CUPERTINO, California, United States-Vyyo said it signed a value-added reseller agreement with Argentina-based Mercury Communications. The agreement will extend Vyyo’s product distribution and sales channel in the Latin American market …
KANSAS CITY-Sprint PCS introduced a suite of new messaging services to its Wireless Web portfolio, including America Online Inc.’s Instant Messenger technology and a wireless chat function from Jumpbuck Corp. …
OXFORD, United Kingdom-European mobilephone users continue to provide evidence of their seemingly insatiable appetite for short message services. The GSM Association, which claims a staggering nine billion SMSs were sent …
BOULDER, Colo.-SignalSoft Corp. said it has partnered with Webraska to integrate their location-based product offerings, interfacing SignalSoft’s location management platform with Webraska location-based personal navigation services. The result is a …
BURNABY, British Columbia-Infowave Software Inc. announced Rogers AT&T Wireless Inc. has agreed to resell its Wireless Business Engine to corporate clients in Canada. The Wireless BUsiness Engine is designed to …
WASHINGTON-Federal Communications Commissioner Michael Powell is scheduled to deliver the keynote address to the Progress and Freedom Foundation’s national conference on telecommunications deregulation and FCC reform on Dec. 8. Other …
NEW YORK-AT&T Corp.’s board of directors is meeting this week to discuss several issues, including a spinoff of the company’s consumer long-distance business and a possible merger of AT&T Wireless …
LONDON-British Telecommunications plc and AT&T Corp. are still in talks concerning a merger, international press reports said. The Wall Street Journal had earlier reported the talks had ended. British Telecom …
Nokia Corp. appeared to be the only mobilephone manufacturer to emerge unscathed from a tumultuous their quarter that saw Motorola Inc. and Ericsson Inc. stumble and their stock prices fall …
NEW YORK-Global telecommunications investor Millicom International Cellular S.A. approved an amendment to its business cooperation contract in Vietnam, under which its subsidiary Comvik International AB has a revenue sharing agreement …
SAO PAULO, Brazil-Vodafone Group and British Telecommunications announced committees focused on the auction of new-generation cellular telephony licenses in Brazil in the C, D and E bands. William Kiever, president …
PRAGUE, Czech Republic-Italian bank Societ a per i Servizi Bancari is in negotiations to bring its proprietary e-commerce payment services and m-commerce products to Hungarian mobile telephone operators, banks and …
MONTREUX, Switzerland-The GSM Association held its first roundtable of chief executive officer’s and industry leaders from within its operator and supplier membership, with the specific intention of discussing the future …
LINCOLN, Neb.-EFJohnson Co., a subsidiary of Transcrypt International Inc., received a contract number issued by the U.S. General Services Administration allowing federal agencies to purchase EFJohnson wireless communications solutions without …
LONDON-France Telecom and Orange said they will delay the initial public offering of Orange until early 2001. The Orange IPO originally was scheduled to launch by the end of the …
HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia and KG Telecom agreed to cooperate on the development of third-generation (3G) mobile networks and applications. The memorandum of understanding includes cooperation on the definition and creation of …
PARIS-Alcatel said it will supply and implement its wireless broadband network in Poland through operator Pro Futuro for US$36 million. The network will initially cover Lublin and surrounding areas and …
BUCHAREST, Romania-As of 1 March, 2001, Telenor will close down its NMT 900 analog mobile network. Norwegian authorities agree with Telenor the digital GSM system is a fully acceptable alternative …
OXFORD, United Kingdom-Sonera, one of Europe’s more innovative mobile operators, claims it will shortly unveil a software architecture that will enable companies, or other mobile operators, to offer a fully …
TOKYO-Dot Com, a start-up based in Tokyo, developed a portable screen for a third-generation (3G) cellular terminal, the firm announced. According to the firm, the new device, Intergate, receives and …
