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BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-The National Telecommunications Council in Ecuador (Conatel) did not award a new personal communications services (PCS) license to the consortium headed by Andinatel as expected last week. The …

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AT&T Wireless Services Inc. said it will push back the launch of its advanced W-CDMA network by six months and scale down the coverage area to four cities. The carrier …

TOKYO-J-Phone said it has requested permission from the Japanese regulator to unify its regional company price plans into six national price plans and seven discount services for its PDC networks, …

TOKYO-J-Phone said it has requested permission from the Japanese regulator to unify its regional company price plans into six national price plans and seven discount services for its PDC networks, …

cuts back W-CDMA launch plans Analyst: Continuous upgrades confuse market AT&T Wireless Services Inc. said it will push back the launch of its advanced W-CDMA network by six months and …

TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo Inc. said it has sold more than 4 million i-shot handsets, just six months after i-shot service, which allows subscribers to transmit images from camera phones to e-mail …

TOKYO-J-Phone said it has requested permission from the Japanese regulator to unify its regional company price plans into six national price plans and seven discount services for its PDC networks, …

GOLDEN, Colo.-nReach will deploy new digital vending ports, private label Web sites and prepaid card locations in seven wireless retail chains in the U.S. on Nov. 29. With the new …

TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo said sales of its i-shot handsets have topped 3 million after six months of availability. I-shot is NTT DoCoMo’s picture messaging service, which it launched to compete with …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission finally has a full compliment of members. The U.S. Senate on Thursday confirmed by voice vote Jonathan Adelstein, telecommunications adviser to Senate Majority Leader Thomas Daschle …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Cypress Semiconductor Corp. said it has sampled the first solution that will link human interface devices like PC mice, keyboards and gaming consoles to personal computers. “Operating at …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission today fined AT&T Wireless Services Inc. $117,000 for safety-related violations involving antenna structures. The FCC said AT&T Wireless committed seven separate infractions including failure to register, …

NEW YORK-Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services cut its corporate credit ratings on Sprint PCS affiliate Horizon PCS Inc. citing concern over limited headroom against execution risks under recently revised bank …

WASHINGTON, D.C.-Crown Castle International Corp. will cut 250 jobs, close offices, and take a charge between $7 million and $10 million in the fourth quarter, according to a filing with …

HELSINKI, Finland-BrainHeart Capital, a Stockholm-based group dedicated to investments in wireless technologies, has decided against investing in the third-generation (3G) industry, 3G company stocks and 3G projects, in what amounts …

FOSTER CITY, Calif.-Inktomi Corp. announced it will cut about 20 percent of its staff, or about 85 positions, a move the company said would better align it in the current …

HONG KONG-With the cellular phone market saturated at 86 percent of the population, Hong Kong’s wireless engineers have wasted no time in jumping on the next bandwagon-WiFi and Bluetooth, short …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-The wireless LAN industry is poised for massive growth, with 2002 shipments set to be up 73 percent and revenue increased 26 percent, according to new research from …

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-Seven Networks Inc., which offers carrier-based access to corporate information, cut 30 percent of its roughly 115 employees, a move the company said would help it better manage …

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INDIANAPOLIS-DigiTerra Inc. announced its Mobile Computing Group has received a system implementation and integration contract for seven distribution centers for Do it Best Corp. and its online hardware store, www.doitbest.com. …

SEATTLE, Wash.-Tegic Communications Corp. scored an important victory in its patent battle with rival Zi Corp., and the result could cost Zi up to $27 million as punishment. Following a …

WASHINGTON-Aloha Partners L.P. is still the highest bidder at the end of 16 rounds of bidding for the 700 MHz C- and D-blocks licenses auction. Aloha Partners’ bid of more …

BEIJING-The number of China Unicom’s CDMA subscribers broke the 2 million mark on 15 August, according to the company. On 10 June, Unicom counted 1 million CDMA users, showing a …