2002

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DUBLIN, Ireland—A joint survey conducted by the U.K. telecom regulator OFTEL and its Irish counterpart ODTR has found that consumers are still largely unaware of the potentially high cost of …

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina—The Chilean auction of three 10-megahertz bandwidths in the 1900 MHz spectrum was newly postponed. The Court of Appeals saw fit to exclude Smartcom PCS from the competition, …

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa—South African mobile network operator Vodacom confirmed that the company has as yet not accepted the offer of a mobile license in Zambia. The operator was offered a …

JAKARTA, Indonesia—SingTel Mobile confirmed that it purchased an additional 12.7-percent stake in Indonesia’s Telkomsel for US$429 million from PT Telkom, giving it a 35-percent stake in the mobile operator. Telkom’s …

MANILA, The Philippines—Globe Telecom, one of the Philippines’ leading mobile-phone operators, has launched a wireless broadband service that offers a wireless Internet connection. Jesus Romero, Globe assistant vice president for …

HELSINKI, Finland—TDC, the Danish telecom company that is currently the subject of attention from acquisitive Nordic neighbor Telia, is being linked as a “probable” contender to take over Cesky Telecom, …

TOKYO—Yozan, a Tokyo-based software developer, on 2 April announced that the firm is going to launch Internet Protocol (IP)-based wireless service in the fourth quarter of 2002 by fully using …

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina—The telecommunications crisis worsened during the past week in Argentina, with the second- and fourth-largest operators now in default. Telecom Argentina and CTI M

DUBLIN, Ireland—The debate about the possible health risks from mobile antennae in Ireland could be about to take a fresh twist with rumors that two government departments, the operators and …

BELLEVUE, Wash.—The South American subsidiary of Nextel Communications Inc. will offer carrier-level access to corporate information through a new deal with wireless software provider InfoSpace Inc. NII Holdings Inc., the …

NEW YORK—CellPoint Inc. said it reached a settlement in its malpractice lawsuit against the company’s former legal counsel, receiving approximately $1.3 million, including a cash component and compromise on prior …

WASHINGTON—The Federal Communications Commission today granted a temporary waiver to VoiceStream Wireless Corp. to provide wireless priority access service on a short-term basis to local, state and federal officials here …

WASHINGTON—Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association President Thomas Wheeler today urged Commerce Secretary Donald Evans to free up spectrum held by the Pentagon and other federal agencies for third-generation wireless systems. …

WASHINGTON—The Bush administration said various foreign governments continue to sanction trade barriers to U.S wireless exports, a claim likely to further fuel trade friction in the aftermath of recent White …

NIEUWEGEIN, The Netherlands—CMG Wireless Data Solutions announced it sold its multimedia messaging service product to Telecomunicacoes Moveis Nacionais, the mobile wing of Portugal Telecom. CMG has worked with TMN since …

AUSTIN, Texas—Wi-Fi service provider Wayport Inc. said it is teaming with GRIC Communications to offer high-speed Internet service in U.S. airports and hotels, otherwise known as hotspots. “Wayport joins the …

PARIS—Alcatel signed a contract with KenCell for a new GSM network expansion. The deal, the carrier’s fourth expansion by Alcatel, will provide the Kenyan mobile operator additional capacity, beginning in …

CHICAGO—Test solutions provider Anite Telecoms has entered an alliance with 7 Layers to provide operators with a one-stop-shop for service and support on their GPRS and third-generation networks. “We provide …

BOGOTA, Colombia—3G Americas, the recently announced trade organization that will advocate TDMA, GSM, GPRS, EDGE and UMTS technologies, launched Spanish and Portuguese Web sites at www.3gamericas.org Founding members of the …

NEW YORK—At its annual meeting, scheduled for 6 May, the board of directors of Motorola has asked shareholders to vote against a proposal that would bar the company from hiring …

DUBLIN, Ireland—Germany’s finance minister has won an important victory in the country’s courts with the ruling that the government is not obliged to divide the proceeds of Germany’s third-generation (3G) …

OXFORD, United Kingdom—Latvia and the Czech Republic have both indicated their readiness to deploy third-generation (3G) networks, albeit within different timescales. Operators in Latvia will be able to bid for …

OXFORD, United Kingdom—Five Italian cell-phone operators have agreed, somewhat reluctantly, to a ruling from the country’s telecom regulator to a revised number portability fee. From 30 November, the maximum fee …

OXFORD, United Kingdom—With Bluetooth chipset manufacturers forecasting shipments of more than 90 million devices this year, the technology looks, eventually, like it is coming of age. The announcement last week …