Monthly Archives: July, 1999

SINGTEL PLANS NEW SERVICES

SINGAPORE-Singapore Telecom is looking to roll out extensive mobile phone services in the ASEAN (Association of South East Asian Nations) region as it leverages...

SOUTH AFRICA TENDER

Eight consortia are officially in the running for the third cellular license in South Africa. A ninth, Zintatu Communication Power, was disqualified. The eight...

JAPAN’S ODA-FUNDED PROJECTS SHRINKING, BUT STILL VITAL

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...

SUMMARY OF NTTI’S RECENT ODA PROJECTS:

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...

ASIA-PACIFIC BRIEFS

AUSTRALIATelstra will extend its CDMA network in Australia to include country locations currently covered by its GSM network but lacking in analog coverage, said...

TENDERS/LICENSES

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...

NEW SYSTEM IMPROVES BATTERY CHARGING TIME, POWER, LIFE EXPECTANCY

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...

INCREASING CAPACITY

DUBLIN, Ireland-The phenomenal growth of cellular services around the world has created problems for operators as their networks become increasingly congested, encouraging companies to...

CIBERNET

In response to wireless customers' demands that they be able to use their cellular phones outside their home calling area, the Cellular Telecommunications Industry...

BIDDERS SCRAMBLE FOR ONE-2-ONE

GENEVA-Five rivals made the shortlist in the bid for control of the United Kingdom's fourth-ranked mobile operator, One-2-One, which was put up for sale...

ARGENTINE PCS LICENSES FINALLY AUCTIONED

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-As expected, the auction of the six regional PCS licenses (40 megahertz each) in Argentina broke records, with takings amounting to US$849...

CARRIERS EXPECT EXPANSION OF PHS

TOKYO-All three PHS carriers in Japan are predicting an increase in subscribers in fiscal 1999, ending 31 March 2000. The number of PHS subscribers...

ITU TASK GROUP OKS 3G HARMONIZATION

WASHINGTON-An International Telecommunication Union task group in June in Beijing approved a carrier-crafted plan to harmonize competing U.S. and European CDMA technologies for Internet-friendly...
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