HELSINKI, Finland—Skanova, the wholesale division of the Swedish state telecom Telia, signed a letter of understanding to sell network capacity to Svenska UMTS-net, a company that is building a Universal …
BEIJING—China’s Minister of Information Industry Wu Jichuan announced that China will set up four integrated telecom operators that will provide fixed-line, mobile, data and basic telecom services. In addition to …
SANTA BARBARA, Calif.—Superconductor Technologies Inc. said it will introduce the IMT-2000 SuperFilter Tower Top System next week at the 3G Mobile World Summit in Japan. The product is a cryogenic …
YUBA CITY, Calif.—Prime Companies Inc. announced it is now offering live and passive video streaming as a new service package through its subsidiary NACC-TEL Corp.“We anticipate a substantial increase this …
SEATTLE—E-City Software Inc., which develops interactive maps, said new market initiatives in the wireless industry have created significant product opportunities for wireless versions of E-City’s core 3D CityMap technology, and …
LAS VEGAS-Audiovox Communications Corp unveiled its dual-band TDMA phone known as T-300, operating on the 800 MHz/1900 MHz TDMA/AMPS frequencies. The phone has a handsfree headset, cigarette lighter charger, desktop …
LONDON—Vodafone Group plc said it began global payment trials in the United Kingdom, Germany and Italy. The trials are intended to test the global carrier’s payment platform. Full commercial service, …
NEW YORK—A trio of wireless carriers tapped the deep well of the debt markets last week, collectively raising nearly $2 billion. Korea Telecom was first out of the starting gate, …
RESTON, Va.—Wireless data carrier Motient Corp. announced plans to restructure its debt under a Chapter 11 bankruptcy plan the company filed with the Eastern District of Virginia Bankruptcy Court, a …
KIRKLAND, Wash.—Nextel Partners Inc. released limited fourth-quarter financial information showing net customer additions for the quarter of 81,700 subscribers, bringing its total customer base to 515,900 subscribers at the end …
NEW YORK—Loral Space & Communications said it will pay a $14 million civil fine without admitting guilt as part of a settlement with the Justice Department concerning the firm’s involvement …
MANILA, Philippines—The adoption of wireless data applications and services among Asian mobile-phone users has to rise in order for the wireless industry to fully take off in the region, according …
NEW DELHI, India—The two leading GSM operators in Thailand, Advanced Info Service (AIS) and DTAC, announced new investments in network expansion and marketing, anticipating the entry this quarter of a …
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia—Malaysia plans to award third-generation (3G) licenses to incumbent operators Telekom Malaysia, DiGi.com and Maxis Communications. The government may also waive a US$13 million license fee, according to …
BEIJING—In a rare and exclusive interview for the English language newspaper China Daily, the Minister of Information Industry, Wu Jichuan, discussed his country’s telecom reform. He hailed the results after …
HONG KONG—Motorola said it plans to cut between 700 and 800 semiconductor jobs at its test and assembly facility in Hong Kong and move productions to its plants in Kuala …
MENLO PARK, California, United States—Interwave Communications, which sells compact wireless voice communications systems and broadband wireless data networks, announced a US$4.4 million contract with Micronesian carrier FSM Telecommunications Corporation to …
REDMOND, Washington, United States—Metawave Communications said the results of its GSM smart antenna cluster deployment in Guangzhou, China, were successful. Metawave was employed by Guangzhou Unicom to deploy its SpotLight …
HELSINKI, Finland—Nokia said it has signed a shared network agreement to deliver its TETRA digital professional mobile network for shared use by Beijing authorities. “Nokia will deliver to Beijing Hua …
NAPERVILLE, Illinois, United States—SingTel in Asia will use Tellabs’ EC Duo 8000 echo canceller and voice-quality enhancement technology in its GSM network, Tellabs announced. The EC Duo 8000 eliminates echo, …
