Monthly Archives: August, 2001

Bolivian operator receives funds for expansion

NEW YORK—Millicom International Cellular (MIC) said its Bolivian mobile subsidiary received a US$25 million investment to fund its network expansion.Telefonica Celular de Bolivia received...

MTN to launch Nigerian network this month

LAGOS, Nigeria—MTN, a subsidiary of South Africa's M-Cell, said it will launch its GSM network in Nigeria on 8 August for billed subscribers and...

BreezeCom, Floware merge to form Alvarion

TEL AVIV, Israel—BreezeCom and Floware Wireless Systems said they completed their merger and are renaming the newly merged entity Alvarion.The company's shares will trade...

Motorola wins GSM expansion deal in Morocco

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Illinois, United States—Motorola said it has signed a US$47 million deal with Morocco's leading operator Maroc Telecom to expand GSM network infrastructure...

Siemens signs purchasing agreement with Orascom Telecom

MUNICH, Germany—Siemens has completed a global purchasing agreement with Orascom Telecom for the construction and extension of GSM mobile networks. The three-year contract includes...

House Democrats urge FCC to deny enhanced 911 waivers

WASHINGTON—A group of 16 House Democrats on 31 July warned the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) not to grant the waiver requests of wireless carriers...

NextWave responds to ‘meritless’ petition

WASHINGTON—Bankrupt PCS carrier NextWave Telecom, in a strongly worded response, on 30 July urged the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to deny a petition filed...

Metricom to shut down Ricochet network

SAN JOSE, California, United States—Metricom announced it will cease operations in all its markets on Wednesday, 8 August, to conduct a wind down of...

Bharti bags 8 out of 17 new licenses in India

NEW DELHI, India—Bharti Cellular has won the maximum number of eight licenses in the bidding for fourth cellular licenses in 17 Indian telecom circles,...

NEC, Cybird partner for content business in Korea

TOKYO—NEC, the leading high-tech enterprise in Japan, and Cybird, a mobile content provider, partnered for a content business in Korea. Under the deal, NEC...

Hitachi plans mobile handset joint venture in China

BEIJING—Japan's Hitachi is negotiating with China's Hisense Group to set up a mobile handset manufacturing joint venture in China in the second half of...

NTT DoCoMo says 41% of senior citizens own mobile phones

TOKYO—About 41 percent of seniors in their 60s in Japan have their own cellular phones, and 35 percent started using their cellular phone within...

China Unicom launches wireless data service

BEIJING—China's second-largest mobile operator, China Unicom, launched its Uni-Info wireless data service on 1 August. The carrier will charge customers a connection fee...

China expected to grant two new mobile licenses next year

BEIJING—Telecommunications analyst Wallace Cheung of DBS Equities Research told Hong Kong's South China Morning Post he expects China's Ministry of Information Industry (MII) to...
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