Our neighbors to the north may be suffering through withdrawals brought on by the ongoing National Hockey League lockout, but that did not distract Canadian wireless operators during the third quarter as they again posted a strong showing in N. Moore Capital Ltd.'s ranking...
Our neighbors to the north may be suffering through Hockey Night in Canada withdrawals brought on by the ongoing National Hockey League lockout, but that did not distract Canadian wireless operators during the third quarter as they again posted a strong showing in N....
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. slipped past Motorola Inc. to become the world's No. 2 mobile-phone manufacturer, according to new numbers from research firm Gartner Inc.According to Gartner, Samsung sold 22.9 million mobile phones in the third quarter, just above the 22.4 million phones Motorola...
ST. LOUIS-Billing and CRM products and services provider Amdocs Ltd. reported a deal with Canadian telecommunications provider Telus Corp. to provide billing and order management solutions, as well as associated implementation services. Amdocs noted the services will include an integrated platform for customer care,...
SCARBOROUGH, Ontario-Canadian operator Telus Mobility announced it is selling a new LG Electronics Co. Ltd. phone that features Digit Wireless' Fastap keypad technology. The LG 6190 phone is available for $100 with a three-year service contract.Telus announced in 2002 it would sell a Digit-enabled...
TORONTO-Canadian wireless operator Rogers Wireless Inc. said it has mailed offering documents to Microcell Telecommunications Inc. security holders in connection with Rogers' $1.1 billion all-cash offer for its smaller rival. Rogers said the offer will be open for acceptance until Nov. 5, unless extended...
Procter & Gamble has teamed with M-Qube Inc., a mobile marketing company, to market P&G's Herbal Essences line of beauty products, the companies announced Tuesday.As part of a new marketing campaign, P&G launched an online storefront that allows consumers to download beauty-related ring tones,...
Canadian athletes may not have matched the total number of medals hauled from Athens as its southern neighbor, but the Great White North did supply the top carrier during the second quarter of this year as Telus Mobility led 21 of its North American...
TORONTO-Canadian wireless operator Rogers Wireless Communications Inc. selected Azaire Networks as its core system provider for the carrier's Wi-Fi service locations throughout Canada. Azaire will provide Rogers Wireless with secure authentication and authorization of Wi-Fi services and the ability for customers to pay for...
A pair of carriers shared the top spot in N. Moore Capital Ltd.'s ranking of 20 North American wireless operators' first-quarter financial results as Verizon Wireless and Canadian operator Telus Mobility both posted the lowest overall score and soundly outpaced the competition. The first-place...
Telus Mobility said it plans to offer its customers enhanced global roaming capabilities using a pair of Motorola Inc. GSM world phones designed to leverage the carrier's CDMA and iDEN wireless networks.The carrier noted the handsets would include the iDEN-based Motorola i930 and CDMA-based...
Canadian consolidation on horizon with Telus bid for MicrocellCanadian telecommunications provider Telus Corp. said it intends to make a $780 million all-cash takeover bid for rival Microcell Telecommunications Inc., which is best known for its Fido-branded Canadian wireless service. The deal would cut the...
Canadian telecommunications provider Telus Corp. said it intends to make a $780 million all-cash takeover bid for rival Microcell Telecommunications Inc., which is best known for its Fido-branded Canadian wireless service. The deal would cut the number of wireless providers in Canada to three...
RESTON, Va.-Nextel Communications Inc. unveiled International Direct Connect walkie-talkie service between Nextel and NII Holdings Inc. customers in the United States, Brazil, Argentina, Peru, and between Nextel and Telus Mobility customers in the United States and Canada. Nextel and NII said they plan to...
TORONTO-Tira Wireless announced Telus Mobility and THQ Wireless purchased its Jump application porting service. The service ensures that Java applications will run smoothly on a variety of handset models."Tira Jump delivered significant cost and time-to-market savings for us by providing the ability to quickly...
Verizon Wireless ended 2003 in the same position as it began the year, as both the nation's largest carrier as well as the highest ranked wireless provider based on five operating metrics measured by N. Moore Capital Ltd. during the fourth quarter. The rankings...
TORONTO-Tira Wireless announced Telus Mobility and THQ Wireless purchased its Jump application porting service. The service ensures that Java applications will run smoothly on a variety of handset models."Tira Jump delivered significant cost and time-to-market savings for us by providing the ability to quickly...
Following are mobile contracts for December 2003:AlcatelCanada. With Telus Mobility for a cross-Canada communications backbone infrastructure.Value: UndisclosedChina. With China Unicom for multiple expansion contracts.Value: $40 millionHungary. With Westel as the sole supplier of an EDGE system.Value: UndisclosedMalaysia. With Maxis Communications for GSM/GPRS/EDGE/W-CDMA gear.Value: UndisclosedTaiwan....
Verizon Wireless and Nextel Communications Inc. again led the wireless industry in N. Moore Capital Ltd.'s ranking of wireless carriers during the third quarter of this year, with the carriers garnering a first-place tie in the ranking of five select operational metrics with 31...
Verizon Wireless and Nextel Communications Inc. again led the wireless industry in N. Moore Capital Ltd.'s ranking of wireless carriers during the third quarter of this year, with the carriers' garnering a first-place tie in the ranking of five select operational metrics with 31...
Sprint PCS' recently launched Ready Link walkie-talkie service drew mixed performance reviews last week from industry analysts who noted that while the service was superior in many ways to Verizon Wireless' similar Push-to-Talk offering, it fell short of Nextel Communications Inc.'s Direct Connect service,...
Nextel Communications Inc. Chief Executive Officer Tim Donahue admitted that while the wireless industry will encounter bumps associated with the impending local number portability mandate, he expects Nextel to gain market share following the Nov. 24 implementation date."We believe Nextel will be a beneficiary...
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-Wireless Internet software provider Openwave Systems Inc. reported a solid quarter, showing increasing revenues and a decreasing net loss, with an outlook for generally improving numbers next quarter."We continue to execute on our plan toward profitability," said Don Listwin, the company's president...
Canadian wireless carrier Telus Mobility reported a number of enhancements to its Mike-branded, iDEN-based network, including nationwide capabilities and new handsets based on Motorola Inc.'s new iDEN platform.Telus Mobility said the network expansion of its Mike service will allow customers to place Direct Connect...
