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[[ 3G ]]
China Reiterates Won't Favor One 3G Standard - USTR
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China won't favor any third-generation mobile phone standard when it issues 3G licenses, and will let telecommunications operators choose which standard to use, according to a statement on the U.S. Trade Representative Web site. ...
Telefonica Loses Swiss 3G License
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Spanish incumbent operator Telefonica has lost its Swiss UMTS license, because it never used it, nor has it invested in the infrastructure that was part of the agreement, the Swiss communications commission said Thursday. ...
Ukraine's regulator may issue 2nd 3G mobile license by year-end
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Ukraine's National Commission for Communications Regulation (NKRS) plans to issue a second license for third generation (3G) mobile services by the end of this year, NKRS' press office said, citing the commission's Chairman Oleg Gaiduk. ...
[[ Financial ]]
Sistema chief: Won't team up with foreigners for int'l mobile mkts
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Major Russian holding AFK Sistema plans to expand into foreign mobile communications outside the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) without foreign partners, Vladimir Yevtushenkov, Sistema's chairman and major shareholder, told reporters Thursd...
Nortel opens second Caribbean office
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Canadian telecoms equipment supplier Nortel Networks has opened its second office in the Caribbean, in Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago, Nortel said in a statement. ...
[[ Handsets ]]
Wireless Trade Show Pushes All-In-One Nature Of Handsets
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According to Len Lauer, chief operating officer of Sprint Nextel, there are only three forgotten things consumers will return home for: a cellphone, a wallet or purse, and keys. ...
[[ Legal ]]
Supreme court: C&W financials are public documents
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A team of two lawyers has filed a suit to obtain Caribbean telco Cable & Wireless' (C&W) financial statements, local daily La Prensa reported. ...
[[ Mobile Content ]]
Helio Strikes Deal To Offer Yahoo Services On A Phone
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Helio LLC is expected to announce Thursday an agreement with Yahoo to offer Yahoo's search, email, Messenger, news and sports services on Helio mobile phones. ...
[[ Network Contracts ]]
Huawei expects local 2006 sales to double
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Chinese equipment manufacturer Huawei expects its Colombian revenues to double in 2006 to US$120mn, local daily Portafolio reported. ...
[[ Personnel ]]
RadioShack Chairman Roberts To Resign
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DALLAS (AP)--Leonard Roberts said Wednesday he is resigning as executive chairman at RadioShack, which still hasn't replaced the chief executive who left two months ago because of questions about claims on his resume. ...
MTS board appoints Melamed acting president
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The board of directors of Russia's largest mobile operator Mobile TeleSystems (MTS) has appointed Leonid Melamed acting president starting Friday, the company said in a statement Thursday. ...