Deutsche Bundespost Telekom said yesterday that it is seeking a global mobile phone alliance to become a major player in the market for international personal mobile communications, Reuter reports from Bonn: Lothar Hunsel, chairman of the DeTeMobil GmbH subsidiary, told Reuters that by the end of the decade the company would more than double its turnover and become one of the world’s top five mobile phone companies; it will unveil a digital cellular network for the greater Moscow region later this week, to add to four other digital licences and one analogue licence in Russia; it also wants to enter the North American market; We are examining all of the known satellite-based mobile phone projects like Iridium and Globalstar and want to decide by the end of the year on an investment, he said; there are five to choose from – Loral Corp and Qualcomm Inc lead the Globalstar consortium, which includes Deutsche Aerospace AG, competing with Motorola Inc’s Iridium project, a plan by TRW Inc, and the surprising joint venture between Craig McCaw and Bill Gates.
