NEW DELHI, India-The Thai cellular market witnessed rapid growth and intense competition during 2001. Subscriber numbers reached a landmark, crossing fixed-line subscriber numbers much earlier than expected. Tariffs are decreasing, and value-added services are generating huge revenues for operators. Next-generation services like General Packet...
Carriers choose low-key number portability promotionsMELBOURNE, Australia-With the advent of mobile number portability (MNP) in Australia, the forecasted marketing blitz has largely failed to materialize, despite some initial predictions that mobile-phone companies would spend big to draw customers away from their competitors.Introduced on 25...
AlcatelChina. With China Mobile for GSM network expansion contracts by Shanghai Mobile and Jilin Mobile.Value: US$70 millionMalaysia. With Telekom Cellular to expand its existing GSM 1800 MHz capacity and ready it for GPRS.Value: US$85 millionPhilippines. With Digitel to roll out its mobile network by...
LONDON—Ananova, the virtual personal news assistant owned by Orange plc, and PacketVideo announced a partnership to deliver Ananova's real-time news service to personal digital assistant users. Ananova is trialing PacketVideo's wireless multimedia software for a potential launch of its service on PDAs, the companies...
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OXFORD, United Kingdom—Despite losing a legal appeal over the timing of its third-generation (3G) license payments, British Telecommunications (BT) said it will instigate a fresh court action restating that it and Deutsche Telekom-owned One 2 One were treated unfairly by being forced to pay...
OXFORD, United Kingdom—Sweden's state-owned Vattenfall has called for the launch of third-generation (3G) services to be delayed until consumer demand can be more accurately measured. The company is also concerned that 3G equipment manufacturers will not have adequate numbers of terminals available until after...
PARIS—The standoff between the French government and mobile-phone operator SFR, which is backed by Vivendi Universal, was at least delayed this week, with SFR paying the initial US$566 million payment for its third-generation (3G) license. SFR initially withheld the first payment for its license...
HELSINKI, Finland—Danish competition officials, reacting to confidential information of cartel arrangements within the mobile telephone sector, have staged raids on the head offices of the country's largest mobile phone operators, including TDC, Orange, Sonofon and Telia Danmark. Regulators confirmed they are investigating claims that...
PARIS—Alcatel said Orange conducted the first voice, data and video communications on the OrangeFrance Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) mobile pilot infrastructure delivered and installed by Alcatel. The network, delivered and installed by Alcatel, transports vocal communications in circuit mode and transfers data and...
LONDON—U.K. telecom regulator Oftel imposed price controls on the country's four mobile operators, saying British consumers would save $1.2 billion during the next four years. The controls will reduce revenues for the carriers by about $884 million, Oftel said.The controls are less stringent than...
COPENHAGEN, Denmark—The Danish telecom agency awarded four third-generation (3G) licenses for US$118 million each after receiving bids from five companies.Incumbent operators TDC Mobile, Telia Denmark and Orange each won a license, along with newcomer Hi3G Denmark. Norway's Telenor, which is the majority owner of...
BANGKOK, Thailand—Thailand's CP Orange said it signed a US$250 million contract with Motorola to install cellular networks in Thailand's provinces.According to a statement by CP Orange, Motorola will install an 1800 MHz GSM network and provide radio access equipment, as well as other integration...
BANGKOK—Thailand's CP Orange said it has signed a $250 million contract with Motorola Inc. to install cellular networks in Thailand's provinces.According to a statement by CP Orange, Motorola will install an 1800 MHz GSM network and provide radio access equipment as well as other...
LE PLESSIS-ROBINSON, France—Wireless operator Orange selected Lucent Technologies to provide a network management solution for its mobile network in France. Lucent said its Netminder solution will provide detailed surveillance, analysis and control of traffic across the network and ensure that technical problems are detected.Under...
COPENHAGEN, Denmark—The Danish telecom agency awarded four third-generation licenses for $118 million each after receiving bids from five companies.Incumbent operators TDC Mobile, Telia Denmark and Orange each won a license, along with newcomer Hi3G Denmark. Norway's Telenor, which is the majority owner of Denmark's...
LE PLESSIS-ROBINSON, France—Wireless operator Orange selected Lucent Technologies Inc. to provide a network management solution for its mobile network in France. Lucent said its Netminder solution will provide detailed surveillance, analysis and control of traffic across the network and ensure technical problems are detected.Under...
OXFORD, United Kingdom—European competition commissioner Mario Monti has indicated that his commission is not planning to prohibit third-generation (3G) network sharing through new legislation and would assess proposals on a case-by-case basis. Monti said that his team would examine each of the proposed schemes...
CINCINNATI, United States—Convergys announced Austrian mobile operator One will use its Geneva Active Revenue Management (ARM) software to replace its legacy billing system.One, which is owned by E.ON, Telenor, Orange and Tele Danmark, provides 97 percent coverage in Austria.
NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Calif.-Walt Disney Internet Group announced two major content distribution deals-moves that came just one week after the company announced a distribution agreement with Taiwan Cellular Corp.-proof Walt Disney is moving rapidly into the worldwide wireless Web industry.Last week Walt Disney Internet...
NORTH HOLLYWOOD, California, United States—Walt Disney Internet Group today announced two major content distribution deals—moves that come just one week after the company announced a distribution agreement with Taiwan Cellular Corp.—proof Walt Disney is moving rapidly into the worldwide wireless Web industry.Walt Disney Internet...
Japan's second-largest telecom company, KDDI Corp., has hired Goldman Sachs Group Inc. as an adviser on the possible sale of the company's wireless unit Tu-ka, according to The Wall Street Journal.The newspaper said Goldman Sachs has distributed financial details of Tu-ka to possible purchasers,...
NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Calif.-Walt Disney Internet Group today announced two major content distribution deals-moves that come just one week after the company announced a distribution agreement with Taiwan Cellular Corp.-proof Walt Disney is moving rapidly into the worldwide wireless Web industry.Today, Walt Disney Internet Group...
HONG KONG-On the face of it, Hutchison Whampoa is a great success story. The company is among the leading international wireless operators and part of the giant Cheung Kong (Holdings), which in May announced after-tax profits of US$8 billion on a market capitalization of...
