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ESPOO, Finland-Chunghwa Telecom Co. Ltd, the largest telecom operator in Taiwan, has contracted Nokia Corp. to build out the second phase of its W-CDMA based third-generation network. The value of the contract was not disclosed, but with the expansion, Nokia …

REDMOND, Wash.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. said it signed an agreement to sell its ownership stake in Taiwanese mobile carrier Far EasTone Telecommunications Co. to the carrier’s majority shareholder, Far Eastern Group, for $330 million in cash. Earlier this month, Far …

AT&T Wireless Services Inc. said it signed an agreement to sell its ownership stake in Taiwanese mobile carrier Far EasTone Telecommunications Co. to the carrier’s majority shareholder, Far Eastern Group, for $330 million in cash. Earlier this week, Far EasTone …

TOKYO-Japanese operator NTT DoCoMo Inc. looks to have stepped in to revive a merger between two Taiwanese mobile operators that was speculated to have fallen through. DoCoMo said it had agreed to a deal in which KG Telecommunications Co. will …

TAIPEI, Taiwan-Nortel Networks Ltd. said it has won a contract worth $64 million to supply GSM equipment to Chunghwa Telecom to cover more than 7.5 million subscribers. Nortel will supply radio, core switching and intelligent network equipment for wireless voice …

TAIPEI, Taiwan-Two Taiwanese mobile operators have agreed to merge, marking continuing consolidation in Taiwan’s mobile market. Far EasTone Telecommunications said it will acquire KG Telecommunications for about $877 million. KGT shareholders will be offered to convert one KGT share into …

TAIPEI, Taiwan-Two Taiwanese mobile operators have agreed to merge, marking continuing consolidation in Taiwan’s mobile market. Far EasTone Telecommunications said it will acquire KG Telecommunications for about $877 million. KGT shareholders will be offered to convert one KGT share into …

TAIPEI, Taiwan-Nortel Networks Ltd. said it has signed a $20 million contract to supply Chunghwa Telecom with an optical long haul solution to support the carrier’s wireless multimedia services. “This new, high-speed, high-bandwidth backbone is expected to meet Taiwan’s present …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden—Ericsson AB said it will supply Taiwanese operator Chunghwa Telecom with systems integration and content management for its emome mobile portal. Ericsson is offering technology that includes service personalization, communication gateway, content management and common service provisioning. Chunghwa has …

Alcatel Paris. With Orascom Telecom for the supply and installation of GSM solutions in the Middle East and Africa. Value: Undisclosed. Brazil. With Telemar for a GSM 1800/GPRS network in Brazil. Value: US$275 million Moscow. With ZAO SMARTS for GSM …

BEIJING—Nortel Networks signed a US$250 million contract with Taiwan’s Chunghwa Telecom to expand the carrier’s GSM 900 MHz and GSM 1800 MHz dual-mode network to a capacity of 6.5 million subscribers.Chunghwa Telecom expects growth in SMS-traffic and prepaid subscriber numbers. …

TAIPEI, Taiwan—Nortel Networks said it has signed an agreement to expand its GSM networks for Chunghwa Telecom for about US$250 million.“These expansions are expected to increase Chunghwa Telecom’s network capacity to 6.5 million subscribers and will enable Taiwan’s leading telecommunications …

SINGAPORE-The once sleepy telecommunications market in technology-centric Taiwan is finally stirring from its slumber. Having taken a back seat to the country’s more well-known semiconductor industry until now, Taiwan’s mobile-phone industry has now become one of the fastest-growing sectors in …

Alcatel Europe. With Orange as a strategic supplier for its third-generation networks throughout Europe. Value: Undisclosed Italy. With Wind Telecomunicazioni as a preferred third-generation network supplier. Value: Undisclosed Ericsson China. With China Telecom and Guangdong Mobile Communications to build a …

Ericsson Canada. With Microcell Connexions for a GPRS network. Value: Undisclosed China. With China Unicom for GSM expansions in Jilin, Sichuan, Jiangsu, Anhui and Hubei provinces. Value: US$176 million Laos. With Lao Telecommunications Co. for GSM switching. Value: US$1.2 million …

Austria Austrian mobile operator Mobilkom Austria launched wireless packet data service using a GPRS core network infrastructure solution provided by Nortel Networks through its local distributor, Austria Telecommunication GmbH. Nortel said the GPRS core network is the first in commercial …

HONG KONG-U.S. mobile-phone vendors are gearing up for cdmaOne sales in China despite uncertainty whether the technology will be deployed there. While China Unicom told reporters here last week it still is interested in the technology, it remained unclear when …

Alcatel Argentina. With Telecom Argentina for a fixed wireless access network. Value: US$99.6 million Ericsson Argentina. With Unif

L.M. Ericsson Brazil. With Telet S.A. to construct a TDMA network. Value: US$140 million China. With Chongqing Telecommunications Administration to expand its GSM network. Value: US$138 million China. With Hebei Post & Telecommunications Administration to expand its GSM and TACS …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson signed an agreement valued at $49 million with Chunghwa Telecom of Taiwan to upgrade the operator’s Advanced Mobile Phone Service wireless network. Chunghwa plans to install base stations from Ericsson’s RBS 884 series as well as its …