Cellular-News for Thursday 6th October 2005

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Shoppers Unhappy With Phone Shops - report

As wireless penetration among new users begins to slow and the competition to keep existing customers continues to accelerate, the likelihood of switching providers among those most dissatisfied with their recent retail ...

Telecom New Zealand Offers Compensation Over Billing Fault

New Zealand's Commerce Commission says that it has reached a settlement with Telecom Mobile after a billing fault on the 027 network resulted in thousands of customers being charged peak rates for off-peak calls....

Leather, Willow and 3G

CDMA Group Publishes 3G Evolution White Paper The CDMA Development Group (CDG) and Signals Research Group have jointly published a white paper on CDMA2000 evolution to 3G and beyond and the benefits it offers to operators in regards to capacity, data throughput, enh...

More Cash for Mobile Content Firm

The mobile content provider, Mforma Group says that it has raised US$30 million in a third round of institutional financing. The round was led by Institutional Venture Partners (IVP), and includes participation by existi...

Top Selling Handsets in September 2005

The Swedish manufacturer of carrying cases for portable electronics, Krusell, has released their "Top 10"-list for September 2005. The list is based upon the number of pieces of model specific mobile phone cases that has...

Americans Benefit from Mobiles more than Europeans - report

The wireless industry has become a strong driver of the USA's economy, comparable to the US automobile industry, according to Ovum the analyst and consulting firm. In a study commissioned by CTIA-The Wireless Association...

Sprint Files Patent Infringement Lawsuit Agaist Two Telcos

w Jones)- Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) filed a patent infringement lawsuit against two separate companies, alleging they infringed seven of its patents relating to voice over packet technology. ...

Vodafone New Zealand Lifts Fiscal Year Net Profit, Will Reinvest In Network

Jones)- Vodafone New Zealand said Wednesday its full year net profit was 18% higher than a year ago and added that the increase will allow it to continue investing in its network as it battles rival Telecom Corp. of New...

Nokia To Commence Fixed-Mobile Trial in Brazil

Jones)- Finland's Nokia Oyj (NOK) said Wednesday it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Brazilian telecommunications giant Telemar Oi to begin trials of Nokia's Fixed Mobile Convergence solutions. ...

T-Mobile Launches "web'n'walk" Mobile Internet Service

es)- T-Mobile International AG (TMO.YY), the mobile telecommunications arm of Deutsche Telekom AG (DT), Wednesday launched a mobile Internet service called "web'n'walk." ...

FOCUS: Russia mulls fighting mobile handset thieves

Russia is facing a rising problem of mobile handsets theft. In 2004, the Moscow police officially registered over 7,000 mobile handset thefts. However, analysts consider that the real number of stolen mobile handsets is ...

Ericsson To Supply 3G Network To Polish Operator

Jones)- Swedish telecommunications equipment maker Telefon AB LM Ericsson (ERICY) Wednesday said it will supply a 3G network to Polish operator Polska Telefonia Cyfrowa (PTC.YY). ...

Nokia Gets GSM/EDGE Expansion Deal In Argentina

Jones)- Finland's Nokia Oyj (NOK) Wednesday said it has signed an agreement with Argentine phone company CTi Movil Argentina to deliver servers to enable an expansion of the GSM and EDGE networks in Argentina. ...

O2 Launches i-mode In Ireland

es)- O2 PLC (OOM.LN), the U.K. mobile telecommunications company, Wednesday launched its i-mode mobile Internet service in Ireland, with handsets enabled for the service available in shops from Friday. ...

Belarus? MDC mobile subscriber base up 4.1% in September

The subscriber base of Belarus? mobile phone operator Mobile Digital Connection (MDC) increased 4.1% on the month in September to 1.645 million users, the company said Tuesday. ...

Siemens To Expand PTC's 3G Wireless Network In Poland

Jones)- German technology company Siemens AG (SI) has an order from Polska Telefonia Cyfrowa (PTC.YY) to expand the Polish telecommunications company's third-generation wireless technology network to the cities of Poznan...

Nokia Delays Launch Of Mobile Internet Device Until 4Q

Jones)- Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia Corp. (NOK) Wednesday said it has delayed the launch of its wireless Web surfing device, 770 Internet Tablet, to the fourth quarter. ...

Ukraine's Jeans mobile subscriber base up to 5 mln users Sep 30

The subscriber base of Ukraine's Jeans rose 74% since the beginning of the year to 5 million users as of September 30, Ukrainian Mobile Communications (UMC) said in a press release. ...

Russia's Euroset to cooperate in MVNO project with MTT

Russia's largest mobile handset retailer Euroset has concluded an agreement with Multiregional Transit Telecom (MTT) on cooperation in the development of Euroset's mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) project, an MTT...

Lucent Tech In External Manufacturing Services Pact With Celestica

Jones)- Lucent Technologies Inc. (LU) said Wednesday it entered into a pact that gives Celestica Corp. (CLS) the exclusive right to manufacture most of Lucent's existing and new wireless products for three years. ...

TeliaSonera says holders to invest $60 mln in Moldova's Moldcell in 5 yrs

Shareholders of Moldova's mobile service operator Moldcell plan to invest U.S. $60 million in the company within five years, Anders Igel, CEO of TeliaSonera, Moldcell's key shareholder, said Wednesday. ...