Cellular-News for Thursday 27th April 2006

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[[ 3G ]]

Ukrtelecom suspends tender for 3G equipment supplies

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Ukraine's state-owned fixed-line monopoly Ukrtelecom has suspended a tender to supply equipment for third generation (3G) mobile services due to amendments to legislation on government purchases, the company's Chairman Georgy Dzekon told the sharehol...

Bell Expands EV-DO Coverage in Canada

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Bell Canada says that it has launched new EV-DO networks in Ottawa, Hamilton, Burlington and Oakville, along with a new roaming agreement with Aliant for EV-DO service in Halifax. Bell Mobility currently also offers its customers high-speed wireless ...

Ericsson Powers EMT's Launch of HSDPA in Estonia

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Estonian mobile operator EMT has launched commercial mobile broadband services based on HSDPA in Tallinn. This launch follows the successful upgrade by Ericsson of EMT's 3G/WCDMA networks with HSDPA. Under the agreement, Ericsson has delivered commer...

[[ Financial ]]

EU Oks T-Mobile Austria Buy Of Tele.Ring With Conditions

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The European Commission Wednesday cleared Deutsche Telecom's Austrian mobile network provider to buy rival Austrian mobile operator Tele.Ring Service, but imposed some conditions on the purchase. ...

Poland's TPSA 1Q Net Profit +9.2%

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Telekomunikacja Polska, Poland's largest telecommunications operator, Wednesday said its first-quarter net profit rose 9.2% on slightly improved revenues. ...

Sprint Nextel 1Q Down; Merger Costs Outweigh Sales

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RESTON, Va. (AP)--Sprint Nextel Corp. on Wednesday said first-quarter profits declined as merger costs outweighed higher sales for the cellphone carrier. ...

Sprint Executive: Marketing Costs Weighed On Wireless Margins

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Sprint Nextel Corp. spent more on advertising and retaining customers in the first quarter, which weighed on the carrier's wireless margins, Chief Operating Officer Len Lauer said. ...

Sonae Could Keep Portugal Telecom Interest In Brazil Vivo

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Portuguese conglomerate Sonae will not necessarily sell Portugal Telecom's stake in Brazil's largest mobile telephone operator Vivo Participacoes, if its hostile bid for the Portuguese telco is successful, Sonae Group President Belmiro de Azevedo sai...

US Cellular 3Q Profit Up On Higher Revenue, More Customers

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United States Cellular Corp., Chicago, saw its net income rise to $34.6 million or 39 cents a share (40 cents basic) in the third quarter from $27.6 million or 32 cents a share basic and diluted a year earlier. ...

Entel denies acquisition rumors

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Chilean holding company Almendral denies being in talks to sell its telecoms unit Entel to Mexico's America Mvil or any other company, Entel president Juan Hurtado told BNamericas. ...

ANALYSIS: Ola's partner search winding up

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The deadline for committing to participate in the bidding process to become Colombia Mvil's (Ola) partner expires this Friday, but the number of companies that will actually come through and make a commitment is far from certain. ...

Telenor discusses sale of Kyivstar to Russia's VimpelCom

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Representatives of Norwegian telecommunication company Telenor and Russia's second largest mobile operator VimpelCom have held negotiations on the possible sale of Kyivstar to VimpelCom, Telenor's press office said Wednesday. ...

[[ Handsets ]]

Camera Function Tops List of Frequently Used Features on Cellphones

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According to recent research by InfoTrends, the camera is the most popular mobile application. Although consumers may not be purchasing phones initially for their imaging components, it seems that once they try the camera feature, they are pleasantly...

[[ Network Contracts ]]

Huawei Wins Russian CDMA Contract

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Huawei has won a contract to construct a CDMA2000 network for Skylink, the largest CDMA operator in Russia. According to the contract, Huawei will now provide CDMA20001X/1x EV-DO network in 25 regions and cities in the CIS, making it responsible for ...

TDMA & GSM SMS Supported by a Single Server

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Jinny Software says it has secured a contract to provide an SMSC, coupled with a range of VAS applications and a Real-time Charging Gateway to a key operator in the Caribbean region. The Caribbean operator has an existing TDMA network and is currentl...

[[ Network Operators ]]

Alegro PCS ditches administrator Swedtel

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Ecuadorian mobile operator Alegro PCS has put an end to its management contract with Swedish telecoms services firm Swedtel, Ecuadorian daily El Comercio reported. ...

Sprint CFO Says Co Winning Share Of Customers

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Sprint Nextel Corp. is gaining market share in winning over customers, according to Chief Financial Officer Paul Saleh. ...

[[ Regulatory ]]

Georgias Argotex gets mobile license

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Georgia?s Argotex has paid 19.9 million lari for a mobile telecommunication services license, the National Communications Commission said Tuesday. ...

Subtel stresses importance of regulatory reform

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Telecoms regulations in Chile are significantly out of date and the authorities are keen to implement modifications as soon as conditions allow, according to Pablo Bello, new head of telecoms watchdog Subtel. ...

Ukraine's regulator won't issue 3 GSM licenses to Golden Telecom

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Ukraine's National Commission for Communications Regulation (NKRS) will not provide licenses for GSM 900 frequencies in three regions to Golden Telecom, the commission said Wednesday. ...

[[ Reports ]]

Landline Operators Driving Fixed-Mobile Convergence

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Fixed telecoms operators will be the driving force behind fixed mobile convergence over the next five years, according to a report from Informa Telecoms & Media. The study predicts 92 million subscribers by

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