EDGE

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp, through its local reseller, will supply a GSM/EDGE W-CDMA network for MTC-Vodafone in Bahrain. In addition, MTC Vodafone recently conducted the first EDGE call in the Middle …

NICE, France-Nokia made numerous announcements today at its annual customer Mobile Internet Conference in Nice, France, and at its “Destination Nokia 100% Pure Mobility” event in Brisbane, Australia. The company …

Wireless data service speeds-which for years have been cast aside as less important than the applications running over the networks-were again the topic of discussion for many carriers at this …

GERMANY U.S. company Danger Inc. announced its first European customer, reporting German operator E-Plus will soon launch Danger’s Hiptop device. The German carrier also plans to offer an unlimited data …

HELSINKI, Finland-Chilean mobile operator Telefonica Movil Chile announced the first launch of commercial EDGE services in Latin America in the metropolitan Santiago area and in the coastal city of Valparaiso. …

HELSINKI, Finland-L.M. Ericsson said it signed a contract with Finnish 2G to extend their frame agreement on infrastructure deliveries. The agreement will enable the operator to build a third-generation network …

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. signed a $23 million agreement with Thai mobile operator AIS to expand its GSM/GPRS network and roll out EDGE networks in the northern, central and southern regions …

Mobile-phone maker Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications posted a second solid quarter, this time even managing to report a net income. The news likely will help the company in its global …

Independent testing of Verizon Wireless’ recently launched BroadbandAccess 1x EV-DO network found that while the service fell short of the multi-megabit speeds often used as marketing hype, the service consistently …

CDMA2000 1x EV-DO launches in two U.S. markets have shoved its rival protocol to the margin. But EDGE promoters say they aren’t worried. Tapping into the footprint of EDGE’s predecessor …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Ericsson signed a sole supplier contract with Lithuanian operator Bit GSM for an EDGE network. The value of the contract was not disclosed. Ericsson said it will supply all …

CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom-Using Its EDGE module, TTPCom, said it has achieved a 216 kilobits per second download on L.M. Ericsson’s infrastructure. “There has been some debate about the maximum data …

BANGKOK, Thailand-L.M. Ericsson said it has signed an agreement to be the sole supplier of GSM equipment for Thai mobile carrier AIS in the metropolitan area. The initial value of …

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.-Motorola Inc. said it has rolled out three new GSM base stations to complement its existing portfolio of infrastructure offerings. The new products include the indoor macro, outdoor …

By rolling out services in two U.S. markets, Verizon Wireless has triggered momentum for CDMA2000 1X EV-DO technology, barely two years since the first launch of CDMA2000 1X services in …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-TeliaSonera AB said it will invest in EDGE technology to improve the speed of its Finnish mobile network. The company said it EDGE technology will be available this fall. …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-TeliaSonera AB said it will invest in EDGE technology to improve the speed of its Finnish mobile network. The company said it EDGE technology will be available this fall. …

GUATEMALA CITY-Guatemalan mobile operator SERCOM has selected Nortel Networks Ltd. to deploy a nationwide GSM network. Nortel will overlay SERCOM’s current CDMA2000 1X network, also supplied by Nortel, with the …

Having cast his shadow over the company for more than half a decade, the resignation of Christopher Galvin as chief executive officer of Motorola Inc. has foisted on the company …

NEW YORK-Standard & Poor’s assigned its B+ rating to Nextel Communications Inc.’s offering of $1 billion of 7.375-percent senior serial redeemable notes due 2015, and affirmed its BB- corporate credit …

NEW YORK-Standard & Poor’s assigned its B+ rating to Nextel Communications Inc.’s offering of $1 billion worth of 7.375-percent senior serial redeemable notes due 2015, and affirmed its BB- corporate …

HELSINKI, Finland-The world’s No. 1 phone maker, Nokia Corp., continued to expand its broad product portfolio with several new handsets, including an EDGE phone for the United States and a …

Siemens AG announced it won a contract with Germany’s E-Plus to expand its GSM/GPRS network. The two-year contract is worth a “two-digit million euro amount,” Siemens said. Siemens will install …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. said it expects its revenue and earnings per share for the fourth fiscal quarter and fiscal 2003 will achieve the high end of its prior guidance. In …

In an attempt to strengthen its bottom line, Sprint PCS affiliate US Unwired Inc. announced a pair of deals last week that the carrier said would generate approximately $30 million …