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VimpelCom's Mobitel Wins Auction for GSM Frequencies with US$15.9-mil. Bid
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Georgian mobile operator Mobitel has won a licence for a number of GSM frequencies in the country, reports Black Sea Press. The operator paid 27.874 million lari (US$15.8 million) for licences in the 880,335 MHz, 883,365 MHz, 889,515 MHz, 925,335 MHz, 928,365 MHz, and 934,515 MHz ranges. The starting price for the licence had been...
Samsung says femtocells will go nationwide in 2008
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Samsung Americas network VP says several North American carriers are poised for commercial femtocell launches LAS VEGAS--Samsung's femtocell pilot with Sprint wasn't just an early fluke. A Samsung executive said today the Korean vendor has completed trials with several North American CDMA operators and expects...
Comcast Launches 'Project Infinity'
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Offering a glimpse of what Comcast Corp. chairman and CEO Brian Roberts has in store here at Tuesday morning's keynote, the largest U.S. MSO has embarked on an ambitious plan to greatly expand its vault of on-demand movies and complement it with its Web-based Fancast.com video site. Under an initiative called...
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