OXFORD, United Kingdom-As the telecom world is rocked by fresh scandals, European communications regulators are providing additional leeway to third-generation (3G) license holders by gently relaxing some of the more …
HONG KONG-Hutchison Whampoa said its nine third-generation (3G) ventures will all be branded under the name 3. Cannink Fok, managing director of the Hong Kong-based company said the company also …
JAKARTA, Indonesia-The popular short message service (SMS) traffic has compelled Indonesia’s paging operators to call for government protection. Sukoyo, head of the country’s radio paging association, said the protection is …
BUCHAREST, Romania-The Ministry of Information and Communications Technology (MoICT) of Jordan completed contract arrangements with a U.S. consulting firm for a study to provide policy guidance on liberalizing the mobile …
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-The Argentine crisis has provoked a change in plans for the CITEL (Comision Interamericana de Telecomunicaciones ) meeting and the postponement of Telecom Americas 2003, both of which …
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-South African financial services companies are reported to be using General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) technology as a key means of delivering products and services to customers. The …
BEIJING-China Mobile Communications announced it will invest 50 billion yuan (US$6 billion) in mobile-phone infrastructure in the western part of China during the next three years. During the past three …
FRANKFURT, Germany-Hewlett-Packard Co. said it plans to shed 5,900 jobs in Europe as part of the fallout from its merger with Compaq. The company did not provide details on how …
TORONTO-Nortel Networks said Verizon Wireless has selected it to supply its packet switching equipment in what it described as the biggest deployment on a voice network in North America. The …
SAN DIEGO-Leap Wireless International Inc. reported ending the second quarter with approximately 1.452 million subscribers to its Cricket service, below company guidance of 1.5 million customers. The carrier blamed aggressive …
CINCINNATI-Convergys Corp. announced it has acquired the business and assets of bankrupt TelesensKSCL Ltd. of Edinburgh, Scotland, a subsidiary of TelesensKSCL AG of Cologne, Germany. TelesensKSCL, which was a developer …
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-Investors tore Openwave Systems Inc. share prices in half after the company significantly lowered its fourth quarter outlook. Trading in wireless data giant Openwave was massive after the …
During the past two years, one event after another has left the international wireless landscape looking like a battleground, with numerous casualties and few, if any, players left unscathed. Spectrum …
WASHINGTON-The Bush administration announced proposals for liberalizing global trade barriers in telecommunications and other service sectors. The U.S. recommendations will form the basis for negotiations this November at a World …
NEW YORK-Sprint PCS’ highly anticipated next-generation network is scheduled to launch August 10, according to Audiovox president and chief executive officer Philip Christopher who let the cat out of the …
BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless said that through an extension of its agreement with Pinpoint Networks Inc. it can offer enhanced services to its Mobile Web by VZW with MSN customers using …
HAUPPAUGE, N.Y.-Audiovox Corp., the parent company of mobile handset supplier Audiovox Communications Corp., announced results for its fiscal second quarter and six months ended May 31. Net sales for the …
ESPOO, Finland-Finnish 2G Ltd. will use infrastructure from Tecnomen to offer multimedia messaging services, the companies announced. “Finnish 2G is a pioneer in the convergence of different methods of communication …
SANTIAGO, Chile-Chilean mobile operator Smartcom announced it will replace its current billing system from SchlumbergerSema with a new product from Intec Telecom Systems and Logica. Intec will provide its Inter-mediatE …
BOCA RATON, Fla.-Wireless messaging company Esemde Inc. and Koala International Wireless Inc. announced they have dropped plans for Koala to acquire Esemde. “It was mutually agreed that both companies should …
