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Finland—Messaging vendor Tecnomen said Austrian mobile operator Mobilkom Austria has begun live trials of its Multimedia Messaging Service Center to help the operator evaluate multimedia services over GSM/General Packet Radio …

LONDON—The Omani government approved plans for the privatization of Oman Telecommunications to move forward to offer a 40-percent stake in the company. Privatization plans, which were revived in January after …

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa—Mobile operator MTN Nigeria has reported that it will assist the city of Lagos, Nigeria, recover from an explosion at an arms dump, which led to the death …

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MINSK, Belarus—The Saudi Oger carrier is considering the purchase of a 50-percent stake in the Belarussian Belcel carrier, with a deal likely to shape out by the end of February. …

TAIPEI, Taiwan—Taiwan awarded five third-generation (3G) licenses following a 19-day auction that saw bid totals much higher than analysts had expected. Total bids in Asia’s first 3G auction reached T$48.9 …

LONDON—MmO2, the mobile phone unit spun off from British Telecommunications last year, said it plans to cut 1,900 jobs in the United Kingdom and Germany as part of its restructuring …

MISSISSAUGA, Ontario, Canada—Canadian vendor Redknee said it partnered with Germany’s mobile operator Viag Interkom to deploy real-time short message rating services. Redknee said Viag has enhanced its prepaid service through …

TAIPEI, Taiwan—Taiwan awarded its five third-generation licenses following a 19-day auction that saw bid totals much higher than analysts had expected. Total bids in the auction—Asia’s first 3G auction—reached $1.4 …

LONDON—Mm02, the mobile-phone unit spun off from British Telecommunications plc last year, said it plans to cut 1,900 jobs in the United Kingdom and Germany as part of its restructuring …

TOKYO—Japanese mobile carriers are emphasizing location services to combat increasing competition within the market. The mobile-phone market in Japan has been expanding rapidly during the past several years. However, the …

OKLAHOMA CITY, United States—Dobson Communications said it will follow nationwide roaming partners AT&T Wireless and Cingular Wireless in overlaying its current TDMA network with GSM/General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) technology. …

REDMOND, Washington, United States—AT&T Wireless Services and Canadian operator Rogers Wireless introduced cross-border GSM/General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) roaming for their respective customers. Rogers currently covers 85 percent of the …

OXFORD, United Kingdom—Having paid e3.3 billion (US$2.8 billion) for its third-generation (3G) license, the Italian cell-phone operator Ipse is becoming increasingly concerned that the Italian Telecom Ministry might withdraw the …

AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands—Dutch telecommunications giant KPN will buy the remaining 22.5-percent interest in German mobile-phone operator E-Plus that it does not already own from U.S.-based BellSouth for about US$1.06 billion …

JAKARTA, Indonesia—Indosat Multimedia Mobile (IM3), a new entrant in Indonesia’s cellular market, reached an agreement to use Satelindo’s GSM network to cover blank spots in its network. IM3, which began …

BEIJING—Nokia has partnered with Chinadotcom to launch a platform for short message services (SMS) and other wireless services such as ringing tone download, picture message download and operator logo. “Owners …

HELSINKI, Finland—Tele2, the Stockholm-based Swedish mobile communications group, has emerged as a strong contender to secure one of Ireland’s four third-generation (3G) mobile licenses. The deadline for final submission of …

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina—Cellular telephony operator BellSouth attained gains of US$17 million in Latin America during the last quarter of 2001, even though it had less income and lost more than …

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BOCA RATON, Florida, United States—Venezuelan mobile operator Movilnet plans to provide global positioning system (GPS) services through an agreement with U.S.-based DatumCom. The agreement includes using GPS technology to provide …

SCHAUMBURG, Illinois, United States—In an unusual joint move, Motorola Credit and Nokia will file a lawsuit against the Uzan family, the Turkish billionaires who are controlling owners of Turkey’s major …

BUCHAREST, Romania—Partner Communications Company announced the Israeli Ministry of Communications notified the company that it approved the award to Partner of 1800 MHz spectrum and a third-generation (3G) band of …

REDMOND, Wash.-Action Engine Corp. announced its Mobile Services Framework will work on Texas Instruments’ OMAP wireless application processors, a move the company said will allow wireless carriers, device makers and …

ANKARA—Turkish wireless operator Telsim denied the fraud charges filed against it earlier this week in a $3 billion lawsuit by Motorola and Nokia and said it will countersue for compensation.