GPRS

Chris Gent has had quite a year. For the chief executive of Vodafone Group plc, 2000 began with a hostile takeover of Mannesmann AG, parent of its rival Orange plc, …

TORONTO-Research In Motion Ltd. announced it will purchase airtime and services from Microcell Connexions Inc. to offer Canadian customers wireless data services based on GPRS technology over Microcell’s GSM-based network. …

Extolling them as “wings of light,” Nortel Networks hopes to illumine the wireless Internet space with four new initiatives. Basking in a 55-percent third-quarter growth, the Internet and communications company …

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. announced 10 operators around the world now have commercial GPRS services based on Nokia solutions up and running. The company said the next step will be to …

Motorola Inc. entered the wireless game sector this week in a major way, teaming up with UIEvolution to develop multi-player games for next-generation mobile handsets based on Sun Microsystems’ Java …

Every day another vendor announces it has won a contract to provide third-generation services. And with each 3G announcement is the implication that 3G services will soon be here. And …

HELSINKI, Finland-European mobile operator Telefonica Moviles Espana chose Nokia Corp. to supply its third-generation core radio network in Spain. Telefonica said it plans to launch the commercial service in August. …

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Televigation announced its Snap-to-Map navigation system successfully completed Ericsson’s GPRS Applications Performance Evaluation. The company said the results show its product is ready for deployment on GPRS networks. The …

HELSINKI, Finland-Sonera Corp. said it will be the first operator in the Nordic countries to launch a GPRS network when its commercial service begins Dec. 11. Initial service will be …

Under a new licensing agreement, Nortel Networks will be able to license Certicom’s Elliptic Curve Cryptography technology to create a virtual private network for handheld devices. Nortel said this will …

AT&T Wireless Inc. last week outlined a new migration path to third-generation services rife with ramifications affecting the wireless industry worldwide. The company said it will overlay a GSM/general packet …

European operators are expected to spend more than $125 billion by the beginning of 2007 on next- generation wireless Internet services and infrastructure, according to a report by The Strategis …

HELSINKI, Finland-Cosmote, a Greek GSM 1800 mobile operator, selected Nokia Corp. to supply its GPRS solution to the company’s 1.8 million subscribers. Deliveries have already begun, and the companies hope …

With AT&T Wireless Services Inc.’s announcement that it will overlay its existing TDMA-based network with a GSM network supporting GPRS, the pressure is on other TDMA carriers, specifically the largest …

LONDON-BT Cellnet has plans to test and deploy Netverk plc’s FoneStar product, a network bandwidth optimization application, over its GPRS and third-generation technologies, Netverk said. Netverk said FoneStar speeds up …

While most larger carriers are still feeling their way through the abundance of third-generation hype, a small carrier in Oklahoma is getting ready to deploy a GPRS network using AirNet …

The strategic alliance announced between NTT DoCoMo and AT&T Wireless Inc. is fairly simple on the surface, but may have long-term implications for the global wireless industry. DoCoMo will invest …

NEW YORK-For Samsung Telecommunications America, South Korea’s mandatory elimination of wireless handset subsidies created a ripple effect across the ocean that translates into more aggressive marketing in the United States. …

Digital Paging Digital Paging Co. released its new Hit plus pager, which the company said can carry three different frequencies. The pager also features a hands-on screen programming function, and …

SWINDON, United Kingdom-Lucent Technologies Inc. announced it completed the integration of its GPRS offering and has begun commercial system testing of its “always-on” Mobile Internet solution. The company said its …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson said Bolivian operator Entel Movil selected it to deploy Latin America’s first General Packet Radio Service network. The three-year $36 million agreement is for a full GSM/GPRS …

NEW YORK-The telecommunications environment has become so dynamic that it is forcing rapid and radical change in the way internal information technology departments and external middleware providers operate. Carriers’ legacy …

PAKISTAN Millicom International Cellular SA announced it acquired Paktel Ltd., Cable and Wireless plc’s cellular operation in Pakistan. Millicom said Paktel is the No. 3 operator in the country. “MIC’s …

HELSINKI, Finland-In a new three-year agreement Nokia will supply its core GPRS solution, services and broadband switching system upgrades for Belgium-based operator Proximus Belgacom Mobile’s mobile network. Nokia said it …

BELLEVUE, Wash.-Samsung Telecommunications America Inc. and VoiceStream Wireless Corp. have agreed to develop GPRS phones using Microsoft Corp.’s Stinger smart phone platform and Mobile Internet Explorer microbrowser software for VoiceStream’s …