STURGIS, S.D.-Verizon Wireless is providing the Sturgis Police Department with a dedicated system of wireless phones insuring police communications during the annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, expected to attract 300,000 visitors …
RICHARDSON, Texas-@Track Communications Inc. said it successfully retained its listing on the Nasdaq SmallCap market. On July 3, the Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Panel issued an order ending the delisting proceeding …
BRUSSELS, Belgium-The European Commission has published new safety standards on electromagnetic fields for mobile-phone manufacturers. The limits, which “will not expose users to excessive electromagnetic waves,” will apply to mobile …
ADELAIDE, Australia-Australian company Simply the Best has introduced technology it said will reduce radiation in mobile-phone headsets, potentially solving health concerns surrounding cell phone use. Simply the Best said that …
ATLANTA-Cingular Wireless signed a five-year deal with BellSouth Long Distance and SBC Long Distance to provide long-distance services to the wireless operator on a national level. Cingular Wireless was formed …
RALEIGH, N.C.-High Speed Net Solutions (d/b/a Summus), developer of mobile multimedia solutions, announced a new video solution that runs applications on cellular handsets enabled by Qualcomm Inc.’s BREW technology. High …
MARKHAM, Ontario—Telus Mobility said it has agreed to use Lucent Technologies’ SurePay Prepaid Service for Mobile Networks to standardize its prepaid calling management platform.“Standardizing with Surepay across our entire national …
LAGOS, Nigeria—The Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) said it will open 1 million GSM lines within six months, more lines than the rest of all of West Africa.“The month of August …
BANJUL, Gambia—Siemens has signed a US$6.6 million contract to build a GSM network for carrier Africell in the 900 MHz band.Africell expects between 15,000 and 50,000 subscribers within three years.
WOODBURY, New York, United States—Wireless technology is entering the home, as evidenced in Comverse’s announcement that its interactive TV platform, which provides messaging and unified communications services for cable television, …
BUCHAREST, Romania—Thuraya Satellite Telecommunications concluded a service provider agreement with Mobile Telecommunications Company of Kuwait, a telecommunications operator in the region.As part of the new service provider agreement, MTC will …
BUCHAREST, Romania—The Jordanian GSM operator Jordan M.T.S. launched a new service for its prepaid customers.The new service, called Mobile Internet (WAP), allows customers to access the Internet from a WAP-enabled …
LONDON—Standard and Poor’s has downgraded U.K. telecom equipment maker Marconi to “BBB-” from “BBB+”, just on the edge of junk bond status.The credit ratings agency said it could downgrade the …
FRANKFURT, Germany—As the company grapples with a slackening economy, Siemens may slash 3,000 more jobs to save money in its telecommunications divisions, according to the Wall Street Journal.“This is one …
BUCHAREST, Romania—Romanian GSM operator CONNEX announce that it has set the record high number of 1.5 million GSM customers and 100,000 XNET users.“These milestones are significant in many ways,” said …
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Illinois, United States—Motorola has agreed to supply the equipment for the BT Wireless network initiative called Expidas to launch applications for present and next-generation services.“External developers will be …
BUCHAREST, Romania—Joseph C. Grioli, managing director of Vodafone Malta, officially launched the General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) pilot project, which is available to all Vodafone subscribers in Malta.“It is my …
MINSK, Belarus—Russian carriers for the first time participated in a foreign wireless communications tender and three of them qualified for the final stage of the auction for the second GSM …
OXFORD, United Kingdom—In what appears to have been a politically motivated decision, the France Telecom-owned mobile operator Orange has dropped handsets developed by Ericsson and Siemens while retaining cell phones …
MCLEAN, Virginia, United States—Cramer Systems, a provider of provisioning software, announced a partnership with Evolving Systems that it said will help North American wireless and wireline carriers improve network efficiency …
