Yearly Archives: 2002

U.K./Irish study shows lack of consumer roaming knowledge

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...

New postponement for Chilean PCS auction

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...

South Africa’s Vodacom stalls on Zambian license

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...

SingTel Mobile increases stake in Telkomsel

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...

Globe Telecom launches wireless broadband service

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,...

TDC linked to Cesky takeover

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"...

Yozan to launch world’s first IP-based wireless service

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...

Double default in Argentina

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...

Ireland close to mobile mast monitoring agreement

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...

Nextel to offer corporate e-mail service in Latin America

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...

CellPoint reaches settlement in malpractice lawsuit

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...

FCC grants temporary waiver to VoiceStream for priority access service

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...

Wheeler urges Evans to release spectrum for 3G

WASHINGTON—Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association President Thomas Wheeler today urged Commerce Secretary Donald Evans to free up spectrum held by the Pentagon and other...

Trade Representative issues report on barriers to U.S. wireless exports

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...

CMG wins Portuguese MMS contract

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...

Wayport teams with GRIC to provide Internet service in airports, hotels

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...

Alcatel to expand GSM network in Kenya

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...

Anite, 7 Layers team for GPRS, 3G support

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...

3G Americas launches Spanish, Portuguese Web sites

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...

Motorola shareholders to vote on auditor proposal

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...

Germany not obliged to share 3G money with states

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...

Eastern Europe prepares for 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...

Italian operators agree on number portability fee

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....

Bluetooth evolution moves forward

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...
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