LUXEMBOURG—Millicom International Cellular (MIC) confirmed it is in talks with Tele2 regarding the possible sale of MIC's Russian cellular assets to Tele2."It is no...
FRANKFURT, Germany—Deutsche Telekom's wireless unit T-Mobile added 1.7 million net subscribers during the third quarter, bringing the carrier's worldwide wireless customer base to 45.6...
HELSINKI, Finland—Finnish mobile giant Sonera announced it is retreating from two major wireless data areas—data transaction security and wireless Internet portals.Sonera said it will...
LONDON—British Airways passengers in New York's JFK Airport can connect to online services through a deal with Compaq.The service is available from 22 October...
SAN DIEGO—The Mobile Wireless Internet Forum (MWIF) announced its strategic intentions for the coming year, which include plans to focus on standardizing core network...
GAITHERSBURG, Maryland, United States—ACE*COMM announced that Mexico's Grupo Iusacell has selected its Convergent Mediation platform to collect and process use records to produce billable...
LONDON—Tunisia has restarted attempts to launch a second GSM mobile-phone license tender. The new round of bidding will close in January 2002, and the...
SAN JOSE, Calif.—Multichannel multipoint distribution service equipment provider Hybrid Networks Inc. said it cut 15 employees, or approximately 22 percent of the company's work...
SAN DIEGO—Verizon Wireless and Lucent Technologies demonstrated an over-the-air data call using CDMA 1xEV-DO technology at the CDMA Americas Congress. The companies noted they...
REDMOND, Washington, United States—Nokia and AT&T Wireless Services reported the completion of the first live Enhanced Data Rates for Global Evolution (EDGE) data call...
AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands—KPN Telecom and British Telecommunications are in talks regarding sharing their third-generation (3G) networks in the Netherlands, international press reports said. KPN...
DETROIT—AT&T Wireless rolled out GSM/GPRS services in the Detroit area, including the Flint and Ann Arbor, Mich., and Toledo, Ohio, markets.The only handset currently...
Misguided roaming and acquisitionsDear Editor:I enjoyed your "Fraud management" article in the September-October 2001 issue of Global Wireless. I do agree with you on...
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-Various African countries have begun the task of liberalizing their telecommunications markets with the various governments seeking to court offers from foreign...
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-After a series of delays, the battle for the South African cellular market appears set to begin. Third mobile network operator Cell...
HELSINKI, Finland-For a market with a well-deserved reputation as the most dynamic and innovative of Europe's telecom sectors, one could easily think that traditional...
HELSINKI, Finland-Scandinavia has long been the most fertile and concentrated spawning ground for technology innovation in Europe. The torchbearers for this culture have been...
Adoption of mobile data in Asia will require restructuring the industry's poor and declining economics.Throughout Asia, many markets are saddled with too many competitors...
DUBLIN, Ireland-European mobile operators realize they must work much harder to sell new subscriptions as GSM market penetration reaches saturation point, with no immediate...
