TAIPEI, Taiwan-Five Motorola Inc. employees and one executive from Cellport Systems Inc. in Boulder, Colo., were killed in the crash of Singapore Airlines’ flight SQ006 in Taipei, Taiwan, last week. …
NEW YORK-The battle over customer ownership in the emerging mobile-commerce market will evolve, by necessity, into a model of “coopetition,” said Philip Yen, executive vice president of e-Visa International. Banks, …
Following a trend set recently by rival AT&T Corp., WorldCom Inc. last Wednesday announced plans to realign its businesses with the customer bases they serve in an attempt to bolster …
SAN FRANCISCO-Critical Path Inc. and Logica announced they have extended their relationship in which they jointly provide wireless messaging infrastructure to wireless carriers. The two combine Logica’s Short Message Service …
TOKYO-Nomura Research Institute (NRI), a leading market research firm in Japan, on 25 October announced Japanese mobile-phone users, including both cellular phones and PHS phones, reached 69.8 percent of the …
BEIJING-A senior official from the Ministry of Information Industry (MII) confirmed that, according to the recently published Telecommunications Regulations, foreign capital can now enter the value-added telecom business. Firms that …
NEW YORK-Chase Manhattan Bank announced it will use Tantau Software Inc.’s Wireless Internet Platform in the company’s new wireless infrastructure. Chase said it intends to offer wholesale and retail customers …
HAYWARD, Calif.-Certicom Corp., a provider of information security software and services for mobile e-business, filed a registration statement for a proposed public offering of 5 million of the company’s common …
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission this week is expected to tell the private-wireless industry it will not have to face auctions for the spectrum it occupies today. With a few exceptions, …
INDIANAPOLIS-Brightpoint Inc.’s board of directors approved a plan for the company to repurchase up to 130,000 of its convertible, subordinated, zero-coupon bonds due in 2018. The company said the timing …
HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia increased it ownership of Brazilian joint venture NG Industrial to 100 percent by acquiring all the shares of NGI held by Gradiente Telecom, 49 percent, for $415 million. …
Sprint PCS expanded its all-digital network into Huntsville, Ala., and opened two new Sprint PCS Centers for consumers and businesses in the city. The new centers are at 700 Airport …
SAN DIEGO-In a move to get access to BEA Systems Inc.’s WebLogic E-Business Platform and other m-commerce tools and services, Stellcom Inc. agreed to join BEA’s Professional Service Provider program. …
AUCKLAND, New Zealand-Clear Communications, has entered New Zealand’s auction of third-generation and second-generation wireless spectrum. The auction has been going on since mid July. As of round 208, the total …
SINGAPORE-The Singapore Government announced on Oct. 20 it will award four third-generation licenses in an auction starting next February. There was speculation that the Infocommunications Development Authority of Singapore would …
NEW YORK-Worries are misplaced that the proposed split of AT&T Corp. into four parts next year means a lost opportunity to tap the lucrative potential of multimedia bundling of services, …
MINNEAPOLIS-Pak Telecom Mobile Limited (Ufone), a GSM provider in Pakistan, chose network equipment and software provider ADC’s Singl.eView program to cover billing and customer management. Singl.eView is a component of …
HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. launched a global cooperation agreement with Andersen Consulting to help corporations and service providers build their own WAP-based solutions. The initiative calls for the two to provide …
NEW YORK-As viewed through rose-colored glasses, selling over cellular phones presents an enticing opportunity for advertisers and carriers to extend their reach and revenues. Clearly however, there are many potential …
NEW YORK-Applied Digital Solutions Inc., Hauppauge, N.Y., hopes its Digital Angel will take commercial flight within 12-18 months, providing an on-body gauge of vital signs transmitted wirelessly to medical professionals. …
