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MURRAY HILL, N.J.-Lucent Technologies Inc. introduced enhancements to its MiLife SurePay Solutions Suite, a group of prepaid solutions for wireline and wireless operators. Version 8 includes flexible account spending, support …

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 …

LONDON-Vodafone Group plc confirmed that it is in discussions regarding Japan Telecom, its Japanese subsidiary that offers fixed-line service. Vodafone acquired Japan Telecom in stages to gain control of mobile …

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-The Zimbabwean Ministry of Transport and Communications has ruled out the possibility of licensing a fourth mobile network operator in the near future. Dr. Witness Mangwende, the minister …

PARIS-Alcatel said that Vodafone Telecel extended its contract for Alcatel’s local multipoint distribution services (LMDS) for its customer base in Portugal. The 26 GHz network covers Lisbon, and the center …

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-Witness Mangwende, Zimbabwean minister of transport and communications, has informed parliament that the regulatory body, the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ), has been dissolved amid …

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 …

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-The Telecommunications Cooperative of Santa Cruz (Cotas) has become the first mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) in the region by launching its Cotas M

DUBLIN, Ireland—Some trends are beginning to emerge in the European multimedia messaging service (MMS) market following the launch of services by several operators. However, there is still a distinct split …

BERNE, Switzerland—Swisscom Mobile said it will begin offering multimedia messaging services on June 3, following MMS launches from Telecom Italia Mobile and Vodafone Telecel in Portugal last week. Swisscom Mobile …

OXFORD, United Kingdom—Looking to build on the runaway success of short message service (SMS), two more European mobile operators have joined in the rush to be among the first to …

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina—Millicom’s cellular operator in Bolivia introduced Telecel Free, a post-pay service with no subscription or invoice that charges airtime costs to the client’s credit or debit card. According …

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa—Zimbabwe is a country on the threshold of total anarchy and economic collapse. With the recent elections, the world is collectively holding its breath to see if the …

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina—The major cellular operator in Paraguay, Telecel (Millicom International), has launched its prepaid fixed wireless telephony service called Tele2. The new service uses an 800 MHz cellular network …

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina—More than 41 percent of Ericsson’s last half-year losses were attributed to the possible failure to pay by various telephony operators in Argentina and other countries in the …

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa—Zimbabwean telecommunications company TeleAccess is reported to be involved in negations to purchase Telecel International, the mobile network operator with services in 13 African countries including Zimbabwe. TeleAccess …

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina—As planned, the telephony liberalization process in Bolivia began on 28 November, including a multicarrier system for national and international long-distance calls. Through the process, Entel’s monopoly of …

LONDON—Vodafone said adoption of the single Vodafone brand by Portugal’s Telecel Vodafone and Spain’s Airtel Vodafone is complete, ahead of the original early 2002 schedule. Both companies supported the single …

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina—The Paraguayan Communications Company (CPC) was granted a license by the National Telecommunications Commission (Conatel) to offer cellular telephony in Paraguay on the 900 MHz frequency using GSM …

Alcatel Paris. With Orascom Telecom for the supply and installation of GSM solutions in the Middle East and Africa. Value: Undisclosed. Brazil. With Telemar for a GSM 1800/GPRS network in …

NEW YORK-Vodafone Group plc introduced international roaming for its prepaid mobile-phone customers on its networks across Europe. The service, already available to Vodafone’s postpaid customers, follows the launch of Vodafone …

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-With a growth rate above 50 percent during 2001 and a 20-percent penetration, cellular telephony has proven itself as the main communications vehicle in Paraguay. Four operators compete …

LONDON-Vodafone Group plc customers on seven of the company’s networks in Europe now can use their normal “short code” dialing numbers to access services such as voicemail, directory assistance and …

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-Orascom Telecom (OT) is emerging as the winning titan in the conquest of cellular operations in Africa and the Middle East. With GSM cellular licenses firmly secured in …

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-Although cellular telephony client bases doubled last year in Uruguay and Paraguay, at this point it seems only Paraguay will be able to achieve this objective again in …