BERKSHIRE, United Kingdom—Subscriber identity module card provider Bluefish Technologies signed an agreement with software services provider VIPMobile to jointly deliver Mobile WriteUp, a product the companies said uses SIM cards …
TOKYO—J-Phone, a subsidiary of Vodafone Group, announced that it will launch third-generation (3G) service in Japan on 30 June. NTT DoCoMo which launched the FOMA 3G service on 1 October, …
TOKYO—Sharp, a leading consumer electronics manufacturer in Japan, announced that it will launch a personal digital assistant (PDA) for FOMA, the third-generation (3G) service provided by NTT DoCoMo in Japan, …
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa—MTN Nigeria recently launched its Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) services. This latest development reflects the company’s ongoing drive to expand mobile telephony values beyond those of voice communication …
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa—South African mobile network operator Vodacom has launched a new prepaid tariff option offering the cheapest peak time prepaid rates in the country. The product, called SmartStep, charges …
WASHINGTON—The re-auction winners of spectrum belonging to bankrupt NextWave Telecom Inc. and Urban Comm-North Carolina Inc. met with staff of the Federal Communications Commission today to discuss whether and/or when …
SUNNYVALE, Calif.—Spectrian Corp., a designer and manufacturer of power amplifiers for the wireless infrastructure market, announced it formed Spectrian Telecommunications Equipment Co. Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary in Shanghai, China. …
WASHINGTON—Qualcomm Inc. today told the Federal Communications Commission that new tests show ultra-wideband devices operated near GPS-enabled wireless phones will hinder the location of callers who make 911 emergency calls, …
DALLAS—Nortel Networks has filed a lawsuit accusing Kyocera Corp. of infringing on four patents covering ways wireless communications are transmitted. The lawsuit, filed Jan. 4 in the U.S. District Court …
TOKYO—NTT DoCoMo Inc. said it may not sign up the 150,000 subscribers to its third-generation network by the end of March it predicted when it launched the service last October, …
STOCKHOLM, Sweden—Ericsson said it has signed an agreement to license its mobile technology to Samsung in return for a royalty payment and reciprocal license to Ericsson. The deal covers Ericsson’s …
SEOUL, South Korea—Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. said it will sell its 2.5-generation handsets to Sprint Corp. if its current talks with the carrier succeed. The Korea Economic Daily had earlier …
DULLES, Va.—America Online Inc. unveiled a new notification service that will allow its customers to receive news, stock, weather and sports information through a variety of services and devices, including …
HELSINKI, Finland—Nokia Corp. said it plans to create a new subsidiary called Vertu, which will launch a new raft of luxury mobile phones for the high-end market. The new company, …
LONDON-In an effort to ensure the delivery of audio and visual content over its forthcoming third-generation network, Hutchison 3G UK Ltd. announced a deal with broadcast management company BBC Technology …
NEW DELHI, India—The U.S.-based CDMA developer Qualcomm finalized a deal with Mumbai-based Reliance Group to buy a minority stake in its basic service operations based on wireless technology. Reliance Group …
BEIJING—In more than 200 cities throughout China, China Telecom has launched its Xiaolingtong PHS service, putting pressure on mobile carriers China Mobile and China Unicom. China Telecom does not have …
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina—Nextel’s international operator, NII Holdings, informed the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that it was unable to comply with a due date on 31 December in Argentina …
MEXICO CITY—Mexico passed a 10-percent telecommunications tax that will directly affect mobile operators with postpaid clients. Iusacell, which has a high number of postpaid customers, will be the most harshly …
TORONTO—Sierra Wireless announced that regulators approved one of its high-speed wireless modems for sale. The Vancouver modem maker said that Industry Canada and the U.S. Federal Communications Commission had granted …
