Mexico
Mexican wireless carrier Grupo Iusacell S.A. de C.V. said it does not have any current intentions of filing for an equity offering in Mexico. The company has long been interested in enhancing its liquidity in the Mexican market and noted that in the future, when market conditions are favorable, it will analyze the possibility of a minimal offer.
United Kingdom
Nokia Corp. is supplying Zygo Communications Ltd., a United Kingdom-based Internet service provider, with its Wireless Application Protocol solution facilitating the delivery of mobile Internet services.
Japan
Following recent recommendations from the British government that mobile-phone users, especially children, should curb their use of mobile handsets because of possible health risks related to exposure to radio-frequency radiation, the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications in Japan said it will make it mandatory for mobile-phone manufacturers to keep their RF emissions to less than 2 watts per 2 pounds of the user’s weight. The level is compatible with levels set by a standards body linked to the World Health Organization, but is less strict than the U.S. standard of 1.6 watts or less per 2 pounds of body weight, according to The Financial Times. The regulations are expected to come in to effect by next summer and will force manufacturers to submit data on each new handset model to the ministry to ensure compliance.
Ecuador
Exalink, a wireless Internet platform provider, announced it is teaming up with Teleholding, a data carrier in Ecuador, to provide wireless Internet services to mobile subscribers in Ecuador.
Brazil
A day after announcing that Brazilian wireless carrier Telesp Celular has licensed its UP.Link Server suite for Wireless Application Protocol initiatives, Phone.com Inc. said Grupo Iusacell S.A. de C.V., a wireless carrier in Mexico, also has adopted the WAP-compatible system. Both are Code Division Multiple Access carriers.
