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The union of AirTouch Communications Inc. and Vodafone plc could be a pinnacle event in the third-generation technology debate, industry experts say. The new company’s economic decisions could weigh heavily on a sensitive and political debate over wideband Code Division …

DENVER-The posturing continued last week among the players interested in buying AirTouch Communications Inc. The Financial Times reported Vodafone Group plc is considering sweetening its $55 billion offer for AirTouch and structuring the deal as an acquisition rather than a …

In the Top 20 Wireless Resellers list (Jan. 11), Discount Cellular Inc. and The Mobile Phone Co. were listed wrong. The companies are agents for Omnipoint. Discount Cellular also is an agent for Powertel and Sprint PCS and a reseller …

NEW YORK-The United Kingdom started off 1999 with a bang, becoming the first country to implement local number portability for wireless telephony customers. All four cellular operators-Orange plc, Vodafone Group plc, Cellnet and One 2 One-had agreed to license amendments …

The nation’s largest independent cellular carrier last week entertained bids from two potential acquirers in what could become a global bidding war. AirTouch Communications Inc. last week confirmed it was in discussions with Bell Atlantic Corp. for a possible tie-up …

We are witnesses to history in the making. Yes, yes, tomorrow’s students will study the impeachment of President Clinton in History class (now isn’t that something to look forward to), but that is not what I am talking about. Tomorrow’s …

OXFORD, United Kingdom-Independent mobile dealers feel threatened in many countries in Europe. Those that have not been swallowed up by the national retail chains or taken over by a cellular network operator increasingly feel isolated and poorly served. Many now …

The United States’s largest independent cellular carrier in early January entertained bids from two potential buyers in what could become a global bidding war. AirTouch Communications Inc. confirmed it was in discussions with Bell Atlantic Corp. for a possible tie-up …

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-As Africa enters the threshold of the African Renaissance and progresses toward privatizing and liberalizing its telecommunications sectors, powerful alliances are being forged in the wireless arena. “The rapid privatization of the telecommunications sector in east African countries …

NEW YORK-Panafon, the largest cellular carrier in Greece, raised $2.42 billion Nov. 20 in a global public stock offering of 26.9 million shares. Additionally, France Telecom Mobile International, the overseas arm of the French telecommunications company, said it will sell …

LONDON-The GSM (Global System for Mobile communications) market in Egypt took a positive turn at the beginning of the year with an invitation for bids to build and operate a second mobile network. Now as the year is ending, cellular …

The Argentine government, in an attempt to proceed with the PCS auctions currently in judicial limbo, is considering selling two PCS licenses each for the northern and southern regions of the country, excluding the greater Buenos Aires area. This maneuvering …

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-Uganda has one of the lowest penetration rates of telephone services in the world. As of July 1995, the Uganda Posts & Telecommunication Corp. (UPTC) had an installed capacity of just under 70,000 lines and approximately 42,000 subscribers. …

Microcell Telecommunications Inc. said it completed the final phase of its 1998 expansion in Canada with the launch of Fido personal communications services in London, Ontario. The PCS service, operating on the Global System for Mobile communications platform, expands the …

“There’s a hole in the bucket, dear Eliza, dear Eliza, There’s a hole in the bucket, dear Eliza, my love. Then fix it, dear Henry …” Many telecommunications carriers face Eliza and Henry’s dilemma. There’s a hole in their money …

AirNet Communications Corp. announced it has received a $17 million contract to supply personal communications services wireless infrastructure equipment and services to Message Express Co., owner of two Michigan basic trading areas. The contract calls for AirNet to provide a …

Sweden-based L.M. Ericsson said it has found no reason to believe the current W-CDMA 3G standard chosen by the European Telecommunications Standards Institute would infringe on any valid intellectual property rights claimed by Qualcomm Inc. In fact, CEO Sven-Christer Nilsson’s …

OXFORD, United Kingdom-The United Kingdom likes to portray itself as a pioneer in cellular. Certainly it was early on the scene, with two analog TACS (Total Access Communications System) networks entering commercial service in January 1985. In mid-1992, the United …

LONDON-Vodafone Group plc announced plans to buy the national Global System for Mobile communications network in New Zealand for about $369.1 million. Vodafone Europe Holdings BV reached an agreement to buy the network and related assets operated by BellSouth New …

Though the International Telecommunication Union is months away from reaching a consensus on third-generation standards, European and Japanese governments are revealing plans to auction third-generation spectrum next year. The race is on to deploy 3G services. Some key European countries …

COMSTREAM John F. Hodgson joined ComStream Corp. as vice president of human resources. Before ComStream, Hodgson held the same position with NextWave Telecom, San Diego, and prior to that with General Communications Inc., Anchorage, Alaska. He also has been the …

NEW YORK-Loral Space & Communications Ltd., New York, announced July 6 it had closed on its purchase of 4.2 million partnership interests in Globalstar L.P. from founding service provider partners DACOM, Daimler-Benz Aerospace, Hyundai, TESAM and Vodafone Group plc. Early …

MELBOURNE, Australia-Seven of the nine bidders won lots in Australia’s PCS (Personal Communications Services) spectrum auction, which raised almost A$350 million (US$218.5 million) for the federal government. Four winners-AAPT Wireless, Hutchison Telephone, OzPhone and Catapult Communications-were first-time entrants into the …

NEW YORK-After receiving “Big Daddy” T-shirts from BT Alex. Brown Inc. telecommunications analyst Jeffrey L. Hines June 10, top executives of four of the world’s largest wireless carriers offered an expansive vision of their companies and their industry. “There are …

Cable & Wireless Communications plc confirmed the company is in negotiations with four mobile telecommunications operators in the United Kingdom for the possible sale of its mobile services division. The company is talking with Vodafone Group plc, Orange plc, Cellnet …