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ASTANA, Kazakhstan-Kazakhtelecom, the national operator of the Central Asian republic of Kazakhstan, said it plans to buy a controlling stake in its Kirghiz counterpart. The government of the neighboring republic …

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-Mobile network operator Celtel Uganda recently increased its coverage to the eastern districts of Kumi, Pallisa, Kapchorwa, Iganga, Bugiiri and Kamuli. Michael Werikhe, the minister for communications, said …

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 …

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LONDON-European mobile data users are set to enjoy greater competition on tariffs and devices following the decision by T-Mobile to more than halve its mobile data charges and push the …

HELSINKI, Finland-Sweden’s telecom regulator PTS has confirmed the receipt of a “written submission” from mobile operator Orange requesting transfer of its third-generation (3G) license to a new subsidiary company in …

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-Nigerian mobile network operators MTN Nigeria and Econet Wireless have blamed a gang of thieves called the Area Boys for the poor quality of service in some areas …

TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo, the leading mobile carrier in Japan, will launch flat-rate PHS service in April, NTT DoCoMo said Thursday. DDI Pocket, a PHS operator of KDDI Group, launched Japan’s first …

LONDON-Vodafone announced details of its public offer for the outstanding shares of Portuguese operator Vodafone Telecel that it does not already own. The unconditional offer price is $9.17 for each …

COPENHAGEN, Denmark-Telia Denmark is introducing a charge of 44 U.S. cents for its multimedia messaging service following a free introductory period, which ends at the end of this month. The …

OXFORD, United Kingdom-Despite the hype surrounding the success of multimedia messaging service (MMS), the Swedish cell-phone operator Comviq has joined Vodafone and Telia by extending its free trial of the …

OXFORD, United Kingdom-With as many as six mobile payment “standards” competing to gain acceptance, four European mobile operators have clubbed together in an attempt to agree on a clearinghouse mechanism …

TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo, the leading mobile carrier in Japan, will launch flat-rate PHS service in April, NTT DoCoMo said Thursday. DDI Pocket, a PHS operator of KDDI Group, launched Japan’s first …

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Canada-Canadian mobile Internet company Contec Innovation said it signed agreements with six sales agents in the Middle East covering Bahrain, Jordan and Palestine, Sultanate of Oman, Qatar, …

PARIS-Alcatel announced two new mobile infrastructure contracts, one in Latin America and one in Europe. In Argentina, Telecom Personal, a subsidiary of Telecom Argentina, contracted Alcatel to extend its GSM/GPRS …

HOUSTON-Tower owner and operator Crown Castle International Corp.’s fourth-quarter 2002 results released late Wednesday reflected lower total revenues, but an increase in site rental and broadcast transmission revenues and an …

SINGAPORE-Singapore operator MobileOne (M1) said it has launched General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) roaming with China Mobile, the largest operator in China. The new offering will allow subscribers of the …

SANTA MONICA, Calif.-Boingo Wireless Inc. added three new hot-spot operator partners, bringing its total to 25 worldwide. The latest additions to its Wi-Fi network are Azure Wireless in Melbourne, Australia, …

LONDON-European mobile operators Orange, Telefonica Moviles, T-Mobile AG and Vodafone Group plc signed an agreement to form a new Mobile Payment Services Association designed to deliver an open, commonly branded …

NEW YORK-NII Holdings, formerly Nextel International, hopes for a Nasdaq stock listing now that it has emerged from bankruptcy and is headed back into the black, said Byron Siliezar, chief …

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-Movicom Bellsouth in Argentina suspended payment of interests and capital of its debt, which is around US$ 500 million, and designated BroadSpan Capital as its financial adviser in …

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-The Mozambique Transport and Communications Minister Tomas Salomao has lashed out at claims that the government is placing pressure on the publicly owned telecommunications company, TDM, and its …

CANNES, France-Operators and vendors alike expressed a quiet optimism for the upcoming year as the GSM community gathered for its annual global meeting last week in the south of France. …

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-Mobile network operator MTN announced it will not disconnect the national operator Nitel due to the huge debt outstanding to the network in the form of interconnection payments. …

CANNES, France-In a race to differentiate their products in an increasingly crowded market, cell-phone developers are unveiling increasingly bizarre designs. In what would seem to be a triumph for obscure …