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NTT DoCoMo eyes U.K. market

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 and Hutchison partnered shortly after TIW won a third-generation license in the U.K. auction...

Middle East, Africa poised for growth

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 new study released by The Strategis Group.The study, "Middle East and Africa Cellular Markets,"...

France chooses beauty contest for 3G license award

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 billion through the process, with each license costing about $4.7 billion.That amount is much...

TIW to offer InfoSpace platform to operators in Brazil

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 established a new company to develop wireless portals and applications on behalf of and in...

Vodafone trials roaming with WAP

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 the United Kingdom.Participating in the pilot program are carriers Vodafone UK, Verizon Wireless and...

OmniSky kicks off wireless Internet solution for Palm V

OmniSky Corp. Chief Executive Officer Patrick McVeigh last fall promised to "kick the barn door open" to the Internet when he introduced a beta version of an end-to-end wireless Internet solution for the Palm V handheld computer.It's time to see how wide the door...

UMTS attention turns to Italy

GENEVA-With auction prices of the United Kingdom's five third-generation licenses beating even the most inflated analyst forecasts, all eyes are now on Italy, which is set to allocate five 15-year Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) licenses in a few months.Europe's largest mobile market with...

U.K. rakes in $35B from auction bids

After eight weeks and 150 rounds, NTL Mobile said enough and dropped out of the U.K. government auction for five Universal Mobile Telecommunications System licenses. The withdrawal left only five bidders for the licenses, ending the auction that generated more than $35 billion for...

U.K. prices: Up, up and away

Bidders in the U.K. third-generation license auction appeared to exceed their budgets last week. Bidding for the five licenses totaled an eye-popping $35 billion, and the auction will linger on into this week.The auction seems eerily reminiscent of the U.S. personal communications services C-block...

WorldCom drops from U.K. license bid

WorldCom Wireless became the latest-and most high-profile-company to fall victim to the climbing bids for five Universal Mobile Telecommunications System licenses in the United Kingdom last week.WorldCom withdrew from the auction Thursday, reducing the number of active bidders to seven. The contest will end...

U.K. bidders drop to eight

Skyrocketing bids forced five companies to drop out of the Universal Mobile Telecommunications System auction last week, leaving eight companies to scramble for five licenses that now have a combined value of more than $22 billion.By the time round 106 was over, 3GUK, Crescent...

Many industry players feel EDGE will not be big in Europe

A growing number of operators, vendors and analysts are not convinced EDGE technology will make significant inroads in Europe."In Europe, I'm not expecting a major deployment of EDGE," said Lothar Pauly, head of Siemens AG's global wireless business.EDGE, or Enhanced Data rates for GSM...

ITA could participate in guard band auction

LAS VEGAS-The Industrial Telecommunications Association, or a subsidiary thereof, "needs to do everything it can to participate" in the upcoming auction of the guard-band spectrum, said ITA President Mark E. Crosby.The Federal Communications Commission will auction off 104 licenses in the 700 MHz band...

UK UMTS auction climbs to billions

NTL Mobile closed out the latest round of bidding in the Universal Mobile Telecommunications System auction last week in the United Kingdom with a $1.7 billion bid for license A, an increase of more than $855 million from the highest bid the week prior.None...

Products

Com-Net EricssonCom-Net Ericsson Critical Radio Systems Inc. will introduce several new products at the International Wireless Communications Expo in Las Vegas ranging from trunked and conventional radios to a new voice-over-Internet Protocol product. The Panther 300P portable and Panther 300M mobile conventional radios will...

AT&T to list wireless stock on NYSE

NEW YORK-AT&T Corp. said it will list its upcoming wireless tracking stock on the New York Stock Exchange following an initial public offering expected this spring.The new tracking stock will reflect the performance of the company's voice and data mobility business, as well as...

TIW closes $300M private placement

MONTREAL-Telesystem International Wireless Inc. announced it closed a private placement of $300 million in 7.75-percent equity subordinated debentures convertible into TIW subordinate voting shares.Hutchison Whampoa Ltd. and Chase Capital Partners each have invested $150 million, and Hutchison has an option to purchase an additional...

Siemens explains strategy for comeback into U.S. mobile handset market

Since its exit from the highly competitive U.S. mobile handset market in late 1998, Siemens AG has vowed to return.The German manufacturer will make its comeback this summer, but to a mobile-phone market that is even more crowded and competitive than ever before. Rapidly...

Calendar

Unified Communication Services ConferenceMarch 20-22International Business Communications Inc. Orlando, Fla. (508) 481-6400.Trillium's IP Telephony and 3G Wireless Technical SeminarMarch 22Trillium Digital Systems Inc. Santa Clara, Calif. (310) 442-9222 ext. 1104.The 24th International Wireless Communications ExpoMarch 22-24Primedia Co. Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas. (800)...

Dolphin reports financial results

BASINGSTOKE, United Kingdom-Dolphin Telecom plc, a subsidiary of Telesystem International Wireless Inc., reported its financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended Dec. 31, 1999.Company revenue increased for the fourth quarter from $21.3 million in 1998 to $26 million in 1999. Dolphin attributed...

Orange leads in week one of U.K. 3G auction

After one week and 16 rounds of bidding, incumbent operator Orange plc led all third-generation license bids in the United Kingdom with a $632.9 million bid for License B. The auction for five licenses, which is expected to last another one to five weeks,...

TIW to receive investment

MONTREAL-Telesystem International Wireless Inc. said Hong Kong-based Hutchison Whampoa Ltd. and Chase Capital Partners will make a $300 million investment in TIW under terms of an agreement signed last week by the companies.Hutchison and Chase Capital each will purchase $150 million of equity subordinated...

Calendar

CTIA Wireless 2000February 28-March 1Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association. Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, New Orleans. (202) 785-2842.Strategic Cellular and Wireless Communications SeminarMarch 2-3Herschel Shosteck Associates Ltd. Hotel InterContinental, New Orleans. (301) 589-2259.Billing Challenges in the Age of Converged NetworksMarch 6Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions....

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Competition First in 2000-CompTel AnnualConvention & Trade ExpositionFebruary 20-23Competitive Telecommunications Association. Long Beach Convention Center, Long Beach, Calif. (330) 425-9330 ext. 802. www.comptel.org.Wireless Symposium-Portable By DesignFebruary 22-24Penton Media Inc. San Jose Convention Center, San Jose, Calif. (888) 947-3734.CDMA Engineering,Optimization & 3G System WorkshopFebruary 23-25Wireless...