TORONTO-Rogers Wireless Communications Inc. posted less-than-spectacular fourth-quarter results with average revenue per user falling from $32.06 during the fourth quarter of 1999 to $30.39 during the fourth quarter of 2000, …
CALGARY, Canada-The Canadian government put up a $142,000 grant to study the feasibility of using technology created by location-services provider Cell-Loc to develop a traffic monitoring system. The project will …
MONTREAL-Canadian personal communications services provider Microcell Telecommunications Inc. released fourth-quarter 2000 results showing the company added 134,654 customers to its Fido wireless service, bringing its total customer base to 922,527 …
ST. LOUIS-Deutsche Telekom selected Amdocs to implement a fraud management solution for local, long-distance and international traffic, as a value-added service for DT’s entire customer base. Amdocs said its Fraud …
MELBOURNE, Australia-Vodafone Pacific said it will transfer at least 1 million mobile-phone customers and distribution assets to Hutchison Telecommunications if it wins regulatory approval for its proposed acquisition of Cable …
SINGAPORE-Pacific Century CyberWorks Executive Chairman Richard Li announced in Davos, Switzerland, that his company expects to bid for a third-generation mobile-phone network license in Singapore. He said, “Singapore is such …
TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo, the leading carrier in Japan, is going to recall more than 100,000 cellular terminals that may have some defects in software, the firm announced. The recall will cover …
SINGAPORE-Singapore’s smallest paging operator, Hutchison Intrapage, has quit the sector four years after it began operations. The shareholders-Hong Kong’s Hutchison Telecommunications (40 percent), Intraco (30 percent) and its subsidiary Teledata …
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-Globalstar has closed deals with Telef
NTT DoCoMo, announced that it set the public offering prices for new shares at $17,500 per share for 400,000 shares. If the additional 60,000 shares are issued at the same …
KIEV, Ukraine-The biggest Ukrainian Mobile Communications carrier announced the launch of a GSM 1800 MHz network in February. Viktor Leonchikov, UMC director for GSM network development said that besides Kiev, …
TORONTO, Ontario-Davinci Technologies Inc. joined Handspring’s developer program, designed to give guidance and support to Handspring’s developer partners. According to Alan Lysne, chief technology officer and co-founder of Davinci, “Handspring’s …
NEW YORK-Although some satellite companies, like Globalstar L.P. and Iridium, have stumbled badly while chasing mobile telephony, provision of broadband communications remains a meaningful business opportunity for these extraterrestrial carriers, …
Although U.S. trade negotiator Richard Fisher called the mobile Internet arm candy, the delicacy may have to improve into an eye candy for Americans to call it sweet. But, so …
SAN JOSE, Calif.-RangeStar Wireless unveiled its latest 802.11 embedded antenna for original equipment manufacturers, designed for integration into compact flash memory and wireless modem cards. The company noted the dual-antenna, …
FT. COLLINS, Colo.-Marking the opening of its first retail store in Ft. Collins, Colo., Verizon Wireless presented a $2,500 donation to the Domestic Abuse Response Team in Larimer County. “Verizon …
NORTHVILLE TOWNSHIP, Mich.-Cingular Wireless entered a marketing agreement with CUcorp., the wholly owned subsidiary of the Michigan Credit Union League, to provide discounted cellular service to credit unions across Michigan. …
LAREDO, Texas-Nextel Partners Inc. launched its all-digital wireless network in the greater Laredo, Texas, region. The service extends along the Interstate-35 corridor north from Laredo through Encinal, Cotulla and Pearsall …
CHARLOTTE, N.C.-WebLink Wireless Inc. and Glenayre Technologies Inc. both announced improvements to their e-mail offerings, adding e-mail heavyweights America Online Inc. and GroupServe. WebLink added AOL’s e-mail program to the …
SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Under a new design agreement, RealChip Communications Inc. will act as a liaison among Zucotto Wireless Inc. and intellectual property suppliers, manufacturers and tool suppliers to manage the production …
