NEW DELHI, India—U.S.-based vendor UTStarCom will soon begin trials of its wireless local loop (WLL) technology called PHS in the Indian capital. The government-controlled telecom company, MTNL, operating in the …
BEIJING—China Mobile will close its analog mobile network on 15 December. The number of subscribers has dropped from 2.5 million in April to 102,500 on 26 November. The operator started …
MUNICH, Germany—Siemens said Bharti Cellular has selected it to supply GSM and General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) equipment for several new networks in India. The first networks are scheduled to …
STOCKHOLM, Sweden—Ericsson said it has signed a US$143 million GSM/General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) expansion contract with Sichuan Mobile Communication Company in China. The project, which is aimed at 4.2 …
BEIJING—U.S.-based UTStarcom has signed an agreement with fixed-line carrier China Telecom to provide personal wireless access (PAS) equipment in Luoyang city in China’s Henan province. China Telecom is offering PAS …
BEIJING—Ericsson has signed agreements with four provincial subsidiaries of China Mobile to provide packet backbone routers. The four operators are located in Chongqing municipality, a city with provincial status; Hunan …
TEWKSBURY, Massachusetts, United States—Hoping to take advantage of the growth potential in China, U.S.-based Starent Networks signed a deal with Eastern Communications Company to provide its next-generation wireless infrastructure equipment …
SAN JOSE, California, United States—LG Telecom signed an agreement with Thin Multimedia to provide mobile video services to LT Telecom’s 4.5 million subscribers. The service will launch in the first …
TORONTO—South Korean bank Hanvit Bank can now check account balances, view transaction histories and initiate fund transfers wirelessly through a deal with mobile-commerce company 724 Solutions. “Hanvit Bank’s mobile banking …
SAN FRANCISO, United States—Having failed to include a Bluetooth capability within its new Windows XP operating system, Microsoft announced at the annual Developers Conference in San Francisco that it would …
MURRAY HILL, New Jersey, United States—Lucent Technologies commented on its declining economic situation, stating it will post revenues in the first quarter of between US$3.1 billion and US$3.4 billion, but …
HELSINKI, Finland—Nokia said sales of its next-generation mobile phones indicate it will beat its fourth-quarter estimates, an indication the company is enjoying the Christmas boom. The company said it expects …
SANTA CLARA, California, United States—Palm announced it will acquire longtime partner ThinAirApps for US$19 million in common stock, a move Palm hopes will bolster its corporate wireless strategy with the …
NEW YORK—Motorola said it has signed a cross-platform agreement to allow it to market popular AOL Time Warner content and services through mobile and instant messaging solutions. The U.S.-based company …
ARLINGTON, Virginia, United States—Iridium Satellite predicted its satellite constellation will retain functionality into the next decade, based on an internal analysis of satellite and operational data, as well as an …
STOCKHOLM, Sweden—Aspiro said it acquired Mgage, a Swedish developer of applications that allow subscribers to chat. The acquisition will be financed by a non-cash share issue equal to about 58 …
MIAMI, United States—Brightstar and Cable & Wireless signed an agreement that will require Brightstar to provide Cable & Wireless with product distribution and tracking, among other fulfillment services. Under this …
LONDON—MobileCom announced it will introduce a new 2.5-generation (2.5G) General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) mobile network throughout Jordan by early 2002. GPRS is currently being installed in several Middle Eastern …
LONDON-Mozambique’s mobile sector is set to open for competition following a government bill that was passed through the country’s parliament on 11 December. The bill provides for at least two …
ISTANBUL, Turkey—Turkey’s fourth mobile operator, Turk Telekom-backed Aycell, is launching commercial services on 14 December, according to international press reports. Aria launched services in Turkey in March.
