BROWSING: Deutsche Telekom

BONN, Germany-Deutsche Telekom has reached an agreement to take full control of Poland's Polska Telefonya Cyfrowa after raising its offer by $113 million to $1.2 billion. Vivendi Universal will gain $780 million in the deal, while Elektrim will earn $451 million and Ymer will...

BERLIN-Germany's largest wireless operator, T-Mobile International AG, which is a subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom AG and parent company to U.S.-based T-Mobile USA Inc., said it has nearly fixed a software problem in its Frankfurt market that incapacitated the carrier's network for 14 hours yesterday.The...

BERLIN-German wireless provider T-Mobile, which is a subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom AG, is reportedly pushing off the launch of UMTS services until next year due to technical issues with handsets, according to a German newspaper. DT Chairman Kai-Uwe Ricke had previously announced that T-Mobile...

BERLIN, Germany-Philips Consumer Electronics and T-Com, Deutsche Telekom AG's fixed-networks division, will cooperate to develop the market for broadband wireless home networks, connected devices and value-added broadband-connected entertainment and communications service in Germany.The companies said the partnership will focus on commercializing a full range...

While most wireless operators are in the midst of launching third-generation wireless data services using traditional base stations over licensed airwaves, an increasing number of smaller, independent companies have begun deploying high-speed wireless data services using unlicensed spectrum and both proprietary and standards-based technologies...

The last of the six nationwide wireless operators reported second-quarter results last week as German telecommunications giant Deutsche Telekom AG released results for T-Mobile USA Inc. that showed a dramatic drop-off in customer growth compared with the first three months of this year, but...

MOSCOW-Russian mobile operator Mobile TeleSystems said it increased its ownership in Ukrainian Mobile Communications to 83.7 percent by acquiring an additional 26-percent stake in the Ukrainian operator. MTS paid Ukrtelecom $87.57 million for the stake.The acquisition was pursuant to the terms and conditions of...

SAN ANTONIO-SBC Communications Inc. is aggressively rolling out plans for a public Wi-Fi network, said company spokesman Michael Coe."We know we are going to pursue the public hot spot arena aggressively, and we are now in the final stages of figuring out the fastest,...

SBC Communications Inc. is aggressively rolling out plans for a public Wi-Fi network, said company spokesman Michael Coe, according to a CNET report. Coe said the company is shopping around for equipment for public hot spots that will allow SBC customers to access the...

COLOGNE, Germany-Deutsche Telekom chief Kai-Uwe Ricke sought to reassure the firm's shareholders that debt reduction is high on his priority list at the company's annual shareholders meeting. The executive also emphasized the company's renewed focus on an open corporate and management culture.Specific to the...

SURABAYA, Indonesia-Following last year's shareholding increase to 47.9 percent in Malaysia's Celcom, government-owned telecommunication operator Telekom Malaysia offered US$1 billion to take over the rest of Celcom.Celcom's remaining major stakeholders include the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) and Tabung Haji, which account for a combined...

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Nomadix Inc. and T-Systems, a division of Deutsche Telekom Group, worked together to provide high-speed wireless Wi-Fi access to the more than 700,000 conference attendees at CeBIT 2003 in Hannover, Germany, this week.Following the show, the Deutsche Messe AG Convention Center will...

NEW YORK-Although 2002 "was a very difficult year" because new landline competition squeezed profits, Matav, Hungary's incumbent carrier, rode the country's rising tide of wireless penetration and gained significantly in terms of mobile customers and associated revenue growth, said Elek Straub, chief executive officer...

PARIS-France Telecom has announced a Wi-Fi initiative, saying it plans to implement the technology to complement its current businesses, including mobile GPRS/UMTS services. The company said Orange will develop a network of hot spots with landlords, Wanadoo will offer Wi-Fi home solutions, and Oleane,...

LONDON-Vodafone Group plc reportedly has pulled out of the bidding for rival British-based wireless operator Mm02 plc's Dutch wireless operations due to cost concerns over integrating the business into its own Dutch operations, according to the Financial Times.The report noted Deutsche Telekom AG's Dutch...

LONDON-Vodafone Group has ended talks with MmO2 regarding its Dutch mobile subsidiary, according to international press reports. Deutsche Telekom is the only named company still considering the business, according to the reports.Vodafone reportedly ended the talks after closely examining the company's books. The unit...

OXFORD, United Kingdom-Despite the growing hype surrounding wireless local area networks (WLANs), the Austrian capital, Vienna, has claimed the number-one position for the city with the highest density of wireless hot spots. The local wireless Internet service provider (WISP), Metronet, maintained that its 136...

WASHINGTON-Brian O'Connor, vice president for legislative and regulatory affairs at T-Mobile U.S.A., has resigned to pursue opportunities elsewhere in the private sector. O'Connor said his departure from T-Mobile, effective Jan. 2, was amicable and had been planned for some time. He said it is...

LONDON-Credit rating agency Moody's Investors Service Inc. has cut Deutsche Telekom's credit rating to Baa3, one notch above "junk" status.The Moody's rating is less cheerful than two other ratings agencies, Standard and Poor's and Fitch, both of which rated the carrier two notches higher."The...

FRANKFURT, Germany-German telecommunications provider Deutsche Telekom AG reported plans to sell up to 120 million shares in its T-Online Internet subsidiary in a move designed to raise capital and reduce its more than $60 billion debt load to around $50 billion by the end...

DUBLIN, Ireland-Having returned T-Mobile to a pre-eminent position in the German mobile sector, Kai-Uwe Ricke has been handed the much greater challenge of reviving the fortunes of Deutsche Telekom as the company prepares to reveal record losses.Ricke is well regarded within the company, following...

BERLIN-A German news agency reported that Deutsche Telekom AG does not plan to sell its T-Mobile USA Inc. division and will instead look for other alternatives in reducing its more than $60 billion debt load.DT interim chief executive Helmut Sihler reportedly told the VWD...

TOKYO-The Financial Times reported German telecommunications giant Deutsche Telekom AG is unlikely to sell off its T-Mobile USA Inc. division when it announces its debt-reduction plans next week due to the delay in reaping revenue benefits in a timely fashion and DT believing it...

WASHINGTON-Skyworld Communications Inc., a minority-owned wireless dealer in Chicago, is bringing a $23 million lawsuit against T-Mobile USA Inc. for breach of contract and violation of the Illinois Franchise Act. The dealer also has filed a civil rights complaint with Justice Department against the...