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New Call Center for Vodafone Portugal
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Vodafone Portugal is to open a new Call Centre in Braga in November. With 180 operator stations (resulting in the creation of
360-400 jobs when fully operational), the new Call Centre is a further addition to the company's Customer Care structure out...
Sweden Rejects CDMA450 for Rural 3G
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Sweden's telecoms regulator, the PTS has declined requests to allow alternative 3G technologies to be used in the country's rural areas. PTS has decided that the 3G operators Hi3G (3), Tele 2/Telia and Vodafone shall continue to roll-out 3G in Sweden...
Vodacome Passes Subscriber Landmark
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South Africa's Vodacom says that its customer base in South Africa had passed the 16 million mark, putting paid to long held speculation that the local market was nearing saturation....
BREW in Taiwan
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Qualcomm has signed a definitive agreement with Asia Pacific Broadband Wireless Communication (APBW), Taiwan's first 3G broadband wireless service provider, to commercially launch its wireless data service based on Qualcomm's BREW solution....
Lesotho Operator Expands Network
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Mobile phone operator Econet Ezicel Lesotho has embarked on its first major expansion program in three years to expand geographical coverage and increase its subscriber base. Chief executive Elvis Gwanzura said the expansion includes the installation...
SMS Improvements for Bahrain
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LogicaCMG has won a contract with Bahrain's Batelco to upgrade its existing LogicaCMG mobile messaging platform to an IP-based Next Generation Messaging solution. In addition, Batelco has selected LogicaCMG's Direct-delivery Message Router (DMR) to a...
Camera Phones Drive CMOS Past CCDs - report
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In 2004, the inevitable finally happened: Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS) image sensor shipments surpassed Charge-Coupled Devices (CCDs), reports In-Stat. This shift was the result of the exploding camera phone market, with shipments m...
Russia's MTS launches EDGE services in two regions
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Russia's largest mobile operator Mobile TeleSystems, or MTS, has launched Enhanced Data rates for Global Evolution (EDGE) services in the Voronezh and Lipetsk Regions, the company said in a press release on Monday. ...
Ukrainian mobile operator Kyivstar launches EDGE services
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Ukrainian mobile operator Kyivstar has launched Enhanced Data rates for Global Evolution (EDGE) services, the company said in a press release Monday. ...
Mexico's America Movil Seen Posting A Strong 3rd Quarter
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Another tale of strong growth is expected from Mexican wireless phone company America Movil when it reports its third-quarter earnings this week. ...
Nextel Partners Holders Force A Takeover By Sprint
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Nextel Partners Inc. shareholders approved a put option Monday that forces Sprint Nextel Corp. to acquire the affiliate. ...
Russia's Sigma threaten to get 20% in SMARTS through court
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Russian investment group Sigma plans to file a lawsuit seeking an order that would allow it take over a 20% stake in regional mobile operator SMARTS, if the company's shareholders do not sell the stake for U.S. $44.114 million, Sigma's General Direct...
Russia's VimpelCom Bashkortostan user base up to 715,400 people
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The subscriber base of Russia's second-largest mobile operator VimpelCom rose to 715,400 people in the constituent republic of Bashkortostan as of the end of September, from 600,000 people as of the end of June, the company said in a press release ...
EU Clears France Telecom Takeover of Spain's Amena
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The European Commission Tuesday cleared French telecommunications giant France Telecom (13330.FR) to buy an 80% stake in Spanish mobile operator Amena. ...
NTT DoCoMo Dissolves Capital Tie-Up With KPN Mobi
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NTT DoCoMo said Monday that it has dissolved a capital tie-up with KPN Mobile N.V. of the Netherlands. ...
Vodafone Germany Launches Wireline Attack With EUR100 Box
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Vodafone Group's German unit Monday said it will launch its long-awaited offensive that aims to encourage German households to cancel their traditional fixed-line phones, by offering a similar product that runs on Vodafone's third-generation wireless...
TeliaSonera Won't Cooperate With Rivals On 3G Build
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Swedish telecommunications operator TeliaSonera won't cooperate with Vodafone Group and Hi3G Access to finish construction of its Swedish third generation mobile network, Marie Ehrling, president of TeliaSonera Sweden told Dow Jones Newswires Monday....
Ericsson CEO: To Make Fresh Investments In India
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Telefon AB L.M. Ericsson (ERICY) plans to make fresh investments in India to strengthen its presence in the rapidly growing local market, said the telecommunications equipment provider's chief executive Monday. ...
Virgin Mobile, Carphone Warehouse In France JV Talks
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Virgin Mobile Holdings (U.K.), The Carphone Warehouse Group, and Virgin Management Limited Monday announce that they are in discussions regarding the launch of a nationwide Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) in France. ...