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[[ Financial ]]
Telenor Hopeful Of Soon Solving Conflict With Alfa
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Norway telecommunications operator Telenor said it's more hopeful of settling its conflict with financial-industrial group Alfa Group in Russia after state officials of the two countries met. ...
Mobile operators reimbursing up to US$325mn
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Argentine mobile operators have started to reimburse clients to the tune of nearly 1bn pesos (US$325mn) following an order from the communications ministry SeCom, local press reported. ...
Russia's MTS reiterates want of control over MTS Belarus
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Russia's largest mobile operator Mobile TeleSystems (MTS) is ready to resume talks on buying a controlling stake in its affiliate MTS Belarus, Pavel Pavlovsky, MTS' foreign subsidiaries development department director, told a news conference Wednesda...
Russia's VolgaTelecom says to merge its mobile assets
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The board of directors of Russia's regional fixed-line operator VolgaTelecom has decided to merge its mobile assets into its Nizhegorodskaya Sotovaya Svyaz, or NSS, mobile operator, VolgaTelecom said in a statement Wednesday. ...
[[ Handsets ]]
Australia's Telstra Signs Agreement With Brightstar
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Australia's Telstra said Wednesday it has signed a three year agreement with Miami-based wireless distributor and supply chain solutions provider Brightstar Logistics Pty Ltd. to improve the performance of its supply chain. ...
Motorola Executive:Co Gaining Market Share In All Region
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Motorola added to its share of the global cell-phone market in the first quarter, according to a Motorola executive. ...
Infosonics enters agreement to distribute Alcatel, TCL brand phones
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Wireless handsets and accessories distributor InfoSonics has entered a distribution agreement with T&A Mobile Phones for the Caribbean region, InfoSonics said in a statement. ...
BenQ earmarks US$35mn for local R&D
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Taiwanese handset manufacturer BenQ Mobile plans to invest 75mn reais (US$35.1mn) in research and development of new products at its Manaus plant in northern Brazil this year, reported local financial newspaper Valor Econmico. ...
[[ Network Contracts ]]
Nokia: Vodafone Japan To Use Intellisync Sync Server
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Nokia, Wednesday said Vodafone Group's unit in Japan is using its Intellisync Sync Server to launch a new service. ...
[[ Network Operators ]]
Vimpelcom To Invest $150 Million In Moscow Network In 2006
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Russia's second largest mobile phone operator, Vimpel Communications, or VimpelCom, plans to invest $150 million in improving the quality of its network in key Moscow regions in 2006, the company's general manager for the Moscow region, Dmitry Plesko...
[[ Offbeat ]]
Vodafone, Ericsson At Odds Over Greek Wiretap Scandal
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ATHENS (AP)--The head of Ericsson's operations in Greece on Wednesday disputed an account given by telecom giant Vodafone about a major wiretapping scandal that included illegal surveillance of the country's prime minister. ...
[[ Regulatory ]]
Cofetel: Telecoms sector grows 21.5% in 2005
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Mexico's telecommunications sector grew 21.5% in 2005 compared to
2004, according to telecoms regulator Cofetel's production sector index ITEL. ...