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STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Uncertainty related to the future of Scandinavian mobile prepaid calling plans, less preferred here than in Western Europe generally, is largely due to the struggle to migrate customers to …

MADRID, Spain-Telefonica’s mobile subsidiary, Telef

LONDON-The market for mobile services in the Middle East continues to show strong growth, with the ever-increasing number of new cellular operators barely keeping pace with growing customer numbers. An …

TORONTO-It is clear that Canada’s dominant trunked radio network is going to get much more dominant. Last year’s C$6.6 billion (US$4.3 billion) blockbuster deal by Telus to acquire Clearnet Communications …

HONG KONG-Trunked radio has been the Cinderella of Hong Kong’s wireless communications in recent years, compared with the fast-growing mobile-phone technologies, but things may soon change. China’s industrialization is opening …

SAO PAULO, Brazil-Vesper, Brazil’s largest wireless local loop (WLL) operator, has changed its business strategy with an objective to reduce costs and to win profitability. Vesper is a “mirror” fixed …

SINGAPORE-The Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore said the number of prepaid card subscribers in Singapore has doubled in the 12 months ending January 2001 from 306,600 to 741,200 users. The …

Australia Australia’s third-generation (3G) spectrum auction fell well short of the federal government’s budget forecasts of A$2.6 billion (US$1.3 billion). Six bidders paid a total of almost A$1.17 billion (US$577 …

A ray of hope illuminated the increasingly dark local multipoint distribution service sector last week when XO Communications Inc. announced in conjunction with its first-quarter financial results that it secured …

NEW YORK -Ten Square, San Jose, Calif., plans to expand its provision of wireless e-commerce services to 2,800 service stations and convenience stores in various cities by year-end. The privately …

The future of third-generation networks took a hit last week following NTT DoCoMo’s announcement that it was suspending the introduction of its highly touted 3G network in Japan from May …

A number of wireless carriers released surprising first-quarter financial results last week showing stronger than expected customer additions despite continued uncertainty in the U.S. economy. “In fact, based on the …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Dutch operator Libertel Vodafone selected Ericsson as its sole supplier for a Universal Mobile Telecommunications System network through a $45 million contract. The contract includes hardware, software and services. …

LAS VEGAS-With company names based more on family names or regions of the country instead of original creations brewed up by marketing experts, members of the Rural Cellular Association last …

LOS ANGELES-Advanced Communication Technologies Inc. introduced its SpectruCell software- defined radio multiple protocol mobile wireless network base station operating platform, which it said provides a definitive solution to the 3G …

CANADA Cell-Loc Inc. completed and made available its Cellocate Beacon I, a wireless device that enables several location services via the company’s existing networks in Calgary, Alberta and Austin, Texas. …

TOKYO-Toyota Motor Corp. sold its stakes in three regional wireless companies to Japan Telecom for an undisclosed amount, international press reports said. J-Phone Communications is Japan’s second-largest mobile carrier and …

The big names walked into the building just as Elvis decided to leave. In spite of recent gloomy economic signals, Sony Electronics Inc., Panasonic Telecommunications Systems Co., Cisco Systems Inc. …

NEW YORK-As it gears up to export i-mode to the United States as part of its alliance with AT&T Wireless Services Inc., NTT DoCoMo recently has established an American subsidiary …

NEW YORK-Rural carriers, with operating histories often many decades old, appear poised at the forefront of the strategy for long-term growth based on bundled or converged services. Seeking to be …

MADRID, Spain-Telefonica and Spanish utility company Iberdrola signed an agreement under which Telefonica will acquire all Iberdrola shareholdings in the Brazilian telecom operators in which both companies have stakes. Iberdrola …

One local multipoint distribution service wireless broadband carrier folded under the financial burden of the stock market last week, and now the futures of several others hang in the balance, …

Amid the frenzy over a flagging economy and road bumps to the next generation of technologies, Nokia Corp. won a series of third-generation infrastructure contracts that gives the handset vendor …

Editor’s Note: As part of its celebration of 20 years covering the wireless communications industry, RCR Wireless News each month will take a look back at crucial points in the …

New ICO Global Communications Holdings Ltd. has hand-delivered a letter to Federal Communications Commission Chairman Michael K. Powell, asking the commission to allow mobile satellite service operators to use MSS …