GPRS

KIEV, Ukraine-Ukraine has witnessed a wireless market boom during the past 18 months, with the number of subscribers jumping from 300,000 to 1.35 million and GSM taking a firm lead …

Alcatel Paris. With Orascom Telecom for the supply and installation of GSM solutions in the Middle East and Africa. Value: Undisclosed. Brazil. With Telemar for a GSM 1800/GPRS network in …

DENVER, United States-Nearly 10 years after the introduction of cellular services in West Africa, the number of mobile subscribers has increased to such an extent that it is rapidly becoming …

DUBLIN, Ireland-General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) has been dogged by delays and technical problems ever since it emerged as the mobile industry’s bridge between GSM and third-generation (3G) technology. But …

NEW DEHLI, India—Bharti Enterprises, India’s leading cellular service provider, finalized agreements with three vendors—Ericsson, Seimens and Motorola—for the supply of infrastructure equipment. The value of the contracts totals US$150 million …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden—Like rival Motorola, L.M. Ericsson said it has started licensing its GPRS and third-generation handset technologies to other manufacturers of mobile phones and wireless devices.“Ericsson technology platforms will include …

HONG KONG-Motorola Inc. and Hutchison Telecommunications (Hong Kong) Ltd. announced the commercial launch of a second-generation dual-band wireless network in Macau, a special administrative territory of the People’s Republic of …

TOKYO—104 Inc., a leading mobile Internet platform provider, along with CMG Wireless Data Solution, a business unit of CMG Group, will jointly provide a platform for mobile Internet content distribution. …

With wireless operators expected to spend billions of dollars in the next several years introducing high-speed data capabilities onto their networks, the need for a return on investment is paramount. …

According to new reports from two major analyst firms, wireless data will be a huge business in the future, but not before software vendors, systems integrators and-especially-wireless carriers get in …

BUCHAREST, Romania—According to the Romanian newspaper Ziarul Financiar, Ted Lattimore, president and chief operating officer (COO) of MobiFon, said the company is interested in buying a Romanian 3G license.Lattimore said …

BUCHAREST, Romania—Joseph C. Grioli, managing director of Vodafone Malta, officially launched the General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) pilot project, which is available to all Vodafone subscribers in Malta.“It is my …

BIRMINGHAM, U.K.-Microsoft has taken a stake in U.K. mobile handset newcomer Sendo Holdings. Microsoft’s smart phone platform, code named Stinger, is used on Sendo’s Z100 smart phone, set to launch …

Republic of Georgia Magticom said it has completed its first GPRS call within its wireless network in the Republic of Georgia with Motorola’s end-to-end solution. Motorola said it hopes to …

Analysts wonder whether Motorola Inc. can reconcile its handset and semiconductor businesses in light of its announcement to sell its semiconductor technology to other manufacturers, including its rivals. “That’s where …

Nortel Networks Corp., L.M. Ericsson and Siemens AG may be the major vendors to improve their harvests from the new balance of power that the third generation of technologies will …

VANCOUVER, Canada-The consequences of Metricom Inc.’s bankruptcy continue to ripple through the wireless industry, most recently forcing a serious drop in revenues for wireless modem maker Sierra Wireless Inc. The …

OTC Wireless OTC Wireless unveiled its AirEZY-Access Management Unit, a product designed to make managing LAN and MAN networks easier. “Our new AirEZY AMU allows for massive scalability coupled with …

NEW YORK-OmniSky Corp., a San Francisco-based wireless Internet service provider, has taken a series of steps recently to expand the number and kinds of devices with which it can communicate. …

CellStar Corp. said the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has informed it that the investigation into its compliance with federal securities laws has been terminated. “We are pleased to put …

NEW YORK-Kyocera Corp., Motorola Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. showcased new wireless phones at the TechXNY PC Expo 2001 last week that are more than conversation pieces. PC-EPhone In …

Texas Instruments Inc. said it has developed a hardware and software chipset solution for GPRS class 12 wireless handsets. HiddenMind Technology Inc. announced it merged with AnyDevice Inc., a move …

SINGAPORE-Singapore network operators will not make General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) widely available to consumers here before the end of this year, executives from operators and handset manufacturers said at …

TOKYO- NTT DoCoMo, in cooperation with KPN Mobile and E-Plus, is scheduled to launch i-mode-like services in the Netherlands and Germany in the fourth quarter. Access, a Japanese provider of …

Handsets/ devices Mitsubishi Mitsubishi released three new handsets. The Eclipse is a General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) phone with a color display. The dual-band phone offers 256 colors and up …