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ANNAPOLIS, Md.—Under a deal with international wireless infrastructure provider Netsize, TeleCommunication Systems Inc. said it expanded its short message service system to allow customers to send messages across the Atlantic …

DENVER, United States—Telstra announced it deployed Logica’s Foreign Subscriber Gateway, which will allow the carrier’s customers to send short message service (SMS) messages across all the networks in Australia, including …

NEW YORK—Canadian wireless carrier Telus Mobility will offer its customers wireless instant messaging (IM) services, including the ability to create buddy lists and communicate with desktop users, through a deal …

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TORONTO—Motorola Inc. launched the company’s new V101 personal communicator in an exclusive deal with Rogers AT&T Wireless in Canada. The carrier will offer the device, which features phone and text …

OXFORD, United Kingdom—Having planned to capitalize on the booming short message service (SMS) market by increasing its messaging charges by nearly 140 percent, Germany’s T-Mobile has backed down after a …

NEW YORK—Canadian wireless carrier Telus Mobility will offer its customers wireless instant messaging services, including the ability to create buddy lists and communicate with desktop users, through a deal with …

NEW DELHI, India—More operators in Africa are going in for fraud management systems to maximize revenues. Sonatel Mobiles of Senegal in Western Africa will soon deploy fraud management software (FMS) …

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WOODBURY, New York, United States—Wireless messaging company Comverse announced several major China Mobile operators have deployed its prepaid short message service (SMS) product. “This prepaid SMS success is a major …

BUCHAREST, Romania—EuroTel Praha, the Czech GSM operator, announced that with the help of a movable base station connected to the EuroTel network, members of the Czech army can make mobile …

TORONTO—Rogers AT&T Wireless has become the first wireless carrier in Canada to offer ICQ two-way short message service (SMS) messaging on its network. The deal with America Online, which owns …

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa—South African mobile network operator Vodacom has launched a new prepaid tariff option offering the cheapest peak time prepaid rates in the country. The product, called SmartStep, charges …

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LONDON—Bahrain’s Batelco announced a further round of tariff cuts on its MobilePlus services. The rate cuts have been applied to a range of services, including registration, per-minute rates, monthly rental …

Qualcomm Inc. announced it signed memoranda of understanding to provide its Binary Runtime Environment for Wireless technology to several wireless operators around the world. BellSouth in Guatemala, Telcel-BellSouth in Venezuela …

STAMFORD, Connecticut, United States—Sunday Communications said it will use the SmartServQ wireless short message service (SMS) system from wireless applications and services provider SmartServ Online. Sunday, which develops and provides …

OXFORD, United Kingdom—KPN Mobile, the financially troubled Dutch operator, will later this month start the first practical i-mode tests in Europe through its joint venture with Japan’s NTT DoCoMo. The …

STAMFORD, Conn.—Sunday Communications Ltd. said it will use the SmartServQ wireless short message service system from wireless applications and services provider SmartServ Online. Sunday, which develops and provides wireless communications …

COPENHAGEN, Denmark—Lack of content will spell the demise of General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) offerings across Europe, according to a new report from Strand Consult, an independent consultancy based in …

JAKARTA, Indonesia—Malaysia’s TimeCel recently launched an interactive short message service (SMS) quiz promotion. The promotion, called Juara Lagu 2001 SMS Quiz, runs from 1 to 14 December. Juara Lagu is …

SAN RAFAEL, California, United States—Wireless giant Telecom Italia Mobile (TIM) plans to offer a navigation, concierge and mobile-commerce service from Autodesk Location Services, a division of Autodesk, to its subscribers …

PARIS—French mobile music services company Musiwap changed its name to Musiwave. The company said it replaced the Wireless Application Protocol (WAP)-focused name to better reflect the company’s focus on various …

COPENHAGEN, Denmark—Lack of content will spell the demise of GPRS offerings across Europe, according to a new report from Strand Consult, an independent consultancy based in Denmark. The lack of …

OXFORD, United Kingdom—Sweden’s largest cell-phone operator Telia has decided to share a percentage of the revenues generated by content services with the developers. The new approach for the company is …