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2005 Mobile-Phone Forecast Raised on Strong Subscriber Growth
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Robust shipments in the first half, combined with sustained momentum in the third quarter have prompted iSuppli Corp. to boost its 2005 mobile-phone unit forecast by 9.5 percent. Global mobile-phone shipments in 2005 are expected to total 810 million...
Mobile Middleware Hit Milestone in 2004
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In 2004 and 2005, the mobile middleware market again experienced strong growth and a flurry of acquisitions, customer wins, and new product rollouts. This has created real momentum in this market, which has now cracked the half billion-dollar mark an...
CDMA Contract for Sri Lanka
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China's ZTE Corporation is to deploy its first Sri Lankan CDMA2000 network following an agreement signed with Sri Lanka Telecom Limited (SLT), the country's largest fixed-line operator. ZTE won the contract in competition with other global telecoms e...
Huawei Launches HSDPA Network Kit
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China's Huawei Technologies has announced the global launch of its full-performance HSDPA solution. Based on its self-designed ASIC chip, Huawei provides a full-performance HSDPA solution, the data rates can peak 14.4 Mbps downstream. The solution in...
Motorola Wins Brazilian CDMA Contract
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Brazil's Vivo has extended its long-standing relationship with Motorola by granting an award to Motorola for further development of Vivo's CDMA network, additional Motorola SoftSwitches, and expansion of its CDMA 3G EV-DO mobile service. This award w...
Digital Certificates on SIM Cards
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As from the beginning of November, Finland's Sonera will provide citizen and corporate certificate services on new SIM cards operating on both GSM and UMTS networks. This will make it easier for users to conduct electronic transactions even when they...
Handset Design Becoming More Important to Customers - report
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As cell phones increasingly offer enhanced features such as Web-based text messaging and e-mail, as well as the ability to take still and video pictures, the operation and physical design of phones has become more important to wireless customers, acc...
D.I.Y. WiMax from Next Year
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Aperto Networks has announced the availability in the first quarter of
2006 of its indoor, self-install WiMAX broadband wireless products for consumers. Aperto Networks' intuitive, simple-to-install WiMAX customer premise equipment (CPE) feature the ...
Four New CDMA Handsets from Nokia
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Nokia has launched four new CDMA handsets....
Kyrgyz Justice Ministry cancels its Bitel re-registration ruling
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Kyrgyzstan's Justice Ministry on Tuesday cancelled its earlier-made ruling to re-register the ownership rights of 100% in mobile operator Bitel to Russia's little-known company Rezervspetsmet, Bitel said in a press release Wednesday. ...
Russia's Duma to hold tender for mobile service provider
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The administrative department of Russia's State Duma, the lower house of parliament, has announced it will hold a tender for providing mobile services to the deputies in 2006, the department said in a statement Wednesday. ...
Belarus BelCel phasing out NMT, transferring users to CDMA 450
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Belarus mobile phone operator BelCel, which operates in the NMT450 and IMT-MC-450, or CDMA2000, standards, has started closing NMT450 base stations and replacing them with IMT-MC-450 base stations, the company said Wednesday. ...
Russia's VimpelCom launches EDGE in Moscow metro
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Russia's second-largest mobile operator VimpelCom has launched Enhanced Data rates for Global Evolution (EDGE) services in the Moscow metro, the company said Wednesday. ...
FOCUS: Last wave of consolidation nears Russian mobile market
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[Premium] With three major players controlling 88% of the Russian mobile market, there is very little room for maneuver, but MTS, VimpelCom and MegaFon still have an opportunity to add a few million subscribers to their portfolio by buying smaller operators. ...
Sprint Nextel Stands Behind $14.5 Billion Savings Target
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Sprint Nextel Corp. Chief Financial Officer Paul Saleh stood behind the company's revised savings target of $14.5 billion Wednesday. ...
TPSA Offers France Telecom EUR1.23 Billion For Centertel Stake
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Polish telephone operator Telekomunikacja Polska SA Wednesday said it has offered to buy the remaining 34% of mobile unit PTK Centertel it doesn't already own from parent company France Telecom SA for 4.88 billion zlotys in cash, or EUR1.23 billion. ...
Lucent CEO Says Mobility Growth Should Moderate In 2006
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Lucent Technologies should see its mobility revenue moderate next year, while its wireline business should stabilize, Chief Executive Pat Russo said Wednesday. ...
Sprint Nextel 3Q Net Up, But Misses Street View
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RESTON, Va. (AP)--Sprint Nextel on Wednesday posted a third-quarter profit but missed Wall Street's expectations in its first quarter since Sprint's $35 billion purchase of Nextel closed in August, creating the nation's No. 3 cell-phone carrier. ...
Nokia Launches New WCDMA Base Station
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Nokia Wednesday said it launched a new WCDMA base station, the Nokia Flexi WCDMA Base Station. ...
STMicroelectronics CEO: Memory Division To Post 4Q Profit
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STMicroelectronics Chief Executive Carlo Bozotti said Wednesday that the company's memory chip division will return to profit in the fourth quarter of 2005 and generate free cash flow next year. ...
Nokia Launches OMA-Compliant Push To Talk Over Cellular
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Finnish telecommunications equipment maker Nokia Corp. Wednesday said it is launching its Open Mobile Alliance, or OMA,-compliant Push to talk over Cellular, or PoC, and Presence solutions at the Nokia Mobility Conference in Barcelona, Spain. ...
Ericsson To Provide Push Email Solution To Oi In Brazil
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Swedish telecommunications equipment maker, Ericsson Wednesday said it has received a deal with Brazilian GSM operator Oi, part of private company Telemar Group, to provide its Ericsson Mobile Organizer, or EMO, solution, breaking new ground for mobi...
Alcatel Gets EUR87 Million Mobile Contract From TA Orange
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French telecommunications operator Alcatel SA said Wednesday that it has signed a EUR87 million contract with TA Orange, a leading mobile operator in Thailand, to expand and upgrade TA Orange's GSM/GPRS/EDGE mobile network. ...
Telenor Ready To Support Thai TAC's Expansion -TAC Chief
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Telenor is committed to providing financial and technological support to Total Access Communication PCL as the Thai mobile phone operator gears up for network expansion and third-generation services, TAC's top executive said Wednesday. ...
KPN Enters Into Mobile Ticket Joint Venture With Imtech
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Royal KPN NV Wednesday said it will enter into a mobile tickets joint venture with Imtech NV. ...