Swisscom

PRAGUE, Czech Republic—The Czech government launched a second round of a tender to acquire a majority stake in state-owned Cesky Telecom after receiving bids below its minimum-set price. The government …

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, …

After a year in which its global customer base increased from 53 million customers to a staggering 83 million customers, U.K.-based Vodafone Group plc said it will turn its attention …

JAPAN Japanese electronics giant Sony Corp. has decided to upgrade its cellular phone handset operations into a full division with emphasis on mobile computing products. Sony also wants to delve …

AirNet United States. With MBO for a GPRS system. Value: Undisclosed Alcatel Gambia. With Gamtel for a turnkey GSM network to be installed in the greater Banjul area. Value: Undisclosed …

STAMFORD, Conn.-SmartServ Online Inc. and Swisscom announced they are concluding definitive agreements to allow Swisscom to license SmartServ’s Web and wireless application technology. The technology will allow Swisscom to offer …

London-based mobile phone giant Vodafone Group plc reported strong interim results for the six months ended Sept. 30, including a 55-percent increase in proportionate customer additions compared with the same …

BIENNE, Switzerland-Two of the five companies left to bid in a Swiss third-generation license auction merged, causing the Swiss government to postpone the auction of four licenses. Four companies are …

LONDON-Vodafone Group plc and France Telecom’s Orange both acquired stakes in the Swiss wireless market ahead of the country’s Universal Mobile Telecommunications System auction, set to begin next week. Vodafone …

BERNE, Switzerland-Only five bidders will compete for four Universal Mobile Telecommunications System licenses in Switzerland, as three contenders dropped out late last week, down from an original 10 interested companies. …

ZURICH, Switzerland-Deutsche Telekom and Vodafone Group are competing to buy a minority stake in Swisscom’s wireless operations, according to international press reports. The Swiss company has been has reportedly been …

BERNE, Switzerland-Swisscom said it plans to reorganize the company’s corporate structure, transforming the Swiss telecom company into a group of operationally independent companies by the end of 2001. As part …

In a surprise ending, six groups walked away with Universal Mobile Telecommunications System licenses in Germany at a total cost of $45.85 billion, the largest amount raised yet in a …

BIEL, Switzerland-Ten companies submitted applications to bid for four third-generation licenses in Switzerland in November. Switzerland’s Federal Office of Communications will decide by the end of August which of the …

BERN, Switzerland-Swisscom said it is considering spinning off its mobile division to fund Universal Mobile Telecommunications System licenses and networks. The operator said it has about 2.5 million mobile customers. …

Although some rumblings continue over Geoworks Corp.’s licensing program for Wireless Application Protocol technology, WAP-related announcements continued making news at last week’s GSM World Congress in Cannes. Phone.com Inc. announced …

Alcatel Cameroon. With Societe Camerounaise de Mobiles (SCM) for a GSM network for the area between the cities of Yaounde, Douala and Bafoussam. Value: US$21.15 million China. With Post and …

Finland. Sonera began offering High Speed Circuit Switched Data services to its data customers 6 September, but without available handsets. Sonera said it wanted to be ready when handsets are …

OSLO-Newly merged Telenor and Telia agreed to acquire a 30-percent stake in DiGi Swisscom Berhad, a Malaysian telecommunications group that operates a Global System for Mobile communications 1800 MHz network, …

BERN, Switzerland-Swisscom took a significant step in becoming a major service provider in Europe by acquiring a 58-percent stake in Germany’s No. 3 mobile communications provider, Debitel AG, for $1.62 …

WASHINGTON-Swisscom, Switzerland’s primary telephone company, is marketing its international prepaid roaming solution to service providers in North America. The service is based on the company’s subscriber identity module card application …

Belgium KPN Orange launched GSM 1800 service in early April as the third mobile operator in Belgium. Ireland Esat Telecom Group confirmed it accepted an offer to acquire a pro …

Cellular towers ruining America To the Editor: I have two comments regarding your antenna-siting article. (Antenna siting is hot topic for NACo Crowd, March 8.) First, it is my understanding …

ATLANTA-LHS Group Inc. launched its new customer-care and billing software, “Targys-the millennium series,” for the global telecommunications industry. Targys easily can be integrated with other software, regardless of hardware and …

CANNES, France-Nextel Communications Inc. last week announced plans at the GSM World Congress to establish roaming between its iDEN-based networks and Global System for Mobile communications systems in Europe and …