement …
NEW YORK-Comstar Interactive Corp. launched its CHARGE ANYwhereT wireless credit card processing solution that allows businesses to make transactions wirelessly and manage them online. The new product includes a small …
LUXEMBOURG-Gemplus announced its has deployed more than 500 million subscriber identity module (SIM) cards since the standardization of GSM in 1992. “Reaching this major milestone is evidence that the SIM …
ETIWANDA, Calif.-OneStopCollections.com announced it has launched ODCS, an automated debt collections system that allows wireless resellers to submit accounts and review reports over the Internet as well as automatically broker …
INDIANAPOLIS-Brightpoint Inc. announced its subsidiary Bright Point Ltd. has signed an agreement with Nokia Inc. subsidiary Nokia Ltd. to distribute Nokia mobile-phone products n Ireland. According to the agreement, Brightpoint …
SAN JOSE, Calif.-Globalstar announced five new pricing plans that bring the costs of satellite telephone services closer to the costs of cellular. The new price plans, which include monthly access …
ARLINGTON, Va.-The Personal Communications Industry Association will hold a seminar on wireless infrastructure siting and zoning on October 23, 2002, in Arlington, Va. The seminar, “Strategies for Telecommunications Siting: Navigating …
MOSCOW-Russian Communications Minister Leonid Reiman promised to grant nationwide GSM licenses to three major carriers-Mobile TeleSystems (MTS), Vimpelcom (BeeLine) and MegaFon. The news is important for the first two carriers, …
MANILA, The Philippines-While Filipino cell-phone subscribers are projected to reach 20 million during the next seven years, use will be the growth driver of the Philippine cellular industry, according to …
