TOKYO-Nortel Networks Corp. said it signed an optical network contract to expand KDDI’s metro access network and support the carrier’s cdma2000 1x offering. “We will work closely with KDDI to …
CLINTON, Mass.-Adding to investor fears concerning the future of WorldCom Inc., the company’s board of directors said it would not pay the 60 cents per share dividend to MCI group …
BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless Inc. said it is offering its subscribers BREW-enabled mobile phones access to Forbes.com Wireless, a financial information source powered by SmartServ Online Inc. Through Forbes.com Wireless, users …
MCLEAN, Va.-LCC International Inc. said its U.K. subsidiary, LCC U.K. Ltd. has acquired 51 percent of Detron Network Services B.V., a privately held telecommunications consultancy firm based in Den Bosch, …
NEW YORK-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. officially launched its GSM service in New York City today, placing the nation’s second-largest carrier in 43 of the top 50 markets nationwide and covering 217 …
BOISE, Idaho-Extended Systems Inc. released preliminary results for the fourth quarter that repeated an all-too-familiar story for companies trying to sell wireless services to corporations. “Due to the current economic …
HELSINKI, Finland-Telenor’s dream of creating a Scandinavian telecom giant through a merger with Sweden’s Telia and Finland’s Sonera is very much “a live aspiration,” Norway’s Prime Minister Kjell Magne Bondevik …
BEIJING-Following the launch of its General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) services on 17 May, China Mobile Communications has signed 1.3 million users, but a spokesman for China Mobile (Hong Kong) …
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-The Colombian government, headed by Andr
OXFORD, United Kingdom-Regardless of concerns expressed by European third-generation (3G) license holders, the German telecom regulator, RegTP, expects wireless local area networks (WLAN) networks to complement 3G services and plans …
OXFORD, United Kingdom-Saturated market conditions are being blamed by cell-phone operators for a 50-percent drop in handset sales for the first six months of 2002 compared with last year. According …
OXFORD, United Kingdom-The U.K. Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) reported an increase in the number of consumers complaining about unsolicited text messages. The organization said it upheld six complaints about SMS-based …
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-Mobile network operators in Nigeria, Kenya and Zimbabwe announced various tariff hikes expected to impact consumer spending. In Nigeria, mobile operator MTN Nigeria announced it may increase its …
MELBOURNE, Australia-Commercial interest is growing in wireless Internet in Australia with news of a $A25 million (US$14 million) national rollout of an i-BURST mobile wireless broadband network beginning in Sydney. …
FRAMINGHAM, Massachusetts, United States-NMS Communications said it will supply its HearSay voice services on a trial basis to mobile operator SFR in France. Th offering will provide detailed Tour de …
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-Sky decided to close its offices in Argentina as the current economic difficulties facing the country have led to a deep decline in the company’s customer base. Since …
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Ericsson AB denied a rumor that Microsoft Corp. is making a bid to buy the telecom equipment maker, reaffirming a statement made by its chairman, Michael Treschow, earlier this …
RESTON, Va.-Nextel Communications Inc. and Nextel Partners Inc. donated $70,000 of wireless phones and service to enhance security efforts and event coordination during the National Governors Association annual meeting scheduled …
WELLINGTON, New Zealand-Telecom New Zealand’s mobile subsidiary signed an agreement with Korea’s LG Telecom to jointly develop new CDMA 1x services. Telecom New Zealand will launch its 1x network this …
DENVER-Qwest Communications International Inc.’s stock price dropped more than 30 percent yesterday following news that the U.S. Attorney’s office had begun a criminal investigation of the telecommunications service provider and …
