Motorola Inc.'s advanced V600 camera phone suffered its second major delay, with AT&T Wireless Services Inc. pushing back the phone's introduction to late April or early May. The phone is now scheduled to ship almost five months later than initially planned, and likely won't...
Following are mobile contracts awarded in February 2004:Iraq. With Orascom Telecom for a GSM network in Central Iraq.Value: UndisclosedSerbia. With Telecom Serbia for a UMTS network field trial.Value: UndisclosedUnited Kingdom. With 3 UK for an optical multiservice solution.Value: UndisclosedUnited Kingdom and France. With Orange...
REDMOND, Wash.-Motorola Inc.'s advanced V600 camera phone suffered its second major delay, with AT&T Wireless Services Inc. pushing back the phone's introduction to late April or early May. The phone is now scheduled to ship almost five months later than initially planned, and likely...
CANNES, France-Despite the less-than-ideal weather conditions at this year's 3GSM World Congress in Cannes, France, the event was highlighted by the GSM industry's announcement of signing up its 1 billionth customer worldwide and the European market's bright expectations for full third-generation networks that have...
Although wireless by and large caters to the consumer market, many of the industry's major mobile-phone makers zeroed in on the high-margin business user during the 3GSM show in Cannes, France.Nokia, the world's No. 1 handset manufacturer, used the show as a platform to...
CANNES, France-The 2004 GSM Association Awards, sponsored by Intel, Microsoft, Vodafone, Nortel, Nokia and Convergys, were presented last night at 3GSM World Congress in Cannes, France. The winners were:Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications' Sony Ericsson T610 device won for best mobile terminal handset or device....
CANNES, France-T-Mobile USA Inc. announced its HotSpot subscribers can now roam in five countries in Europe where European T-Mobile affiliates have 700 HotSpot locations.The locations in Austria, the Czech Republic, Germany, the Netherlands and the U.K. will allow North American T-Mobile HotSpot subscribers to...
Only time will tell whether Arun Sarin and other Vodafone Group plc execs were snookered by indefatigable Yanks or all the wiser for hitting the sack at a proper hour. For sure, Cingular Wireless L.L.C.'s winning $41 billion bid for AT&T Wireless Services...
Dear Editor,With reference to Tracy Ford's article in the Jan. 5 edition of RCR, it has been our experience that the cellular industry is characterized by a tumultuous relationship between the dealers and the carriers. In the New York market, however, T-Mobile has managed...
Dear Editor, In response to your recent article regarding T-Mobile's treatment of New York dealers, I would like to express a different opinion. Portables Unlimited Inc. has been a master dealer for T-Mobile for more than five years. Due to T-Mobile's support and "dealer...
In addition to propelling the combined entity past Verizon Wireless as the nation's largest wireless carrier, Cingular Wireless L.L.C.'s successful $41 billion acquisition of smaller rival AT&T Wireless Services Inc. is expected to have an enormous impact on many of its competitors as well...
HAUPPAUGE, N.Y.-Audiovox Corp. announced it is in talks to sell its 75-percent stake in its wireless handset business to South Korean handset company Curitel Communications Inc. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. An Audiovox spokesman said Curitel made a bid for the company's...
HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia announced it has been confirmed as the exclusive supplier of T-Mobile's 3G W-CDMA radio access network in the Netherlands. Nokia is supplying 3G radio-access equipment, the Nokia NetAct network and service management system, and services including installation, commissioning, integration, project management and...
MINNEAPOLIS-TestQuest Inc. this week introduced the latest version of TestQuest Pro Platform testing tool, which it claims is capable of simulating actual human usage of mobile devices and networks.TestQuest's TestVerb technology is key to the enhanced testing solution. TestVerb provides the test automation architecture,...
Telecommunications bundling has made a strong comeback over the past year, with nearly all of the country's regional providers offering some form of packaged deal to customers. Those bundles usually include a wireless link either through a direct subsidiary as is the case with...
You didn't expect AT&T Wireless to go quietly into that good night, did you?AT&T Wireless has a storied history. The carrier can claim roots in both AT&T Corp., which foolishly agreed to give up any cellular play as part of the breakup of Ma...
T-Mobile USA Inc. expanded its existing $300 million agreement with Nokia Corp. to include next-generation radio equipment, an expanded GPRS core network, implementation and optimization services and Nokia's NetAct network service management system. Shipments of the new equipment are expected to begin immediately. "Nokia...
LONDON-Vodafone Group plc reportedly is set to bid as much as $35 billion for AT&T Wireless Services Inc. in an attempt to gain control of the third-largest wireless operator in the United States, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal citing people...
IRVING, Texas-T-Mobile USA Inc. expanded its existing $300 million agreement with Nokia Corp. to include next-generation radio equipment, an expanded GPRS core network, implementation and optimization services and Nokia's NetAct network service management system. Shipments of the new equipment are expected to begin immediately."Nokia...
NEW YORK-With AT&T Wireless Services Inc.'s self-imposed Feb. 13 deadline for buyout bids fast approaching, Vodafone Group plc's plans to divest itself from current U.S. wireless network partner Verizon Wireless ahead of a possible stab at acquiring AWS has hit a "tense junction," according...
NEW YORK-Telenor Mobile Interactive and ABC News said they launched a premium text-messaging alert service that will give mobile consumers major breaking news and political news updates on their mobile phones.The companies said AT&T Wireless Services Inc. and T-Mobile USA Inc. have agreed to...
NEW YORK-Vodafone Group plc's plans to bid on AT&T Wireless Services Inc. could be on hold as published reports indicate the worldwide wireless provider is considering a much larger proposal to acquire current Verizon Wireless partner Verizon Communications Inc. The deal, reported in today's...
BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless announced it will sell a new Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. camera phone with a unique rotating screen design for $180 with a two-year agreement. Sprint PCS sells a similar Samsung camera phone for around $200.The Samsung SPCH-a610 for Verizon features an...
REDMOND, Wash.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. announced an expanded agreement with instant messaging company America Online Inc. to install AOL's IM software in select AT&T Wireless mobile phones. Nokia Corp.'s 3100 and 3200 handsets for AT&T Wireless will be the first phones to feature the...
