SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS, France—The European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) reported 440 engineers from 89 companies in 20 countries attended the sixth Bluetooth UnPlugFest in France. ETSI noted nearly half of the …
MURRAY HILL, New Jersey, United States—Lucent Technologies claims it is the first vendor in North America and one of the first worldwide to make its third-generation cdma2000 equipment and software …
BELLEVUE, Washington, United States—Teledesic said it has selected Alenia Spazio and Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems as the two finalists to build Teledesic’s satellite communications network.Teledesic will select one prime …
STOCKHOLM, Sweden—Ericsson said it has licensed its technology for smart card transactions over the mobile Internet to France-based Xiring, which designs and markets personal card readers and secures transaction solutions …
STOCKHOLM, Sweden—Ericsson said it has decided to acquire the remaining 19 percent of its joint venture EHPT from Hewlett-Packard in order to enhance its third-generation (3G) billing and business support …
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Illinois, United States—Motorola said it might sell off its chip unit if it does not generate sufficient profit within an unspecified time period, according to Ed Gams, the …
SANTA CLARA, California, United States—In another vote of support for Intel’s Personal Internet Client Architecture initiative, Compaq Computer said it will work with Intel on PCA-based devices running on current …
OXFORD, United Kingdom—Hi3G, the 3G license holder owned jointly by Hong Kong-based Hutchison Whampoa and the Swedish Investor group, has emerged as the most likely bidder for the bankrupt Norwegian …
TOKYO—NEC Corp. and Matsushita Electric Industrial are discussing a broad alliance to jointly develop mobile video phones and other handheld devices, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal.Both …
TOKYO—On Aug. 21, NEC Corp., Matsushita Electric Industrial and Matsushita Communication Industrial, announced plans to combine forces in the third-generation (3G) mobile handset business. Based on the agreement, NEC and …
OXFORD, United Kingdom—Plans to combine the technical and marketing skills of Ericsson and Sony for a fresh assault on the handset market appear to be in trouble. Reports from Japan …
DUESSELDORF, Germany—German prosecutors are investigating whether executives of Vodafone Group plc and Mannesmann received illegal compensation from the companies’ US$180 billion merger, according to the Associated Press.Prosecutors said in a …
MELBOURNE, Australia—Australian wireless carrier Telstra Corp. quickly backtracked on a plan to push advertisements to its subscribers after Australia’s communications minister harshly criticized the move.Telstra recently sent its MobileNet subscribers …
BEIJING—Chinese mobile telecom equipment supplier Eastern Communications reported a 28-percent fall in profits to CNY131.21 million (US$15.87 million) in the first half of the year, despite a 53-percent surge in …
BEIJING—The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) is planning to give the go-ahead to China Mobile to become the first issuer of China Depositary Receipts (CDRs). China Mobile (HK) is presently …
BEIJING—Nortel Networks signed a US$250 million contract with Taiwan’s Chunghwa Telecom to expand the carrier’s GSM 900 MHz and GSM 1800 MHz dual-mode network to a capacity of 6.5 million …
NORTH HOLLYWOOD, California, United States—Walt Disney Internet Group today said the company’s wireless content will be distributed to Taiwanese mobile users under an agreement announced today with Taiwan Cellular Corp.Starting …
HONG KONG—Motorola Inc. and Hutchison Telecommunications (Hong Kong) Ltd. announced the commercial launch of a second-generation, dual-band wireless network in Macau, a special administrative territory of the People’s Republic of …
NEW DELHI, India—Bharti Enterprises invested INR1.5 billion (US$31.8 million) into the recently acquired cellular licenses and to expand existing operations. The group will also undertake strategic restructuring of its cellular …
LONDON—For the second month running, India’s cellular industry showed gains of more than 200,000 subscribers. A record 211,000 people signed on to mobile services in July, surpassing the previous month’s …
