International Wireless

MONTREAL-ClearWave N.V., the Central/Eastern European subsidiary of Canada’s Telesystem International Wireless Inc., withdrew its initial public offering due to poor market conditions. “Market conditions at the time of initial planning …

MADRID, Spain-Spain’s Telefonica has finally added Mexico to its Latin American footprint with the acquisition of Motorola’s Mexican mobile-phone assets. The $2.5 billion acquisition is also an important stepping stone …

Belgium Belgium’s ASTRID, the government-owned corporation responsible for providing communications to all Belgian public safety organizations, launched Nokia Corp.’s TETRA network. Nokia said the TETRA system will provide ASTRID with …

Michael Pascazi last year was in New York desperately trying to reach his cousin in Italy, armed only with a cellular phone. His newborn son was to be baptized there, …

BUCHAREST, Romania-A new digital technology for public access mobile radio and private mobile radio users has seen interest from numerous wireless carriers in Europe and Asia since it was first …

MADRID, Spain-The Telefonica Group, comprised of the company’s many telecom holdings, reported increased revenue for the first half of 2000, led by large gains in the group’s wireless businesses. As …

BSWD BellSouth Wireless Data L.P. has named cellular industry veteran Donald Kovalevich as its new president and chief executive officer. Former BSWD President and CEO William Lenahan left the company …

MONTREAL-ClearWave N.V., the Central/Eastern European subsidiary of Telesystem International Wireless Inc., is proceeding with its initial public offering of ordinary class A shares. According to TIW, an amended registration statement …

ATLANTA-BellSouth Corp. reported a 9.8-percent increase in both second-quarter earnings and consolidated revenue compared with the same quarter last year and an increase in both domestic and international wireless revenue. …

MONTREAL-Telesystem International Wireless Inc. created a new corporate structure under which it will carry on a national Universal Mobile Telecommunications System business in the United Kingdom. As part of the …

TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo announced it entered arrangements with Hutchison Whampoa and KPN Mobile to cooperate on European third-generation mobile networks. The agreements cover four European markets-the United Kingdom, Germany, France and …

Sunday Communications Sunday Communications Ltd. announced that Craig Ehrlich, currently group managing director and chief executive officer, will give up his CEO duties. He will continue as group managing director, …

Motorola Inc. plans to divest its interests in more than a dozen international wireless operators to free itself from potential conflicts with customers. The new wholly owned subsidiary, Propel Inc., …

NEW YORK-SBC Wireless hopes to take a bite out of the Big Apple as one part of a territorial and services expansion plan accompanying combining its wireless operations with those …

MONTREAL-Telesystem International Wireless Inc.’s Central/Eastern European subsidiary ClearWave N.V. filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission in the United States for an initial public offering of ordinary …

TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo announced it entered arrangements with Hutchison Whampoa and KPN Mobile for cooperation regarding European third-generation (3G) mobile networks. The agreements cover four European markets-the United Kingdom, Germany, France …

DUBLIN, Ireland-Trunked radio may be dismissed by some as the poor relation of GSM and an irrelevance in the world of multibillion pound Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) license bids, …

TORONTO-The major Canadian carriers are cautiously laying the groundwork for third-generation (3G) wireless networks. But true, full-blown 3G in Canada is at least three to four years away. “Canadian mobile …

The U.S. Justice Department filed a lawsuit to block the US$129 billion merger between WorldCom and Sprint, the second- and third-largest U.S. long-distance telecom carriers, respectively. The lawsuit, combined with …

The lure of wireless Internet promises to transform the worldwide mobile industry. Carriers across the globe are risking it all on the future potential of the mobile Web. The difference …

TOKYO-Japan’s NTT DoCoMo is reported to be considering an entrance into the U.K. market through a tie-up with Canada’s Telesystem International Wireless Inc. and Hong Kong’s Hutchison Whampoa Ltd. TIW …

WASHINGTON-Cellular and third-generation technology subscribers in the Middle East and Africa will increase from approximately 15 million people this year to almost 40 million people in 2007, according to a …

PARIS-The French government has decided not to auction third-generation licenses later this year and will instead award the licenses through a “beauty contest.” The government still will raise nearly $19 …

MONTREAL-Telesystem International Wireless Inc. and InfoSpace signed an exclusive agreement to offer InfoSpace’s platform of integrated wireless Internet services to all cellular operators and Internet service providers in Brazil. TIW …

LONDON-Vodafone AirTouch plc announced it is testing an international Wireless Application Protocol system that would allow users to access WAP-based information when roaming between the United States, the Netherlands and …