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New GSM License for Bangladesh
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Bangladesh is planning to offer another GSM license in an open tender. Any applicant must either be an overseas company with existing GSM experience, or an existing local company or joint venture that has trade...
Improving Telecoms Regulation in Africa
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Regulators from fifteen West African nations have agreed to a common regulatory framework for their national ICT markets. Regulators hammered out the new framework during a three-day validation workshop in Sept...
Telecom Italia Prepares for Fixed Mobile Convergence
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Telecom Italia says that it is revamping its company to work towards fixed mobile convergence. Based on analyses provided by the working groups managing the integration, the Board of Directors of Telecom Italia...
EDGE expands in the Czech Republic
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The Czech Republic based, Oskar Vodafone says that it is expanding its EDGE service coverage, and data services will be automatically made available to customers without calling customer care. Until now, custom...
SMS for Burmese Mobile Phones
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The few mobile phone users in Burma (Myanmar) are to be permitted use of SMS services for the first time. As befits the military controlled country though - all messages are to be passed though a censor in the ...
South Africa Approves Mobile Number Portability
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The South African telecoms regulator, Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) has published its plans to launch Number Portability in the country. The policy will apply to both landline and...
3G - WLAN Router Launched by Vodafone
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Vodafone Netherlands has launced a 3G/UMTS Router, a mobile mini-hotspot. With 3G/UMTS Router five employees can work simultan- eously and wireless, on their company network. As soon as the mini- hotspot, with the...
Vodafone Japan Mobile Phone Users Rise Net 3,300 In Sep
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The Japanese unit of U.K. mobile phone giant Vodafone Group Plc. (VOD) said Friday it gained 3,300 subscribers to its mobile phone services in September on a net basis, the forth consecutive month of increase. ...
KDDI Gains Net 165,100 Mobile Phone Users In Sep
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KDDI Corp. (9433.TO) said Friday it gained 165,100 subscribers to its mobile phone services in September on a net basis. ...
NTT DoCoMo Gains Net 124,800 Mobile Phone Users In Sep
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NTT DoCoMo Inc. (9437.TO), Japan's largest mobile phone carrier, said Friday it gained a net 124,800 subscribers in September. ...
O2 Considered Acquisition Of Amena, Wind-CEO
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O2 PLC, the U.K. mobile telecommunications company, Thursday said it considered acquiring both Spain's Amena and Italian operator Wind when those assets were for sale. ...
13 Companies Shortlisted For Tunisie Telecom Stake
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The Tunisian government said Friday it has pre-selected 13 companies, including Vivendi Universal (V), France Telecom (FTE), Telecom Italia SpA (TI) and Telefonica SA (TEF), to bid for 35% of state-owned Tunisie Telecom....
U.S. Court Refuses To Hear Research In Motion Appeal
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SAN FRANCISCO (Dow Jones) -- A federal appeals court said Friday it wouldn't hear arguments to reconsider a prior decision that upheld several patent-infringment charges against Research In Motion Ltd., the mak...