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...
OXFORD, United Kingdom—Germany's E-Plus, KPN Mobile of the Netherlands and Belgium's KPN Orange have each reached agreements with NTT DoCoMo to adopt the Japanese operator's multimedia messaging protocol. This move is the first time that DoCoMo has licensed technology to foreign companies, as it...
OXFORD, United Kingdom—Hi3G, the 3G license holder owned jointly by Hong Kong-based Hutchison Whampoa and the Swedish Investor group, has emerged as the most likely bidder for the bankrupt Norwegian 3G licensee, Broadband Mobile. The country's communication ministry has already stated that it would...
NEW YORK—Celltick Technologies, an Israeli interactive mobile broadcasting solution developer founded in March 2000, received US$10 million in follow-on venture financing it will use to accelerate marketing in Europe and Asia, the company said 8 August.Celltick is trialing its technology with several wireless carriers,...
OXFORD, United Kingdom—In what appears to have been a politically motivated decision, the France Telecom-owned mobile operator Orange has dropped handsets developed by Ericsson and Siemens while retaining cell phones manufactured by French-based Alcatel and Sagem.Orange claims that this move to drop two of...
HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. said it has signed $705 million contracts with Orange U.K. to supply third-generation Universal Mobile Telecommunications System and GSM network expansion for three years.Initial delivery of Nokia's 3G trial equipment for Orange UK and the Orange Group has been completed and...
HELSINKI, Finland—Nokia said it has signed US$705 million in contracts with Orange U.K. to supply Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) and GSM network expansion for three years.Nokia said trial equipment for Orange U.K. and the Orange Group is complete, and the company will soon...
Republic of GeorgiaMagticom said it has completed its first GPRS call within its wireless network in the Republic of Georgia with Motorola's end-to-end solution. Motorola said it hopes to launch the services commercially to Magticom's 140,000 mobile subscribers in the near future.PortugalL.M. Ericsson said...
British Telecommunications' wireless unit, BT Wireless, slipped from the No. 2 wireless operator in the United Kingdom during the second quarter, falling behind perennial leader Vodafone Group and new runner up Orange SA.BT Wireless added 301,000 customers in the United Kingdom during the quarter,...
If your mother is like mine, she probably told you to share when you were a child. Sharing is a good thing, at least in the eyes of most moms.Some mobile operators are about to discover what it is like to share their 3G...
OXFORD, United Kingdom-Carrefour, the giant French hypermarket firm, has appointed KPMG to advise it on plans to become a mobile virtual network operator. The company is reported to have approached the three mobile operators in France and was said to have conducted in-depth discussions...
RA'ANANA, Israel-Orange of Switzerland, owned mainly by OrangeUK/France Telecom, has selected Speedwise Technology Ltd.'s Speedwise Accellence to enhance network performance and deliver accelerated wireless Web browsing to customers.According to Orange, the Speedwise technology will make Web browsing up to six times faster and will...
If your mother is like mine, she probably told you to share when you were a child. Sharing is a good thing, at least in the eyes of most moms around the world.Some mobile operators are about to discover what it is like to...
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-Mobile communications are vital to Israel. The permanent tension, caused by terrorist attacks, compels everyone to be in constant communication. Despite its conflicts and small population, Israel has been able to excel in wireless communications.Similar to several other countries around the world,...
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...
AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands-KPN, the Dutch telecommunications company, is reportedly in talks with Belgian national telecommunications operator Belgacom regarding a merger. KPN is facing mounting pressure about its expanding debt load and reports that it is planning a rights issue.According to international press reports, KPN...
RadioFrame Networks Inc., a Redmond, Wash., provider of indoor wireless voice and data systems, has received $11 million in first- and second-round venture- capital financing from five investors, the company announced June 20.Participants included COM Investments, the personal investment company of Craig McCaw, Ignition...
PARIS-France Telecom said it will rebrand its mobile service brands in France, Itineris, Ola and Mobicarte, with the Orange brand. Along with the June 21 rebranding, new services will be offered, including international roaming for all users.France Telecom purchased Orange in August, and the...
LONDON-Wcities, a location-based information service provider, will offer mobile information on cities throughout the world to Orange subscribers.Wcities will provide continually updated information on local restaurants, hotels, sporting and special events, retail and shopping, entertainment and transportation over Orange's WAP services."A great deal of...
LONDON-About 44 percent of all U.K. households had a mobile phone in 2000, but this year, 68 percent of U.K. households have a mobile phone, according to the "2001 U.K. Mobile Telephone Customer Satisfaction Study" from J.D. Power and Associates.Nearly one in 10 households...
NEW YORK-Wireless data is like a diamond in the rough, waiting for ways to smooth out its rough edges into sparkling facets that will attract growing numbers of consumers into increasing amounts of usage.Where there is a business problem, so too exists a business...
LONDON-U.K. cable company NTL and France Telecom's Orange announced a partnership, whereby Orange will provide mobile-phone services to NTL's 3 million residential customers. A contract is due to be signed by the end of May, the companies said.The deal will provide Orange with access...
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-Openwave Systems Inc. will provide Hutchison Telecommunications Ltd. with its Openwave Download Fun WAP platform, a service that allows mobile users to download and personalize handsets with various ringing tones and characters. "In partnering with Openwave, Orange becomes the world's first mobile...
GENEVA-How the mighty have fallen. British Telecommunications (BT), once ranked among the world's most powerful carriers, is finding itself buckling under a crippling mountain of debt in a climate where raising equity in the telecom/information technology (IT) sector has hit an all-time low. In...
