WASHINGTON-Even as the National Capital Planning Commission was voting to further delay the siting of two Bell Atlantic Mobile towers in Rock Creek Park,...
Qwest Communications International is pursuing an acquisition of U S West in competition with another bidder, Global Crossing.Microsoft announced in mid-May a US$600 million...
TOKYO-Tokyo Telemessages Inc. (TTM), a paging company suffering from huge debts due to a sharp drop in customers because of strong competition from mobile...
TOKYO-NTT International Corp. (NTTI), a subsidiary of NTT Corp., promotes overseas telecommunications projects in developing countries using Japan's Official Development Assistance (ODA) funding. Since...
Cambodia: NTT International Corp. (NTTI) promoted the telecom network upgrade plan in Phnom Penh between August 1995 and March 1998, using grant assistance from the...
AUSTRALIATelstra will extend its CDMA network in Australia to include country locations currently covered by its GSM network but lacking in analog coverage, said...
AustraliaAustralian telecommunications provider Telstra Corp. welcomed the Australian parliament's decision to pass the Telstra Sale Bill and the government's announcement it will sell an...
DENVER, United States-A new battery-system invention coming on the market can boost customer satisfaction, make mobile phones more powerful and create higher revenue for...
DUBLIN, Ireland-The phenomenal growth of cellular services around the world has created problems for operators as their networks become increasingly congested, encouraging companies to...
In response to wireless customers' demands that they be able to use their cellular phones outside their home calling area, the Cellular Telecommunications Industry...
GENEVA-Five rivals made the shortlist in the bid for control of the United Kingdom's fourth-ranked mobile operator, One-2-One, which was put up for sale...
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-As expected, the auction of the six regional PCS licenses (40 megahertz each) in Argentina broke records, with takings amounting to US$849...
Eight consortia are officially in the running for the third cellular license in South Africa. A ninth, Zintatu Communication Power, was disqualified. The eight...
SINGAPORE-Singapore Telecom is looking to roll out extensive mobile phone services in the ASEAN (Association of South East Asian Nations) region as it leverages...
TOKYO-Sony Corp., the globally renowned manufacturer of consumer electronics products, plans to launch wireless local loop (WLL) service in Japan before the end of...
United StatesThe U.S. Federal Communications Commission will auction 16,000 paging licenses later this year in the upper bands of 929-930 MHz and 931-932 MHz,...
DUBLIN, Ireland-One of the most common complaints from telecommunications companies competing with former monopoly operators is cross-subsidization by the incumbent, particularly in countries where...
WASHINGTON-The close of the six-year, US$27 million Wireless Technology Research program in the United States has re-energized a public debate about whether mobile telephones...
MELBOURNE, Australia-In a bid to revive Australia's flagging paging market, Hutchison Telecom has launched a new data broadcasting network using the VHF band and...
BANGALORE, India-The Department of Telecommunications'(DoT's) decision to launch cellular services has created a shock wave among private cellular service providers (PCSPs).Taking advantage of its...
NEW YORK-"In Motorola's view, the technology for 2.5 generation is really here," said Moe Grzelakowski, senior vice president and general manager of 3G for...
LONDON-The main trends in the Middle East wireless industry for the current year were highlighted back in March with calls from senior industry professionals...
