BEIJING—China Unicom has purchased mobile-Internet technology from Openwave Systems to make its CDMA services more attractive. The company is counting on data services to lure high-end customers to its CDMA …
BEIJING—Hong Kong’s CSL and Hutchison Telecom started offering services that enable corporate customers to use mobile phones and personal digital assistants (PDAs) to access intranets, e-mail and contacts. Users can …
BEIJING—China’s largest domestic mobile handset maker China Putian is planning an overseas listing. The company sold 28.96 million handsets last year. China Putian is about to appoint Lehman Brothers and …
BEIJING—The Hong Kong-listed arm of China Unicom posted first-quarter revenue of 8.35 billion yuan (US$1 billion), while China Mobile reported 23.35 billion yuan (US$2.82 billion). Revenue from China Unicom’s mobile …
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina—Since early April, 1 million Telef
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa—Zimbabwean-based telecommunications company Econet Wireless announced it has secured contracts valued at an estimated US$50 million to deliver international carrier and satellite services to customers during the next …
LUXEMBOURG—Mach said Omnitel Vodafone agreed to renew its contract for Mach clearinghouse and roaming. services. Omnitel has used Mach’s services since it launched service in Italy. The value of the …
WASHINGTON—Washington, D.C.-based market research and consulting company The Strategis Group trimmed its work force from 40 employees to 15 with plans to refocus its operations on providing consulting services to …
SANTA CLARA, Calif.—Palm Inc. announced Todd Bradley was named president of the company’s hardware division. He will retain his role as the group’s chief operating officer. “We’re building the management …
GARDEN GROVE, Calif.—Hop-On said it has signed a contract to allow Intel Corp. to provide chipsets for its disposable cell phones. The cell phone, which will provide an hour of …
MANCHESTER, N.H.—Verizon Communications introduced its One-Bill consolidated billing service to residential customers in New Hampshire. The service allows customers to consolidate their local, wireless, high-speed Internet access, regional toll calling …
BONN, Germany—Nortel Networks says it has signed a contract to supply T-Mobile International with UMTS infrastructure equipment and services in Europe under a 10-year frame agreement. “We are looking forward …
WASHINGTON—National Telecommunications and Administration director Nancy Victory and Federal Communications Commission member Michael Copps will participate in bilateral trade talks with China in Beijing later this month. Hu Jintao, vice …
WASHINGTON—The House voted to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank, which provides loan guarantees and insurance for overseas projects to Motorola Inc., AT&T Corp. and other U.S. firms. The Export-Import Bank and …
WASHINGTON—The House Commerce Committee passed by voice vote on Thursday a bill directing the Federal Communications Commission to delay the 700 MHz auction. House floor action on the Auction Reform …
WASHINGTON—The House telecommunications subcommittee will soon begin examining U.S. spectrum policy, said Rep. Billy Tauzin (R-La.), chairman of the House Commerce Committee. The review will be wide ranging with no …
LUBBOCK, Texas—Alamosa Holdings Inc. reported $3.1 million in positive earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization for the first quarter of this year, the company’s first quarter of positive EBITDA …
BOYNTON BEACH, Fla.—Motorola Inc. emerged the victor in its lawsuit against Paging America, which used Motorola’s brand name and products in its e-mail spam campaign. In an Illinois federal court …
BEDMINSTER, N.J.—Verizon Wireless introduced Summus Inc.’s Exego suite of multimedia applications for its BREW-enabled handsets, allowing users to send photos, multimedia messaging, e-mail, and image and file sharing from their …
WASHINGTON—A federal judge in New Jersey sentenced 33-year-old David Lee Smith to 20 months in jail and fined him $5,000 for creating the “Melissa” computer virus, which is estimated to …
