LONDON—Nortel Networks said it has signed a deal with Orange SA subsidiary Dutchtone to upgrade the carrier's wireless network with GSM and GPRS equipment."Our aim is to provide the best performing network in the Netherlands, which is why we are substantially investing in adding...
JAKARTA, Indonesia—Indosat Multimedia Mobile (IM3) said it will continue its free General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) offering until the end of April, with an additional extension possible. IM3 originally set its free GPRS services schedule for November 2001 through February.Sumedi Kirono, IM3's director of...
GENEVA—General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) roaming exchanges (GRX) are rapidly emerging as a profitable new service niche in Europe and around the world, as mobile operators get serious about GPRS and struggle to come to grips with the complex roaming and billing issues surrounding...
LOS ANGELES—Cingular Wireless launched its Internet Express GPRS service in California and Reno, Nevada joining its already launched markets in Seattle and Spokane, Wash.; Las Vegas; eastern Tennessee; North Carolina; South Carolina; and coastal areas of Georgia. The carrier expects to introduce services nationwide...
NEW YORK—British wireless operator MmO2 launched two initiatives in a move to provide mobile data and products to customers in Western Europe.The carrier said it plans to build a seamless pan-European GPRS-based mobile data highway designed to support the development of multimedia services and...
ROME—The market for messaging services continues to lead the development of the worldwide wireless data industry, as shown by several news announcements.First, the GSM Association released figures showing the massive and continuing success of short message services throughout the world. According to the group,...
TORONTO, Ontario—Research In Motion Ltd.'s new GPRS BlackBerry wireless e-mail/mobile phone device is now available throughout Canada through the company's deal with Rogers AT&T Wireless."This advanced wireless communications tool is a strong addition to our suite of leading-edge GSM/GPRS wireless data products and services,"...
PARIS—France Telecom's international mobile and fixed networks signed a purchasing agreement with Alcatel for its local multipoint distribution service technology to provide mobile backhaul transmission within its GSM, GPRS and UMTS networks.The technology will also allow France Telecom to offer broadband access services to...
MobileSpring Inc. and InphoMatch Inc., rival vendors for short message service interoperability solutions, have been working together during the past few months to ensure their cross-carrier messaging systems are themselves interoperable.The teaming comes as no real surprise. By making sure their systems can work...
CHICAGO—Test solutions provider Anite Telecoms has entered an alliance with 7 Layers to provide operators with a one-stop-shop for service and support on their GPRS and third-generation networks."We provide the high-quality test solutions and test cases, and with our backing, 7 Layers supplies the...
MOSCOW—Second-biggest Russian carrier Vimpelcom (BeeLine) launched its General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) into commercial operation in April after several delays caused by a lack of clients.Vimpelcom, which boasts more than 2 million subscribers, was the first Russian carrier to launch free promotional operation of...
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa—The overall mobile industry in South Africa is expected to grow to 46 million rand (US$4.1 million) by 2005, with Vodacom continuing to be the largest player by far and Cell C set to achieve approximately 5 billion rand (US$441.4 million) in...
STOCKHOLM, Sweden—Ericsson AB said it signed a contract to supply GPRS mobile handset platforms to Taiwanese original design manufacturer GVC Corp."By this agreement, we get to Ericsson's world-class platform technology," said David Su, president of GVC. "We are confident that this offering will enable...
TORONTO—Telesis said test results show its Overdrive Mobile Mail Accelerator increases the speed of GPRS wireless data networks by as much as 1,500 percent, while also providing customer cost saving and network load reductions. "The addition of Telesis software to this evolution elevates mobile...
HACKENSACK, N.J.—GoAmerica Inc. continued to expand its network coverage by adding VoiceStream Wireless' GPRS network to its long lineup of wireless access technologies.GoAmerica announced it will offer its Go.Web and Mobile Office products working on the carrier's new network. GoAmerica, which has primarily relied...
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago—Telecommunications Services of Trinidad and Tobago Ltd. said Nortel Networks will supply GSM and GPRS technologies for the upgrade of its wireless network.TSTT said Nortel will provide a GSM solution, including base stations, switching and intelligent networking equipment, and will enable...
ORLANDO, Fla.—Cingular Wireless announced at CTIA's Wireless 2002 conference and exhibition its plans to roll out its advanced wireless services in California by the end of the second quarter and in New York City during the third quarter.Cingular already markets General Packet Radio Service...
ORLANDO—AT&T Wireless made several announcements to bolster its presence at CTIA Wireless 2002.The carrier announced it will install Adaptive Multirate Vocorder (AMR) technology that could more than double the voice capacity on its GSM network. In addition, AT&T Wireless said it will begin selling...
ORLANDO, Fla.—Acterna released its AirAudit Call Verification System for GPRS, a product Acterna says is the industry's first centrally managed, distributed solution for service verification on GPRS networks.The system performs fully automated, centrally managed test calls, allowing users to verify the switching, routing, enhanced...
OXFORD, United Kingdom—Despite upbeat statements from equipment manufacturers and the organizers, this year's CeBIT exhibition would seem to have been hit with bad news, particularly for the cell-phone industry, together with a drop in the number of exhibitors.Industry analysts used the venue to announce...
STOCKHOLM, Sweden—Ericsson said it licensed its General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) and third-generation (3G) technologies to Swedish company Benefon, which is developing telematics products that will combine mobile access, mobile Internet and service platforms and mobile precision location technologies."Benefon selected Ericsson mobile platforms as...
STOCKHOLM, Sweden—Ericsson AB and Texas Instruments have signed an agreement to make reference designs for GPRS and 3G platforms based on TI's silicon technology as an extension of a memorandum of understanding both companies signed last September."Ericsson will offer third-generation mobile reference design platforms...
HELSINKI, Finland—Cable & Wireless GRX and Sonera GRX have joined to enable worldwide GPRS roaming through GRX (GPRS Roaming Exchange) interconnect for their mobile customers.The combination will enable roaming between 27 operators in Europe, Asia and North America, the companies said."Offering a truly global...
HANNOVER, Germany—Deutsche Telekom and Microsoft Corp. are presenting mobile solutions for business customers at this week's CeBIT trade show in Germany and announced the companies will cooperate in developing devices for next-generation mobile phones.The first offerings should be available by the third quarter.Under the...
