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Alcatel Brazil. With Telemar for a GSM 1800 network in the area from Piau

NEW YORK -Ten Square, San Jose, Calif., plans to expand its provision of wireless e-commerce services to 2,800 service stations and convenience stores in various cities by year-end. The privately …

Amid the frenzy over a flagging economy and road bumps to the next generation of technologies, Nokia Corp. won a series of third-generation infrastructure contracts that gives the handset vendor …

In addition to being headquarters to a slew of businesses that have become known worldwide, including Microsoft Corp. and Starbucks, Seattle last week was ground zero for GSM technology as …

BRUSSELS, Belgium-Belgium awarded three Universal Mobile Telecommunications System licenses to each of the country’s three incumbent operators, bringing in about $419 million for the government. The prices raised from the …

OXFORD, United Kingdom-While all the major European cell-phone operators have either launched or announced target dates for GPRS services, a growing number of technology developers are voicing concerns. One of …

NEW DELHI, India-The state-owned fixed-line provider MTNL has launched its GSM cellular phone service in Mumbai, India’s commercial capital, leading to a tariff war. The two incumbent private providers-BPL Mobile …

GENEVA-Despite a subdued initial public offering (IPO) that saw the company reap a modest US$9 per share-near the bottom end of an already hastily reduced US$8.7 to US$10 range-the future …

Belgium Belgium awarded three Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) licenses to each of the country’s three incumbent operators, bringing in about US$419 million for the government. The prices raised were …

AT&T Corp. is reported to be in “exploratory discussions” with Dobson Communications Corp. regarding a potential transaction between the two companies, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal. …

NEW YORK-Borrowing the vernacular of a traffic engineer, a financier compared the current capital market conditions for telecommunications companies to rush-hour congestion, but observed that the tie-up looks like it …

OXFORD, United Kingdom-Once again the Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) has been consigned to the dust bin of failed technology by the U.K. consumer magazine Which?. The independent guide said the …

KARLSKRONA, Sweden-Europolitan and Hi3G, two companies granted Universal Mobile Telecommunications System licenses in Sweden last year, agreed to jointly build part of their UMTS infrastructure. The companies will form a …

JACKSON, Miss.-Air2Lan said it acquired Orange Twine, a broadband provider in New Orleans, giving Air2Lan a significant presence there. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

GENEVA-With the world’s first third-generation (3G) mobile systems due to come online in Japan in less than a year, Europe’s wireless operators are gearing up for an intense round of …

Bulgaria Ote Telecom won Bulgaria’s third mobile-phone license for US$135 million, beating out Telecom Italia Mobile through an auction. Ote plans to partner with Bulgarian Telecommunications Co. (BTC), the country’s …

As likely winners begin to emerge in the re-auction of NextWave Telecom Inc.’s PCS licenses, it looks like these permits will be used in large part by major wireless players …

PARIS-France Telecom announced plans to float up to 15 percent of its mobile subsidiary, Orange SA, in an effort to reduce its debt. The float will take place by the …

LONDON-Vodafone Group plc added 13.2 million customers worldwide to its subscriber base during the quarter ended Dec. 31, helped by record sales in the United Kingdom and strong sales in …

ROSH HA’AYIN, ISRAEL-Partner Communications, the only GSM mobile telephone network operator in Israel, announced the launch of High Speed Circuit Switched Data service, named orange high speed. The service will …

CHINA Under a new deal, Comverse Technology Inc. will provide short messaging service, cell broadcasting and expanded voice mail to Chinese mobile operator Heilongjiang Mobile Communications Co. Ltd. Comverse will …

The millennium is off to a good start for Vodafone Group. The U.K.-based carrier began 2000 with a hostile takeover of Mannesmann, parent of its rival Orange, and continued with …

Band-X Stephen Beynon was hired as Band-X’s new chief executive officer. He was previously in a management position in the data and business services division of Cable & Wireless Optus. …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-In a surprise announcement, the Swedish government awarded four Universal Mobile Telecommunications System licenses on Dec. 16, dismissing a proposal from Telia, the country’s current mobile leader. Sweden’s other …

BRUSSELS, Belgium-KPN Mobile will acquire 50 percent of Belgium operator KPN Orange Belgium from France Telecom for $443.5 million, giving KPN 100-percent ownership. France Telecom had to divest its KPN …