Cable & Wireless

Hungary Motorola Inc. said it is providing Hungarian mobile operator Westel 900 its Mobile Internet Exchange communications platform. The trial is Hungary’s first deployment of the Wireless Application Protocol. It …

NEW YORK-Contrary to headlines about heavy merger activity in all sectors, the $234 billion worth of transactions for which dollar values were disclosed last quarter doesn’t come close to either …

GENEVA – Sonera SmartTrust and L.M. Ericsson announced a digital signature solution for secure wireless e-commerce using Wireless Application Protocol-enabled phones. Sonera SmartTrust developed wireless security solutions based on Public …

GENEVA-Finnish personal communications services carrier Sonera said it bought the business activities of ByeDesk from TeamWare Group of San Jose, Calif., for an undisclosed sum. TeamWare is a subsidiary of …

LONDON-Cable & Wireless plc said it agreed to sell its mobile telephony interests in Japan to Vodafone AirTouch plc for $411 million in cash. Cable & Wireless sold its shareholdings …

Australia ACCC, Australia’s corporate regulator, rejected Telstra Corp.’s proposed terms and conditions for other carriers to interconnect with its analog and digital mobile networks. The decision followed another decision by …

WARWICK, United Kingdom-Castle Transmission International, the U.K. subsidiary of Crown Castle International Corp., said it is working in cooperation with One 2 One on plans for a mobile network in …

SANAA, Yemen-The government of Yemen issued a tender for two Global System for Mobile communications licenses. The closing date for receipt of the bid application is Dec. 5. Yemen currently …

NEW YORK-As the Internet accelerates the globalization of telecommunications, mergers and acquisitions among traditional and nontraditional players have eclipsed initial public offerings as the preferred strategy for retaining competitive advantage. …

HONG KONG-Paging subscriber numbers continue to fall in Hong Kong, while the popularity of cellular keeps rising as stiff competition among the six cellular carriers drives down tariffs close to …

United Kingdom Deutsche Telekom is acquiring U.K. operator One2One from Cable & Wireless and MediaOne Group. Deutsche Telekom Chairman Ron Sommer called the acquisition “key” to Deutsche Telekom’s international strategy …

BEIJING-China Unicom has big ambitions. That’s no big news. When it was established in 1994, the company hoped to capture one-third of the mobile phone market and a 10th of …

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados-When the time came for the Dominica government minister to address Caribbean telecommunications executives at the annual conference of the Caribbean Association of National Telecommunication Organizations (CANTO) in May …

Australia Leap Wireless International announced that it is selling its wholly owned Australian subsidiary, OzPhone Pty. Ltd., to an affiliate of AAPT Ltd., Australia’s third-largest telecommunications company, for Australian $25 …

LONDON-Cable & Wireless plc announced it is considering selling some of its interests in cellular phone companies, particularly in Japan. The company said it will focus on providing data services …

SYDNEY, Australia-In a year-end earnings announcement Aug. 12, Australia’s Cable & Wireless Optus reported after-tax profits of $113 million for the fiscal year ended June 30. “The after-tax profit result …

Aeris Aeris Communications Inc. added to its senior management team, naming Peter F. Stone chief financial officer and Patricia E. Hart vice president and general counsel. Aeris also announced Douglas …

LONDON-Following weeks of industry speculation, Deutsche Telekom on Friday won its bid to buy U.K. mobile carrier One 2 One in a deal valued at about $13.6 billion. The deal …

Rumors that Deutsche Telekom AG is in talks to buy British mobile phone company One2One for about $12 billion continued last week amid renewed speculation the German phone company might …

FRANKFURT, Germany-Deutsche Telekom AG is rumored to have entered an $11.75 billion bid to acquire British mobile phone company One2One, according to a Reuters report. “We have no comment,” Deutsche …

NEW YORK-All bidders for the United Kingdom’s One-2-One have reportedly dropped out, so Cable & Wireless plc and MediaOne Group, which own the personal communications services carrier, will have to …

Second-quarter subscriber growth in the U.K. mobile-phone market exceeded analysts’ expectations as prepaid services continue to provide a growth engine for the industry. “The market has been ahead of expectations …

VIENNA, Va.-Cable & Wireless USA filed an application with the Federal Communications Commission to provide switched and private line service to Bermuda through facilities owned by C&W USA, said the …

Deutsche Telekom AG has about $18 billion at its disposal after its $11-billion secondary offering last week, and speculation is running high about what acquisitions it will make in Europe …

The government of Yemen has announced it will issue a tender later this year for a second mobile telephone service provider to run a GSM system. The incumbent cellular provider, …