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One of the special sections in this issue includes a large carrier chart listing the cellular and PCS operators of the world. Take a look, and you’ll see the phenomenal …

MEXICO CITY-Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama. They’re some of the smallest countries in the world, but at the same time, they’re actively participating in the Latin …

There are four main international groups with interests in Central American telecommunications: Telefonica-Spain’s main operator that in recent years has strongly expanded overseas, mainly toward Latin America. Telefonos de Mexico …

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-Nigeria has the potential of more than 5 million wireless subscribers and shows all the signs of becoming another wireless phenomenon in Africa. Looking at hard facts, this …

LONDON-The main trends in the Middle East wireless industry for the current year were highlighted back in March with calls from senior industry professionals for greater private-sector participation and the …

DUBLIN, Ireland-One of the most common complaints from telecommunications companies competing with former monopoly operators is cross-subsidization by the incumbent, particularly in countries where the incumbent also controls a major …

Albania Albania said it plans to issue a public tender to sell a majority stake in Albanian Mobile Communications, the sole cellular provider in the country. The government also plans …

GENEVA-Five rivals made the shortlist in the bid for control of the United Kingdom’s fourth-ranked mobile operator, One-2-One, which was put up for sale by owners Cable & Wireless and …

DUBLIN, Ireland-The phenomenal growth of cellular services around the world has created problems for operators as their networks become increasingly congested, encouraging companies to develop technologies and systems to increase …

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-Phone.com Inc. revealed that Italian Global System for Mobile communications operator Omnitel Spa has licensed Phone.com’s UP.Link Server Suite for its new Omnitel 2000 Internet portal. The Wireless …

WASHINGTON-David Aaron, undersecretary of Commerce for international trade, told wireless executives last week the Clinton administration intends to press the European Union to affirm a carrier compromise on harmonizing competing …

HONG KONG-The future of cdmaOne technology was the theme of this year’s CDMA World Congress in Hong Kong, and while data services are the future, wireless executives are struggling with …

Phone.com Inc., formerly Unwired Planet, entered the public realm with a bang last Friday with an initial public offering that proved exceptionally successful in a market where technology stocks don’t …

PALO ALTO, Calif.-Corsair Communications Inc. will deploy its PhonePrint fraud-prevention system for MobileTel Inc., a B-band cellular operator in southern Louisiana, announced Corsair. Corsair will use its RF fingerprinting system …

WASHINGTON-In reaching an out-of-court antitrust settlement with Nextel Communications Inc. last week, the Department of Justice found itself defending a deal on grounds that its own antitrust lawyers shot down …

HONG KONG-China United Telecommunications Corp.’s plan to deploy Code Division Multiple Access technology ensures its survival into the next generation and creates momentum for cdmaOne technology throughout the Asia-Pacific region, …

As the arms of wireless communications continue to stretch across the country, wireless local loop services are becoming increasingly popular, especially in rural areas where landline phones don’t reach many …

BURLINGTON, Mass.-Telia Telecom A/S, a new Danish telecommunications operator and subsidiary of Telia Sweden, has selected the FraudBuster solution from Lightbridge Inc. for its network, which offers converged mobile and …

NCR NCR Corp. introduced a software product that allows carriers to perform event-driven marketing by analyzing customer behavior and predicting a customer’s readiness to respond to particular marketing efforts. Called …

NEW YORK-Turkcell, the largest Global System for Mobile Communications operator in Turkey, said June 8 it has asked the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for permission to go public later …

It has been more than 15 months since the first local multipoint distribution service auctions ended and brought broadband wireless access networks to reality. By all accounts, the prospect for …

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-CMT Partners Inc., the owner and operator of Cellular One Kansas/Missouri, launched Easy Connect, a directory assistance service that enables customers to access names, addresses, telephone numbers and …

PALO ALTO, Calif.-Corsair Communications Inc.’s contract with Comunicacion Celular S.A., a cellular operator in the eastern region of Colombia, has been upgraded to provide full nationwide deployment of PhonePrint 5.0, …

When Congress passed Section 309(j) of the Communications Act and the government developed rules to implement this law, the goal was to increase diversity in telecommunications by providing opportunities for …

DAPHNE, Ala.-Communitronics of America Inc. announced it has completed integrating Data Paging Inc. into the company, following its acquisition in December. Communitronics is a paging and specialized mobile radio operator …