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[[ 3G ]]
Orange Israel Launches HSDPA Services
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Nortel says that it has deployed a high-speed mobile network for Israel's Partner Communications - which trades under the Orange brandname, based on HSDPA technology. Commercial services will provide mobile connectivity at download speeds of up to 3....
[[ Financial ]]
Japan's NTT DoCoMo, Lawson In Capital Alliance
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NTT DoCoMo said Tuesday it has agreed to buy a 2% stake in Lawson Inc., as part of a tie-up to enable the use of mobile phone electronic money services at Lawson's convenience store chain nationwide. ...
Slim views Canada as possible AMX market
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Mexican telecommunications magnate Carlos Slim believes Canada is a suitable market for his mobile unit América Móvil, Reuters reported. ...
ICE mobile operations post US$146mn profit in 2005
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The mobile telephony operations of Costa Rican state telecommunications monopoly ICE ended 2005 with a net profit of US$146mn, up 143% compared to 2004, local daily El Financiero quoted anonymous ICE sources as saying. ...
Ukraine's UMC investments soar to $676 million in 2005
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The investments of Ukrainian Mobile Communications (UMC), Ukraine's second largest mobile operator, soared to U.S. $676 million in 2005 from $282 million in 2004, the company's General Director Adam Voyatsky told reporters Tuesday. ...
[[ Handsets ]]
Motorola RAZR Still Dominating US Handset Sales
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Merrill Lynch has carried out another of its interesting shop visits, taking in 80 stores in 4 USA regions. Following their store visits, they are maintaining their own estimates for handset sales, which do tend to be about 10% above industry expecta...
Pantech Signs Vietnamese Handset Contract
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The South Korean handset manufacturer, Pantech has signed an agreement to supply GSM handsets to Glory Star, the second largest cell phone retailer in Vietnam. Under the terms of the agreement, Pantech will supply four of its most popular GSM models,...
[[ Mobile Content ]]
Consumers Interested in Mobile Video Services
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JupiterResearch has found that 41% of mobile phone users are interested in some form of video service on their mobile phone. According to a JupiterResearch report, the growing demand for video will generate US$501 million in revenues by 2010, up from...
The Explosive Growth of Mobile Music Downloads
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The market for full track music downloads to mobile phones was twenty times larger at the end of 2005 than it was twelve months earlier, a new study from ABI Research has revealed. It found that global revenues from over-the-air (OTA) downloaded full...
Mobile Download Prices Now Absorb GPRS Costs
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The SMS aggregator, mBlox has signed an agreement to offer wholesale data service charges in the UK. This has enabled them to partner with New-Visions to offer the first off-portal music track download services where consumers pay 'one price' to down...
[[ Offbeat ]]
Germany's Bavaria Bans Cellphone Use In Schools
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MUNICH (AP)--The German state of Bavaria Tuesday announced a ban on the use of cell phones in schools to prevent students from viewing images of pornography and extreme violence. ...
[[ Regulatory ]]
EU: Mobile Operators Not Getting Message Over Roaming
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European Union telecommunications commissioner Viviane Reding Tuesday accused mobile phone operators of not getting her "message" that roaming charges are too high. ...
Vodafone: Roaming Regulation Could Stifle Innovation
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Vodafone Group's Director of Public Policy Richard Feasey Tuesday said that the European Union's proposals to force down the price of using a mobile phone abroad could stifle innovation within the European mobile phone sector. ...
Plans to Cut Florida's Phone Usage Taxes
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Florida cell phone customers would get relief from some of the taxes on their monthly bills under legislation filed by Representative Kim Berfield and Senator Dave Aronberg. The legislation would lower the state communications services tax from 9.17%...
[[ Statistics ]]
Chinese Subscriber Base to Nudge 600 Million in 2009
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According to the recent report by ROA Group, the number of mobile subscribers in China reached 374.45 million as of the end of December in 2005. Currently, the Chinese mobile market is growing in a rapid manner and mobile operators are engaged in fie...
[[ Technology ]]
SMS-Only Roaming Service
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Roamware has launched a solution that controls mobile roaming costs for the user while enabling network operators to maintain their revenue streams by attracting new roaming customers. Roamware's SMS Roaming & Rating opens up international access for...
SIM Box Fraud Detector Launched
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Sevis Systems has launched a solution that allows mobile operators to defend against the massive problems introduced by SIM Box fraud. SIM Box fraud is the unauthorized use of GSM gateways used to bypass the international gateway switch and associate...