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[[3G News]]
3G Coverage Testing In China
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/16288.php
Telestone Technologies has announced the successful completion of a
comprehensive 3G wireless coverage test for China Mobile's Guizhou
Province Division using Telestone's new 3G wireless coverage platform
system. The test specifications were outlined...
[[Financial News]]
Portugal Telecom Merger Defense To Focus On Price -Report
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/16267.php
Portugal Telecom is focusing it defense against Sonae' EUR10.7 billion
($12.7 billion) takeover approach on the price of the offer, the
Jornal de Negocios newspaper reports in its Friday edition, without
specifying its sources. ...
Shenandoah Telecom Extends Talks With Sprint To April 15
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/16268.php
Shenandoah Telecommunications said Friday that it again extended its
discussions with Sprint Nextel Corp. over a wireless territory rights
agreement, to April 15, in order to avoid litigation. ...
Brasil Telecom GSM posts net loss in 2005 of US$281mn
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/16269.php
Brasil Telecoms' mobile phone arm, Brasil Telecom GSM, posted a net
loss in 2005 of 599mn reais (US$281mn), the company said in a
statement. ...
Comcel to offer US$156mn in bonds
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/16272.php
Colombian mobile operator Comcel is set to offer 350bn pesos
(US$156mn) in ordinary bonds on Friday, the Colombian stock exchange
reported in a statement. ...
Telesp Celular reports US$424mn net loss for 2005
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/16275.php
Brazilian telephone carrier Telesp Celular made a net loss of 909mn
reais (US$424mn) in 2005 compared to a net loss of 490mn in 2004, the
company reported in a statement. ...
US MCT Corp sells 100% in Vostok Mobile Volga telecom
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/16277.php
The U.S. MCT Corp. has sold its 100% stake in Russian
telecommunication company Vostok Mobile Volga, MCT Corp. said in a
press release Sunday. ...
Sweden's Tele2 says ups stakes in 5 Russian mobile operators
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/16278.php
Swedish telecommunications company Tele2 has increased its stakes in five Russian regional mobile operators, Tele2 said in a statement Sunday. ...
Russia's MTS approves merger of subsidiaries at EGM
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/16280.php
The extraordinary general meeting of shareholders (EGM) of Russia?s
largest mobile operator Mobile TeleSystems (MTS) has approved the
merger of nine of its subsidiaries into the parent company, MTS said
in a statement Sunday. ...
[[Handsets News]]
Kyocera seeks to double market share to 40%
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/16270.php
US CDMA mobile handset manufacturer Kyocera Wireless (KWC) plans to
double its market share in Mexico to 40% with handsets that integrate
global positioning systems and internet access, KWC's new Mexico
manager Renata de la Vega Serratos was quoted a...
New Law Proposed Ban On Toxins In Cellphones
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/16283.php
California is considering a bill which will ban the use of hazardous
materials in the construction of cellphones, and other electronic
devices sold in the US state by 2008. Assembly Member Lori
Salda said that, while current state law requires the
No Ban On Handset Subsidies Planned
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/16287.php
South Africa's telecoms regulator, ICASA has concluded their study
into handset subsidies in the country, and decided not to ban
subsidies on the sales of handsets with contracts. The enquiry was
motivated by consumer interest mainly in respect to th...
[[Legal News]]
ANALYSIS: TEF, govt agreement seen as a political move
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/16274.php
On February 15, Spain's Telefonica officially suspended its
suit against the Argentine government, filed with the World Bank's
international arbitration tribunal ICSID. ...
Courts ask ombudsman to sue operators
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/16276.php
The Argentine justice system has recommended the nation's ombudsman
Eduardo Mondino sue telecoms operators to the tune of nearly 1bn pesos
(approximately US$325mn) for non-payment to the universal service
fund, local newspaper Clar reported. ...
Court to hear Norway's Telenor claim against VimpelCom on Apr 3
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/16281.php
The Moscow Arbitration Court scheduled on Sunday for April 3 the
hearings of a lawsuit filed by Norway's telecommunication company
Telenor, seeking to find VimpelCom's extraordinary general meeting of
shareholders (EGM) held on September 14, 2005, vo...
[[Mobile Content News]]
Mobile Content Firm Fined And Banned From Service
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/16289.php
The UK arm of the mobile content provider, LaNetro Zed has been fined
US$44,000 by the UK's premium rate telephony regulator, ICSTIS and
also had access to its premium rate SMS services barred for three
months. The company is appealing the fine and b...
[[Network Operators News]]
NII cautious about investment in high speed data services
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/16273.php
Latin American digital trunking holding company NII Holdings does not
expect to make significant investments in introducing high speed data
services in the medium term as the region in general is not ready to
pay for them, NII's CFO Byron Siliezar to...
Kyivstar doubles number of its base stations in 2005
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/16279.php
Ukraine's largest mobile operator Kyivstar increased the number of its
base stations by 96.7% in 2005 to 5,855, the company's press office
said Sunday. ...
Mtel Increases its Network Capacity
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/16285.php
Mtel, the Mobile subsidiary of Nigeria's state owned
telecommunications outfit, has unveiled plans to increase the capacity
of the network by an additional two and half million lines, a more
than two hundred percent increase on the existing 1.2 milli...
[[Regulatory News]]
Taiwan Government May Up Foreign Invest Cap In Chunghwa Telecom
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/16266.php
The Taiwan government may raise the limit on direct foreign investment
in Chunghwa Telecom to 49% from the current limit of 40%, a government
official said Friday. ...
[[Reports News]]
In-Car Cell Phone Use Impacting Radio Listening
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/16282.php
Bridge Ratings says that it recently completed its first six month
analysis of in-car cell phone use and its potential impact on other
in-car listening including that of radio. The study was commissioned
by a wireless company in 2005 as part of a mul...
Latin American Location Services Set To Take Off - report
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/16284.php
Despite years of build-up and hype, location based services were still
in an early stage of slow growth at the beginning of 2005. From about
the year 2000, only a handful of operators worldwide had launched
location based services for their enterpris...
[[Statistics News]]
Mobile telephony expands 48.4% in 2005
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/16271.php
Venezuela's mobile telephony sector grew 48.4% in 2005, reaching a
total of 12,495,721 subscribers, local daily El Universal said, citing
a report by telecoms regulator Conatel. ...
USA Wireless Market Revenue Rises 10.7% - report
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/16286.php
Revenue in the USA wireless market totaled US$174.7 billion in 2005,
up 10.7% from 2004, with an acceleration in handset revenue and a
ramp-up in new wireless subscribers as key drivers of growth,
according to the newly released report from the indus...
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