Grupo Iusacell

With more than 5.3 billion mobile connections across the globe, the wireless industry continues to chase worldwide saturation.To the surprise of few, the world’s most populous nations – China and …

MEXICO CITY-Mexican wireless carrier Grupo Iusacell selected Lucent Technologies Inc. to supply CDMA2000 1x EV-DO network equipment in the cities of Mexico City, Monterrey and Guadalajara. The value of the …

MEXICO CITY-Grupo Iusacell said it has agreed to integrate Qualcomm’s BREW offering into its CDMA system. This will allow the carrier’s customers to access a slew of applications including e-mail, …

MEXICO CITY-Mexican mobile company Grupo Iusacell announced details of a reverse split of its stock. Iusacell said its Series A and Series V shares will be exchanged Dec. 19 for …

MEXICO CITY-Mexican mobile operator Grupo Iusacell said its customers can now send short message service messages to rival operators Telecel’s and Unefon’s handsets in the United States, Canada and Peru. …

Verizon Wireless continued to distance itself as the nation’s largest wireless carrier during the second quarter, posting 1.3 million net customer additions, which is more than double the customer growth …

MEXICO CITY-The previously announced agreement on the sale of Verizon Communications Inc.’s and Vodafone Group plc’s stakes in Mexican mobile operator Grupo Iusacell SA came under doubt late last week …

MEXICO CITY-Verizon Communications Inc. and Vodafone Group plc have reportedly rejected a sale of their controlling interest in Mexican wireless carrier Grupo Iusacell SA submitted by UBS Securities L.L.C. Iusacell …

REDMOND, Wash.-As previously announced by Cesky Telecom, AT&T Wireless Services Inc. said it has signed an agreement to jointly sell with Verizon Communications Inc. a 49-percent interest in Czech Republic …

Verizon Communications Inc. and Vodafone Americas BV, a wholly owned subsidiary of Vodafone Group plc, plan to sell their 74-percent stake in Mexico’s third-largest wireless operator, Grupo Iusacell S.A. de …

MEXICO CITY-Verizon Communications Inc. and Vodafone Americas BV, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Vodafone Group plc, plan to sell their approximately 74 percent stake in Mexico’s third largest wireless operator Grupo …

GAITHERSBURG, Maryland, United States—ACE*COMM announced that Mexico’s Grupo Iusacell has selected its Convergent Mediation platform to collect and process use records to produce billable record formats. According to ACE*COMM, the …

LUXEMBURG—Gemplus said it partnered with Mexican operator Grupo IUSACELL to successfully trial its reusable User Identity Module (UIM), which will allow end users to roam between standards. The similar subscriber …

Mexico Mexican wireless carrier Grupo Iusacell S.A. de C.V. said it does not have any current intentions of filing for an equity offering in Mexico. The company has long been …

Roberto Colaninno, chairman and chief executive of Telecom Italia, formally abandoned the financial restructuring plan he announced in September. The boards of Olivetti and Tecnost agreed to scrap the plan, …

Nuevo Grupo Iusacell S.A. de C.V. seems to be making moves to establish a nationwide wireless presence in Mexico. Bell Atlantic Global Wireless Inc. confirmed it is in discussions regarding …

MEXICO CITY-Nuevo Grupo Iusacell S.A. de C.V. announced two offerings. The first is for the exchange of its full-voting series V American Depository Shares and shares on a one-for-one basis …

To increase the secondary market trading liquidity of Grupo Iusacell’s public equity and to give the Mexico City-based wireless carrier greater access to debt financing, a new but allied entity …

The domestic telecom market is abuzz with mergers, acquisitions and mega-deals. The industry is consolidating again, not so long after AT&T Corp. was broken up into Baby Bells; cellular and …

MEXICO CITY-Grupo Iusacell has announced plans to obtain about $60 million in equity infusions from its two major shareholders, Bell Atlantic Corp. and the Peralta Group, during the next several …

ORLANDO-Economic problems elsewhere in the world have hit home in Mexico’s new personal communications services market. Two of the PCS license winners there-Midicel and the SPC consortium-have announced they are …

WASHINGTON-The Mexican government will auction new frequencies for paging, narrowband PCS (two-way paging), trunking and point-to-point microwave. The auctions are scheduled for late 1998 and early 1999, depending on the …

Brazil Brazilian B-band operator Americel will deploy Northern Telecom Ltd.’s (Nortel’s) Small Wireless Switch to fulfill its concession obligation of serving all state capitals in its coverage area within one …

WASHINGTON-The heat is up again in Latin America, and it has nothing to do with El Nino. The region’s unmet demand for services and high potential for growth have called …