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One of the special sections in this issue includes a large carrier chart listing the cellular and PCS operators of the world. Take a look, and you’ll see the phenomenal inroads wireless has made into every region of the world. …

MEXICO CITY-Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama. They’re some of the smallest countries in the world, but at the same time, they’re actively participating in the Latin American region’s momentum for telecommunications development and growth. Indeed, the …

There are four main international groups with interests in Central American telecommunications: Telefonica-Spain’s main operator that in recent years has strongly expanded overseas, mainly toward Latin America. Telefonos de Mexico (Telmex)-Mexico’s ex-PTT. The company has made several attempts to enter …

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-Nigeria has the potential of more than 5 million wireless subscribers and shows all the signs of becoming another wireless phenomenon in Africa. Looking at hard facts, this does not seem feasible. With a population of 100 million …

LONDON-The main trends in the Middle East wireless industry for the current year were highlighted back in March with calls from senior industry professionals for greater private-sector participation and the introduction of competition in this steadily expanding market. Speaking at …

DUBLIN, Ireland-One of the most common complaints from telecommunications companies competing with former monopoly operators is cross-subsidization by the incumbent, particularly in countries where the incumbent also controls a major cellular operator. However, regulators across Europe have been tackling this …

Albania Albania said it plans to issue a public tender to sell a majority stake in Albanian Mobile Communications, the sole cellular provider in the country. The government also plans to offer a license for a second GSM operator at …

GENEVA-Five rivals made the shortlist in the bid for control of the United Kingdom’s fourth-ranked mobile operator, One-2-One, which was put up for sale by owners Cable & Wireless and MediaOne in March following MediaOne’s acquisition by AT&T in a …

DUBLIN, Ireland-The phenomenal growth of cellular services around the world has created problems for operators as their networks become increasingly congested, encouraging companies to develop technologies and systems to increase the volume of traffic that can be carried over existing …

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-Phone.com Inc. revealed that Italian Global System for Mobile communications operator Omnitel Spa has licensed Phone.com’s UP.Link Server Suite for its new Omnitel 2000 Internet portal. The Wireless Application Protocol solution will allow WAP-enabled mobile phones to access …

WASHINGTON-David Aaron, undersecretary of Commerce for international trade, told wireless executives last week the Clinton administration intends to press the European Union to affirm a carrier compromise on harmonizing competing Code Division Multiple Access standards for third-generation mobile phones. Aaron, …

HONG KONG-The future of cdmaOne technology was the theme of this year’s CDMA World Congress in Hong Kong, and while data services are the future, wireless executives are struggling with how to price and package services. “Everyone uses the lack …

Phone.com Inc., formerly Unwired Planet, entered the public realm with a bang last Friday with an initial public offering that proved exceptionally successful in a market where technology stocks don’t always fare so well. The company commenced its IPO at …

PALO ALTO, Calif.-Corsair Communications Inc. will deploy its PhonePrint fraud-prevention system for MobileTel Inc., a B-band cellular operator in southern Louisiana, announced Corsair. Corsair will use its RF fingerprinting system to provide fraud protection for the carrier beginning this month. …

WASHINGTON-In reaching an out-of-court antitrust settlement with Nextel Communications Inc. last week, the Department of Justice found itself defending a deal on grounds that its own antitrust lawyers shot down just months earlier. The proposed settlement would halt Nextel’s purchase …

HONG KONG-China United Telecommunications Corp.’s plan to deploy Code Division Multiple Access technology ensures its survival into the next generation and creates momentum for cdmaOne technology throughout the Asia-Pacific region, cdmaOne proponents indicated at the CDMA Development Group’s fourth annual …

As the arms of wireless communications continue to stretch across the country, wireless local loop services are becoming increasingly popular, especially in rural areas where landline phones don’t reach many homes and businesses. In the past year, companies such as …

BURLINGTON, Mass.-Telia Telecom A/S, a new Danish telecommunications operator and subsidiary of Telia Sweden, has selected the FraudBuster solution from Lightbridge Inc. for its network, which offers converged mobile and wireline services, announced Lightbridge. Telia will use the product to …

NCR NCR Corp. introduced a software product that allows carriers to perform event-driven marketing by analyzing customer behavior and predicting a customer’s readiness to respond to particular marketing efforts. Called MarketingAgent, the software is part of NCR’s Customer Relationship Management …

NEW YORK-Turkcell, the largest Global System for Mobile Communications operator in Turkey, said June 8 it has asked the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for permission to go public later this year in the United States. “We have just applied …

It has been more than 15 months since the first local multipoint distribution service auctions ended and brought broadband wireless access networks to reality. By all accounts, the prospect for broadband wireless access in the United States remains positive. As …

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-CMT Partners Inc., the owner and operator of Cellular One Kansas/Missouri, launched Easy Connect, a directory assistance service that enables customers to access names, addresses, telephone numbers and zip codes by dialing 411 on their wireless phone. Easy …

PALO ALTO, Calif.-Corsair Communications Inc.’s contract with Comunicacion Celular S.A., a cellular operator in the eastern region of Colombia, has been upgraded to provide full nationwide deployment of PhonePrint 5.0, said Corsair. PhonePrint 5.0 is a fraud-prevention system using radio-frequency …

When Congress passed Section 309(j) of the Communications Act and the government developed rules to implement this law, the goal was to increase diversity in telecommunications by providing opportunities for small businesses, women and minorities. Diversity in telecommunications is beneficial …

DAPHNE, Ala.-Communitronics of America Inc. announced it has completed integrating Data Paging Inc. into the company, following its acquisition in December. Communitronics is a paging and specialized mobile radio operator with coverage in the Southeast. Its acquisition of Data Paging …