OXFORD, United Kingdom-While the drive to implement Internet e-commerce is being hyped almost on a daily basis, with some justification, as the way forward...
MEXICO CITY-Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama. They're some of the smallest countries in the world, but at the same time,...
There are four main international groups with interests in Central American telecommunications: Telefonica-Spain's main operator that in recent years has strongly expanded overseas, mainly toward...
TOKYO-Tokyo Telemessages Inc. (TTM), a paging company suffering from huge debts due to a sharp drop in customers because of strong competition from mobile...
TOKYO-NTT International Corp. (NTTI), a subsidiary of NTT Corp., promotes overseas telecommunications projects in developing countries using Japan's Official Development Assistance (ODA) funding. Since...
Cambodia: NTT International Corp. (NTTI) promoted the telecom network upgrade plan in Phnom Penh between August 1995 and March 1998, using grant assistance from the...
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-Nigeria has the potential of more than 5 million wireless subscribers and shows all the signs of becoming another wireless phenomenon in...
LONDON-The main trends in the Middle East wireless industry for the current year were highlighted back in March with calls from senior industry professionals...
NEW YORK-"In Motorola's view, the technology for 2.5 generation is really here," said Moe Grzelakowski, senior vice president and general manager of 3G for...
BANGALORE, India-The Department of Telecommunications'(DoT's) decision to launch cellular services has created a shock wave among private cellular service providers (PCSPs).Taking advantage of its...
MELBOURNE, Australia-In a bid to revive Australia's flagging paging market, Hutchison Telecom has launched a new data broadcasting network using the VHF band and...
WASHINGTON-The close of the six-year, US$27 million Wireless Technology Research program in the United States has re-energized a public debate about whether mobile telephones...
DUBLIN, Ireland-One of the most common complaints from telecommunications companies competing with former monopoly operators is cross-subsidization by the incumbent, particularly in countries where...
United StatesThe U.S. Federal Communications Commission will auction 16,000 paging licenses later this year in the upper bands of 929-930 MHz and 931-932 MHz,...
TOKYO-Sony Corp., the globally renowned manufacturer of consumer electronics products, plans to launch wireless local loop (WLL) service in Japan before the end of...
Eight consortia are officially in the running for the third cellular license in South Africa. A ninth, Zintatu Communication Power, was disqualified. The eight...
DENVER, United States-A new battery-system invention coming on the market can boost customer satisfaction, make mobile phones more powerful and create higher revenue for...
AustraliaAustralian telecommunications provider Telstra Corp. welcomed the Australian parliament's decision to pass the Telstra Sale Bill and the government's announcement it will sell an...
AUSTRALIATelstra will extend its CDMA network in Australia to include country locations currently covered by its GSM network but lacking in analog coverage, said...
