Internat'l Wireless

About Internat'l Wireless

Developer, owner, and operator of wireless communications companies and projects in emerging markets in Asia and Latin America. These companies and projects provide, or are developing, a variety of wireless communications services, including cellular telephone, wireless local loop (WLL), enhanced capacity trunked radio (ECTR), and paging. The company currently has interests in nine operating companies in Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, and the Philippines. In addition, the company has interests in five developmental-stage projects in Mexico, Pakistan, Peru, and Taiwan and is actively pursuing other development and acquisition opportunities. As of December 31, 1996, the company's operating companies had licenses covering an estimated 585 million people (POPs) which, based on the company's equity interests in these operating companies, represented an estimated 205 million equity POPs. As of December 31, 1996, the company's operating companies, which are generally in the early stages of operating and expanding their networks, served approximately 136,700 subscribers.