LEXINGTON, Mass.-Informio, which was founded in 2000 to provide wireless voice access to enterprise applications, has shut down its operations, according to a report on VentureWire. Messages sent to the …
PHOENIX-The wireless Web just got a little tastier. TasteNtalk and wine collecting company Schneider’s of Capitol Hill have teamed to offer more than 25,000 bottles of wine to thirsty wireless …
BERWYN, Pa.-Triton PCS Holdings Inc. said it has entered into a definitive agreement with AT&T Wireless Services Inc. to purchase personal communications services licenses in Richmond, Norfolk and Roanoke, Va., …
BEIJING-Chinese companies may get a bigger slice of the contracts for the upgrade of China Unicom’s CDMA network when bidding starts later this year. Foreign companies Motorola, Nortel, Ericsson and …
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OXFORD, United Kingdom-In an effort to revive broadband wireless services in the United Kingdom, the government has outlined plans for an auction of the 3.4 GHz band that will carry …
OXFORD, United Kingdom-Users of the United Kingdom’s largest TETRA network are reported to be suffering from health problems. The TETRA-based Airwave system, designed to provide a common communications platform for …
DUBLIN, Ireland-Strong mobile sales have boosted finances at France T
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-Mobile network operator MTN announced that it has begun charging subscribers for its wireless Internet gateway (WIG) services. The service has been offered free since its inception in …
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-South African mobile network operator MTN announced that it has begun exploring the notion of outsourcing its network services and base stations for services. The move is expected …
MEBOURNE, Australia-The Australian government has kicked off its satellite phone subsidy scheme in response to the telecommunications service inquiry, Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts Senator Richard Alston …
NEW DELHI, India-The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has ruled that cellular service providers are free to select their own national and international long-distance carriers to carry default traffic, …
TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo, the largest mobile operator in Japan, is going to return 40 million yen (US$342,000) in communications fees to its photo mail service users because the users were not …
NEW DELHI, India-Sri Lanka’s Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (TRC) has approved an increase in tariffs for mobile phones, following requests made by the three mobile-phone companies-Dialogue, Celltel and Mobitel. According to …
BEIJING-The Shanghai Telecommunications Administration has urged the local subsidiaries of China Mobile and China Unicom to end a price war they are waging through promotional offers. Shanghai Mobile said it …
NEW YORK-Virgin Mobile USA launched its nationwide prepaid wireless service and announced a multi-year strategic partnership with Viacom, which will provide exclusive content and products from youth-oriented television networks MTV, …
PARIS-Alcatel Alsthom posted a net loss of US$1.43 billion in the second quarter, discounting hopes of any recovery this quarter. At the same period last year, the company reported a …
DALLAS-Britney Spears this week joined Samsung Telecommunications America to launch the “Samsung Superstar Karaoke Tour” tour, a 24-city promotional tour offering tomorrow’s pop stars an opportunity to perform karaoke for …
SAN FRANCISCO-The Mobile Management and Directory Interoperability Forums of The Open Group recently published its “Executive on the Move” Business Scenario, a report that shows business drivers and requirements for …
