Cellular-News: Wednesday 17th May 2006

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[[ 3G ]]

3G Kit Being Shipped to New Zealand

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Econet Wireless New Zealand says that network equipment worth US$36 million is expected to arrive this week as the company prepares to accelerate construction of its network initially in Auckland. Chief Project Director Tex Edwards said in a statemen...

[[ Financial ]]

SmartTrust looks south for LatAm growth

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US mobile services company SmartTrust expects sales in Latin America to grow 20% this year, mostly boosted by sales in the recently created Spanish South America region, SmartTrust regional director for Latin America and the Caribbean, Alexander Dann...

Telemig reports net loss of US$13.7mn, down 9.8%

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Minas Gerais state's largest mobile phone operator Telemig Celular has recorded a first quarter net loss of 30.2mn reais (US$13.7mn), down

9.8% compared to the 33.46mn reais in the same quarter last year, Brazilian news service Agência Estado r...

Russia's MTS files bid for Serbia's Mobi 63 mobile operator

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Russia's largest mobile operator Mobile TeleSystems (MTS) has filed a bid in the tender for a stake in Serbia and Montenegroen mobile operator Mobi 63, a spokesperson with MTS told Prime-Tass Tuesday. ...

Russia's MegaFon RAS net profit up 32.4% on year in 2005

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The net profit of Russia?s third largest mobile operator MegaFon rose

32.4% on the year to 4.144 billion rubles in 2005, as calculated under Russian Accounting Standards (RAS), the company said in a report Tuesday. ... [[ Handsets ]]

Nokia Confirms Google Talk Tie-Up

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As had been previously reported, Nokia has confirmed that its Nokia

770 Internet Tablet will now come pre-installed with Google Talk, which is Google's free instant messaging service that enables people to chat and make calls through the Internet. Ad...

Hurricanes Lead to Tax Rebates on Cellphone Accessories

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To help Florida residents better prepare for the 2006 hurricane season, mobile phone batteries and chargers will for the first time be available tax-free during the state's hurricane preparation sales tax holiday, May 21 to June 1....

[[ Mobile Content ]]

Consumers Excited by Mobile TV but Remain Unconvinced on Usability

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New research shows that whilst consumers are excited by the latest mobile TV offerings, they remain unconvinced of its usability. This is one of the findings of a report by WaveMetrix, who specialise in monitoring online discussion to gauge and inter...

[[ Network Contracts ]]

Nokia Gets Unified Device Management Contract From Elisa

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Nokia, Tuesday said it has received a unified device managment contract with Finnish operator Elisa. ...

[[ Network Operators ]]

T-Mobile Moves Up Customer Satisfaction Index

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After nudging upwards last quarter, the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) rose to 74.1 in the first quarter 2006, its largest jump since 2003. Both consumer spending and Gross Domestic Product had significant increases in the first quarter,...

[[ Statistics ]]

Conatel: Mobile base grows 56% in Q1

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Venezuela's mobile telephony sector grew 55.5% in the first quarter of

2006 compared to the year-ago period, reaching a total of 13.6 million subscribers, telecoms regulator Conatel said in a statement. ...

Indotel: Telephony penetration reaches 53.7%

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Telephony penetration in Dominican Republic reached 53.7% in the first quarter of 2006, with 4.8 million fixed and mobile lines in service, according to the country's telecoms regulator Indotel. ...

Brazil Mobile Phone Ownership Reaches 90.6 Million In April

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Brazilian mobile-phone ownership reached 90.6 million at the end of April, up 28% on the year and 1.2 million higher than at the end of March, according to preliminary figures released by telecommunications regulator Anatel on Tuesday. ...

[[ Technology ]]

Corn Cobs into Mobile Phones

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Fujitsu says that it has developed a new bio-based polymer which has been used in developing a prototype mobile phone chassis made from corn starch. In collaboration with Toray Industries, Fujitsu developed the bio-based polymer that features high im...

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