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AUSTIN, Texas—SchlumbergerSema announced it will provide the security platform for Hutchison 3G’s third-generation services. According to the agreement, SchlumbergerSema will offer consulting, systems integration and project management expertise to support the Entrust software-based security solutions. Deployment is scheduled to begin …

OXFORD, United Kingdom—European cell-phone operators seem in no rush to sign General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) roaming agreements with their counterparts over fears of technology mismatches. Given that GPRS services are targeted at corporate users, industry analysts are blaming this …

NEW DELHI, India—The Communications Authority of Thailand (CAT) has decided to revise bidding conditions for the expansion of its CDMA services. The earlier terms required the winning bidder to sign up at least 300,000 subscribers to the service in the …

TOKYO—NTT DoCoMo Inc., the leading mobile carrier in Japan, announced its net income for the fiscal year ending March 31 was merely $6.2 million due to large special losses that DoCoMo posted from its overseas investments. DoCoMo posted a total …

BEIJING—Hong Kong’s CSL and Hutchison Telecom started offering services that enable corporate customers to use mobile phones and personal digital assistants (PDAs) to access intranets, e-mail and contacts. Users can gain access using General Packet Radio Service (GPRS)-enabled devices, such …

HELSINKI, Finland—Nokia said it won a contract as the sole supplier of Hutchison 3G Austria’s third-generation network. The value of the contract was not disclosed. Nokia will supply its 3G core network equipment and its network deployment package. Hutchison 3G …

NEW DELHI, India—Hutchison Essar, a GSM service provider in New Delhi, has introduced reduced off-peak charges on prepaid cards. Airtime charges will be reduced to half for both incoming and outgoing calls between 11 p.m. and 8 a.m. While incoming …

DUBLIN, Ireland—Hutchison 3G, part of the Hutchison Whampoa Group, signed a contract with software developer Network365 for the provision of mobile payment software across eight countries, including the six European countries in which the company has third-generation (3G) interests. The …

DUBLIN, Ireland—Hutchison 3G announced it will offer mobile payment services through a deal with Network365. Under the agreement, Hutchison 3G will deploy Network365’s payment platform, mzone avatar, which the company said will allow customers to make payments from their third-generation …

TOKYO—NTT DoCoMo Inc., the largest mobile carrier in Japan, and Bouygues Telecom, the third-largest operator in France, announced they reached a license agreement over i-mode services in France. Following the technology transfer agreement, Bouygues Telecom, a telecom business unit of …

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OXFORD, United Kingdom—Five Italian cell-phone operators have agreed, somewhat reluctantly, to a ruling from the country’s telecom regulator to a revised number portability fee. From 30 November, the maximum fee allowed, according to the regulator, will be 10 euros (US$8.80) …

OXFORD, United Kingdom—Having sold two third-generation (3G) licenses for 619 million euros (US$538.8 million) each last year, the French government looks unlikely to attract more than one interested party for the two additional licenses it plans to sell by the …

NEW DELHI, India—Escotel, a cellular service provider in Uttar Pradesh (West), Haryana and Kerala circles, this week crossed the 500,000 customer mark, becoming the fourth-largest cellular operator in India after Hutchison Group, AirTel and the BPL-BATATA combine. Escotel Mobile Communications …

HAMAMATSU CITY, Japan—Yamaha Corp. said it will provide ring tone download services to Hutchison Telecommunications Ltd. customers throughout Hong Kong. The new service, expected to be available March 28, will allow customers to download monophonic and polyphonic ring tone melodies. …

DUBLIN, Ireland—Ireland’s Office of the Director of Telecom Regulations received bids from three wireless operators for its four third-generation mobile licenses up for sale, including one “A” license covering 80 percent of the country’s population and potentially extra spectrum to …

WATERLOO, Ontario—The BlackBerry is going to Asia under a deal between the maker of the wireless e-mail and mobile-phone device, Research In Motion Ltd., and Hong Kong wireless carrier Hutchison Telecommunications. Hutchison Telecom, which sports 1.7 million customers, will sell …

OXFORD, United Kingdom—In an effort to reduce its market entry costs as a greenfield third-generation (3G) operator, Hutchison 3G is negotiating with U.K. operators mmO2 and One 2 One about mast sharing. Deutsche Telekom-owned One 2 One and mmO2 have …

NEW DELHI, India—RPG Cellular Services, operating in the Chennai circle, plans to invest 500 million rupees (US$10.3 million) by June this year to expand network capacity. The expansion will see an increase in the number of switches and base stations …

OXFORD, United Kingdom—The GSM Association has warned third-generation (3G) cell-phone operators that they need to reshape their organizations to provide security similar to that offered by Internet service providers (ISPs). The association claims that online hackers will target wireless Internet …

HONG KONG—The Hong Kong mobile market is set for a transformation, with four third-generation (3G) mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) established, based on the requirements of Hong Kong’s four 3G license holders. The first 3G MVNO services are set to …

ROME—Four telecom companies have filed formal offers to buy Italian mobile-phone operator Blu, which has been for sale for about 18 months since failing to win a third-generation (3G) license in Italy. Reuters reported incumbent Italian mobile operators Telecom Italia …

HELSINKI, Finland—Telia Mobile, the Nordic region’s biggest mobile operator, is moving to strengthen its position through acquisitions. The company is soon expected to bid for Sonera’s mobile telephone business in all Nordic and Baltic states, excluding Finland. Telia Mobile has …

OXFORD, United Kingdom—As branding becomes a more important weapon in the struggle to win cell-phone customers, industry analysts are beginning to question how Hutchison 3G will be able to make any headway given that it has no infrastructure, customer base …

ADDISON, Texas—Messaging provider CMG Wireless Data Solutions won a major contract to provide virtually all of Hutchison 3G’s messaging products, from short message services to unified communications to multimedia messaging. U.K. carrier Hutchison will use CMG’s unified communications products, its …