The following list details this week's infrastructure awards for the cellular, Wi-Fi and WiMAX industries. The contracts are broken down by transmission technology, country and vendor. The value of the contract is included when available. Click here for additional infrastructure awards from RCR Wireless...
Following is a roundup of wireless companies that received ratings changes from financial services companies this week.JP Morgan lowered its rating on SpectraLink from neutral to underweight. The firm cited weak first-quarter results and second-quarter guidance along with three other factors for the downgrade....
BRUSSELS, Belgium-GSM Europe, the European arm of the GSM Association, said it welcomed the 10 new member countries of the European Union, which it said represent some of the fastest-growing European economies due in part to strong mobile markets.The new EU countries, which officially...
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-TeliaSonera said it reached an agreement with Motorola Lithuania Telecom to acquire Motorola's 35-percent shareholding in Lithuanian mobile operator UAB Omnitel. TeliaSonera will pay $117 million for Motorola's shares, and TeliaSonera will own 90 percent of the operator following the close of the...
Motorola Inc. has said that Baltic States wireless operator Omnitel in Lithuania is the first to commercially deploy its new-generation base station, the Horizon 11 base transceiver station for GSM/GPRS/EDGE networks. The initial deployment of the Horizon II is on Omnitel's 1800 MHz network...
LONDON-Motorola Inc. has said that Baltic States wireless operator Omnitel in Lithuania is the first to commercially deploy its new-generation base station, the Horizon 11 base transceiver station for GSM/GPRS/EDGE networks."With this expansion, Omnitel will increase its network capacity and coverage to provide voice...
In the sweepstakes of third-generation (3G) contracts, smaller equipment vendors hope to outplay the bigger names by taking advantage of their product strengths and delays in Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) rollouts.Companies like Motorola, Nortel Networks and Lucent Technologies are at the low ebb...
VILNIUS, Lithuania-Lithuania's Omnitel said it introduced multimedia messaging service (MMS) to its subscribers. The service is free until 1 December after a one-time set-up fee of 10 litas (US$2.85).The operator also set up a Web service that allows users to test MMS without an...
HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. and Vodafone Omnitel have jointly completed what they describe as the world's first voice-over-Internet Protocol call using Nokia's mobile switching center server and media gateway."IT is a key element in the new core-network architecture that flexibly combines GSM and WCDMA networks-a...
LONDON-Italy's Vodafone Omnitel plans to upgrade its gaming platform through its deal with mobile entertainment company Cash-U Mobile Technologies.Omnitel currently uses the first version of Cash-U's Pecan entertainment platform and now plans to upgrade to version 2.0."This is the first repeat order to our...
HELSINKI, Finland-Comptel said it will deliver advanced provisioning solutions for Vodafone Omnitel's third-generation (3G) and value-added services in Italy.The value of the contract was not disclosed.The system will activate Vodafone Omnitel subscribers to the network and a large number of value-added platforms, such as...
HELSINKI, Finland—Lithuanian mobile operator Omnitel has ordered a voice mail system expansion from Tecnomen to improve the capacity and functionality of its messaging platform.The US$452,580 contract will be supplied in two deliveries starting this month.
LUXEMBOURG—Mach said Omnitel Vodafone agreed to renew its contract for Mach clearinghouse and roaming. services. Omnitel has used Mach's services since it launched service in Italy.The value of the contract was not disclosed.
MINNEAPOLIS—ADC announced that Lithuanian operator Omnitel will install its Metrica software to help manage the performance of its mobile network.Omnitel will use Metrica for network performance reporting and monitoring. Omnitel has a 60-percent market share in Lithuania, ADC said.
VILNIUS, Lithuania—Lithuanian operator Omnitel has begun a short message service parking payment service, allowing postpaid subscribers to pay for parking with mobile phones.Users send specific messages to a short number when wanting to pay for parking after placing stickers purchased from Omnitel in their...
ROME—Four telecom companies have filed formal offers to buy Italian mobile-phone operator Blu, which has been for sale for about 18 months since failing to win a third-generation (3G) license in Italy.Reuters reported incumbent Italian mobile operators Telecom Italia Mobile (TIM), Wind and Omnitel...
CANNES, France—Nokia Corp. stamped its feet at the 3GSM World Congress with a series of announcements ranging from open architecture, live demonstrations and Internet Protocol mobility networks.Nokia introduced its Nokia MetroSite Piccolo wideband CDMA base station; the Nokia Advanced Indoor Radio for W-CDMA; the...
BUCHAREST, Romania—The Baltic GSM operators said that their recently announced cooperation will lead to decreased call costs for customers. The leading mobile telephone operators in Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia—Latvian Mobile Telephone (LMT), Omnitel and EMT—announced a cooperation beginning 6 December that will allow free...
VILNIUS, Lithuania—Lithuania's Omnitel introduced a virtual chat service called Plepek!, which allows communications via short message service, the Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) and the Internet.The open chat groups include several groups on specific topics, such as automobiles and basketball. In addition, exclusive chat groups...
OXFORD, United Kingdom—The Italian government has told its five third-generation (3G) license holders that it has no plans to follow the French government's example of reducing the license fees or making the license conditions any more favorable.The operators were reported to have asked the...
VILNIUS, Lithuania—Wireless operator Omnitel began a new telephone numbering system, with the prefix of mobile telephone services in Lithuania beginning with a digit six. Lithuania's National Telephone Numbering Plan introduced a new numbering system for the country's fixed and mobile services.The carrier said it...
AlcatelParis. With Orascom Telecom for the supply and installation of GSM solutions in the Middle East and Africa.Value: Undisclosed. Brazil. With Telemar for a GSM 1800/GPRS network in Brazil.Value: US$275 millionMoscow. With ZAO SMARTS for GSM 900 MHz solutions to extend networks in the...
AlcatelChina. With China Unicom for CDMA equipment for a national network.Value: US$157 millionChina. With Gansu Mobile, Shanxi Mobile and Ning Xia Mobile for GSM expansion contracts.Value: UndisclosedThailand. With CP Orange for a nationwide GSM 1800 MHz network.Value: US$332 millionDatangChina. With China Unicom for CDMA equipment for a...
