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BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-The Telecommunications Secretary in Argentina authorized Millicom to rent the infrastructure network of existing cellular operators. This is the first time there has been a legal directive in …

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-A dispute between MSI/Detecon and the Tanzania government concerning the network operator the Tanzania Telecommunications Company Limited (TTCL) is said to be widening as the two parties review …

TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo Inc. president Norio Wada said the telecommunications giant would discuss the possibility of writing down losses on its overseas investments including AT&T Wireless Services Inc., Hutchison 3G UK …

BUCHAREST, Romania-Romanian GSM operator Connex and Zapp Mobile, the country’s CDMA 450 MHz operator, announced that users of the two networks now can send each other text messages. The new …

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-M-Cell, the holding company of mobile network operator MTN, has lashed out at allegations that the company’s Nigerian operation is struggling, reporting that it would be profitable by …

BEDFORDSHIRE, United Kingdom-Software provider CellTracker reported Japanese wireless operator J-Phone Co. Ltd. will use its Rollout Management software to manage site securing, procurement of design, materials and construction services and …

MOSCOW-The biggest Russian carrier Mobile TeleSystems (MTS) is negotiating a place in the telecom market of the former Soviet republic of Armenia, where the national operator is likely to lose …

LONDON-Logica said it deployed its prepaid solution for Greek operator Cosmote. The system will allow Cosmote to migrate from 2.5-generation (2.5G) to third-generation (3G) technologies. The system offers customer care, …

HELSINKI, Finland-Telia has set US$100 million as the minimum bid price that the Swedish operator will accept for subsidiary Telia Mobile’s assets and mobile business operations in Finland. The Swedish …

VIENNA, Austria-Mobilkom Austria, the largest Austrian mobile operator, has become one of the first European operators to deploy a UMTS network. About 25 percent of Austria, including most major urban …

VANCOUVER, British Columbia-Canadian wireless operator Telus Corporation closed its previously announced public offering of 34.25 million non-voting shares in Canada and the United States for aggregate gross proceeds of US$214.2 …

VANCOUVER, British Columbia-Canadian wireless operator Telus Corp. closed its previously announced public offering of 34.25 million non-voting shares in Canada and the United States for aggregate gross proceeds of $214.2 …

BONN, Germany-T-Mobile Deutschland said it is the first European operator to launch video messaging, which allows users to send video clips via mobile phones. Japanese operators have already launched video …

HELSINKI, Finland-Ericsson said it won an expansion contract with Sudanese GSM operator Mobitel. Under the contract, Ericsson will install more than 100 base stations with an overall capacity of more …

TOKYO-The Japanese government on 18 September granted J-Phone, a Vodafone company in Japan, a license for third-generation (3G) commercial service. Based on the governmental approval, J-Phone will launch its nationwide …

OXFORD, United Kingdom-Having operated as a fixed-line operator in Spain since early 2001, Sweden-based Tele2 has now obtained the necessary license agreements to become the country’s first mobile virtual network …

NEW DELHI, India-Idea Cellular, a leading GSM service provider in India, will shortly launch its services in Delhi using a third-generation (3G)-capable network. “We shall come into the capital with …

MELBOURNE, Australia-Wi-Fi services are burgeoning in Australia with two companies announcing the launch of commercial services this week. One of the operators, Xone, which launched an Internet zone in a …

TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo, the largest mobile operator in Japan, is going to grant full support to French operator Bouygues Telecom to launch i-mode-like service in France. Bouygues Telecom is going to …

TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo, the largest mobile operator in Japan, started providing services using the N-Star C, a communication satellite that NTT DoCoMo launched by itself in July, the firm said. It …

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-South African mobile network operator Vodacom announced it has stopped the practice of “blacklisting” stolen handsets and instead has moved toward what it refers to as “greylisting.” The …

MEXICO CITY-Mexican mobile operator Unefon has filed a $900 million lawsuit against Nortel Networks Ltd., alleging the Canadian vendor has failed to comply with the terms of a financing agreement. …

CARY, N.C.-Tower operator SpectraSite Holding Inc. announced several new appointments to its board of directors. Stephen Clark, chief executive officer and founder of SpectraSite Holding Inc. will serve as chairman …

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-The Paraguayan Communications Company (Copaco) approved a 100-day reconstruction plan, which will help its search for a partner to install and operate a personal communications services (PCS) cellular …

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-The Colombian cellular operator Comcel plans to invest US$400 million before the end of 2003 to nationalize its network, which currently serves 2.36 million customers, according to Martha …