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[[ Financial ]]
EU Delays Completion Of Telering Review
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The European Commission Tuesday said it had delayed its review, by one month, of T-Mobile International's planned acquisition of Austrian mobile operator Tele.Ring Service, from U.S.-based Alltel Corp. ...
MTS may receive $1.1 bln syndicated loan soon
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Russia's largest mobile operator Mobile TeleSystems (MTS) may soon receive a U.S. $1.1 billion syndicated loan to refinance its debt, a source close to AFK Sistema, MTS' parent company, said, Vedomosti business daily reported Tuesday. ...
Alltel Buys Up Regional Operator
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The USA based, Alltel has agreed to purchase First Cellular of Southern Illinois, a locally owned wireless provider based in Mt. Vernon, Ill. First Cellular covers a population of 485,000 in 24 Illinois counties and its network includes major transpo...
[[ Handsets ]]
Euroset outlets in Ukraine up to 145
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The number of outlets of Russia's largest mobile handset retailer Euroset in Ukraine rose to 145 as of Tuesday from 126 as of January 1, Euroset's Ukrainian branch said Tuesday. ...
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[[ Legal ]]
Qualcomm Legal Dispute - Decision Due Shortly
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Within the next couple of weeks, the European Commission is expected to publish an initial decision on complaints against Qualcomm and its alleged patent license policies. Typically, the EC takes about four months from when a complaint is made to pub...
[[ Messaging ]]
Movistar introduces advanced mobile email service
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Telefonica Mviles' Ecuadorian unit Movistar has introduced an advanced mobile email system for its customers, local news radio service CRE Satelital reported. ...
[[ Mobile Content ]]
Yahoo Available On Cingular Phones
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AT&T, Cingular Wireless and Yahoo! have announced the availability of AT&T Yahoo! Go Mobile, an integrated service that gives consumers real-time access to their AT&T Yahoo! Internet customized online content, services and community via a wireless ph...
Majority Of Brands Turning To Mobile Advertising - report
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Major brands are shifting significant marketing resources to marketing via mobile phones, according to an independent survey of 50 brand name companies commissioned by Airwide Solutions, the mobile infrastructure software provider. By 2008, 89% of br...
[[ Network Contracts ]]
SK Group Expands BackHaul Network
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ECI Telecom has announced that South Korea's SK Group has again selected it's optical solutions for a nationwide expansion of its long-haul DWDM backbone network. The deal is part of an ongoing relationship between SK Group and ECI Telecom. ECI's sol...
[[ Regulatory ]]
Analyst: Anatel will struggle to find buyers for GSM licenses
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Brazil's telecoms regulator Anatel will struggle to find buyers for its GSM mobile phone licenses in Sao Paulo and the northeast of the country, Eduardo Roche, a telecoms analyst at gora Senior CTVM told BNamericas. ...
German Econ Min Surprised At EU's Telecoms Bill Concern
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German Economics Minister Michael Glos Tuesday expressed surprise at the European Commission's criticism of the government's planned new telecommunications law. ...
[[ Reports ]]
Mobile Phones Replace Cash In Developing Nations
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The proliferation of mobile communications in developing countries has the potential to bring a wide range of financial services to an entirely new customer base, according to a new report commissioned by the Information for Development Program (info...
[[ Statistics ]]
Porta holds 65% of mobile market
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Ecuadorian mobile provider Porta had captured 65.4% of the country's mobile telephony market by the end of 2005, reported local daily El Universo. ...
[[ Technology ]]
Wi-Fi Mesh: Challenges and opportunities
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Mobility and the increasing bandwidth offer are some of the many reasons why more and more companies and individual users are now preferring to use internet connections through wireless networks. ...