OXFORD, United Kingdom—The Czech Republic’s largest mobile operator, EuroTel, is back in the takeover sights of Cesky Telecom. This comes as the Czech government called off plans to sell its …
DUBLIN, Ireland—There are fears that more than 150 jobs could be lost in the Irish mobile telecom software operations of Logica after the company announced plans to lay off 700 …
LONDON-Messaging giant Logica said it will cut 700 jobs in response to slowdowns in information-technology spending and the cautious outlook most operators have for multimedia messaging services. The company’s stock …
STOCKHOLM, Sweden—Ericsson AB said it will supply Taiwanese operator Chunghwa Telecom with systems integration and content management for its emome mobile portal. Ericsson is offering technology that includes service personalization, …
RALEIGH, N.C.—Information delivery and application developer Summus Inc. announced broad and ambitious goals for the next 18 months, including plans to be cash flow positive early next year and to …
CRACOW, Germany—ComArch S.A. has introduced its Tytan Mobile Portal, an addition to its TYTAN suite of products. Tytan Mobile Portal allows carriers and their partners to work on one platform, …
SANTA CLARA, Calif.—Wireless module and terminal designer Cellon International announced it has received funding form the Intel Communications Fund, Softband China Venture Capital, SUNeVision Venture and UTStarcom, completing the company’s …
SAN DIEGO—Qualcomm Inc. announced Neil Kadisha, a member of the company’s board of directors since 1988, has submitted his resignation.“I have complete confidence in Qualcomm’s future growth prospects and will …
LAKE CHARLES, La.-US Unwired Inc. reported a record $92.1 million in first quarter revenues compared with $47.9 million the Sprint PCS affiliate posted for the same quarter last year. Net …
NEW YORK—Investors and analysts took their frustration out on Western Wireless Corp. following its disappointing first-quarter results sending the struggling rural carrier’s stock price down more than 40 percent in …
NEW YORK—Sprint PCS’ tracking stock price spiked on Thursday following a report that parent company Sprint Corp. was looking at removing its tracking stocks to help reduce confusion among its …
WASHINGTON—A British government report today said devices for reducing mobile-phone radiation vary widely in effectiveness and there are trade-offs that can hurt handset performance, a contrast with the Bush administration’s …
SAN DIEGO—Qualcomm Inc. has signed a royalty-bearing agreement to allow Westech Korea Inc. to design, develop and sell mobile subscriber units and knockdown kits for cdmaOne and cdma2000 1x/1xEV-DO systems. …
OXFORD, United Kingdom—European cell-phone operators seem in no rush to sign General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) roaming agreements with their counterparts over fears of technology mismatches. Given that GPRS services …
OXFORD, United Kingdom—While the theft of cell phones has attracted widespread news coverage in the United Kingdom, a new study is expected to suggest that many of these reports of …
HELSINKI, Finland—Nokia, the Helsinki-based Finnish wireless equipment supplier, is predicting a dramatic concentration on the vendor side of global telecommunications, believing that the number of major vendors will diminish by …
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia—A second Russian carrier was licensed by the Communications Ministry to build a commercial CDMA network based on the International Mobile Telecommunications–Multi Carrier (IMT-MC) standard. St. Petersburg-based Delta …
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina—The decrease in cellular users in Argentina has generated a new strategy for operators, consisting of the sale of used terminals with lower costs than new ones. During …
SUNNYVALE, Calif.—A new entry into the wireless corporate market, Good Technology Inc., unveiled its product line and business strategy, as well as its first 20 customers. The company’s wireless strategy …
