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NORTH HOLLYWOOD, California, United States—Walt Disney Internet Group today announced two major content distribution deals—moves that come just one week after the company announced a distribution agreement with Taiwan Cellular …

LONDON—U.K. mobile-phone manufacturer Sendo announced it will use PacketVideo’s mobile multimedia player software as the streaming video application base for the company’s new Z100 General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) smart …

LONDON—United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.) telecommunications operator Etisalat revealed that it has earmarked approximately US$1 billion to upgrade its cellular infrastructure. A significant proportion of this amount will finance the expansion …

BUCHAREST, Romania—Czech GSM operator Oskar announce that its customers can make all payment transactions at ATMs in the Czech Republic. The number of ATMs has increased to 316. Via ATMs …

MOSCOW—The Rostelecom Company plans to sell its 23.5-percent stake in Moscow Cellular Communications (MCC) due to the financial losses the operator has incurred, announced Rostelecom Director General Sergei Kuznetsov. However, …

MADRID, Spain—Spanish mobile giant Telef

LA JOLLA, Calif.—NewsTakes Inc. released a new product for packet-based wireless network operators and wired Internet companies that NewsTakes said allows users to control how they view and—more importantly—pay for …

PARIS—Alcatel says it has won a contract to build mobile networks for Philippines operator Digitel to support 500,000 subscribers who will be able to surf the Internet and carry out …

LONDON—U.K. mobile-phone maker Sendo today announced it will use PacketVideo Corp.’s mobile multimedia player software as the streaming video application base for the company’s new Z100 GPRS smart phone.The Z100 …

NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Calif.-Walt Disney Internet Group today announced two major content distribution deals-moves that come just one week after the company announced a distribution agreement with Taiwan Cellular Corp.-proof Walt …

BEIJING, China-Amid slowing subscriber growth worldwide, China still shows a healthy increase in mobile-phone users. The country’s two mobile-phone operators are each offering new services-one General Packet Radio Service (GPRS), …

NEW DELHI, India-The Indian cellular mobile market has always been fascinating, if only for the sheer number of players that compete here. Each of the 20-odd telecom circles, or geographic …

JAKARTA, Indonesia-For years, countries in Southeast Asia have achieved tremendous growth in cellular phone services. However, when economic turmoil hit the region in 1997, network buildout was deferred and even …

HONG KONG-On the face of it, Hutchison Whampoa is a great success story. The company is among the leading international wireless operators and part of the giant Cheung Kong (Holdings), …

TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo, the largest mobile carrier in Japan, is accelerating preparations for the launch of its commercial-based 3G service Oct. 1. NTT DoCoMo initiated an experimental 3G service last 30 …

DUBLIN, Ireland-The recent decision of the European competition commissioner to sanction raids on U.K. and German mobile operators as part of investigations into collusion over roaming charges came as little …

So Paulo, Brazil-Telesp Celular announced that as soon as October it will begin commercially operating a network based on the CDMA 1x technology. The operator, controlled by Portugal Telecom and …

TOKYO-NTT Group is performing a field test for a very high-speed wireless system based on NTT’s proprietary advanced wireless access (AWA) technology. Unlike conventional wireless LAN systems, NTT’s Biportable 5 …

A U.S. federal appeals court rejected a Federal Communications Commission filing asking that it not be required to return personal communications services licenses to bankrupt carrier NextWave Telecom Inc. NextWave, …

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados-Jamaica’s cellular market could be engaged in a fierce competition for the consumer soon. A new provider, Centennial Digital Jamaica Ltd., is set to become the third operator by …

BOSTON, United States—The Yankee Group said CDMA technology is secure in China with a projected 55 million subscribers by the end of 2005 and China Unicom being the flagship operator …

BUCHAREST, Romania—According to the Tanzanian newspaper Business Day, the Tanzanian cellular operator Vodacom announced that after one year, 130,000 subscribers have been signed up to GSM services rather than the …

OXFORD, United Kingdom—Hi3G, the 3G license holder owned jointly by Hong Kong-based Hutchison Whampoa and the Swedish Investor group, has emerged as the most likely bidder for the bankrupt Norwegian …

TOKYO—Japan Communications Inc. said it will launch data communications services for corporate users in November using DDI Pocket’s Personal Handyphone System (PHS) networks, the firm announced 22 August. It will …

MUNICH, Germany—Siemens AG says it has won a $256 million contract from Brazilian operator Telemar to supply and install a GSM network in six major cities in the northeast of …