Yearly Archives: 2001

Diverse group opposes 3G spectrum moves

WASHINGTON-The wireless industry last week received the strongest indication to date that securing third-generation mobile-phone spectrum will be difficult if not impossible, as an...

Texas considers controversial siting regulations

Controversy is brewing in the Texas state House of Representatives over a far-reaching bill that could give individual counties the authority to regulate tower...

President vows to stop free spectrum lunch

WASHINGTON-The Bush administration last week proposed to delay key spectrum auctions and to phase out programs designed to bridge the Digital Divide, components of...

U.S. will lead Europe in 3G rollout

LITCHFIELD PARK, Ariz.-Amid the scorched desert ground abutting the lush greens of golf courses, the future of the wireless Internet was the topic of...

Carriers move to outsource entire network management to vendors

In a marriage of convenience, carriers are signing temporary dotted lines to outsource their network management to vendors as they migrate to the next...

Business Briefs

Sierra Wireless has announced the addition of Microsoft Corp. to the WirelessReady Alliance. Alliance members, including wireless device manufacturers, software application vendors, and wireless...

Peter Angelos: The angel of death for wireless telecom?

Dear Editor: Peter Angelos, the U.S. attorney leading several lawsuits against the mobile-phone industry, has helped to effectively outlaw products from asbestos to breast implants,...

Consolidation ahead for broadband players

DENVER, United States-To know what the broadband industry is going to do tomorrow, just look at what the cellular industry is doing today.Year after...

European WLL operators battle stormy market

DUBLIN, Ireland-Having paid handsomely for their licenses at a time when wireless auctions were the flavor of the month around Europe, wireless local loop...

Out of favor

The fact that the telecom sector, including the mobile industry, is shivering in the cold right now after months of basking in the sun...

Passing by on the other side

Mobile phones are an effective comfort blanket for many people. The knowledge that help and support is just a phone call away no matter...

Bush spectrum plan could speed up U.S 3G services

WASHINGTON-The Bush administration has proposed to delay key spectrum auctions and to phase out past Internet programs, as components of the president's US$1.96 trillion...

Business case still a question mark for services in South America: First GPRS network in Americas laucnhes in Bolivia

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-A year after the launch of mobile Internet services in South America, almost all the cellular telephony operators are offering Internet services,...

Matsushita puts final touches on 3G terminals

TOKYO-Matsushita Communications Industrial, the leading cellular vendor in Japan, is putting the final touches on its new third-generation (3G) mobile terminals for NTT DoCoMo....

Psion exits smart-phone space

Mobile computing company Psion shook the European wireless market-and sent its stocks rocketing to a new 27-month low-with news that it is dropping out...

Central American markets lag behind rest of region: Lack of privatization, competition are hinderances

DENVER, United States-While some countries in Latin America are moving forward with advanced wireless networks, Central American nations are not likely to see commercial...

Agility rolls out LMDS network Down Under

MELBOURNE, Australia-Cable & Wireless Optus established a subsidiary, Agility Networks, responsible for rolling out Australia's first tail-end broadband wireless network using local multipoint distribution...

New cellular license pending in Barbados

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados-Barbados has identified wireless and the Internet as the first segments of its telecommunications market to be opened to competition. A three-phase timetable...

Contentious issues remain for Kosovo’s mobile market

UTICA, New York, United States-Nearly two years since cessation of hostilities on 10 June, 1999, numerous roadblocks still stand in the way of any...

MVNOs begin to infiltrate Europe’s mobile market

BUCHAREST, Romania-Mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) are a new and hopeful concept in the European communications market. The region's mobile market is growing, with...

Cellular tariffs come in line with fixed fees: Value-added services continue to reduce the gap

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-Early in 2001, several countries in South America have changed their tariff schemes with the objective of reducing the existing gap between...

Future looks bright for Orange

GENEVA-Despite a subdued initial public offering (IPO) that saw the company reap a modest US$9 per share-near the bottom end of an already hastily...

Indian cellular operators queue up for WLL basic licenses

NEW DELHI, India-The Indian government has opened the floodgates to wireless technology by allowing fixed-line service providers (FSPs) to offer wireless local loop (WLL)...

Calendar

2001Latin American Conference (at CTIA)19 MarchLas Vegas, United StatesAlacelTel: (+1) 305 468 7911Fax: (+1) 305 468 7922www.alacel.comCTIA Wireless 200120-22 MarchLas Vegas, United StatesCellular Telecommunications & Internet...

Flourishing Japanese market attracts foreign funds

TOKYO-Targeting one of the most advanced mobile markets in the world, foreign and local venture capitalists are pouring money into Japanese mobile companies.H&Q Asia...
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