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SWEDEN-TeliaSonera Sweden has launched its nationwide Telia GO third-generation network. Telia GO will provide TeliaSonera customers with access to mobile Internet at broadband speeds and access to video calling on certain 3G handsets for a charge. In addition, the 3G …

Nortel Networks Ltd. is in talks to divest most of its major operations, including factories and supply chains, to Flextronics Inc., a contract electronics manufacturer. If the talks materialize, it may lead to a major loss of up to 2,500 …

HELSINKI, Finland-Telia in Sweden said it is now offering video clips of news by the Swedish agency TT to its TeliaGo customers. Users can download the video clips to their phones and view them using reduced GPRS rates, which Telia …

NEW YORK-Swedish company Tele2 AB said its Swedish UMTS venture, Svenska UMTS-Nat, reached an agreement with a banking consortium to downsize its loan facility from nearly $1.4 billion to $872 million. The reduction was achieved through cutting infrastructure costs by …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Telia announced a new mobile data service in Sweden called Telia Go, which offers user-friendly menus and preset mobile phones, including the Nokia 3650 and the Sony Ericsson P800 smart phone. Both phones feature built-in cameras, and settings are …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Telia announced a new mobile data service in Sweden called Telia Go, which offers user-friendly menus and preset mobile phones, including the Nokia 3650 and the Sony Ericsson P800 smart phone. Both phones feature built-in cameras and settings are …

HELSINKI, Finland-The four mobile operators in Finland have jointly formed a new company to manage the mobile number portability (MNP) solution in the country. Swedish consultancy Northstream worked with the operators on the solution. The new company will begin operations …

DUBLIN, Ireland—Reports from Finland suggest that mobile operator TeliaSonera, which this week has signed a number of interconnect agreements for multimedia messaging services (MMS) and announced plans to launch third-generation (3G) services early next year, is to sell its Finnish …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-As expected, the merger of Sweden’s Telia and Finland’s Sonera will see layoffs in the second quarter of 2003, and TeliaSonera’s Swedish and Finnish operations said they have both initiated discussions with personnel organizations. About 400 jobs will be …

OSLO, Norway-An agreement among Sweden’s operators to allow customers to send multimedia messaging services (MMS) between competing networks has failed to encompass all the country’s operators, as giant TeliaSonera has yet to get on board. With MMS widely tipped by …

COPENHAGEN, Denmark-Telia Denmark is introducing a charge of 44 U.S. cents for its multimedia messaging service following a free introductory period, which ends at the end of this month. The price is in line with other European operators’ MMS charges. …

OXFORD, United Kingdom-Despite the hype surrounding the success of multimedia messaging service (MMS), the Swedish cell-phone operator Comviq has joined Vodafone and Telia by extending its free trial of the service until June. The company had planned to halt its …

HELSINKI, Finland-DNA Finland, the Finnish regional telecom group, has displaced Virgin Mobile as the lead contender to acquire Telia Mobile’s network operations in Finland. DNA is reported to have placed a bid worth US$102 million for Telia Mobile Finland (TMF). …

Lucent Technologies Inc. says carrier Movilnet has launched its cdma2000 1x voice and data network using its equipment, software and services. “Movilnet’s subscribers will be able to access the cdma2000 network with cdma2000 1x cell phones or personal digital assistants …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Telia’s mobile subscribers will be able to access Hotmail e-mail sent via short message service to their mobile phones under a new deal the operator signed with MSN, Microsoft’s Internet portal. MSN launched the service in Sweden today, and …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Anders Igel, chief executive officer of Telia, has agreed to relinquish his appointment to the board of the combined TeliaSonera, putting to rest complaints from the Finnish government that the appointment breached an agreement between the Finnish and Swedish …

HELSINKI, Finland-The Finnish government has objected to a decision by Telia shareholders to elect Telia’s chief executive to the board of the merged company, a stumbling block reminiscent of the cultural issues that eventually sidelined the planned Telia/Telenor merger in …

HELSINKI, Finland and OSLO, Norway-Hutchison Whampoa and Investor-backed Hi3G, which will operate under the brand name “3,” will join Swedish third-generation (3G) license holders seeking rollout extensions. Hi3G has confirmed its intention to ask Swedish telecom authority PTS for an …

OSLO, Norway-Mobile operator Orange may appeal the ruling by Swedish national telecom regulator PTS, which rejected any changes to the conditions of its third-generation (3G) license. Orange asked for a three-year rollout extension and now has until 22 October to …

OXFORD, United Kingdom-Despite the fanfare surrounding Nokia’s launch this week of its first third-generation (3G) handset, many insiders remain adamant that there are significant technological issues to resolve before the devices can be shipped in any volume. The well-known problem …

HELSINKI, Finland-Telia has set US$100 million as the minimum bid price that the Swedish operator will accept for subsidiary Telia Mobile’s assets and mobile business operations in Finland. The Swedish telecom company’s price-setting exercise is regarded as a direct response …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-The Swedish joint venture Svenska UMTS-nat AB signed a $1.2 billion term loan and revolving credit facility for its third-generation rollout. Margins, fees and allocations were not disclosed. Svenska UMTS is the joint venture formed by Telia AB and …

HELSINKI, Finland-Finnet, the Helsinki-based umbrella association for 40 local telecom operators in Finland, has adopted an aggressive position to competing with rival operators Sonera and Elisa for mobile and fixed-line telephone customers. Elisa is the parent company of the network …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Sweden-based Telia Mobile said it signed a framework agreement with third-generation operator Hi3G for colocating masts. Hi3G is the Swedish 3G subsidiary of Hutchison Whampoa Ltd. and is building a UMTS network in the Nordic country. Under the agreement, …

HELSINKI, Finland-Danish, Swedish and German telecom companies TDC, Telia and Deutsche Telekom are showing an interest in acquiring the Stockholm, Sweden-based communications and financial services group Kinnevik’s 33.5-percent shareholding in mobile operator Millicom International Cellular (MIC), headquartered in Luxembourg. Kinnevik, …