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HONG KONG-SmartServ Online Inc. announced it has joined with Hutchison Telecom to introduce Hong Kong’s International Finance Express SMS service, which allows wireless users to access real-time U.S. and U.K. stock market information over mobile devices. Delayed quotes, price alerts …

NEW DELHI, India—Bharti Telecom will launch its cellular services in Mumbai in May, Bharti Group Chairman Sunil Mittal announced on Wednesday in Mumbai. Bharti Group’s mobile telephonynetwork covers 56 percent of the country, and the carrier plans an improved cellular …

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MILAN, Italy—Hutchison Whampoa’s Italian third-generation (3G) subsidiary, announced it secured about e4.2 billion (US$3.7 billion) in financing to build its 3G network in Italy. An underwriting group of 11 banks has agreed to a US$2.8 billion package for H3G, with …

LONDON-In an effort to ensure the delivery of audio and visual content over its forthcoming third-generation network, Hutchison 3G UK Ltd. announced a deal with broadcast management company BBC Technology to process and edit news and entertainment content for its …

LONDON—Hutchison 3G UK partnered with BBC Technology to manage the production of Hutchison’s audio-visual content to be available in its third-generation (3G) service. BBC will process and edit content for Hutchison 3G through the five-year collaboration. Hutchison 3G, which plans …

ROSH HAAYIN, Israel-Israel’s Ministry of Communications has awarded third-generation spectrum to the country’s three incumbent mobile operators and second-generation spectrum in the 1800 MHz band to Partner Communications Co. and Cellcom. Israel is the first country in the Middle East …

HELSINKI, Finland—In a deal that marks Playboy’s entry into the wireless market, the U.S.-based adult entertainment company, partnered with Finland’s Wireless Entertainment Services Finland (WES). Under the agreement, WES will create Playboy-branded content for wireless devices. Scheduled for a first-quarter …

OXFORD, United Kingdom—Having struck a deal to use mm02’s second-generation (2G) network to support its Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) deployment in the United Kingdom, the Hong Kong-back Hutchison 3G (H3G) has revealed further details of its third-generation (3G) plans …

MILAN, Italy—H3G, which holds a third-generation license in Italy, signed a roaming agreement with Telecom Italia Mobile. The agreement will allow H3G’s customers to access TIM’s GSM services in areas not covered by 3G services. The agreement also provides for …

HELSINKI, Finland—In a deal that marks Playboy’s entry into the wireless market, the U.S.-based adult entertainment company, partnered with Finland’s Wireless Entertainment Services Finland Ltd.. Under the agreement, WES will create Playboy-branded content for wireless devices. Scheduled for a first-quarter …

OXFORD, United Kingdom—Hutchison has signed a crucial network sharing deal with British Telecommunications’ former wireless division, mmO2. The agreement will allow Hutchison’s subscribers to make and receive calls using mmO2’s second-generation (2G) network when out of range of its own …

LONDON—NEC has denied a report in the World Street Journal that it plans to put off the launch of its third-generation (3G) mobile-phone handsets in 2002 to between September and November rather than between July and September as previously promised. …

LONDON—NEC Corp. has denied a report in the World Street Journal that it plans to put off the launch of its third-generation mobile-phone handsets to between September and November rather than between July and September as previously promised. The company …

HELSINKI, Finland—PTS, Sweden’s telecom regulatory organization, has warned telecom companies that secured third-generation (3G) network licenses that they risk losing these licenses in the event that they stall development plans any further. Twelve months after PTL allocated four 3G licenses, …

MONTREAL—Telesystem International Wireless (TIW) announced its investors have agreed to a recapitalization plan, including the restructuring of its subordinated debentures and an increase in its economic ownership in ClearWave. The company’s investors, Capital Communications CDPQ, U.F. Investments, an affiliate of …

MONTREAL—Telesystem International Wireless Inc. (TIW) announced its investors have agreed to a recapitalization plan including the restructuring of its subordinated debentures and an increase in its economic ownership in ClearWave N.V. The company’s investors, Capital Communications CDPQ Inc., U.F. Investments …

OXFORD, United Kingdom—While Europe’s major cell-phone operators remain cautious about their launch plans for third-generation (3G) services, Hutchison Whampoa, which owns 3G licenses in the United Kingdom and Italy, has confirmed deployment plans for September 2002. According to Canning Fok, …

STAMFORD, Connecticut, United States—Wireless application services provider SmartServ Online has agreed to provide Hutchison Telecommunications of Hong Kong with its new SmartServQ wireless short messaging service (SMS) and a personal digital assistant (PDA)-enabled version of its MobileMarkets application. SmartServQ, scheduled …

MOUNTAIN VIEW, California, United States—Luxxon announced Hutchison Telecommunications (Hong Kong) purchased its Mediator Streaming System, which Luxxon said will allow the carrier to demonstrate to the public the next-generation wireless streaming services at its Orange shops. “By showcasing Hong Kong’s …

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-Luxxon Corp. announced Hutchison Telecommunications (Hong Kong) Ltd. purchased its Mediator Streaming System, which Luxxon said will allow the carrier to demonstrate to the public the next-generation wireless streaming services at its Orange shops. “By showcasing Hong Kong’s …

TOKYO—NEC won an order for more than 1 million units of third-generation (3G) video phones from Hutchison Whampoa. NEC is going to provide the terminals based on both wideband-CDMA (W-CDMA) and GSM/General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) starting in October 2002. …

Licenses Malaysia The Malaysian government said it will award three third-generation (3G) licenses in the country through a beauty contest rather than an auction to help ensure carrier profitability. Because the number of licenses is fewer than the current number …

OXFORD, United Kingdom—The Italian government has told its five third-generation (3G) license holders that it has no plans to follow the French government’s example of reducing the license fees or making the license conditions any more favorable. The operators were …

LONDON-Hutchison 3G, which holds a third-generation license in the United Kingdom, said it is considering offering pornography services over its Universal Mobile Telecommunications System network. An executive within the company is looking into the issue of offering soft-core adults services, …