Cellular-News for Tuesday 7th February 2006

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[[ 3G ]]

Italy's Consob Approves 3 Italia IPO Prospectus

Italy's market watchdog Consob late Friday approved Italian third-generation mobile operator 3 Italia's initial public offer prospectus. ...

Shrinking 3G Tower Amplifiers

Andrew Corp. has introduced what it says is the industry's most compact tower mounted amplifier (TMA) that will provide operators with an ideal option for coverage and capacity enhancement for 3G networks....

3G Licenses Awarded in Lithuania The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority in Lithuania has awarded three 3G licenses. The winners are TeliaSonera's subsidiary Omnitel, Bite and Tele2. Omnitel says that it plans to launch the 3G services and to disclose country-wide roll-out plans... [[ Financial ]]

Sony Ericsson Delays Availability Of P990 Handset

Mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson said Monday it has delayed the market introduction of its flagship P990 model, as setting up partnerships with external parties and ramping up production is proving more complex than anticipated. ...

Telekom Malaysia In Talks For India Spice Stake

Telekom Malaysia Monday said it is in talks to buy a stake in India's Spice Telecom. ...

Sprint Nextel Gets Antitrust OK To Buy Nextel Partners

Sprint Nextel received antitrust clearance from the Federal Trade Commission to buy out affiliate Nextel Partners. ...

PRESS: Telenor to mull VimpelCom stake rise after URS conflict over

Norway's telecommunication operator Telenor plans to consider the option of increasing its stake in Russia's second-largest mobile operator VimpelCom only after the conflict over VimpelCom's purchase of Ukrainian Radiosystems (URS) is resolved, Jan...

Sweden's Tele2 ups stake in Russia's Lipetsk Mobile to 100%

Swedish telecommunications company Tele2 AB has increased its stake in Russia's Lipetsk Mobile to 100% by purchasing 5.9% in the company from CenterTelecom, according to a statement by CenterTelecom released on Monday. ...

Jordan Telecom Revamps Operational Structure

Jordan Telecom, the Jordanian communications company, has announced the integration of the operations of Jordan Telecom, MobileCom, Wanadoo and e-Dimension into a single organization with a single management structure: Jordan Telecom Group. The new, ...

MTC Completes Sudan Purchase

Kuwait's MTC says that it has successfully concluded the acquisition of 61% of Mobitel from Sudatel in a deal valued at US$1.332 billion. Mobitel customers will benefit from further investments in network capacity and coverage. MTC plans to invest ap...

[[ Handsets ]]

Sony Ericsson Delays Availability Of P990 Handset

Mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson said Monday it has delayed the market introduction of its flagship P990 model, as setting up partnerships with external parties and ramping up production is proving more complex than anticipated. ...

Telekom Malaysia In Talks For India Spice Stake

Telekom Malaysia Monday said it is in talks to buy a stake in India's Spice Telecom. ...

Customers Disappointed With Camera Phones - report

A camera is considered by many users to be one of the most desirable features in wireless handsets, yet, evidence suggests that only a tiny percentage of camera phones are used regularly to transmit pictures or to store for later use, reports In-Stat...

[[ MVNO ]]

Spanish Regulator Sees Several Potential MVNO Entrants

Several companies with operations in Spain are looking to become mobile virtual network operators, or MVNOs, the chairman of the country's telecommunications regulator CMT said Monday. ...

[[ Network Operators ]]

PRESS: Russia's MTS to change its advertising slogan soon

Russia's largest mobile operator Mobile TeleSystems (MTS) plans to change its Russian-language advertising slogan to "To hear you always" from "You are better" soon, Grzegorz Esz, MTS marketing director, said in an interview with Sekret Firmy bu...

Russia's VimpelCom ready to launch network in Chechnya

Russia's second-largest mobile operator VimpelCom has completed preparatory work to launch its network in Russia's constituent republic of Chechnya, Nikolai Pryanishnikov, VimpelCom's executive vice president, said Monday. ...

[[ Offbeat ]]

Sprint Nextel Cooperating In Domestic Spying -Report

AT&T, Verizon Communications' MCI and Sprint Nextel Corp. are among several large US telecommunications companies that agreed to cooperate with the National Security Agency's spying without warrants on international calls by suspected terrorists, USA...

Greek Socialists Demand 2 Mins Quit In Phone-Tapping Case

ATHENS (AP)--The opposition Socialist Party in Greece called Monday for the resignation of two senior ministers over a mobile phone-tapping scandal that hit the country last week. ...

[[ Personnel ]]

KPN: Michael Krammer To Become CEO Of E-Plus

Dutch telecommunications company KPN, Monday said it plans to appoint Michael Krammer as new chief executive of its German mobile operator, E-Plus. ...

Qualcomm Names Andrew Gilbert President Of Europe Segment

Qualcomm has named Andrew Gilbert as president of Qualcomm Europe to replace Pertti Johansson. ...

Horn-Smith Swaps Out Of Vodafone, Into Sage

Julian Horn-Smith, a key player in building Vodafone into the world's largest mobile phone company by sales, Monday joined software developer Sage Group PLC as its next chairman. ...

[[ Reports ]]

Mobile Technology Helps Doctors Deliver Better Medical Care

Physicians and others who use PDAs, Smartphones, and related medical decision support tools say they're providing better and more efficient patient care as a result, according to a new survey of 2,800 medical professionals conducted by Skyscape. In t...