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NEW YORK-Without fanfare, Securicor Wireless Inc. continues its quiet and methodical assembly of a nationwide enhanced specialized mobile radio network, which it plans to extend into Canada and Latin and …

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-The Regional African Satellite Communications Organization (RASCOM) project to build a dedicated satellite system for Africa is close to becoming a reality. The first of the system’s two …

Bulgaria Ote Telecom won Bulgaria’s third mobile-phone license for US$135 million, beating out Telecom Italia Mobile through an auction. Ote plans to partner with Bulgarian Telecommunications Co. (BTC), the country’s …

DUBLIN, Ireland-When companies with international aspirations make their cases for being allowed to own mobile networks across a number of countries, one argument put forward is that pan-European operators will …

LAS VEGAS-Whether we like it or not, most of us are plugged in, turned on or otherwise connected to everyone else on this planet. But in spite of these universal …

MELVILLE, N.Y.-A new study from pulver.com finds wireless revenues will exceed wireline revenues by as early as 2003, pointing to the quickly falling costs of wireless services-and rising wireline costs …

NEW YORK-Bell Mobility, Toronto, plans a series of initiatives this year to expand its data and Internet services and move toward third-generation wireless, Pierre Blouin, president and chief executive officer …

The Organization for the Promotion and Advancement of Small Telecommunications Companies, whose members often provide wireless as well as wireline service to rural America, is calling for the 107th Congress …

NEW DELHI, India-Several leading GSM operators in the Asian region have announced plans for migration to 2.5-generation (2.5G) services during 2001. Many of them hope to roll out commercial General …

Only a year ago, prospects for the GSM standard in Latin America seemed dim. At that time, Chile’s Entel PCS and Venezuela’s rural operator Infonet were the only operators offering …

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia-Motorola and Russia’s RadioTel launched a TETRA trial network in the second-biggest Russian city of St. Petersburg last year, planning to turn the technology into a federal standard …

DENVER, United States-With AT&T Wireless Services’ announcement it will overlay its existing TDMA-based network with a GSM network supporting General Packet Radio Service (GPRS), the pressure is on other TDMA …

HONG KONG-Hong Kong’s usually efficient telecom regulators are struggling in their efforts to license third-generation (3G) spectrum, while avoiding the damaging costs of European-style spectrum auctions. The Office of the …

The millennium is off to a good start for Vodafone Group. The U.K.-based carrier began 2000 with a hostile takeover of Mannesmann, parent of its rival Orange, and continued with …

MELBOURNE, Australia-The Australian Communications Authority (ACA) will hold the keenly awaited auction of third-generation (3G) spectrum in the 2 GHz radio-frequency band in early March. The new 3G mobile services …

While content may remain king, many feel content is only as good as the user interface to it. One company hoping to ease the user interface frustration for both wireline …

The talk throughout 2000 centered on third-generation (3G) technology-its high costs, functionality, risks and mostly its promise. But 3G has different meanings in different circles. Because 3G is something that …

Premier telecommunications equipment maker Lucent Technologies Inc.’s woes continued last week as it revised its first-quarter earnings downward while announcing an overhaul plan that will involve $1 billion in cost …

Chris Gent has had quite a year. For the chief executive of Vodafone Group plc, 2000 began with a hostile takeover of Mannesmann AG, parent of its rival Orange plc, …

As wireless carriers began bidding on 422 personal communications services licenses up for grabs in the government auction last week, investors were hoping carriers were not feeling extra generous due …

Sprint Corp.’s planned merger with WorldCom Inc. earlier this year was a “scheme” by executives at Sprint to milk the company out of hundreds of millions of dollars in stock …

NEW YORK-Tokyo-based Mitsubishi Materials Corp. has established offices here to prepare for a 2001 commercial launch of its SWIFTcomm data platform, which it believes is a low-cost challenger to third-generation …

WASHINGTON-A major lobbying/consumer group last week called on states to enact laws that would allow customers to cancel contracts for mobile-phone service within 60 days of signing up. “These contracts …

Motorola Inc. and Oracle Corp. teamed last week to create a UNIX-based e-business platform designed for carriers, Internet service providers, enterprise customers and application vendors. The deal is the second …

The year is ending on a bleak note for Motorola Inc. after it cut its fourth-quarter sales and earnings expectations, causing its stock to hit a new 52-week low and …