KPN Mobile

AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands-The Dutch government sold a 12-spercent stake, or about 300 million ordinary shares, in Dutch telecom company KPN NV for about $2.2 billion. The sale comes as the …

SYDNEY, Australia-The worldwide opportunity for mobile data and wireless games is huge, according to two new studies, but wireless carriers will need to accurately price and market the applications to …

The worldwide opportunity for mobile data and wireless games is huge, according to two new studies, but wireless carriers will need to accurately price and market the applications to take …

LONDON-Hutchison Whampoa has launched legal action against partner KPN Telecom for refusing to contribute a loan for the two companies’ third-generation U.K. business, Hutchison 3G U.K., which operates under the …

THE HAGUE, The Netherlands-KPN Mobile has decided not to grant a shareholder loan of $239 million to Hutchison 3G U.K. Holding in which it holds a 15-percent stake. Earlier this …

TOKYO—NTT DoCoMo, the largest mobile operator in Japan, announced it will grant a 37.8 billion yen (US$315 million) loan to Hutchison 3G U.K. Holding. NTT DoCoMo holds 20 percent of …

LONDON-Hutchison 3G U.K., which is in the process of a phased third-generation service launch in the United Kingdom, has placed funding calls to equity partners NTT DoCoMo Inc. and KPN …

DUBLIN, Ireland-A schism is developing in the marketing world as mobile marketers insist on going it alone on measures to minimize spam over wireless networks. The Direct Marketing Association has …

LONDON-Vodafone Group has ended talks with MmO2 regarding its Dutch mobile subsidiary, according to international press reports. Deutsche Telekom is the only named company still considering the business, according to …

AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands-According to international press reports, MmO2 is in talks with several operators, including Vodafone Group plc and T-Mobile International, for the sale of its Dutch subsidiary. The unit …

TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo said it will decide in mid-December whether it will maintain its 15-percent interest in Dutch operator KPN Mobile by subscribing to further shares of the operator. KPN Mobile …

SANTA BARBARA, Calif.-Somera Communications announced its support for the mobile network expansion of BASE, a Belgium-based subsidiary of KPN Mobile that boasts more than 1 million subscribers. Somera has provided …

TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo Inc. president Norio Wada said the telecommunications giant would discuss the possibility of writing down losses on its overseas investments including AT&T Wireless Services Inc., Hutchison 3G UK …

DUBLIN, Ireland-While spam has yet to become a serious issue for its i-mode customers, KPN Mobile has made a pre-emptive strike on potential mass mailers by offering customers the option …

TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo, the largest mobile operator in Japan, is going to grant full support to French operator Bouygues Telecom to launch i-mode-like service in France. Bouygues Telecom is going to …

OXFORD, United Kingdom-KPN Mobile looks likely to miss its target for i-mode subscribers in the Netherlands and Germany by a considerable margin. The company, which recently announced it had a …

OXFORD, United Kingdom-KPN Mobile looks likely to miss its target for i-mode subscribers in the Netherlands and Germany by a considerable margin. The company, which recently announced it had a …

TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo will set up a demonstration room for FOMA in the New York office of AT&T Wireless in the fourth quarter. Visitors of the demonstration room near Central Park …

TOKYO-In support of the launch of its I-mode service in Europe, NTT DoCoMo Inc. said it will establish a consulting firm in the Netherlands. The carrier said the European venture, …

TOKYO—NEC Corp. said it received an order from Taiwan’s KG Telecommunications for mobile handsets for KG Telecom’s i-mode service. NEC said the delivery will make it the first supplier of …

TOKYO—NEC, the leading handset maker in Japan, announced that it shipped 2.5-generation (2.5G) handsets for China Mobile. China Mobile is the largest mobile carrier in China with 115 million subscribers. …

JAKARTA, Indonesia—SingTel Mobile confirmed that it purchased an additional 12.7-percent stake in Indonesia’s Telkomsel for US$429 million from PT Telkom, giving it a 35-percent stake in the mobile operator. Telkom’s …

TOKYO—NTT DoCoMo, the leading mobile carrier in Japan, is reportedly going to post a 1 trillion yen (US$7.5 billion) special loss in its fiscal 2001 financial results mainly from an …

THE HAGUE, The Netherlands—After much speculation about i-mode services in the European market, KPN Mobile said its German subsidiary E-Plus will begin offering the commercial mobile data service this week, …

THE HAGUE, The Netherlands—After much speculation about i-mode services in the European market, KPN Mobile said its German subsidiary E-Plus will begin offering the commercial mobile data service this week, …