DUBLIN, Ireland-High license costs and fierce competition have further increased the pressure on European third-generation (3G) operators to quickly roll out their networks. But while this rush to market will …
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-Econet Wireless is gearing up to become one of the leading cellular operators on the African continent. With Botswana and Zimbabwe cellular operations firmly under its wing, it …
Australia The Australian Communications Authority called for expressions of interest in its next round of spectrum auctions. In September, 165 megahertz in the 3.4 GHz radio-frequency band will be auctioned. …
MONTREAL-Bell Canada International (BCI) said it signed an agreement with Taiwan Cement Corp. to sell its 20-percent minority interest in KG Telecom, a Taiwanese PCS provider, for US$1.71 per share, …
Australia Telecom New Zealand said it intends to make a takeover offer for the approximately 18 percent of shares in Australian operator AAPT that it does not already own for …
BANGALORE, India-Although the Indian cellular industry is growing quite well, with the country’s cumulative cellular subscriber base at 2.18 million at the end of June, operators are still hesitant to …
France France released details of its plan to award four 3G wireless phone licenses based on a beauty contest. Bidders, given a 31 January, 2001, deadline to submit proposals, will …
Denmark Tele2 entered an agreement with Sonofon to become a mobile virtual network operator (VNO) in Denmark. Sonofon is the first operator to open its networks to mobile VNOs, according …
The downward trend that has been under way in the messaging industry since 1998 is unfortunately continuing in most markets around the world. The good news is that subscriber numbers …
Dear Editor: Several times I have read articles about the paging industry in Colombia with incorrect information. TAS does not own a 900 MHz license. Only four companies in Colombia …
GENEVA-The outcome of World Radio Conference (WRC)-2000 on International Mobile Telecommunication (IMT)-2000 standards was positive for the wireless industry and its customers. The conference granted sufficient spectrum for third-generation (3G) …
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-In a cash-strapped society and an environment where wireless technology is expected to supplant fixed telephony, prepaid has become a panacea for new African operators-so much so that …
DUBLIN, Ireland-The myth that prepaid cellular users are by definition low-value customers has been firmly discredited, and prepaid services did much to increase GSM penetration among the young and cost …
BOSTON, United States-Europe’s wireless service market saw consumer prices fall an average of 20 percent this year compared with last year, led by Germany’s 45-percent drop and Denmark’s 38-percent reduction …
Shooting yourself in the foot is not to be recommended. But it seems to happen regularly within the mobile industry. The self-inflicted injury is almost always the result of a …
TOKYO-Japan Telecom said it plans to launch third-generation (3G) mobile service by October 2001, instead of its originally scheduled December 2001 date. J-Phone, the company’s wireless operator, hopes to better …
U.K. wireless handset manufacturer Sendo announced a global strategic partnership with Virgin Mobile. Virgin Mobile will be the first operator to offer Sendo’s phones to consumers later this year. Virgin …
Ericsson Canada. With Microcell Connexions for a GPRS network. Value: Undisclosed China. With China Unicom for GSM expansions in Jilin, Sichuan, Jiangsu, Anhui and Hubei provinces. Value: US$176 million Laos. …
SINGAPORE-What do you do when you have loads of cash? You go shopping. That is precisely what Singapore Telecom has done. Flushed with cash reserves of some S$6.3 billion (US$3.7 …
DENVER, United States-Global Wireless and RCR Publisher John Sudmeier announced Mary Pemberton has been promoted to director of advertising. Pemberton, an RCR employee since 1991, formerly was the newspaper’s western …
