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PARIS—Alcatel will supply Entel’s broadband wireless network in Chile through a recently awarded US$40 million contract. Entel plans to offer a nationwide wireless network in the 3.5 GHz range, beginning …

TAMPA, Fla.—TSI Telecommunications Services announced Venezuelan wireless operator Movilnet has agreed to test the company’s short messaging service (SMS) Message Manager Solution. TSI said the product provides SMS routing and …

FRANFURT, Germany—Moody’s Investors Service downgraded French vendor Alcatel to Baa1 from A2 for senior debt rating and to prime 2 from prime 1 for its short-term debt. “In the short-term, …

KISTA, Sweden—Ericsson, Motorola and Nokia, founders of the Wireless Village initiative, said they have successfully demonstrated interoperable mobile instant messaging and presence services. The companies said that in the demonstration, …

HELSINKI, Finland—Akumiitti Telematics said it is partnering with CellPoint Unwire, a developer and manufacturer of wireless application servers, platforms and telematics terminals. Under terms of the agreement, CellPoint Unwire and …

LE PLESSIS-ROBINSON, France—Wireless operator Orange selected Lucent Technologies to provide a network management solution for its mobile network in France. Lucent said its Netminder solution will provide detailed surveillance, analysis …

NEW YORK—Hutchison 3G UK, holder of the largest block of Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) spectrum in the United Kingdom, has contracted with U.S.-based ADC Telecommunications to deploy ADC’s Singl.eView …

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CINCINNATI, United States—Convergys announced it has been chosen by Denmark’s Telia Telecom A/S for its Geneva active revenue management (ARM) software to support its business growth and innovation. Telia plans …

LONDON—Hutchison 3G UK reported an agreement with 186k to provide a nationwide fiber optic network and colocation services. A separate agreement with Nortel Networks will provide 10-gigabits-per-second-per-channel dense wave division …

FRAMINGHAM, Massachusetts, United States—NMS Communications said the Philippines’ IdeaWurx selected its technology to power a short message service (SMS) technology used by Globe Telecom and Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company …

TOKYO—KDDI, the second-largest operator in Japan, is going to postpone its third-generation (3G) service launch from the original plan of this quarter to April 2002 due to delays in software …

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina—Against all predictions, the government of Uruguay has decided to jointly auction licenses for personal communications services (PCS) and third generation (3G) services. The sale consists of 50 …

NEW DELHI, India—India’s Bharti has acquired a controlling stake in SkyCell, a cellular operator in the Indian city of Chennai in southern India, by buying out the stakes of BellSouth …

HELSINKI, Finland—Nokia Corp. said its Nokia Game 2001, a multimedia game that will involve radio, television, newspapers and mobile phones, will be available Nov. 4-23 in 28 countries around the …

MORRISTOWN, N.J.—Edward and Kelcey, a design and engineering firm that maintains 6,000 cell sites in the northeastern United States, is assisting in returning wireless phone service to normal at the …

WASHINGTON—The Bush administration, alarmed about the inability of law enforcement to track suspects who communicate by cell phone, is seeking expanded wiretap authority as part of an anti-terrorism package being …

ATLANTA—TWS International, a consulting service to the wireless industry, said its Latin subsidiary, TWS do Brasil, has been awarded a contract to manage 1,000 of Telemar’s cell sites in its …

OXFORD, United Kingdom—Prepaid cell-phone users will now be able to check account details, review account activity and top up balances using a new system announced by Logica. The new service, …