PARIS—The French telecom regulator has confirmed that only Bouygues Telecom applied for one of the two third-generation licenses on offer in France. Therefore, the three current mobile incumbent operators—Orange, SFR and Bouygues—will be the only 3G operators in the country.France awarded two of its...
OXFORD, United Kingdom—A joint venture between Orange and U.K.-based cable operator NTL should soon enable Orange cell-phone users to order digital content and have it downloaded via NTL's broadband connection to their homes. NTL said it is also planning to leverage its relationships with...
NEW YORK—Tele2 said it won a Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) license in Luxembourg from the country's Ministry of Telecommunications.Tele2's Luxembourg operator Tango received the most points in the country's "beauty contest" for licenses, in which market newcomer Orange and P&T Luxembourg, also an...
DENVER, United States—The Slovak government announced three companies submitted bids for the country's three third-generation (3G) licenses. Incumbent operators Eurotel and Orange bid for the two individual 3G licenses on offer, while market newcomer Profinet.sk bid for the combined GSM and 3G license.The combined...
Wireless stock prices around the world have taken a beating lately. Vodafone Group has most noticeably suffered investors’ wrath and is now trading at less than a pound. To make matters worse, its shares fell an additional 5 percent last week after Goldman Sachs...
PARIS—A French newspaper reported European mobile operator Orange is interested in launching a branded service in the United States and is currently in talks with a U.S. operator. Orange has denied the reports.The report said Cingular is currently the most likely partner after talks...
OXFORD, United Kingdom—The Polish telecom regulator, URTiP, has conceded that the three operators that purchased third-generation (3G) licenses will not be held to the contractual launch date due to the technical problems being experienced by equipment developers.The operators, Polska Telefonica Cyfrowa (PTC), Polkomtel and...
LONDON—Nortel Networks said it has signed a deal with Orange SA subsidiary Dutchtone to upgrade the carrier's wireless network with GSM and GPRS equipment."Our aim is to provide the best performing network in the Netherlands, which is why we are substantially investing in adding...
LONDON—Lucent Technologies Inc. said it has signed a three-year contract worth over $35 million to supply Orange SA with its MiLife VoiceXML Gateway solution."This project is at the heart of the OrangeWorld vision to develop a powerful Internet-based platform to provide the basis for...
TOKYO—NTT DoCoMo Inc., the largest mobile carrier in Japan, and Bouygues Telecom, the third-largest operator in France, announced they reached a license agreement over i-mode services in France. Following the technology transfer agreement, Bouygues Telecom, a telecom business unit of Bouygues SA, is going...
AUSTIN, Texas—Wi-Fi service provider Wayport Inc. will provide high-speed Internet access in the meeting facilities and common areas of eight Windsor Capital Group Inc.-managed Embassy Suites hotels, Wayport announced.The hotels are located in Orange County, Calif., Seattle, Las Vegas, Detroit, Portland, Ore., and Cincinnati.Wayport...
HELSINKI, Finland—TDC, the Danish telecom company that is currently the subject of attention from acquisitive Nordic neighbor Telia, is being linked as a "probable" contender to take over Cesky Telecom, which owns 51 percent of EuroTel Praha, the Czech Republic's fastest growing mobile operator.Deutsche...
LAUSANNE, Switzerland—Orange's Swiss operator has agreed to purchase Liechtenstein's Viag EuroPlatform, which owns licenses to operate GSM 1800 MHz and Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) networks. The value of the purchase was not disclosed.Ownership is expected to be transferred from German company Viag EuroPlatform...
NEW DELHI, India—TA Orange, the much-awaited GSM operator in Thailand, launched its commercial services on 27 March, amid confusion created by the row between DTAC and the Telecom Organization of Thailand (TOT) over payment of access fees to the government agency.TA Orange has set...
LONDON—European wireless operators O2 and Orange said they are interested in bidding for one of Ireland's four third-generation licenses. The licenses, which run for 20 years, will be offered as one Class-A license for around $45 million and three Class-B licenses for $100 million...
WATERLOO, Ontario—The BlackBerry is going to Asia under a deal between the maker of the wireless e-mail and mobile-phone device, Research In Motion Ltd., and Hong Kong wireless carrier Hutchison Telecommunications.Hutchison Telecom, which sports 1.7 million customers, will sell the device running over its...
ORLANDO—Boingo announced it will enable the Orange County Convention Center with 802.11b broadband Internet access for CTIA Wireless 2002.In addition, CTIA has partnered with Boingo and Avaya to offer show attendees the following deal: attendees who sign up for Boingo Pro, which is $24.95...
HONG KONG—Motorola said it signed a US$253 million agreement to supply GSM 1800 MHz network equipment to TA Orange in Thailand.The deal includes radio access equipment and related integration services for a turnkey system."With this being the initial investment for TA Orange in Asia,...
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, followed by KPN Mobile's launch in the Netherlands in April.KPN said the European i-mode...
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, followed by KPN Mobile's launch in the Netherlands in April.KPN said the European i-mode...
HONG KONG—Motorola Inc. said it signed a $253 million agreement to supply GSM 1800 MHz network equipment to TA Orange in Thailand.The deal includes radio access equipment and related integration services for a turnkey system."With this being the initial investment for TA Orange in...
HELSINKI, Finland—Telia Mobile, the Nordic region's biggest mobile operator, is moving to strengthen its position through acquisitions. The company is soon expected to bid for Sonera's mobile telephone business in all Nordic and Baltic states, excluding Finland. Telia Mobile has a strong presence in...
NEW DELHI, India—TA Orange has decided to offer airtime discount coupons to fixed-line subscribers of its affiliate, TelecomAsia, in the second phase of its soft launch of GSM services in Thailand.In the first phase called "Family and Friends", the mobile-phone service was made available...
