WAYNESBORO, Va.—Ntelos Inc. added 19,978 net subscribers during the fourth quarter, compared with 10,719 net additions during the fourth quarter of 2000. The telecommunications...
BOCA RATON, Fla.—Esemde Wireless Messaging announced it received additional funding from ComROAD AG but did not disclose the amount. The company said it would...
DENVER, United States—Mexico's Grupo Salinas has secured a cellular license in Nicaragua after delays in finalizing the deal. Reuters reported the Mexican company's Nicaraguan...
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina—The National Telecommunications Council of Ecuador announced that it will auction three wireless local loop (WLL) licenses on 15 April. The companies...
Murray Hill, New Jersey, United States—Lucent Technologies has appointed a returning executive, Patricia Russo, as its chief executive officer (CEO). She replaces Henry Schacht,...
BOSTON, United States—The Yankee Group expects the deployment of new technologies to drive handset sales between 2002 and 2005, with Asia leading the way,...
RESTON, Virginia, United State—Nextel Communications entered a licensing agreement with Qualcomm for the further development and deployment of Qualcomm's QChat software, which is designed...
NAPERVILLE, Illinois, United States—SingTel in Asia will use Tellabs' EC Duo 8000 echo canceller and voice-quality enhancement technology in its GSM network, Tellabs announced.The...
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, United States—The local multipoint distribution services (LMDS) provider formerly known as Advanced Radio Telecom (ART) emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and...
HELSINKI, Finland—Nokia said it has begun what it calls the first volume shipments of commercial GSM/Enhanced Data Rates for Global Evolution (EDGE) hardware by...
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa—The South African government has sold its 20-percent stake in mobile operator M-Cell to Ice Finance, a Dutch investor, for US$475 million....
JACKSON, Tenn.—Rural wireless carrier Clear Talk expanded its local service offerings into Jackson and Dyersburg, Tenn., and Twin Falls, Idaho, to go along with...
TORONTO—Mobile-commerce company 724 Solutions Inc. said it expects to report lower-than-expected revenues for the fourth quarter.The company's stock dropped more than 12 percent in...
NEW YORK—Moody's Investors Service down graded both SpectraSite Holdings Inc. and Pinnacle Holdings Inc.Moody's said it took the action because Pinnacle is unable to...
HELSINKI, Finland—Nokia Corp. said it will unveil a color-screen mobile phone by March to compete with Ericsson's T68, the first color-screen cell phone in...
MILAN, Italy—Dutchtone's 1.2 million customers will now be able to download a wide range of music tracks and personalized messages through a deal among...
WASHINGTON—The Personal Communications Industry Association laid off five people on Wednesday, reducing its staff to 47 people after a similar reduction of nine people...
BEIJING—Vodafone Group plc plans to invest $35 million in China Mobile subsidiary Aspire Holdings to acquire a 9.9-percent stake. Vodafone already has a 2-percent...
LONDON—The owners of Vizzavi Europe, a mobile portal formed in May 2000, announced a revised revenue model, along with the departure of the company's...
LONDON—Jordanian operator Fastlink has unveiled its countrywide commercial General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) service. The service will enable post-paid customers to have always-on connections...
