LONDON—The GSM Association announced GSM-CDMA inter-standard international roaming has been achieved between its Global Roaming Forum, Korean CDMA operator KTF and French GSM 1800 MHz network operator Bouygues Telecom. This …
SWINDON, U.K.—Lucent Technologies and Qualcomm said they have collaborated to place a series of voice calls employing Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) technology in compliance with the 3G Partnership Program …
LONDON—Marconi said it plans to cut 4,000 more jobs as part of its strategy to pare down its annual operating expenses to US$1.2 billion. The additional cuts, according to the …
OSLO, Norway—Telenor announced it completed the acquisition of Comsat Mobile Communications, making Comsat the new U.S. subsidiary of Telenor under the name Telenor Satellite Services. The final purchase price is …
LONDON—Vodafone, a Vodafone Group subsidiary, exercised its option to sell to Siemens its 50-percent stake, minus 2 shares, in the Atecs Mannesmann engineering and automotive businesses for US$3.3 billion.
TOKYO—Japanese mobile-phone shipments in November 2001 dropped by 24.2 percent to 3.22 million units, the Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association (JEITA) announced. It is the sixth consecutive decline …
TOKYO—A governmental advisory body for the telecommunications ministry on 16 January decided to revise the telecom regulation to let operators use the OFDM system for their wireless local area network …
HONG KONG—Hong Kong’s telecom regulator has asked for comments on its proposal to reduce mobile carrier license fees beginning in May. The country’s Information Technology and Broadcasting Bureau has proposed …
BEIJING—Technology and handset issues have forced Chinese mobile operators to postpone trials of TD-SCDMA, China’s proprietary third-generation (3G) technology. The trials will commence in the third quarter of this year, …
CALGARY—Wi-Lan said it is participating in Wi-Comm Communications, a joint venture in Beijing, created to accelerate Wi-Lan’s penetration into the Chinese market. Wi-Lan said it granted Wi-Comm a nonexclusive license …
MILAN, Italy—Hutchison Whampoa’s Italian third-generation (3G) subsidiary, announced it secured about e4.2 billion (US$3.7 billion) in financing to build its 3G network in Italy. An underwriting group of 11 banks …
PRAGUE, Czech Republic—Eight companies have submitted bids for a majority stake in Cesky Telecom. Cesky Telecom owns 51 percent of EuroTel Praha, the country’s largest mobile operator. The government did …
BERLIN, Germany—Germany’s MobilCom said it will sell its fixed-line assets to Freenet, an Internet service provider (ISP) in which MobilCom holds a majority stake. The company is planning to focus …
STOCKHOLM, Sweden—Ericsson has won a contract to deliver wireless broadband access network for Telia Group company, Skanova. “We have chosen the supplier that has the best combination of technical performance, …
ST. LOUIS, United States—Telia Mobile Denmark will use billing system provider Amdocs’ Ensemble product for its convergent customer care and billing system, the companies announced. The billing platform combines voice, …
TORONTO—Rogers AT&T Wireless has become the first wireless carrier in Canada to offer ICQ two-way short message service (SMS) messaging on its network. The deal with America Online, which owns …
MONTREAL—Microcell Telecommunications laid off 180 employees in its offices across Canada as part of its strategic reorganization following the recent completion of its financing. The layoffs follow a previous “adjustment” …
BEDMINSTER, New Jersey, United States—Verizon Wireless acquired 10 megahertz personal communications services (PCS) licenses from Carolina PCS I Limited Partnership and its subsidiaries, covering about 3.4 million people in the …
WASHINGTON—Bankrupt U.S. personal communications services (PCS) carrier NextWave Telecom received a 14-day extension on the deadline to file its opposition to the U.S. government’s Supreme Court appeal of a federal …
SAN JOSE, California, United States—Netro will acquire AT&T Wireless’ “Project Angel” fixed-wireless assets, including the company’s development team, a license to intellectual property, equipment and proprietary software assets for US$16 …
