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DUBLIN – KPN Mobile’s CTO Erik Hoving warns if telecom network operators truly want to innovate for the future, it’s essential to simplify the IT and network operations now. In …

The following list details this week’s infrastructure awards for the cellular, Wi-Fi and WiMAX industries. The contracts are broken down by transmission technology, country and vendor. The value of the …

RUSSIA InfiNet Wireless, which provides broadband wireless access and pre-WiMAX equipment, said Enforta BV selected it to provide equipment for a nationwide broadband network in Russia. The network is expected …

TOKYO-Eight wireless carriers that offer i-mode wireless Internet services based on NTT DoCoMo Inc. technology announced joint procurement for i-mode handsets. The carriers initially have procured Korean vendor LG Electronics …

Dutch telecom carrier KPN has reached an agreement to acquire rival Dutch mobile operator Telfort for $1.2 billion on a debt and cash-free basis, eliminating a player in the highly …

TOKYO-Eight wireless carriers that currently offer i-mode wireless Internet services based on NTT DoCoMo Inc. technology announced joint procurement for i-mode handsets. The carriers initially have procured Korean vendor LG …

Dutch telecom carrier KPN has reached an agreement to acquire rival Dutch mobile operator Telfort for $1.2 billion on a debt and cash-free basis, eliminating a player in the highly …

AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands-The Dutch government has sold 150 million shares in KPN Telecom to Lehman Brothers, cutting its stake to about 14 percent. The shares represent about a 6-percent stake. …

LONDON-Dutch wireless carrier KPN will add a new NEC i-mode handset to its portfolio, according to NEC UK Ltd. NEC said it launched the tri-band N401i handset, which incorporates video …

THE HAUG, The Netherlands-German wireless operator E-Plus has developed and applied for a patent for a new system to expand its UMTS network called Ultra High Sites, which the carrier …

SAN DIEGO-Lucent Technologies Inc. and Novatel Wireless announced another third-generation win in the European arena. Lucent and Novatel will supply KPN in the Netherlands and its German subsidiary, E-Plus, with …

SYDNEY, Australia-Australia’s leading wireless carrier said it will license i-mode technology from NTT DoCoMo Inc. in the Japanese carrier’s ninth partnership for the wireless Internet technology. Telstra is licensing the …

SYDNEY, Australia-Australia’s leading wireless carrier said it will license i-mode technology from NTT DoCoMo Inc. in the Japanese carrier’s ninth partnership for the wireless Internet technology. Telstra is licensing the …

THE HAGUE, Netherlands-KPN in The Netherlands announced it will expand its relationship with InfoSpace Mobile with the purchase of the company’s Modalyst Storefront Management product, which the carrier said it …

HANOVER, Germany-Megapixel camera phones were the name of the game at the CeBIT trade show, with Nokia Corp., Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Siemens and NEC Corp. among those releasing new …

THE HAAG, The Netherlands-Dutch operator KPN said it took full control of Wi-Fi provider HubHop. KPN acquired 51 percent of the company, which offers hot spots in the Netherlands, last …

AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands-KPN Mobile and Hutchison Whampoa Ltd. reached an agreement on their disputed U.K. third-generation operator business. KPN Mobile will sell its 15-percent stake in Hutchison 3G U.K. Ltd. …

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.-Visto Corp. announced it scored another major carrier deal, with KPN Mobile in the Netherlands planning to use Visto’s technology to offer wireless e-mail services over its i-mode …

PALO ALTO, Calif.-KPN Mobile will be the first operator to launch prepaid i-mode services, and it will use software from U.S.-based Narus for the offering. The carrier is aiming to …

TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo Inc. has expanded its European i-mode reach to Greece with a partnership agreement with mobile operator Cosmote. DoCoMo is licensing Cosmote to launch i-mode services, the Japanese operator’s …

KPN Mobile and Hutchison Whampoa Ltd. reached an agreement on their disputed U.K. third-generation operator business. KPN Mobile will sell its 15-percent stake in Hutchison 3G U.K. Ltd. to Hutchison …

A Russian operator has begun a trial of CDMA2000 1X technology at 450 MHz using equipment from Nortel Networks Ltd. The trial is being conducted in Yekaterinburg, Russia’s fourth-largest city, …

HILVERSUM, The Netherlands-Lucent Technologies Inc. said it has won a contract to supply ATM infrastructure and software for KPN Mobile’s third-generation network in the Netherlands. “Lucent will deliver equipment and …