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MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-Data optimization company Bytemobile scored another major customer win with its new deal with Orange UK, which will use the company’s Macara optimization service node platform to enhance …

NEW YORK-Orange Communications will offer presence-aware messaging through a new deal with Antepo. “Instant messaging is a key initiative within Orange,” said Andreas Waber, director of products and services at …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Vodafone Group’s Swedish subsidiary Europolitan will not meet regulator deadlines for building a third-generation (3G) network. Europolitan Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Jon Risfelt said that reaching the Swedish national …

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 …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-LM Ericsson announced it has been selected as a multimedia messaging service infrastructure supplier to Orange SA and its 22 member companies and that it already signed a supply …

OXFORD, United Kingdom-Looking to gain market share in an increasingly saturated market has seen the Dutch arm of cell-phone operator MmO2 scrap all handset subsidies and cut mobile call charges …

BEIJING-Motorola Inc. said a variety of carriers have signed contracts valued at more than $30 million for its customized Network Support Program, which allows customers to maximize the use of …

LONDON-As the tech sector continues a shaky recovery and telecom companies in Europe and the United States offer nothing much to write home about, the Middle East continues its love …

MELBOURNE, Australia-Mobile operator Orange announced this week it is on course to record a profit by the fourth quarter of 2002. A subsidiary of Hutchison Telecommunications (Australia), Orange also declared …

LONDON-Text messaging company Scan Mobile scored a major new outlet for its applications, announcing a partnership with European carrier Orange to offer a variety of messaging applications. Among its portfolio, …

DUBLIN, Ireland-Strong mobile sales have boosted finances at France T

DUBLIN, Ireland-The four U.K. mobile network operators received reprimands from the country’s Competition Commission, which claimed they are charging their customers too much for receiving calls made from other wireless …

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.-Orange Ventures named Mike Dolbec and Bill Wiberg as general partners of the venture capital fund. Dolbec, who will focus on investing and providing strategic guidance to portfolio companies …

Portugal-Portuguese company Sonae.com has approached EDP regarding an acquisition of its telecom subsidiary Oni Group, which owns a third-generation license in Portugal. Sonae owns 45 percent of Portuguese mobile operator …

FRANKFURT, Germany-Gerhard Schmid, former chief executive of German company MobilCom, is likely to lower the price at which he would agree to sell his MobilCom shares, paving the way for …

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-The Colombian government, headed by Andr

CINCINNATI-Convergys Corp. announced it has acquired the business and assets of bankrupt TelesensKSCL Ltd. of Edinburgh, Scotland, a subsidiary of TelesensKSCL AG of Cologne, Germany. TelesensKSCL, which was a developer …

DUBLIN, Ireland-While other European countries wrestle with the dilemma of how to accommodate the new base stations and masts required for third-generation (3G) networks when objections to such developments have …

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia- The Telecommunications Office of the Slovak Republic awarded two of three available third-generation (3G) licenses to the country’s two current mobile operators, Orange and EuroTel Bratislava. Each operator …

HELSINKI, Finland-Finnish supplier Tecnomen said it will begin multimedia messaging service trials in two countries, The Dominican Republic and Indonesia. The Dominican Republic trial will be with France Telecom Dominicana. …

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-M-Cell, the listed telecommunications group that owns 100 percent of MTN, announced that turnover for the last 12 months has risen by 49 percent to US$1.24 billion. Contributions …

VANCOUVER, British Columbia—Sierra Wireless, M499.com Ltd. and Hutchison Telecommunications Ltd. announced the launch of Sierra Wireless’s AirCard 750 GSM/GPRS wireless PC Card in Hong Kong. M499.com will distribute the AirCard …

HELSINKI, Finland—The uphill battle to meet Sweden’s December 2003 national rollout deadline for third-generation (3G) networks has taken a significant new twist, after Sweden’s leading mobile operators assigned Stockholm-based telecom …

LONDON—Orange SA said it accepted a UMTS license in Luxembourg following the country’s “beauty contest” for licenses, making Orange a new entrant in the market when it launches a UMTS …

PARIS—France Telecom and its mobile subsidiary Orange said they terminated the cooperation framework agreement with MobilCom and Gerhard Schmid, which the companies entered in March 2000. France Telecom said the …