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JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-The Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) issued a statement expressing its concern over the Namibian government’s decision to go ahead with the process of licensing the second …

BEIJING-Following strong opposition from cellular carriers China Mobile and China Unicom, fixed-line operator China Telecom discontinued a controversial service allowing users to forward incoming mobile calls to their fixed-line telephones …

PARIS-Alcatel signed a memorandum of understanding with United Arab Emirates (UAE) mobile operator Etisalat to supply a trial Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) network in Abu Dhabi. Under the agreement, …

WOODBURY, N.Y.-Messaging company Comverse said Portugal operator Telecomunicacoes Moveis Nacionais S.A. will use its VoiCD product to offer music and entertainment services to its wireless subscribers. Using the technology, subscribers …

TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo Inc. said it will issue four-year domestic straight corporate bonds worth about $420 million later this month to raise funds for its FOMA third-generation service. The expected coupon …

HONG KONG-For debt-choked Western operators, third-generation (3G) profits have proven to be a mirage, and if the technology can be made viable, it will likely happen first in Asia. At …

NEW YORK-A law firm, Stull, Stull and Brody, said it filed a class-action lawsuit against wireless vendor Motorola for misleading its common stock purchasers between February 2000 and 14 May, …

LONDON-British Telecommunications plc said it will sell its nearly 21-percent interest in Hong Kong’s SmarTone for $132 million to Sun Hung Kai. The U.K.-based operator said the sale is part …

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TOKYO-Sony Communication Network (SCN), a subsidiary of Sony Corporation, is going to launch PHS packet services and wireless local area network (WLAN) services in February, the firm announced. According to …

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-Ugandan mobile network operator Celtel announced the company intends to increase its coverage to include 38 more towns on its network by March 2003. Richard Mugera, marketing and …

LONDON-British Telecommunications said it will sell its nearly 21-percent interest in Hong Kong’s SmarTone for HK$1.03 billion (US$132 million) to Sun Hung Kai. The U.K.-based operator said the sale is …

BEIJING-Guangdong Telecom, a provincial subsidiary of fixed-line operator China Telecom, has launched a controversial call-forwarding service in three cities in Guangdong Province whereby mobile users can forward incoming calls to …

HELSINKI, Finland-Network upgrades continue the world over, as carriers in the United States, Taiwan and Denmark announced plans to upgrade to faster wireless technologies. In Taiwan, Taiwan Cellular Corp. said …

Editor’s Note: Each year RCR Wireless News chooses the person who has most impacted the wireless industry. Our choice for 2002 is Dennis Strigl, Verizon Wireless Inc.’s chief executive. Verizon, …

Getting into the holiday spirit, Nextel Communications Inc. and Cingular Wireless L.L.C. provided gift-wrapped updates on the technology upgrades for their respective networks, as well as time frames and what …

Showing off the diverse nature of the wireless industry in North America, a recent survey and ranking of operators’ third-quarter results rendered a top-five ranking that included carriers serving a …

The exit of Sir Christopher Gent from the chief executive post at Vodafone marks a milestone for the company and the industry. Unlike many of his counterparts, Gent is stepping …

OSLO, Norway-Mobile operator Orange confirmed Thursday it would back out of the Swedish mobile market, a move that had been widely predicted due to the financial problems of owner France …

NEW YORK-Moody’s Investors Service has lowered the speculative-grade ratings of the $962 million in outstanding Millicom International Cellular S.A. debt to Caa3 and assigned a negative outlook to the company. …

HELSINKI, Finland-Network upgrades continue the world over, as carriers in the United States, Taiwan and Denmark announce plans to upgrade to faster wireless technologies. In Taiwan, Taiwan Cellular Corp. said …

HELSINKI, Finland-Network upgrades continue the world over, as carriers in the United States, Taiwan and Denmark announced plans to upgrade to faster wireless technologies. In Taiwan, Taiwan Cellular Corp. said …

McCain urges auction for MSS spectrum WASHINGTON-The wireless industry got some powerful support Dec. 20 in its quest to have the Federal Communications Commission auction off spectrum in the 2 …

OSLO, Norway-Mobile operator Orange confirmed Thursday it would back out of the Swedish mobile market, a move that had been widely predicted due to the financial problems of owner France …

Getting into the holiday spirit, Nextel Communications Inc. and Cingular Wireless L.L.C. provided gift-wrapped updates on the technology upgrades for their respective networks, as well as time frames and what …