WILMINGTON, Delaware, United States—IDT, the former suitor of Teligent, made a bid for Winstar Communications, offering about US$40 million for the local multipoint distribution...
A new organization is being created to represent the views of American GSM and TDMA wireless carriers as they convert to third-generation wireless technologies...
DUBLIN, Ireland—Ireland has announced details of its third-generation (3G) licensing process following a year-long delay. Four 20-year licenses will be awarded through a "beauty...
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina—Personal launched its GSM/General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) 1900 MHz service, provided by Ericsson, in parts of Buenos Aires, becoming the first...
HELSINKI, Finland—Nokia has completed a location-based technology trial test, which it claims was successful.Nokia and Finnish mobile carrier Radiolinja used Nokia's enhanced observed time...
OXFORD, United Kingdom—With an estimated global market share of less than 2 percent, down from 6 percent last year, Philips' cell-phone business looks set...
WASHINGTON—Amidst much political rancor, legislative wrangling and finger pointing, Congress adjourned on Thursday without passing an economic stimulus package that could have helped wireless...
ROSH HAAYIN, Israel—Israel's Ministry of Communications has awarded third-generation (3G) spectrum to the country's three incumbent mobile operators and second-generation (2G) spectrum in the...
MOSCOW—Ericsson is actively operating on the former Soviet communications market and its recent successes include supplies of GSM equipment to a leading Russian and...
CHICAGO, United States—U.S. Cellular said it intends to deploy CDMA 1x technology in all its markets beginning early next year. The carrier currently uses...
TORONTO—Com Dev International Ltd. said it plans to sell parts of its wireless division to Mitec Telecom Inc. for about $14.6 million.The exact cash...
PARIS—Alcatel will supply a GSM network to Tanzanian Telecommunications Company Limited (TTCL) under a e25 million (US$22.4 million) contract. The first phase of the...
PARIS—France has set 16 May as its deadline for candidates to submit bids for two remaining third-generation (3G) licenses. Winners will be announced by...
NEW DELHI, India—Seven leading cellular service providers—covering about 80 percent of India's 5 million cellular subscribers—have slashed mobile-to-mobile long-distance telephony rates to one-half the...
OXFORD, United Kingdom—Having struck a deal to use mm02's second-generation (2G) network to support its Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) deployment in the United...
MENLO PARK, California, United States—interWAVE Communications signed a distribution agreement with Global Telephone & Telecommunications, a Belgium satellite and last-mile integrator, to deploy GSM...
SHANGHAI—China Unicom Group announced it will launch China's first nationwide CDMA mobile phone network on December 31.A statement in a China newspaper said the...
WICHITA, Kansas, United States—IFR Systems announced it was chosen to provide test equipment for the United Kingdom's US$2.4 billion BOWMAN tactical communications program. The...
PARIS—Alcatel said it signed a US$12 million contract with Saudi Telecom Company (STC) to deliver local multipoint distribution service (LMDS) equipment.The first phase of...
ROME—Telecom Italia has agreed to sell its 26.89-percent stake in Spanish telecom operator Auna for US$1.8 billion. The other Auna shareholders will each take...
GARDEN GROVE, Calif.-Disposable-phone maker Hop-On announced another customer, evidence that its prepaid, easy-to-use and fully recyclable mobile phone product may be catching on.Wakefern Food...
KIRKLAND, Wash.—Nextel Partners announced the results of its "Nextel Cans For A Cause" nationwide food-drive program that took place this holiday season.Their efforts resulted...
LOS ANGELES—Purchasers of Brightpoint Inc. common stock have filed a class action lawsuit against the company, alleging false and misleading statements were made regarding...
PRAGUE, Czech Republic—Eurotel and RadioMobil were officially awarded third-generation (3G) licenses in the Czech Republic for just more than 3.5 billion crowns (US$97 million)....
