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Orange plans presence-aware messaging service with Antepo
NEW YORK-Orange Communications will offer presence-aware messaging through a new deal with Antepo."Instant messaging is a key initiative within Orange," said Andreas Waber, director of products and services at Orange. "Antepo's Accept has the perfect match with our expectations: a solution compliant with group...
Vodafone Europolitan unlikely to meet 3G rollout deadlines
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Vodafone Group's Swedish subsidiary Europolitan will not meet regulator deadlines for building a third-generation (3G) network.Europolitan Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Jon Risfelt said that reaching the Swedish national telecom regulator PTS' goal of coverage for 99.9 percent of the population by year-end 2003...
Ericsson, Nokia to supply MMS gear to Orange
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-LM Ericsson announced it has been selected as a multimedia messaging service infrastructure supplier to Orange SA and its 22 member companies and that it already signed a supply agreement with Orange France.MMS allows users to send and receive pictures, graphics and sounds.Nokia-another...
Telia signs colocation agreement with Hi3G
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Sweden-based Telia Mobile said it signed a framework agreement with third-generation operator Hi3G for colocating masts. Hi3G is the Swedish 3G subsidiary of Hutchison Whampoa Ltd. and is building a UMTS network in the Nordic country. Under the agreement, Telia Mobile will lease...
MmO2’s Dutch arm cuts call tariffs, handset subsidies
OXFORD, United Kingdom-Looking to gain market share in an increasingly saturated market has seen the Dutch arm of cell-phone operator MmO2 scrap all handset subsidies and cut mobile call charges by up to 50 percent. The company claimed it is the first European cell-phone...
Motorola adds Asian operators to Network Support Program
BEIJING-Motorola Inc. said a variety of carriers have signed contracts valued at more than $30 million for its customized Network Support Program, which allows customers to maximize the use of their networks for specific needs.Some of the customers include Hutchison Telecom in Hong Kong,...
Middle East rides out telecom storm: Operators continue network expansions as demand increases
LONDON-As the tech sector continues a shaky recovery and telecom companies in Europe and the United States offer nothing much to write home about, the Middle East continues its love affair with the mobile phone unabated, and its operators continue to see strong increases...
Australia’s Orange on course for record profit, 3G launch
MELBOURNE, Australia-Mobile operator Orange announced this week it is on course to record a profit by the fourth quarter of 2002. A subsidiary of Hutchison Telecommunications (Australia), Orange also declared that it is on target with its plans for the rollout of its third-generation...
Scan Mobile, Orange enter messaging partnership
LONDON-Text messaging company Scan Mobile scored a major new outlet for its applications, announcing a partnership with European carrier Orange to offer a variety of messaging applications.Among its portfolio, Scan Mobile will offer Orange subscribers its ticketing and shopping applications, which allow users to...
Strong mobile results boost France Télécom sales
DUBLIN, Ireland-Strong mobile sales have boosted finances at France T
Competition commission reprimands U.K. operators on termination charges
DUBLIN, Ireland-The four U.K. mobile network operators received reprimands from the country's Competition Commission, which claimed they are charging their customers too much for receiving calls made from other wireless and fixed-line networks.The operators, MmO2, Vodafone, Orange and T-Mobile, objected to proposals indicating they...
Orange Ventures names general partners
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.-Orange Ventures named Mike Dolbec and Bill Wiberg as general partners of the venture capital fund.Dolbec, who will focus on investing and providing strategic guidance to portfolio companies in the wireless infrastructure and data services markets, was co-founder and senior vice president of...
Sonae.com offer for Oni could spur Portuguese consolidation
Portugal-Portuguese company Sonae.com has approached EDP regarding an acquisition of its telecom subsidiary Oni Group, which owns a third-generation license in Portugal. Sonae owns 45 percent of Portuguese mobile operator Optimus, and Oni operates a fixed-line network in Portugal as well.Utility EDP held a...
Schmid could go lower on MobilCom stake
FRANKFURT, Germany-Gerhard Schmid, former chief executive of German company MobilCom, is likely to lower the price at which he would agree to sell his MobilCom shares, paving the way for a takeover by France Telecom's Orange subsidiary.International press reports said Schmid could be willing...
Colombia to hold PCS auction on 18 October
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-The Colombian government, headed by Andr
Convergys acquires TelesensKSCL assets
CINCINNATI-Convergys Corp. announced it has acquired the business and assets of bankrupt TelesensKSCL Ltd. of Edinburgh, Scotland, a subsidiary of TelesensKSCL AG of Cologne, Germany.TelesensKSCL, which was a developer and licenser of billing systems for voice and data services to 19 million telecommunications customers...
Swedish 3G operators further cooperate on masts
DUBLIN, Ireland-While other European countries wrestle with the dilemma of how to accommodate the new base stations and masts required for third-generation (3G) networks when objections to such developments have never been more vociferous, it seems the Swedes may have found an answer.Vodafone, Orange...
Slovakia awards 3G licenses
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia- The Telecommunications Office of the Slovak Republic awarded two of three available third-generation (3G) licenses to the country's two current mobile operators, Orange and EuroTel Bratislava. Each operator will pay $33.8 million for the 20-year licenses.The only other bidder, local company Profinet.sk,...
Tecnomen begins MMS trials in Dominican Republic, Indonesia
HELSINKI, Finland-Finnish supplier Tecnomen said it will begin multimedia messaging service trials in two countries, The Dominican Republic and Indonesia.The Dominican Republic trial will be with France Telecom Dominicana. The Orange operator has deployed Tecnomen's integrated push feature."The trials will give France Telecom Dominicana...
MTN sees growth in African operations
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-M-Cell, the listed telecommunications group that owns 100 percent of MTN, announced that turnover for the last 12 months has risen by 49 percent to US$1.24 billion. Contributions from operations outside of South Africa have risen to 19 percent of group revenue....
Sierra launches AirCard 750 in Hong Kong
VANCOUVER, British Columbia—Sierra Wireless, M499.com Ltd. and Hutchison Telecommunications Ltd. announced the launch of Sierra Wireless's AirCard 750 GSM/GPRS wireless PC Card in Hong Kong.M499.com will distribute the AirCard 750 to Hong Kong mobile operator Hutchison Telecommunications, who in turn will offer the card...
Teleca to represent Sweden’s 3G operators in rollout issue
HELSINKI, Finland—The uphill battle to meet Sweden's December 2003 national rollout deadline for third-generation (3G) networks has taken a significant new twist, after Sweden's leading mobile operators assigned Stockholm-based telecom consulting firm Teleca to deliver a technical solution and a macro-economic costing that will...
Orange to be greenfield 3G operator in Luxembourg
LONDON—Orange SA said it accepted a UMTS license in Luxembourg following the country's "beauty contest" for licenses, making Orange a new entrant in the market when it launches a UMTS network.Last month, Tele2 said it also won a UMTS license in Luxembourg from the...
France Telecom terminates agreement with MobilCom
PARIS—France Telecom and its mobile subsidiary Orange said they terminated the cooperation framework agreement with MobilCom and Gerhard Schmid, which the companies entered in March 2000. France Telecom said the termination follows a series of breaches by Schmid and MobilCom.France Telecom said Schmid and...