DALLAS-Texas Instruments said it has introduced a new development kit for its OMAP processing platform to allow wireless software developers and device manufacturers to create and demonstrate applications for 2.5 …
BOULDER, Colo.—SignalSoft Corp. axed approximately 80 employees, bringing its work force down to 150. The company said three weeks ago it would be reducing headcount due to lower-than-expected sales. “These …
DENVER—Qwest Communications International Inc. revised financial guidance for this year citing continuing weakness in both the telecommunications sector and the regional economy in its 14-state local service area as well …
BEIJING—The boom times in China’s mobile telecom sector seem to be over. While the country still added 5.9 million new mobile-phone subscribers in February, more than any other market, both …
OXFORD, United Kingdom—Nortel executives have admitted that the US$1.1 billion contact awarded to it by MmO2 for 2.5-generation (2.5G) and third-generation (3G) infrastructure this week was a much-needed boost to …
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina—The Telecom Italia Mobile (TIM) board of directors announced the investment of US$260 million this year in Per
OXFORD, United Kingdom—In an effort to reduce third-generation (3G) deployment costs, Vodafone’s Portuguese business, Telecel, formed a joint venture with Optimus, the cell-phone division of Sonae, called Situs. Both companies …
TOKYO—KDDI, the second-largest telecom operator in Japan, announced it will launch a field trial for credit card settlement using third-generation (3G) handsets in the fourth quarter. Four leading credit card …
TORONTO—The Toronto Blue Jays have turned to technology to help boost ticket sales. The American League baseball team is using what it dubs “cyber-sellers.” Equipped with wireless credit card equipment, …
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa—In the wake of recent tariff cuts by the competing GSM mobile operators, analog fixed wireless operator Intercellular announced that it will cut rates due to the development …
NEW DELHI, India—It will cost less to make calls over mobile networks in Pakistan beginning 1 May. The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) reduced the airtime ceiling from 6.50 rupees (US$0.11) …
CUPERTINO, Calif.—Boingo Wireless Inc. said it has implemented Portal Software Inc.’s billing solution, known as Infranet, for mobile service providers. “Boingo developed its billing infrastructure with the Infranet solution, which …
SAN FRANCISCO—Video game giant Sega.com Inc. said it will launch a new division to specifically focus on the market for wireless gaming in North America, a move showing the vast …
HELSINKI, Finland—Telfort, the Dutch subsidiary of U.K.-based MmO2, has entered a strategic agreement with Ericsson under which it will outsource all its mobile network operations in the Netherlands to the …
OXFORD, United Kingdom—After announcing its wireless initiative last week, BT Group said it is aware of the security concerns surrounding wireless local area network (WLAN) services. The company admitted it …
JAKARTA, Indonesia—Indosat Multimedia Mobile (IM3) said it will continue its free General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) offering until the end of April, with an additional extension possible. IM3 originally set …
BEIJING—Peter Borger, president of Siemens Shanghai Mobile Communications, told the South China Morning Post he expects the Chinese government to issue two more licenses to fixed-line carriers to start building …
TOKYO—Coca-Cola Japan, NTT DoCoMo and Itochu jointly announced that they will establish Coca-Cola vending machines with which i-mode users can purchase a can of Coke without cash using i-mode mobile …
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina—BellSouth doubled the quantity of users during the last six months in Ecuador, which caused a 40-percent increase in phone traffic and the saturation of its network. Consequently, …
BEIJING—China’s Eastern Communications (Eastcom) announced it is halting its 123.08 million yuan (US$14.87 million) effort to develop its own proprietary mobile-phone technology to compete with foreign vendors. The company mentioned …
