DENVER, United States-Rumors that Deutsche Telekom was preparing a US$32 billion offer to acquire U.S. GSM carrier VoiceStream Wireless circulated at press time.DT has...
BEIJING-The mobile Internet revolution is knocking on China's door. With 60 million mobile-phone subscribers and only 10 million people surfing the Internet using personal...
The U.S. Justice Department filed a lawsuit to block the US$129 billion merger between WorldCom and Sprint, the second- and third-largest U.S. long-distance telecom...
BUCHAREST, Romania-At the end of May, the principle vendors of mobile telephones in Romania held a meeting to discuss the country's black market for...
SAO PAULO, Brazil-Telecom regulatory authority, Anatel, said Brazil's personal communications services (PCS) licenses will be auctioned later this year in three geographic areas, with...
TORONTO-The major Canadian carriers are cautiously laying the groundwork for third-generation (3G) wireless networks. But true, full-blown 3G in Canada is at least three...
SINGAPORE-Governments in Asia will issue licenses of third-generation (3G) cellular networks to around 40 operators in 11 countries within the next year, representatives from...
TOKYO-Since NTT DoCoMo launched its iMode wireless data service in February 1999, the number of mobile Internet users in Japan-more than 10 million as...
Alcatel.Benin. With Office des Postes et Telecommunications (OPT) for a GSM network, along with fiber-optic and switching equipment.Value: US$32.8 millionKenya. With KenCell for a 50,000-subscriber...
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-Cuba's government decreed that the new millennium begins on 1 January, 2001, and to mark the event, grand celebrations are being prepared....
GENEVA-The sky-high third-generation (3G) license fees generated by the United Kingdom's May auction are having serious repercussions for European operators seeking a pan-regional presence....
LONDON-The fixed wireless market in Israel is set for a period of heightened activity. The Communications Ministry submitted regulations to the Knesset, Israel's parliament,...
TOKYO-While the Japanese cellular phone market has been rapidly expanding, the paging industry is in decline. According to the Telecommunications Carriers Association (TCA), an...
SEOUL, South Korea-South Korea said it would limit the number of licenses for operating much-coveted third-generation (3G) mobile services networks to three, adopt a...
SEOUL, South Korea-As the ban on handset subsidies went into effect 1 June, Korean mobile handset makers, wireless carriers and distributors are undergoing a...
LONG BEACH, Calif.-Sea Launch said it successfully completed its return to flight/systems readiness review, which was part of an investigation conducted by the Sea...
ATLANTA-SED International Inc. and AT&T Wireless Group signed an agreement expanding the retail distribution channel for AT&T Wireless prepaid services to 20,000 resellers in...
VANCOUVER, British Columbia-Sierra Wireless Inc. agreed to purchase Qualcomm Inc.'s Code Division Multiple Access module business, including its module inventory, manufacturing and customer commitments....
PARIS-SnapTrack Inc. said an international consortium of Global System for Mobile communications wireless carriers and equipment manufacturers are preparing to evaluate SnapTrack's Wireless Assisted...
HELSINKI, Finland-Finnish mobile operator Sonera said it has had discussions with several companies regarding a merger and serious talks are expected by the end...
ALLEN, Texas-Wireless Dimensions Corp. announced a solution called Mobile-Venue Suite, which is a portfolio of products allowing stadium operators and other similar entities to...
NEW YORK-Where wireless data is concerned, Dennis F. Strigl, president and chief executive officer of Verizon Wireless, has assumed the enthusiasm of a recent...
