SAN DIEGO—Qualcomm Inc. says customers around the world are implementing more than 43 designs of its cdma2000 1x handsets and personal computer cards based on its MSM5105 chipset. “By working …
LONDON—Although European awareness of application service providers is growing, enterprises still seem cautious to implement the services, according to a recent Frost & Sullivan survey. Of the companies surveyed, 74 …
NEW YORK—Bell Labs researchers said Oct. 9 they have developed a software architecture, called Common Operations, that will enable global roaming across all wireless network types, including those providing third …
HELSINKI, Finland—Danish competition officials, reacting to confidential information of cartel arrangements within the mobile telephone sector, have staged raids on the head offices of the country’s largest mobile phone operators, …
HELSINKI, Finland—Nokia began shipping its General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) phones in Europe on 28 September, barely making the third-quarter deadline it had set for itself for commercially offering GPRS …
DUBLIN, Ireland—Ireland’s telecom regulator published a draft paper on the strategic management of Ireland’s radio spectrum. The regulator is seeking comments on issues raised in the paper, which covers all …
STOCKHOLM, Sweden—Telia launched Finland’s first General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) service, called Telia Mobile Online. The service provides a continuous connection tot he Internet and Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) services. …
AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands—Several European operators have chosen CMG Wireless Data Solutions’ technology to facilitate pan-European i-mode-based services, CMG said, although it declined to name the operators. CMG said it will …
HONG KONG—Bharti Enterprises selected install Motorola to install a US$70 million GSM network including General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) equipment in the telecom circles of western India. The contract covers …
LONDON—Algeria’s second GSM license holder, Orascom Telecom, announced it will begin operating Algeria’s second mobile-phone network in January, two months ahead of schedule. Orascom, which won the license in July …
LONDON—Swedish vendor Ericsson has joined forces with Morocco’s Finance.Com, a subsidiary of BMCE Bank, to launch the country’s first mobile portal for financial transactions. The project, which is to be …
TORONTO—Conexys said its South African subsidiary signed a three-year channel partnership agreement with South African Philips Business Communications valued at about 15.5 million rand (US$1.8 million) during the next 18 …
MONTREAL—Bell Canada International (BCI) said its Telecom Am
TORONTO—Nortel Networks has slashed 20,000 jobs as it announced it expects a US$3.6 billion third-quarter loss, bringing its total loss for the current fiscal year to US$20 billion. The new …
GOTEBORG, Sweden—Hewlett-Packard selected WirelessCar to integrate its universal telematics network into HP’s telematics solutions, WirelessCar said. “HP’s telematics solutions, powered by the WirelessCar universal telematics network platform and the range …
HELSINKI, Finland—With an eye to improving efficiency, Nokia says it plans to slash 260 positions at its plant in Salo, which amounts to 5 percent of the work force. The …
EDINBURGH, Scotland—Digital Bridges and Purple Scotland announced an agreement in mobile gaming. Purple will become co-publisher of the Classic collection of games on Digital Bridges’ Wirelesssgames’ channel. The companies are …
LONDON—Vodafone Group added 2.5 million worldwide proportionate subscribers during the third quarter, bringing the wireless giant’s proportionate customer base to 95.6 million subscribers. However, the number was the third decline …
OWINGS MILLS, Maryland, United States—According to sources, Aether Systems will cut an additional 280 jobs in an effort to cut costs and meet its financial goals. In an internal memo …
