IUSACell

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 …

MEXICO CITY-Wireless operator Iusacell has launched the country’s first cdma2000 1x voice and high-speed data network for instant messaging, e-mail and Internet access, as well as mobile office capabilities and …

MEXICO CITY-Mexican operator Iusacell has launched commercial cdma2000 1x services using equipment from Lucent Technologies. The service is Mexico’s first 1x offering. Iusacell, partially owned by U.S.-based Verizon, which also …

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 …

NEW YORK-The wireless information superhighway today is at the stage the interstate roads were during the 1930s, said Grover Righter, vice president of technical strategy for Kabira, San Rafael, Calif. …

REDMOND, Washington, United States-Metawave Communications said it received an estimated $22 million order from Grupo Iusacell, Mexico’s second-largest mobile carrier. Under the terms of the agreement, Metawave will supply Iusacell …

MEXICO CITY-U.K.-based Vodafone Group purchased a 34.5-percent stake in Iusacell, Mexico’s second-largest mobile operator, in an effort to expand into the Latin American wireless market, according to international press reports. …

With a population hungry for services, Latin America is challenging telecom and Internet companies to tap their imaginative resources to provide the devices, killer applications, high-speed networks and customized content, …

TAMPA, Fla.-GTE Telecommunication Services Inc. announced it signed contracts with seven wireless operators to facilitate and manage their worldwide roaming agreements. The operators include Appalachian Wireless, Bell Mobility, BellSouth Cellular, …

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 …

While wireless executives in North America plot in their war rooms about how to sell the wireless Web in an already highly penetrated Internet market, executives just south of the …

MEXICO CITY-Grupo Iusacell S.A. de C.V. launched its new mobile Internet service based on Wireless Application Protocol in the Mexican states of Mexico, Morelos and Hidalgo. The company reported it …

Globalstar L.P.’s worldwide service rollout took another step last week, bolstering its presence in Mexico where Globalstar de Mexico and Mexican cellular operator Iusacell formed a marketing agreement. According to …

BOSTON-American Tower Corp. is having a busy start to the new millennium, announcing a new merger and adding more towers to its portfolio. The merger, with Galaxy Engineering Services, will …

MEXICO CITY-Nuevo Grupo Iusacell, S.A. de C.V., Mexico City, placed privately Dec. 9 a $350 million issue of 14.25 percent senior notes due 2006 that it will use to expand …

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 …