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TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo, the largest mobile operator in Japan, is going to return 40 million yen (US$342,000) in communications fees to its photo mail service users because the users were not …

MADRID, Spain-Blaming the delay of UMTS technology and current market conditions, Telef

MADRID, Spain-Blaming the delay of UMTS technology and current market conditions, Telef

NEW DELHI, India-Indian cellular operator Bharti Cellular launched a mobile-phone service in Mumbai (Bombay) on 23 July. The operator unveiled a number of value-added offerings to its service, including free …

MOSCOW-Yet another Russian regional carrier announced plans to launch a cdma2000 network as the new technology is close to acquiring a federal status in the country. The Cellular Communications of …

TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo Inc. said it may cut back its current 16-percent stake in AT&T Wireless due to the U.S. carrier’s declining stock price, even though DoCoMo recently increased its investment …

YEREVAN, Armenia-Mobile operator ArmenTel from the Trans-Caucasian republic of Armenia said it would invest a total of US$39.4 million into the development of its GSM network. In March, ArmenTel directors …

BUCHAREST, Romania-Jordan mobile operator MobileCom announced it will launch multimedia messaging service (MMS) soon. MobileCom tested the service, which will transmit high-quality digital images and sound files across its 2.5G …

HONG KONG-GSM operator SmarTone has launched a “picture mail” service that enables multimedia messaging service (MMS) phone users to send messages combining pictures, text, voice and music. Using either the …

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-TIM Digitel is the new name for Digitel, the third cellular operator in Venezuela, which in its first year of operations has attracted 300,000 customers. A one-year transition …

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia mobile-phone sales rose in the second quarter, but infrastructure sales lagged considerably behind totals recorded for second-quarter 2001. Nokia also lowered its handset sales figures once again. The …

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-Mobile network operator Vodacom announced it will assist students in schools throughout South Africa and the region to become computer literate following the opening of the E-Learning Resource …

VANCOUVER, British Columbia-Vodafone U.K. and Sierra Wireless have teamed to make Sierra Wireless’s AirCard 750 wireless PC card modem available on Vodafone’s GPRS data network in the U.K. Through the …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Wireless equipment vendor LM Ericsson signed two multimedia messaging service infrastructure contracts, one with Turkish carrier Turkcell and the other with Spanish operator Amena. The technology enables such applications …

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HELSINKI, Finland-Telenor, the Oslo-based semi-state-owned telecom operator, rejected on 17 July speculation by market analysts that the company is anxious to re-open consolidation talks with the newly merged Telia-Sonera. Jon …

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-Mobile operator Smartcom PCS, owned by Endesa of Spain, sued BellSouth through the Chilean government’s Antimonopoly Resolution Commission on the grounds of disloyal competition. This suit is based …

JOHANNEBSBURG, South Africa-MTN South Africa announced its General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) pricing strategy and some of the initial applications that will be available at the time of commercial launch. …

BUCHAREST, Romania-Israeli mobile operator Partner Communications sent a statement to Israel’s Croll committee requesting that it be allowed to offer a fixed-line service along with its cellular offering, allowing it …

QUITO, Ecuador-Ecuador’s telecom regulator Conatel said it set the base prices for wireless local loop licenses in the country at $1.1 million for each license. The regulator plans to auction …

ISTANBUL, Turkey-Turkish cellular operator Turkcell commercially launched its multimedia messaging service allowing subscribers to add images and sounds to basic text messages. Pricing for the service will be free for …

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 …

BERKELEY HEIGHTS, N.J.-Multimodal company Kirusa and speech recognition provider SpeechWorks International Inc. announced they are conducting a trial of multimodal applications on the GPRS network of French mobile operator Bouygues …

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STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson said it signed a contract to be the sole supplier to Nicaraguan carrier Enitel for GSM 1900 equipment, software and services. “Our GSM investment starts a new …