OSLO, Norway—Telenor Mobile launched an accelerator that it said will make surfing the Internet faster when using a portable PC, personal digital assistant (PDA) and mobile phone. The speed will …
LONDON—Although European awareness of application service providers (ASPs) is growing, enterprises still seem cautious to implement the services, according to a recent Frost & Sullivan survey. Of the companies surveyed, …
FRANKFURT, Germany—Nortel Networks said it has a contract with T-Mobil to supply it with its high-performance frame relay core network consisting of Passport 7480 for General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) …
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina—Five companies have applied to participate in the privatization of the Paraguayan National Telecommunications Administration (Administraci
SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR—Wireless carrier Digicel signed an agreement with Velocitel to develop its GSM network in El Salvador. The “build-to-suit” lease arrangement will allow Velocitel to invest in transmission …
LONDON—Hutchison 3G UK, which purchased a license to offer third-generation (3G) services in the United Kingdom last year, signed an agreement with U.K.-based electric and telecom company National Grid to …
BOCA RATON, Fla.-SBA Communications Corp. said it increased its portfolio by 210 towers in the third quarter ended Sept. 30, bringing the company’s total tower count to 3,464. Of the …
LONDON—According to the GSM Association, about three-quarters of a billion short message service (SMS) messages are sent out every day, a soaring number for the simple wireless application. “GSM Text …
NEW YORK—Millicom International Cellular (MIC) announced its worldwide operations added 190,792 net new cellular subscribers in the third quarter, increasing its subscriber base by 40 percent from the year-ago quarter. …
TOKYO—Matsushita Electric Industrial said its expects a net loss of US$560 million in the second half of this year, 50 percent more than its earlier estimate. The company, which offers …
TORONTO—Canadian Internet infrastructure software company 724 Solutions is reacting to the tepid wireless environment by laying off an estimated 350 employees. Third fiscal quarter revenues for the company are expected …
NEW YORK—AT&T Wireless Services announced its plans to buy the 77 percent of TeleCorp PCS it does not already own. AT&T said it will purchase the remainder of the company …
BEIJING—China’s Datang Technology, China Electronics Corporation Wireless (CECW) and the Dutch firm Philips Semiconductors have agreed to form a joint venture to design and license core technology for TD-SCDMA mobile …
TOKYO—@Nifty, the Internet access business unit of Fujitsu and the largest Internet service provider (ISP) in Japan, launched 384 kilobits per second (kbps) packet communications services for NTT DoCoMo’s FOMA …
NEW DELHI, India—Ericsson has bagged a host of mobile infrastructure orders exceeding US$70 million from India’s Bharti group. It will provide end-to-end infrastructure of GSM nodes to Bharti for five …
BANGKOK, Thailand—The Thai parliament passed a bill that limits foreign investment in Thai telecom companies to 25 percent. Once the bill is announced by royal decree, it will become law. …
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia—The Mayalsian government has said it likely will award third-generation (3G) licenses in the country through a beauty contest rather than an auction to help ensure carrier profitability. …
SINGAPORE—Virgin Mobile launched service in Singapore on Friday, the first Asian market in which it has launched its mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) service. Virgin Mobile partnered with SingTel Mobile …
MANILA, Philippines—Philippine Long Distance Telephone (PLDT) said it may sell part of its mobile-phone unit to help pay off its debt. The company plans to reduce or liquidate half of …
BEIJING—Ericsson is to deliver a Mobitex mobile Internet network to the Sky Networks Communication Group to serve 500,000 subscribers in Beijing and northern China. The network is expected to be …
