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eAgency Mobile Solutions announced the availability of Application and Browser blocking, which is a new feature of its My Mobile Watchdog child safety device. The blocking service is a free …

Ericsson reported it has entered into an agreement to purchase Nortel’s majority shareholding in LG-Nortel, renaming the venture LG-Ericsson. Terms of the deal were not released. Ericsson had previously acquired …

Adtran Inc. reported first-quarter results, including a 15% increase in sales to $127 million from $110 million during the first quarter of 2009. Net income increased 20% to $18.2 million, …

Alvarion Ltd. reported revenues of $60.2 million for the fourth quarter, down 14% from revenues of $70.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2008. Net loss for the quarter was …

Millicom International Cellular S.A. is deploying Comverse’s Voice HUB product in its TIGO-branded wireless networks in Bolivia and Honduras. The Comverse product includes a service that forwards voice messages as …

Mobixell Networks, which provides mobile multimedia and advertising solutions, acquired mobile Internet company 724 Solutions. The combined company will focus on rich media mobile Internet and messaging solutions for mobile …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-After weeks of speculation that a deal was in the works for China Mobile to purchase Millicom International Cellular S.A., Millicom declared that it terminated all sales talks. “Since …

STOCKHOLM—After weeks of speculation that a deal was in the works for China Mobile to purchase Millicom International Cellular S.A., Millicom declared that it terminated all sales talks. “Since May …

BEIJING-Rumors are swirling that China Mobile Communications Corp., the world’s largest wireless carrier, may be on the brink of acquiring Luxembourg-based Millicom International Cellular SA-or possibly, already has bought the …

BEIJING—Rumors are swirling that China Mobile Communications Corp., the world’s largest wireless carrier, may be on the brink of acquiring Luxembourg-based Millicom International Cellular SA—or possibly, already has bought the …

LUXEMBOURG-Mobile operator Millicom International Cellular said it’s mulling over its options after receiving “a high number of unsolicited approaches,” according to a company statement. According to the Wall Street Journal, …

WASHINGTON-Telefonica Celular del Paraguay S.A., a subsidiary of Millicom International Cellular S.A., will receive $15 million from International Finance Corp. to upgrade and expand its cellular network in Paraguay. IFC …

HONDURAS Motorola Inc. sold its entire equity stake in Honduran wireless carrier Celtel. Millicom International Cellular said it acquired part of the stake from Motorola, bringing Millicom’s ownership to two-thirds …

NEW YORK-Millicom International Cellular S.A. said its managed wireless network in Iran, the Rafsanjan Industrial Complex, has launched GSM services in greater Tehran. Millicom entered into an agreement with RIC …

NEW YORK-Motorola Inc. sold its entire equity stake in Honduran wireless carrier Celtel. Millicom International Cellular said it acquired part of the stake from Motorola, bringing Millicom’s ownership to two-thirds …

NEW YORK-Millicom International Cellular S.A. said its managed wireless network in Iran, the Rafsanjan Industrial Complex, has launched GSM services in greater Tehran. Millicom entered into an agreement with RIC …

NEW YORK-Millicom International Cellular said it sold its 65-percent holding in Millicom Argentina, a high-speed wireless data joint venture, to its local partner after receiving regulatory approval. The carrier did …

NEW YORK—Millicom International Cellular said it sold its 65-percent holding in Millicom Argentina, a high-speed wireless data joint venture, to its local partner after receiving regulatory approval. The carrier did …

BERTRANGE, Luxembourg-Millicom International Cellular said its Central American wireless operations have launched GSM services in the 800 MHz band under the brand name Tigo. The service will cover 92 percent …

NEW YORK-Comvik International Vietnam, a subsidiary of Millicom International Cellular S.A., signed a memorandum of understanding with Vietnam Mobile Services, its partner in Vietnam, to extend the companies’ long-term cooperation …

Millicom and Nokia announced the carrier has chosen LeadCom and Nokia to supply Nokia Connect GSM equipment for Millicom’s network in Sierra Leone. Millicom Sierra Leone is the first African …

NEW YORK-Millicom International Cellular said it plans to overlay its TDMA networks in Guatemala (Comcel) and Paraguay (Telecel) with GSM 800 MHz networks. The operator said it has selected the …

NEW YORK-Wireless operator Millicom International Cellular said it made an offering of about $310 million of secured notes in a mandatory exchange into Services B shares of Swedish operator Tele2 …

NEW YORK-Millicom International Cellular said it launched GSM services in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic earlier this week under the Tango brand name. Tango is the fourth entrant in Laos’ …

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-The Argentine branch of Millicom International was transferred to local group Sociedad Comercial del Plata, which already owned 35 percent of the company. Although the amount of the …