SAN DIEGO, United States—Korean carrier KTF, formerly known as Korean Telecom Freetel, has commercially launched Qualcomm’s data applications services based on the Binary Runtime Environment for Wireless (BREW). The premiere …
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Illinois, United States—Japanese mobile operator KDDI announced the 10 millionth mobile subscriber on its cdmaOne network. The network, Japan’s first CDMA digital cellular network, and the infrastructure were …
WOODBURY, New York, United States—Comverse Technology agreed to provide NEC System Integration & Construction (NECSIC)with network communications products in Japan. “When selecting a system integration partner, Comverse was a natural …
TORONTO—724 Solutions said it sold its FrameWorks wireless application development platform to South Korean wireless venture iMobile5, which will allow iM5 to offer the simple and rapid development of mobile …
SEOUL, South Korea—VeriSign said it signed a deal with South Korean company 7DC to promote VeriSign’s WebNum services, which allow businesses to register for a one- to seven-digit number that …
WASHINGTON—A former Motorola employee on 15 November filed a US$1.5 billion lawsuit against the mobile-phone industry, claiming cell-phone use caused his brain cancer. In dollar terms, the suit ranks as …
OXFORD, United Kingdom—While Europe’s major cell-phone operators remain cautious about their launch plans for third-generation (3G) services, Hutchison Whampoa, which owns 3G licenses in the United Kingdom and Italy, has …
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina—The Paraguayan government has decided to postpone until March 2002 the privatization of telecom company Administraci
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa—Cell C, the third cellular license operator in South Africa, plans to officially go live on Saturday, 17 November. The operator announced at Telecom Africa 2001 this week …
WASHINGTON—The negotiators finally reached a settlement agreement on 14 November that will give the personal communications services (PCS) C- and F-block licenses of bankrupt NextWave Telecom to the re-auction winners, …
WASHINGTON—The negotiators finally reached a settlement agreement Thursday that will give the PCS C- and F-block licenses of bankrupt NextWave Telecom Inc. to the re-auction winners. It remains unclear whether …
BOULDER, Colo.—Intrado Inc. said it plans to expand its business into commercial data management and announced a recently formed partnership this week. The company plans to enter commercial data management …
SAN DIEGO—Gateway Inc. introduced its Gateway House Call program, under which Gateway technicians will travel to customers’ homes to set up home networks. The company will also offer a complete …
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The National Telecommunications and Information administration (NTIA) is asking for comments on several broadband deployment issues including supply and demand for services and the technical, economic, or regulatory barriers …
HELSINKI, Finland—Nokia Corp. says Finnish transport and communications minister Olli-Pekka Heinonen has placed “the first inter-continental UMTS phone call’ to Finland. “This was the first of its kind between two …
SAN JOSE, Calif.—Agilent Technologies says it will cut another 4,000 jobs, making the total job reductions 8,000 since August, representing 19 percent of its work force. The test-and-measurement equipment vendor, …
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Use of wireless devices is skyrocketing, according to the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association’s recently released mid-year 2001 data survey results. According to the survey, total billable minutes of …
OKLAHOMA CITY—Dobson Communications Corp. added 41,500 net wireless subscribers during the third quarter, compared with 30,300 net additions last year, ending the quarter with 1.05 million wireless customers. Customer churn …
RESTON, Va.—Nextel Communications Inc. launched Amdocs customer and billing platform Ensemble, which the carrier expects will improve customer service and reduce customer retention costs. The implementation is part of a …
LONDON—British Telecommunications plc agreed to sell Clear Communications, its wholly owned New Zealand subsidiary, to TelstraSaturn for $181 million in cash. Clear Communications purchased third-generation spectrum in New Zealand earlier …
