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AUSTIN, Texas—Wi-Fi service provider Wayport Inc. will provide high-speed Internet access in the meeting facilities and common areas of eight Windsor Capital Group Inc.-managed Embassy Suites hotels, Wayport announced. The hotels are located in Orange County, Calif., Seattle, Las Vegas, …

HELSINKI, Finland—TDC, the Danish telecom company that is currently the subject of attention from acquisitive Nordic neighbor Telia, is being linked as a “probable” contender to take over Cesky Telecom, which owns 51 percent of EuroTel Praha, the Czech Republic’s …

LAUSANNE, Switzerland—Orange’s Swiss operator has agreed to purchase Liechtenstein’s Viag EuroPlatform, which owns licenses to operate GSM 1800 MHz and Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) networks. The value of the purchase was not disclosed. Ownership is expected to be transferred …

NEW DELHI, India—TA Orange, the much-awaited GSM operator in Thailand, launched its commercial services on 27 March, amid confusion created by the row between DTAC and the Telecom Organization of Thailand (TOT) over payment of access fees to the government …

OXFORD, United Kingdom—Having turned his back on the mobile industry following the sale of the U.K.-based cell-phone operator Orange to France T

LONDON—European wireless operators O2 and Orange said they are interested in bidding for one of Ireland’s four third-generation licenses. The licenses, which run for 20 years, will be offered as one Class-A license for around $45 million and three Class-B …

WATERLOO, Ontario—The BlackBerry is going to Asia under a deal between the maker of the wireless e-mail and mobile-phone device, Research In Motion Ltd., and Hong Kong wireless carrier Hutchison Telecommunications. Hutchison Telecom, which sports 1.7 million customers, will sell …

ORLANDO—Boingo announced it will enable the Orange County Convention Center with 802.11b broadband Internet access for CTIA Wireless 2002. In addition, CTIA has partnered with Boingo and Avaya to offer show attendees the following deal: attendees who sign up for …

HONG KONG—Motorola said it signed a US$253 million agreement to supply GSM 1800 MHz network equipment to TA Orange in Thailand. The deal includes radio access equipment and related integration services for a turnkey system. “With this being the initial …

THE HAGUE, The Netherlands—After much speculation about i-mode services in the European market, KPN Mobile said its German subsidiary E-Plus will begin offering the commercial mobile data service this week, followed by KPN Mobile’s launch in the Netherlands in April. …

THE HAGUE, The Netherlands—After much speculation about i-mode services in the European market, KPN Mobile said its German subsidiary E-Plus will begin offering the commercial mobile data service this week, followed by KPN Mobile’s launch in the Netherlands in April. …

HONG KONG—Motorola Inc. said it signed a $253 million agreement to supply GSM 1800 MHz network equipment to TA Orange in Thailand. The deal includes radio access equipment and related integration services for a turnkey system. “With this being the …

HELSINKI, Finland—Telia Mobile, the Nordic region’s biggest mobile operator, is moving to strengthen its position through acquisitions. The company is soon expected to bid for Sonera’s mobile telephone business in all Nordic and Baltic states, excluding Finland. Telia Mobile has …

NEW DELHI, India—TA Orange has decided to offer airtime discount coupons to fixed-line subscribers of its affiliate, TelecomAsia, in the second phase of its soft launch of GSM services in Thailand. In the first phase called “Family and Friends”, the …

CANNES, France—The GSM Association presented several awards at the 3GSM World Congress this week. “Once again, our industry has surpassed itself,” said Rob Conway, chief executive officer of the GSM Association. “The sheer diversity, innovation and technological excellence demonstrated by …

GENEVA—Europe’s mobile users will likely wait much longer than expected for next-generation cellular, as the daunting implications of full-scale third-generation (3G) deployment are finally brought home to the region’s 60-plus operators. With many players already having committed hundreds of millions …

BUCHAREST, Romania—Partner Communications Company announced the Israeli Ministry of Communications notified the company that it approved the award to Partner of 1800 MHz spectrum and a third-generation (3G) band of spectrum. Partner’s original license, awarded in 1998, will be amended …

OXFORD, United Kingdom—Two European operators with third-generation (3G) licenses have quietly confirmed that their services will not be ready for commercial launch this year. Netherlands-based KPN Orange and Cegetel in France have admitted that second quarter of next year and …

WOODBURY, New York, United States—Dutch wireless carrier Dutchtone, a subsidiary of Orange Group, continued to flesh out its wireless music service by purchasing Comverse’s VoiCD music portal product. Comverse said its portal allows users to listen to music tracks, download …

WOODBURY, N.Y.—Dutch wireless carrier Dutchtone, a subsidiary of Orange Group, continued to flesh out its wireless music service by purchasing Comverse’s VoiCD music portal product. Comverse said its portal allows users to listen to music tracks, download ring tones and …

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NEW DELHI, India—The two leading GSM operators in Thailand, Advanced Info Service (AIS) and DTAC, announced new investments in network expansion and marketing, anticipating the entry this quarter of a third formidable player, CP Orange. AIS said it would spend …

PARIS—The tender to sell France’s remaining two Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) licenses opened on 1 January, with bids due by 16 May. The government’s first attempt to sell four UMTS licenses last year resulted in a lack of interest …

DENVER, United States—Orange U.K. has completed its transition of its GSM network to an Internet Protocol (IP)-based signaling network. Orange U.K. has replaced 90 percent of its Time Division Multiplex (TDM)-based signaling network with next-generation technology. U.S.-based Tekelec, which supplied …

MORRISVILLE, N.C.—Orange U.K. has completed its transition of its GSM network to an IP-based signaling network. Orange U.K. has replaced 90 percent of its Time Division Multiplex-based signaling network with next-generation technology. Tekelec, which supplied the equipment, said the upgrade …