NEW YORK-Following the dark hue in the wireless telecom business, Nortel Networks did not strike any optimistic notes as it reported a second-quarter net loss of $697 million, or 20 …
ALEXANDRIA, Va.-Paging and messaging carrier Metrocall Inc. said the bankruptcy court approved its reorganization disclosure statement, an important step in its process of reorganization in Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Metrocall said …
PARIS-Maporama’s online location-based services have been integrated into Traveldoo Technologies’ Traveldoo ShopSite, Traveldoo Portal and Traveldoo Mobile. The Traveldoo solutions offer business travelers planning and booking capabilities. With Maporama’s capabilities, …
LUBBOCK, Texas-Alamosa Holdings Inc. has announced on-target net subscriber additions and said it plans to release its full second-quarter results after market close August 7, followed by a conference call …
CLINTON, Miss.-WorldCom is expected to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection by early next week, according to a recent report in The Wall Street Journal. The bankruptcy filing, which would …
HOLTSVILLE, N.Y.-Mobile computing company Symbol Technologies Inc. reported declining revenues and net losses for its second quarter compared with the same quarter last year, but company executives offered a positive …
HELSINKI, Finland-Telenor, the Oslo-based semi-state-owned telecom operator, rejected on 17 July speculation by market analysts that the company is anxious to re-open consolidation talks with the newly merged Telia-Sonera. Jon …
TOKYO-Shipments of mobile phones with cameras surged from 6 million units in 2001 to 23 million units in 2003 in Japan, according to a survey conducted by a research institute. …
DUBLIN, Ireland-Vodafone Group announced it will launch the “Sha-mail” service in Europe in the fourth quarter. The company revealed its plans to begin marketing the new camera-enabled phones in seven …
MELBOURNE, Australia-The Australian Communications Authority (ACA) announced it will allocate, by auction if demand dictates, the remaining 3.4 GHz band of the radio-frequency spectrum. Licenses in the 3.4 GHz band …
BEIJING-China’s Ministry of Information Industry (MII) released mobile subscriber statistics for the first half of the year. At the end of June, China had 176.16 million mobile-phone users. The number …
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-Mobile operator Smartcom PCS, owned by Endesa of Spain, sued BellSouth through the Chilean government’s Antimonopoly Resolution Commission on the grounds of disloyal competition. This suit is based …
TOKYO-Japan’s IY Bank plans to launch in 2003 a mobile banking service that will let bank customers withdraw or deposit money with their mobile phones. The service will initially be …
JOHANNEBSBURG, South Africa-MTN South Africa announced its General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) pricing strategy and some of the initial applications that will be available at the time of commercial launch. …
MANILA, The Phillipines-Despite the influx of General Packet Radio Service (GPRS)-capable handsets and free service from operators, it will take some time to lure Filipinos to surf the Web via …
CHESTERFIELD, Miss.-While industry leaders have knocked around the idea of a killer application in wireless for years, a new report from Datacomm Research Company and Phoenician Ventures pegs it squarely …
HAYWARD, Calif.-Wireless enterprise company AvantGo Inc. announced it scored its second patent, one that covers technology for the synchronization and customization of XML-based Web services, applications and data. Patents have …
LOS ANGELES-Moviso, Motorola, VoiceStream and GetMoreMojo.com have aligned to wirelessly promote the soon-to-be-released Austin Powers flick “GoldMember.” The joint solution allows Austin Powers fans to personalize their mobile phones by …
SAN JOSE, Calif.-Globalstar awarded a contract to Space Systems/Loral for the design and future construction of its 2 GHz satellite system, the company said. Financial terms of the contract were …
