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Tuesday, January 02, 2007
Alcatel-Lucent completes purchase of Nortel 3G business Alcatel-Lucent SA has closed its acquisition of Nortel Networks Corp.'s UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System) mobile infrastructure business, the companies announced Tuesday. 
Thursday, August 31, 2006
Alcatel to buy Nortel's 3G mobile phone biz Alcatel SA has reached a preliminary agreement to buy Nortel Network Corp.'s 3G (third-generation) mobile phone network business for US$320 million. The deal would make Alcatel one of the biggest suppliers of UMTS gear worldwide. UMTS is a 3G telecoms standard.
Tuesday, August 09, 2005
Qualcomm, Connexion test in-flight wireless service Qualcomm Inc. and The Boeing Co.'s Connexion have joined forces to test in-flight mobile phone communications in a specially equipped Boeing 737-400 aircraft, the companies said. Connexion, which already provides a wireless Internet service to airline passengers with laptops, hopes to offer them a mobile phone service as soon as regulators in the U.S. give the green light.
Monday, June 13, 2005
Mobile meet to focus on Wi-Fi, security When it comes to mobile and wireless technology, what keeps a CIO up at night? John Wade, CIO of the Saint Luke's Health System in Kansas City, Mo., said he faces many of the same problems confronting other CIOs when it comes to supporting mobile and wireless technology in a large organization.
Tuesday, November 30, 2004
Nokia earmarks millions to build new plant in India Nokia Corp., the world's largest handset maker, is investing up to US$150 million over the next four years to establish a manufacturing facility in India, it announced Wednesday. 
Tuesday, October 26, 2004
Panasonic shows first international 3G handset Panasonic Mobile Communications Co. Ltd. unveiled in Beijing on Tuesday its first WCDMA (Wideband Code Division Multiple Access) cell phone for the international market, the company said in Tokyo.
Tuesday, September 28, 2004
Softbank CEO slams Japan govt over spectrum allocatio Softbank Corp. President and Chief Executive Officer Masayoshi Son, the Internet entrepreneur who revolutionized Japan's broadband market, is threatening to do the same to the country's wireless communications business, and is prepared to sue the government if it gets in his way, he said on Monday. 
Tuesday, August 31, 2004
ITU ASIA : Telecom Asia to open next week Telecom Asia, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU)'s biennial Asian exhibition and conference, takes place next week in Busan, South Korea. 
Tuesday, July 20, 2004
NTT DoCoMo 3G subscriptions hit five million The total number of subscribers to NTT DoCoMo Inc.'s third-generation (3G) cellular telephone service hit five million on Monday, the carrier said on Tuesday. 
Tuesday, January 13, 2004
China firms buy $2.3B worth of US high technology Major players in China's IT and telecommunication industries signed deals Tuesday to buy equipment from U.S. vendors worth a total of around US$2.3 billion, the companies said. The deals were signed at a seminar on telecommunications and IT trade in Washington. 
Monday, May 12, 2003
VeriSign offers carriers extended international roaming Mobile phone users in the Americas may have expanded roaming capabilities when traveling abroad thanks to an alliance VeriSign Inc. forged with International Mobile Communications Inc. (IMC) that allows it to offer mobile carriers access to IMC's global roaming agreements.
Tuesday, February 11, 2003
Intel to release wireless chip for mobile devices Intel Corp. on Thursday will unveil its new "Internet on a chip" processor for mobile phones, according to the chip manufacturer.
Thursday, March 29, 2001
Sharp to supply BT with multimedia mobile phones BT Wireless, the mobile communications arm of British Telecommunications PLC, announced Thursday it plans to work with Japan's Sharp Corp. to bring advanced cellular telephone terminals to the United Kingdom and BT's partner wireless networks around the world.
Monday, January 22, 2001
MTN Cameroon taps Ericsson for new GSM network In the area of mobile communications, Cameroon has leapfrogged other countries in Africa with a US$36.6 million GSM wireless network infrastructure put together with technology from Ericsson South Africa, a unit of L.M. Ericsson Telephone Co. Ericsson rolled out GSM installations last week for a local South African-owned mobile operator in Cameroon, MTN Cameroon.
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