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STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Tele2 announced a mobile virtual network operator agreement in Germany with Viag Interkom. Tele2 will use Viag’s mobile network to provide the air interface for Tele2’s fixed-line customers. The …

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, North Carolina, United States—Mobile marketing platform provider Avesair is continuing its expansion into the European market with the latest announcement it has been chosen by Enpocket, a …

TOKYO—KDDI, the second-largest operator for both fixed-line and mobile services in Japan, on 14 December announced it will introduce a voluntary early retirement program targeting its employees between 44 and …

BEIJING—China Mobile will close its analog mobile network on 15 December. The number of subscribers has dropped from 2.5 million in April to 102,500 on 26 November. The operator started …

BEIJING and TOKYO — China’s fixed-line operator China Telecom has started offering a CDMA service in Shenzhen, a prosperous city adjacent to Hong Kong. The service, called “Shihua Tong,” will …

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LEXINGTON, Massachusetts, United States—Logica said it deployed a prepaid solution for Bulgarian mobile operator Cosmo Bulgaria Mobile in cooperation with Greek systems integrator Intrasoft. The technology allows Cosmo Bulgaria Mobile …

BUCHAREST, Romania—The Romanian cellular operator Telemobil launched on 7 December a nationwide voice and high-speed data network in its 450 MHz spectrum based on CDMA technology. Telemobil will initially introduce …

SAO PAULO, Brazil—Brazilian mobile operator Telesp Celular introduced cdma2000 1x-based high-speed wireless data services in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Lucent Technologies Inc., which supplied base stations as part of a $130 …

HELSINKI, Finland—Tele2, the Swedish mobile telecom headquartered in Stockholm, has reinforced its mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) strategy in Europe through the launch of MVNO services in the Netherlands. Tele2 …

OXFORD, United Kingdom—Sweden’s largest cell-phone operator Telia has decided to share a percentage of the revenues generated by content services with the developers. The new approach for the company is …

BUCHAREST, Romania—The Bulgarian mobile operator, Mobiltel, announced that Dutch company LL Telecommunication Holding, registered in Rotterdam, still holds 100 percent of its shares, following its purchase of the operator from …

LONDON—Indonesian cellular operator PT Telkomsel announced plans to invest US$500 million during the next year to expand its GSM network. The network expansion will see Telkomsel increase its subscriber base …

PITTSBURGH, United States—U.S. operator Alltel will use Marconi’s wireless network planning tools to optimize its existing network and to plan for the rollout of its next-generation 1x network. Marconi said …

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa—Cell C, the third South African mobile network operator, announced its postpaid offerings and tariffs 15 days after going live with its prepaid products. Since 17 November, the …

OXFORD, United Kingdom—The newly floated European mobile operator mm02 confirmed its timescale for launching third-generation (3G) services is at least six months behind schedule. The company is now saying that …

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STOCKHOLM, Sweden—Ericsson AB says it has been selected by mobile satellite operator Inmarsat Ltd to develop its next-generation core network on a $55 million contract for the company’s Broadband Global …

MADRID, Spain—Spanish mobile operator Telef

HELSINKI, Finland—German mobile operator Viag Interkom launched its prepaid service for General Packet Radio Service (GPRS), using a Nokia solution for processing charging data for second- and third-generation (3G) services. …

REDMOND, Washington, United States—U.S. wireless operator AT&T Wireless launched its Spanish-language Web site, allowing customers to shop online and access company information. The carrier also currently offers customer service, product …

HELSINKI, Finland—German mobile operator Viag Interkom said it has launched its prepaid service for GPRS, using a Nokia solution for processing charging data for second- and third-generation services. The contract …

MEXICO CITY—America Movil, the mobile subsidiary of Mexico’s TelMex, announced several transactions that will give it control of several Latin American companies currently held by Telecom Americas and centralize Telecom …

OSLO, Norway—Norway’s Telenor Mobile said it will open its third-generation (3G) network on 1 December according to its license conditions. The Universal Mobile Telecommunications System network (UMTS) will initially cover …

MUNICH, Germany—Polish mobile operator PTC-Era has chosen a location-based services platform from Siemens and SignalSoft for delivery via Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) and short message service (SMS). PTC-Era is the …