Nokia

OXFORD, United Kingdom—Having been formed with much fanfare in September 1999, the joint venture between Ericsson and Microsoft to co-develop mobile Internet software appears to have been less than a …

HELSINKI, Finland—Nokia began shipping its General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) phones in Europe on 28 September, barely making the third-quarter deadline it had set for itself for commercially offering GPRS …

HELSINKI, Finland—With an eye to improving efficiency, Nokia says it plans to slash 260 positions at its plant in Salo, which amounts to 5 percent of the work force. The …

HELSINKI, Finland—Nokia began shipping its GPRS phones in Europe on Sept. 28, barely making the third-quarter deadline it had set for itself for commercially offering GPRS handsets. Competing handset vendors …

LONDON—Location-based information service provider WCities announced a global distribution agreement with Nokia under which Nokia will market WCities’ mobile-location applications to mobile operators globally as part of its mPosition and …

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia—Nokia said it has won a contract from Saudi Telecom Company (STC) to supply a GSM network valued at US$200 million. The network will include a GSM 900 …

BEIJING—The Japanese electronics company Kyocera and China Zhenhua (Group) Technologies signed an agreement to set up a joint venture to produce mobile-phone handsets in China’s southwestern Guizhou province. Registered capital …

HELSINKI, Finland—Nokia has won a contract to supply third-generation (3G) end-to-end network infrastructure equipment for Hong Kong carrier CSL. Under the pact, Nokia will design, install, commission and integrate the …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-The Finnish Competition Authorities have given the green light for Nokia Networks and TietoEnator to collaborate in developing mobile network products.Under the arrangement, TietoEnator, which supplies value-added IT services, …

HELSINKI, Finland—Nokia Corp. says it has signed an agreement with Indonesian carrier Telkomsel to supply radio-access network equipment and services to expand its GSM dual band network.Under the pact, Nokia …

HELSINKI, Finland—Nokia said it signed an agreement with Indonesian carrier Telkomsel to supply radio access network equipment and services to expand its GSM dual-band network. Under the pact, Nokia will …

HELSINKI, Finland—Nokia Corp. said it plans to team with other wireless industry leaders to found the Liberty Alliance Project to streamline easy single Internet sign-on by creating an open, standards-based …

HELSINKI, Finland—Nokia said it is still planning to hold its annual analysts’ meeting November 26-27 in New York despite the events of the week of Sept. 10. According to Reuters, …

HELSINKI, Finland—Nokia Corp. said its Nokia Game 2001, a multimedia game that will involve radio, television, newspapers and mobile phones, will be available Nov. 4-23 in 28 countries around the …

KISTA, Sweden—Ericsson, Motorola and Nokia, founders of the Wireless Village initiative, said they have successfully demonstrated interoperable mobile instant messaging and presence services. The companies said that in the demonstration …

NEW YORK—Nokia Corp. said its third quarter earnings will match its earlier expectations, but its sales for the quarter will drop due to delays in new network rollouts. Sales will …

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Even as vendors grab news pages with reports of successful live calls over their third-generation networks, one piece is often left out: behind every live call is a test. And …

Berliner Communications Inc. Doreen Trant has been promoted to chief operating officer of Berliner Communication Inc. Trant previously served as the company’s vice president of sales and marketing. She will …

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 …

OXFORD, United Kingdom—For the first time in recent memory, the worldwide sales of cell phones dropped as operators cut subsidies and consumers stopped purchasing.Gartner Dataquest said that worldwide shipments of …

LONDON—Smart-phone operating-system maker Symbian could run out of money as soon as next year, according to the company’s largest stakeholder Psion plc.Psion issued the drastic news as part of its …

IRVING, Texas, United States—Nokia Corp. said it has rolled out its first WAP-enabled GSM phone called Nokia 3395 for the Americas market.The phone, which includes mobile Internet browser, new arcade-style …

HELSINKI, Finland—Nokia Networks said it has selected TietoEnator as its research and development partner effective Oct. 1.According to the terms, about 300 Nokia workers will move to TietoEnator, while TietoEnator …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden—Nokia Corp. said it has signed a UMTS contract to deliver core network and radio access for Europolitan Vodafone.Nokia will begin deliveries this month and will launch the network …