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GSM Network gets World Bank Loan
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The International Finance Corporation, the private sector arm of the World Bank Group, has announced the signing of a US$20 million loan to Wataniya Telecom Maldives which is building a GSM network in the island nation. In addition, IFC mobilized a U...
Nearly 70% of All Ringtones are Purchased by Women
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Telephia reports that women outpaced men in purchasing ringtones by two to one during Q3 2005. Sixty-nine percent of mobile ringtones were bought by women, while purchases by men comprised 31% of the total revenue share, according to the latest Telep...
Starent Networks Connects over 7 Billion Subscriber Data Calls
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Starent Networks is celebrating its fifth birthday. Since its inception, the company has deployed its ST16 Intelligent Mobile Gateway in numerous CDMA2000 and UMTS networks, connecting more than 7 billion subscriber data calls....
Qualcomm Gets a Foothold in the UK
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Qualcomm has signed an agreement with O2 UK to use uiOne to develop a consistent user interface (UI), initially for two of its own-branded X range devices. With this agreement, O2 becomes the first operator in Europe to announce plans to deploy uiOne...
Top 50 Companies in the UK Mobile Market
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O2 UK has published a "50 to Watch in Mobile" report, which is an independently compiled list identifying the 50 most important British mobile companies to watch. The list looks beyond handset manufacturers and network operators, to reveal the new vi...
SaskTel Mobility and Virgin Mobile Rank Highest in Canadian Customer Satisfaction Study
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Canada's SaskTel Mobility, a regional operator in Saskatchewan, ranks highest in customer satisfaction with contracted wireless service, while Virgin Mobile, which is new to the Canadian market, ranks highest in pre-paid service, according to the J.D...
Niche Markets Ripe for a New Breed of MVNO
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ABI Research says that Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNOs) are in a second phase of growth, made possible by the advent of 3G mobile phone services. 3G's data-centric capabilities have opened up new markets for MVNOs targeting specific high-end ...
British Consumers not Reaping Full Benefits of 3G
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A recent survey by Harris Interactive shows that although 3G mobile phones have reached a nine percent (9%) share of the mobile phone market in Great Britain, 41% of 3G users are only using their phone for talking and texting. Furthermore, some users...
Technology Promises To Link Wireline, Wireless Networks
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[Premium] Phone carriers are pinning their hopes on a technology that promises to bridge disparate communications networks, potentially saving them money and setting the groundwork for new services. ...
Russian court freezes 20% of SMARTS, bans registration
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Russia's St. Petersburg Arbitration Court has frozen 799 shares, or about 20% of Russian regional mobile operator SMARTS and prohibited the regional tax service from registering the company as an open joint stock company, Pavel Svirsky, general direc...
Hong Kong Hutchison Telecom End-Sep Subscribers At 15.1 Million
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Hutchison Telecommunications International Ltd. said Tuesday the number of subscribers to its mobile phone services at the end of September was 15.1 million, up 34% from a year earlier and up 9.6% from the end of June. ...
Nokia To Analyze Qualcomm Claims When Complaint Obtained
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Finnish telecommunications equipment maker Nokia Corp. late Monday said it has learned from a Qualcomm press release that Qualcomm has filed a complaint for alleged patent infringement against Nokia and Nokia Inc. in San Diego apparently involving so...
SingTel Says Regional Mobile Subscribers Exceed 74 Million
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Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. said Tuesday its mobile subscribers totaled 74.05 million at the end of September, a gain of 2.91 million from the end of June. ...