BUENOS AIRES, Argentina—Finnish company Nokia decided to manage its South American business from its office in the United States, therefore moving Paul Murdock, regional manager, from Buenos Aires to Dallas …
WASHINGTON—The Ecuadorian government plans to sell three wireless local loop (WLL) licenses next year. Rules will be available in January, with the spectrum to be awarded in March. In addition, …
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic—Centennial Dominicana and Lucent Technologies said they made a 1x wireless data call on Centennial’s network in the Dominican Republic. Lucent is supplying equipment for the network …
BEIJING and TOKYO — China’s fixed-line operator China Telecom has started offering a CDMA service in Shenzhen, a prosperous city adjacent to Hong Kong. The service, called “Shihua Tong,” will …
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa—Econet Wireless intends to become the dominant African telecommunications provider within the next five years. According to Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Strive Masiyiwa, the group wants to provide …
LONDON—The Tunisian Telecommunications Ministry postponed the issue of its second GSM license. The tender process has been pushed back to 9 February from 10 January, according to an announcement from …
SAN DIEGO—Leap Wireless International Inc. launched its Cricket wireless service in Battle Creek-Kalamazoo, Flint and Jackson, Mich. The carrier now offers wireless service in 38 markets across 19 states.
ATLANTA—BellSouth Corp. said it had advised the Communications Workers of America it would be reducing 1,200 non-management network operations positions early next year. The telecommunications provider said it would offer …
REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.—Oracle Corp. has posted lowered, albeit in-line, earnings in financial results for its fiscal second quarter. The company’s net income for the quarter was $549.5 million, or 10 …
MIAMI—Brightstar Corp. and Cable & wireless have signed an agreement that will require Brightstar to provide Cable & Wireless with product distribution and tracking, among other fulfillment services. Under this …
ALEXANDRIA, Va.—The Personal Communications Industry Association announced Miguel (Mike) Pellon has been elected to serve as chairman of the board of the PCIA Foundation. Pellon, vice president and general manager …
CHICAGO—AT&T Wireless Services Inc. introduced GSM/GPRS services in the Chicago, Indianapolis and Kansas City areas geared towards the business market. The carrier said businesses will be able to access the …
MURRAY HILL, N.J.—Lucent Technologies commented on its declining economic situation, stating that it will post revenues in the first quarter of between $3.1 and $3.4 billion but that the first …
NEW YORK—Verizon Wireless sold $3.75 billion of debt consisting of $2.5 billion worth of 5.375-percent five year notes and $1.25 billion of two-year floating-rate notes yielding .4 percentage points more …
COPENHAGEN, Denmark—Lack of content will spell the demise of GPRS offerings across Europe, according to a new report from Strand Consult, an independent consultancy based in Denmark. The lack of …
STOCKHOLM, Sweden—CellPoint Inc., a mobile location services software provider, is establishing a corporate office in New York, while maintaining its European operational headquarters in Kista, Sweden, the company said. CellPoint’s …
SARASOTA, Fla.—Pinnacle Holdings Inc. said its lenders extended the deadline on its credit facility until Feb. 6, 2002, but the company raised serious doubts it will be able to meet …
SAO PAULO, Brazil—Brazilian mobile operator Telesp Celular introduced cdma2000 1x-based high-speed wireless data services in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Lucent Technologies Inc., which supplied base stations as part of a $130 …
