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SINGAPORE—Three telecommunications companies in Singapore indicated they would take part in the upcoming auction of new second-generation (2G) spectrum rights. The three cellular operators that have submitted offers, confirmed by …

MOSCOW—Lukoil Co. is negotiating a wireless license with the communications ministry of neighboring Moldova and is also eyeing the Ukrainian and Romanian markets.The Lukoil Company will begin operations in Moldova …

MOSCOW—The St. Petersburg-based North-Western GSM and the Moscow-based Sonic Duo carrier, as well as six Russian regional operators merged into a new company, which would deal with the pan-Russian Megafon …

WASHINGTON-A $148 million class-action lawsuit was filed last week accusing the Federal Communications Commission of breach-of-contract when it failed to redraw lottery applications for seven rural service area licenses when …

A patent dispute is heating things up between three companies that provide solutions for controlling RF interference. ISCO International Inc. has filed a lawsuit against Conductus Inc. and Superconductor Technologies …

LONDON—Turkey’s newest mobile-phone operator, Aycell, has announced it will be technically operational later this month.Aycell, which is run by state-run telephone carrier Turk Telekom, issued a statement announcing that its …

Nortel Networks Corp., L.M. Ericsson and Siemens AG may be the major vendors to improve their harvests from the new balance of power that the third generation of technologies will …

It’s quiet out there in the paging and messaging industry. Perhaps too quiet. WebLink Wireless Inc., Arch Wireless Inc. and Metrocall Inc. are the three largest independent paging and messaging …

Amid mounting layoffs and company bankruptcies across the entire telecommunications sector, a little start-up out of Halifax, Nova Scotia, is making its debut, hoping to capitalize on the growing voice-enabled …

Even with more than 100 million customers across numerous carriers and a handful of technology choices, wireless subscribers in the United States hold and complete a conversation of acceptable audio …

NEW YORK-In a preview of its second-quarter corporate debt outlook, to be published July 27, Standard & Poor’s Corp. said “the large loss announced in June by Nortel Networks Corp. …

H.O. Systems H.O. Systems has chosen Scott Berry as vice president of professional services. His 12 years of industry experience includes executive positions at Alltel, Convergys and Cellular One. At …

Each time the death knell sounds, Lucent Technologies Inc. seems to rebound. Last week was a metaphor of what might be the roller coaster ride the Murray Hill-based telecom equipment …

JAKARTA, Indonesia-Amid an unpredictable economic crisis, Indonesia’s telecommunication sector is moving forward, with new regulation in effect since 8 September, 2000. The new regulation, which says any company can provide …

By outsourcing their handset and network equipment production, major vendors may be unwittingly yielding enormous influence to contract electronics manufacturers that could acquire enough expertise and experience to develop their …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission proclaimed the good news that the wireless industry is competitive, as more than 75 percent of the population can choose between five or more wireless carriers. …

DENVER-Qwest Wireless last week filed to change its Enhanced 911 Phase II solution from a network-based solution to an assisted Global Positioning Satellite-or hybrid-solution. Qwest in November was one of …

NEW YORK-A group of seven network infrastructure and software systems developers have joined forces in what they are calling an “initiative” to explain and promote multimedia messaging service in advance …

As European telecom companies pant under spectrum’s debt burden and fret over possible third-generation rewards, a market research firm thinks the future is worthy of the torture. “Mobile operators will …

ORLANDO, Fla.-Airbiquity Inc. and motoring and travel services company AAA are field testing a portable location services device that attaches to existing cellular handsets, the companies announced. The test is …

LONDON-BT Cellnet will use Seven’s mobile software architecture to launch its Connected wireless Internet service. Connected, which is a mobile Internet portal and suite of services for business customers in …

LEESBURG, Va.-Iridium Satellite L.L.C. began shipping last week an order of 1,000 phones pursuant to a contract signed with the Defense Information Systems Agency last December. The 1,000 phones also …

In the United States, the Telecommunications Act of 1996 freed telephone companies to deliver video programming and cable companies to provide phone service. But even though the 1996 telecom act …

WASHINGTON-If you are a congressman driving one Friday evening to Connecticut while holding a mobile phone in your hand, and your wife exclaims suddenly that you are driving erratically, what …

WASHINGTON-The new Democratic-controlled Senate is expected to change the tone of telecom policy debate in Congress, but is unlikely to immediately have a major legislative impact. That may well change …