GSMA

Dobson Communications Corp. said it lost approximately 5,400 total subscribers during the first quarter of this year compared with 13,500 net customer additions during the first quarter of 2003. The …

REDMOND, Wash.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. launched a music recognition service that allows customers to dial #ID from their handsets, and when prompted, hold the phone near a music source for …

NEW YORK-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. launched its Cingular Nation GSM plans in New York City, providing customers with unlimited nationwide mobile-to-mobile calling minutes and 5,000 nationwide night and weekend minutes on …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Stratex Networks Inc. said it has won a $12.8 million contract to supply an unnamed African mobile company with wireless transmission equipment for GSM networks on the continent. …

Showing there is still fight left in the dog, AT&T Wireless Services Inc. launched its new GSM America rate plans, which provide consumers with no roaming charges anywhere in the …

LAS VEGAS-Smart-card solution provider Gemplus International S.A. announced Centennial Communications Corp. and International Telecommunications Ltd. have selected its subscriber identity module cards and provisioning and content messaging services for their …

ORLANDO PARK, Ill.-First Cellular of Southern Illinois said it has selected Andrew Corp.’s caller location system known as Geometrix to provide public-safety agencies with accurate information on cellular calls to …

NEW YORK-Tele2 said it launched a GSM network in the Russian region of Chelyabinsk. The Swedish-based operator now offers GSM services in 10 out of the 11 Russian regions where …

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-North American operators can enjoy a GSM and CDMA solution based on Telemetrix Inc.’s hosted switching and intelligent network elements and InterWave Communication’s base station controller and voice …

WASHINGTON-The Consumers Union is asking the Federal Communications Commission to force wireless carriers to stop locking handsets, saying the move would lead to better coverage, more competition and less pollution. …

L.M. Ericsson said it was selected by Austrian wireless carrier One as the sole supplier for its UMTS radio access network. The contract has a value of up to $193.3 …

Amid predictions of the largest year ever for the mobile-phone industry, market leader Nokia Corp. stunned investors with news that its first-quarter revenues will clock in below expectations due to …

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. said it has signed a $24 million contract to be the sole GPRS supplier for Indian carrier IDEA. The contract also covers GSM equipment and multimedia services. …

WASHINGTON-Consumers Union on Tuesday asked the Federal Communications Commission to seek ways to stop the industry practice of handset locking, saying doing so would lead to better coverage, more competition …

On both technology and adoption fronts, EDGE technology is forging ahead. While the protocol contends with handset challenges, the Global Mobile Suppliers Association puts the number of network operators that …

Following are mobile infrastructure contracts announced in March: Ireland With Meteor for a core GPRS solution. Value: Undisclosed United States With First Cellular of Southern Illinois for MMS Proxy Relay, …

COPENHAGEN, Denmark-Danish mobile carrier Sonofon is joining a European alliance of wireless operators. The Starmap Mobile Alliance consists of 10 small European mobile operators representing a total of more than …

MUNICH, Germany-Siemens AG said ZAO Smarts, the fourth-largest mobile carrier in Russia, has contracted the German vendor to deliver equipment worth $36.4 million. The order includes GSM technology, microwave systems …

NEW YORK-Tele2 said it obtained 100-percent ownership in Russian GSM operator Sankt-Peterburg Telecom with the purchase of the remaining 14-percent stake in the company that Tele2 previously did not own. …

LONDON-Officials for Virgin Mobile in the United Kingdom confirmed that the company’s announcement of a new Sony Ericsson phone for left-handed users was in fact an April Fool’s Day prank. …

COPENHAGEN, Denmark-Danish mobile carrier Sonofon is joining a European alliance of wireless operators. The Starmap Mobile Alliance consists of 10 small European mobile operators representing a total of more than …

VERNON HILLS, Ill.-Telular Corp. said AT&T Wireless Services Inc. has approved two new Telular products for use on the carrier’s GSM network. The products are Telular’s Phonecell SX5D GSM/GPRS fixed-wireless …

ATLANTA-There are now 1 billion GSM customers in the world and the technology is experiencing rapid growth in the Americas, according to the 3G Americas organization. Some analysts, according to …

Neither edgy nor solitary, Nokia Corp. has all the hallmarks of a conservative company. As a leading player in both the handset and infrastructure businesses, the Finnish vendor always has …

DALLAS-Alcatel announced First Cellular of southern Illinois will become the fist North American service provider to use its Multimedia Messaging Services. To date, Alcatel has installed its MMS Proxy Relay, …