NEW YORK-In profits, the category that counts the most, Nokia Corp. retained top billing, with Ericsson Inc. holding on to second place, according to information from Standard & Poor’s. Lucent …
SAN FRANCISCO-Intel Corp. said it has unveiled the mobile Pentium 111 processor-M for laptops to enhance performance, cut power use and improve battery life. The company describes the product as …
LONDON-Manx Telecom, the British Telecommunications plc subsidiary that postponed its third-generation network launch from May until later this year, said it completed the Isle of Man’s first data call over …
TOKYO-Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd. said it recorded its first-ever quarterly operating loss of $309.2 million and a sales slide of 5.6 percent to $13.35 billion. The company cited the …
TOKYO-In response to the economic slump, NEC Corp. has slashed its work force by 4,000 jobs, which amounts to 2.5 percent of its entire staff. Its cost-cutting measures include slicing …
BOULDER, Colo.-GlobalDining, an international mobile restaurant directory and reservation network, announced it has a new online feature that allows restaurant chefs, managers and owners to claim a restaurant listing as …
SCHAUMBURG, Illinois, United States—Motorola and pizza giant Domino’s Pizza announced they will deploy the first phase of Pizzacast, which the companies said is a mobile commerce application that allows users …
BEDMINSTER, New Jersey, United States—While cdma2000 1x handsets are not expected to be available until the fourth quarter, Verizon Wireless upgraded its network in parts of New York and northern …
LONDON—German vendor Siemens has won a contract, worth about US$17.6 million, to design, install and integrate a GSM network and telecommunications services for rural areas of Oman. The deal with …
LONDON—African mobile operator Orascom Telecom announced it plans to invest US$500 million during the next five years in building its GSM infrastructure in Algeria, a report from the Egyptian news …
SEOUL, Korea—Samsung said Brazilian operator Telesp Celular recently chose Samsung as the best among its handset suppliers. The carrier assessed all its supplier companies, including handset manufacturers and advertising agencies, …
TORONTO—Primal Technologies, intelligent specialized network applications provider, announced it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to provide Caribbean Telecommunications of Guyana with its PSN450 solution.The PSN450 will allow Caribbean Telecommunications …
MIAMI, United States—Brightstar announced that its recently released second quarter 2001 revenues show it has captured the market share lead in Latin American wireless outsourcing.Brightstar’s consolidated revenues came to US$102.6 …
MOUNTAIN VIEW, California, United States—The WAP Forum officially launched the specifications for Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) version 2.0, an upgrade that includes added functionality and a new developer language.“The new …
OXFORD, United Kingdom—Consumers continue to shun mobile e-commerce because of a lack of confidence in their cell-phone operator to manage secure transactions, claimed a survey by a European security software …
FRANKFURT, Germany—In preliminary first-half results, Deutsche Telekom revealed it would not list part of its T-Mobile subsidiary this year.The company’s results were in line with expectations, although concerns about its …
LONDON—BTopenworld said it will launch a two-way satellite service to deliver broadband access to homes and small and medium-sized businesses in rural areas of the United Kingdom in November. The …
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GENEVA, Switzerland—The Swiss telecom regulator said it is not against pushing back its deadline for third-generation (3G) services to launch. The country awarded four 3G licenses last year.The current deadline …
OXFORD, United Kingdom—The recent news that T-Motion, the mobile portal division of Deutsche Telekom, will charge Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) users for certain previously free mobile data services has been …
