- SCALING ANDEAN HEIGHTS
Telecsa has become Ecuador's third mobile operator, joining BellSouth and America Movil. Telecsa was formed from two state-owned companies, Andinatel and Pacifictel. Andinatel won a 15-year mobile concession this year but Telecsa had to pay $31m to transfer the licence. Telecsa expects to offer services by year-end. Richard Jaramillo, president ......
- Qualcomm in Brazilian straits
Brazil's regulator has dug itself into a deep hole over the use of 1.9GHz spectrum. And with vendors, operators and politicians all shovelling opinions, the hole is only getting deeper Ostensibly, the question that Anatel, the Brazilian regulator, has to answer is a simple one: can Vesper, a wireless local ......
- Microsoft and Infowave team for wireless data
solutions for Mobile network operators.
Infowave Software (TSE: IW), a provider of wireless software for mobile professionals, corporations and network operators announced recently that it will collaborate with Microsoft Corporation to develop and market solutions for mobile network operators based on the Windows Powered Microsoft mobile device platforms. Infowave and Microsoft will work together to ......
- Microsoft and Infowave team for wireless data
solutions for mobile network operators.
Infowave Software (TSE: IW), a provider of wireless software for mobile professionals, corporations and network operators announced recently that it will collaborate with Microsoft Corporation to develop and market solutions for mobile network operators based on the Windows Powered Microsoft mobile device platforms. Infowave and Microsoft will work together to ......
- Latin Shorts
- Vodafone AirTouch has finally moved into Latin America, agreeing to buy a 34.5% stake in Mexico's Grupo Iusacell for $973.4 million. Iusacell is Mexico's second biggest cellular operator, with over 1.5 million subscribers and coverage of four of the country's nine regions. The deal deepens Vodafone's partnership with Verizon, ......
- Dutch mobile operator O2 take-over
target.
EUROPEMEDIA-(C)2003 Van Dusseldorp & Partners - http://www.vandusseldorp.com/ There are strong rumours that Dutch mobile operator, O2, is being pursued by competing operators, Vodafone and Ben, in a take-over bid estimated at between E100-200m. The Netherlands is served by five mobile operators, of which KPN Mobile is the largest with 42.1 ......
- Vimpelcom eyes St. Petersburg
market.
EUROPEMEDIA-(C)2002 Van Dusseldorp & Partners - http://www.vandusseldorp.com/ Vimpelcom, Russia's second biggest mobile operator, has applied for a GSM license in the northwest region, which includes the St.Petersburg market. The Communications Ministry confirmed the availability of frequencies for a GSM-1800 network and said it would make a decision on the licence ......