HONG KONG—Hong Kong's six mobile operators announced interoperator short message service (SMS) will become available beginning 3 December.Hong Kong's telecom regulator, the Office of the Telecommunications Authority (OFTA), hailed the announcement. "The new arrangement will allow a customer to send short messages to other...
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados-Centennial Digital Jamaica has become the third company to bring mobile cellular service to Jamaicans.Chief Operating Officer James Beneda said the company's use of CDMA technology will allow it to eventually offer third-generation (3G) services. It expects to attract 47,000 customers in its...
BELLEVUE, Washington, United States—The Universal Wireless Communications Consortium (UWCC) said TDMA subscribers have increased 53 percent during the past 12 months, reaching 82.1 million subscribers by 1 October, 2001."The continued strength of TDMA operators in the Americas provides a strong base of support for...
DENVER, United States—Venezuela's leading operator, Telecommunicaciones Movilnet, signed a US$150 million contract that will allow Lucent Technologies to build a nationwide third-generation (3G) cdma2000 wireless network to complement its existing TDMA digital network.Lucent did not announce the timeline for the launch of the network,...
BEDMINSTER, New Jersey, United States—Verizon Wireless signed definitive agreements to acquire certain Dobson Communications wireless operations in California, Georgia, Ohio and Tennessee for approximately US$465 million. The Tennessee market, which Dobson said it was selling for US$202 million, was the property of American Cellular,...
ATLANTA, United States—U.S. operator Cingular Wireless announced it will begin upgrading its current TDMA and analog network to General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) packet data and GSM voice technology. Cingular said the move to GSM/GPRS, which has been expected since AT&T Wireless announced a...
NEW YORK-Calling it "the most well-known secret in corporate America," Stephen Carter, president and chief executive officer of Cingular Wireless, said the nation's second-largest mobile operator will overlay all its TDMA and analog networks with EDGE, a software enhancement of GPRS technology.Atlanta-based Cingular, with...
AlcatelChina. With China Mobile for GSM network expansion contracts by Shanghai Mobile and Jilin Mobile.Value: US$70 millionMalaysia. With Telekom Cellular to expand its existing GSM 1800 MHz capacity and ready it for GPRS.Value: US$85 millionPhilippines. With Digitel to roll out its mobile network by...
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WOODBURY, New York, United States—Comverse announced two Latin America contract wins on 3 October, just a day after Merrill Lynch downgraded its expectations for the company, sending Comverse's stock to a new three-year low.The company's stock was recovering after the announcements, trading at about...
MURRAY HILL, New Jersey, United States—Lucent Technologies has inked a five-year TDMA agreement with Cingular Wireless to cover 30 U.S. markets, including Atlanta, Boston, Dallas, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C.Under the pact, Lucent will supply mobile network equipment, including base stations, software and professional services."These...
MURRAY HILL, N.J.—Lucent Technologies has inked a five-year TDMA agreement with Cingular Wireless to cover 30 markets, including Atlanta, Boston, Dallas, Philadelphia and Washington D.C.Under the pact, Lucent will supply mobile network equipment including base stations, software and professional services."These solutions will enable Cingular...
WOODBURY, N.Y.—Comverse has been chosen to provide its Intelligent Short Messaging Service Center solution (ISMSC) to Argentina's Telecom personal GSM network."The ability to seamlessly integrate our current feature functionality and services in our existing TDMA network to the new GSM network was a key...
WASHINGTON—Cingular Wireless L.L.C., which has committed to completing the initial deployment of enhanced 911 Phase II by the end of 2002, received the support on Thursday of the Communications for Coordinated Assistance and Response to Emergencies (ComCARE) Alliance."Emergency response professionals cannot save you if...
ROCHELLE PARK, New Jersey, United States—Schema Inc. announced it has signed a nationwide contract with an unnamed U.S. TDMA carrier to optimize and increase the carrier's spectrum capacity.According to Schema, trials in one of the carrier's major markets showed network enhancements including a 10-percent...
ROCHELLE PARK, N.J.—Schema Inc. announced it has signed a nationwide contract with an unnamed U.S. TDMA carrier to optimize and increase the carrier's spectrum capacity.According to Schema, trials in one of the carrier's major markets showed network enhancements including a 10-percent reduction in dropped...
So Paulo, Brazil-Telesp Celular announced that as soon as October it will begin commercially operating a network based on the CDMA 1x technology. The operator, controlled by Portugal Telecom and Spain's Telefonica, provides wireless service to 4.5 million customers in So Paulo, by far...
A handful of wireless affiliates and regional cellular operators reported mixed results last week, showing the economic slowdown has not entirely missed wireless operators.Heading the list of mixed results, Western Wireless Corp. reported 30,000 net customer additions for the quarter, ending the quarter with...
A trio of wireless carriers released second-quarter results last week showing ongoing strength of the industry despite the continued slowdown in the general economy.Alltel Corp.'s reliance on its wireless operations increased during the second quarter of this year as the country's sixth-largest wireless operator's...
SEATTLE-A week after being spun off as an independent wireless operator, AT&T Wireless launched its GSM/GPRS network in Seattle, the first market for the carrier's planned technology overlay of its current TDMA network.Using Motorola Inc.'s Timeport wireless handset, combined data and voice services begin...
If GSM plus TDMA equals GAIT, some software providers want to ensure that the calculus makes sense.Last week, Schlumberger Sema and Sonera SmartTrust said they had received an order to provide a GAIT Over-The-Air solution for Cingular Wireless networks.GAIT, which stands for GSM/ANSI 136...
While large wireless operators are more than happy to discuss their plans for next-generation wireless services, some of the small- to mid-sized carriers seem to have let the idea of high-speed networks fall through the cracks of providing services to their customers. Even though...
