HILVERSUM, The Netherlands-Lucent Technologies Inc. said it has won a contract to supply ATM infrastructure and software for KPN Mobile's third-generation network in the Netherlands."Lucent will deliver equipment and services for a core ATM backbone network that will enable KPN Mobile to efficiently manage...
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 government announced plans to cut costs.The shares were placed on the market by Citigroup...
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 take advantage of the market.According to The Research Room, the global market for wireless...
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 advantage of the market.According to The Research Room, the global market for wireless gaming...
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 3 brand name.Earlier this year, 3 U.K. asked its three shareholders for more funds....
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 week, Japan's NTT DoCoMo agreed to loan Hutchison 3G U.K. $315 million in line...
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 the company. Hutchison made financial calls to partners DoCoMo and Dutch company KPN Mobile...
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 Mobile for commitments to provide additional funding through shareholder loans.Hutchison has asked NTT DoCoMo,...
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 a protocol called Telephone Preference Service (TPS), which allows customers to opt out of...
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 the reports.Vodafone reportedly ended the talks after closely examining the company's books. The unit...
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 is reported to be worth around $210 million, although the price could increase with...
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 last week said it is planning to convert about $14 billion of shareholder loans...
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 BASE new and re-deployed telecom infrastructure equipment and deployment services for BASE's network expansion. "By...
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 Ltd. and KPN Mobile NV.A Japanese business newspaper reported DoCoMo was expected to write...
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 of deciding from whom they receive mail.Customers can compile and update what is known...
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 launch i-mode like service in December.In the European market, E-Plus launched i-mode-like service in...
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 total of 100,000 i-mode users, confidently stated when it launched the system that it...
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 total of 100,000 i-mode users, confidently stated when it launched the system that it...
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 will be able to experience 384 kilobits per second (kbps) data transmission service, television...
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, DoCoMo I-mode Europe B.V., will provide consultation regarding technology and marketing as well as...
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 i-mode handsets in Asia outside Japan.KG Telecom will be the first company in Asia...
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.China Mobile launched data service based on General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) technology last week....
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 stake will reduce to 65 percent. SingTel bought its original 22.3-percent stake from KPN Mobile...
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 evaluation loss from its overseas investments. Due to the huge special loss, NTT DoCoMo...
