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NEW YORK—The National Advertising Division of the Council of Better Business Inc. reported Nextel Communications Inc. has properly qualified and limited its “works around the world” claim for its wireless …

JAKARTA, Indonesia—Less than two months since the rollout of General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) services last November, Optus made Australia’s first live third-generation (3G) call, the carrier said. Keir Preedy, …

OXFORD, United Kingdom—The five holders of Italian third-generation (3G) licenses have each expressed an interest in launching bids for Blu, the Italian mobile operator that failed to gain a 3G …

BEIJING—In a rare and exclusive interview for the English language newspaper China Daily, the Minister of Information Industry, Wu Jichuan, discussed his country’s telecom reform. He hailed the results after …

TAIPEI, Taiwan-Taiwan will hold Asia’s first third-generation license auction after seven companies showed interest in five licenses. Seven consortia will begin the bidding process in January, with licenses expected to …

TAIPEI, Taiwan—Taiwan will hold Asia’s first third-generation (3G) license auction after seven companies showed interest in five licenses. Seven consortia will begin the bidding process in January, with licenses expected …

TAIPEI, Taiwan—Taiwan will hold Asia’s first third-generation license auction after seven companies showed interest in five licenses. Seven consortia will begin the bidding process in January, with licenses expected to …

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa—Econet Wireless intends to become the dominant African telecommunications provider within the next five years. According to Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Strive Masiyiwa, the group wants to provide …

HELSINKI, Finland—Finnish mobile operators, headed by the Swedish telecom company Telia Mobile, are exploring collaboration in constructing licensed third-generation (3G) networks. Telia is hoping to reach an accommodation with fellow …

HELSINKI, Finland—Tele2, the Swedish mobile telecom headquartered in Stockholm, has reinforced its mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) strategy in Europe through the launch of MVNO services in the Netherlands. Tele2 …

BEIJING—China Unicom expects nine out of the 19 firms licensed to produce CDMA handsets to be able to start production by the end of this year and be able to …

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina—As planned, the telephony liberalization process in Bolivia began on 28 November, including a multicarrier system for national and international long-distance calls. Through the process, Entel’s monopoly of …

TREVOSE, Pa.—Verizon Wireless and Wawa Food Markets announced an agreement allowing Wawa to operate an Air Link Raven II CDPD radio-modem on the Verizon Wireless data network designed to speed …

MOSCOW—The CDMA technology, which must abandon the 470 MHz to 872 MHz band in Russia by 2010, began to move down to the 450 MHz band, and a second carrier …

OSLO, Norway—Telenor said it is ready for Norway’s mobile number portability program, which began 1 November. The program will allow customers to switch operators without changing phone numbers. Telenor Mobile …

BEIJING—After months of prevarication, the Chinese government has decided to split the quasi-monopoly fixed-line operator China Telecom in two parts following geographical lines. Both the northern and southern split-offs of …

BEIJING—Motorola said it has signed a General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) end-to-end contract to expand China Mobile networks for an undisclosed amount in seven major Chinese provinces and municipalities. The …

NIEUWEGEIN, China—China Unicom selected CMG Wireless Data Solutions to provide its end-to-end messaging solution in seven provincial branches. Thirty percent of the CDMA subscribers will send their messages via CMG’s …

PARIS—Alcatel said it won two separate GSM network expansion contracts with China Mobile subsidiaries valued at US$70 million total. Shanghai Mobile’s eighth GSM expansion will include Alcatel’s Evolium series products. …

RALEIGH, N.C.—High Speed Net Solutions Inc. said it has demonstrated its Bluefuel Image module designed to enable image applications on mobile phones and other wireless devices, featuring full-color sports images …

Palm Inc. watched its stock drop more than 20 percent after the company released its earnings with the news that it will not make profitability by the second quarter and …

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.—Oracle Corp. released its earnings report on schedule Thursday but without comment. The company said it is missing seven employees in the World Trade Center in New York …

ALEXANDRIA, Va.—In preparation for next week’s GlobalXChange 2001 show, the Personal Communications Industry Association is announcing keynote speakers and discussion leaders. Author and consultant Don Tapscott is slated to give …

JAKARTA, Indonesia-For years, countries in Southeast Asia have achieved tremendous growth in cellular phone services. However, when economic turmoil hit the region in 1997, network buildout was deferred and even …

BUCHAREST, Romania-Most countries in Western Europe have awarded third-generation (3G) licenses at high fees to a few operators. Companies are expecting revenue from the services within a decade, according to …