HELSINKI, Finland—Those who can afford Ferraris and Rolex watches will have a new choice in mobile phones, courtesy of Vertu, an independent subsidiary of Nokia launched Monday. Vertu plans to …
MONTREAL—Telesystem International Wireless (TIW) has given notice to extend its purchase offer and consent request related to its outstanding 7-percent equity subordinated debentures maturing 15 February, 2002. The offer, part …
HELSINKI, Finland—PTS, the Swedish national telecom regulator, has warned Sweden-based mobile operators that it will beginning using its wider discretionary powers if it feels that operators are “not working hard …
OXFORD, United Kingdom—Manx Telecom, Europe’s first commercial third-generation (3G) operator, has chosen Calaba’s wireless directory and search engine software in an effort to provoke greater uptake of mobile data services. …
HELSINKI, Finland—Nokia said it has signed a three-year contract to supply radio access equipment and a packet core network for carrier Proximus Belgacom Mobile of Belgium. The contract also covers …
OSLO, Norway—TSI Telecom Services and Telenor Global Services have formed a common peering point called GPRX Roaming Exchange for roaming between their networks using Amsterdam Internet Exchange. “It greatly simplifies …
TORONTO—Bell Mobility has launched a new service that will read news, weather and e-mails to subscribers over their mobile phones. The service, called VoiceNet, also understands thousands of different accents. …
NEW YORK—Canadian wireless carrier Telus Mobility will offer its customers wireless instant messaging (IM) services, including the ability to create buddy lists and communicate with desktop users, through a deal …
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa—Cellular service provider B Clear, a subsidiary of Australian company B Digital, has reported that it may leave the South African mobile market. The company recently announced it …
MIGDAL HAEMEK, Israel—Tower Semiconductor said it completed its offering of securities units in Israel, resulting in gross proceeds of US$23.2 million. The company will use the money for its Fab …
TORONTO—Finance.com Group of Morocco announced it will use a mobile commerce product from 724 Solutions, which will allow its customers to access banking services through Finance.com’s holding company BMCE Bank. …
ATLANTA, United States—Samsung Networks said it has renewed its data network contract with Equant to interconnect 50 cites in Europe, Middle East and Africa. “Under the agreement, sites in Korea …
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, California, United States—Wireless data provider Gtran Wireless announced it has deployed its new DotSurfer 1x data card solution in several Latin American countries. The card gives mobile device …
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina—Despite the strong devaluation of the national Argentine currency—28.6 percent in the official price and almost 100 percent in the free market—cellular telephony tariffs will remain the same …
OXFORD, United Kingdom—Two European operators with third-generation (3G) licenses have quietly confirmed that their services will not be ready for commercial launch this year. Netherlands-based KPN Orange and Cegetel in …
SAN DIEGO—Qualcomm Inc. said it met market expectations with earnings of $186.6 million, or 23 cents per share, before certain items. This contrasted with earnings of $189.7 million, or 23 …
RESTON, Va.—In a move to combine almost all of their popular business services and applications into one offering, Research In Motion Ltd., Nextel Communications and Motorola Inc. announced they will …
HELSINKI—Nokia said it will ask shareholders at its annual general meeting to approve plans to buy back up to 220 million of its own shares, which will either be used …
