NEW YORK—Tele2 said it won a Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) license in Luxembourg from the country's Ministry of Telecommunications.Tele2's Luxembourg operator Tango received the most points in the country's "beauty contest" for licenses, in which market newcomer Orange and P&T Luxembourg, also an...
HELSINKI, Finland—Norwegian telecom operator Telenor's competitors in Scandinavia are puzzled by the Oslo-based operator's decision to price at the high end for multimedia messaging services (MMS). Telenor intends to charge MMS users a price of US$1.40 to send images and pictures via their cell...
OXFORD, United Kingdom—Latvia and the Czech Republic have both indicated their readiness to deploy third-generation (3G) networks, albeit within different timescales. Operators in Latvia will be able to bid for 3G spectrum rights this June under the condition that services are launched by early...
MUNICH, Germany—Siemens AG won a contract to supply the UMTS network for Tele2 in Norway. The contract value was not disclosed.Deliveries and installations will begin in May in Oslo, Siemens said.Tele2 is a greenfield operator in Norway, where four operators hold UMTS licenses.
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia—Swedish company Tele 2 denied plans to sell the St. Petersburg-based FORA Communications AMPS carrier, which combines operators St. Petersburg Telecom and Oblcom."We are not going to sell FORA. On the contrary, we are planning to develop it and create a third...
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina—The major cellular operator in Paraguay, Telecel (Millicom International), has launched its prepaid fixed wireless telephony service called Tele2. The new service uses an 800 MHz cellular network and is direct competition to the state-owned monopoly Compa
HELSINKI, Finland—Tele2, the Stockholm-based Swedish mobile communications group, has emerged as a strong contender to secure one of Ireland's four third-generation (3G) mobile licenses. The deadline for final submission of applications to the Irish regulator is 27 March.Ireland plans to announce the winners of...
HELSINKI, Finland—PTS, the Swedish national telecom regulator, has warned Sweden-based mobile operators that it will beginning using its wider discretionary powers if it feels that operators are "not working hard enough to add a superior competitive price edge" to the Swedish marketplace.The PTS warning...
HELSINKI, Finland—Skanova, the wholesale division of the Swedish state telecom Telia, signed a letter of understanding to sell network capacity to Svenska UMTS-net, a company that is building a Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) system for Telia and the Sweden-based European mobile telephone operator...
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Tele2 announced a mobile virtual network operator agreement in Germany with Viag Interkom. Tele2 will use Viag's mobile network to provide the air interface for Tele2's fixed-line customers.The agreement will allow Tele2 to offer combined fixed and mobile services. The service is expected...
STOCKHOLM, Sweden—Tele2 announced a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) agreement in Germany with Viag Interkom. Tele2 will use Viag's mobile network to provide the air interface for Tele2's fixed-line customers.The agreement will allow Tele2 to offer combined fixed and mobile services. The service is...
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Tele2 announced a mobile virtual network operator agreement in Germany with Viag Interkom. Tele2 will use Viag's mobile network to provide the air interface for Tele2's fixed-line customers.The agreement will allow Tele2 to offer combined fixed and mobile services. The service is expected...
HELSINKI, Finland—Tele2, the Swedish mobile telecom headquartered in Stockholm, has reinforced its mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) strategy in Europe through the launch of MVNO services in the Netherlands. Tele2 is purchasing network capacity from the Dutch mobile operator Telfort, which is a subsidiary...
NEW YORK—Millicom International Cellular (MIC) said it competed the sale of its Russian assets to Tele2 on 30 November at an issue price of 345 kronors (US$32.40) per share.
OXFORD, United Kingdom-Tele2, the holder of a Swedish third-generation (3G) license, has admitted that Ericsson may not be able to deliver the promised base stations in time to launch the wideband service next year. The company, which has appointed Ericsson as the exclusive supplier...
MOSCOW—Swedish company Tele2 launched a wireless communications project in the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don just weeks after the company announced the purchase of Russian assets of the Luxembourg-based Millicom International Cellular (MIC).Tele2 and Rostov Cellular Communications carrier will provide wireless broadband access on...
NEW YORK-Millicom International Cellular S.A. and Tele2 AB have agreed on a price of $80 million for Tele2 to purchase MIC's Russian cellular telephony assets, plus up to an additional $30 million, dependent on the outcome of GSM license applications, for MIC's existing cellular...
NEW YORK—Millicom International Cellular and Tele2 have agreed on a price of US$80 million for Tele2 to purchase MIC's Russian cellular telephony assets, plus up to an additional US$30 million, dependent on the outcome of GSM license applications for MIC's existing cellular telephony operations."The...
LUXEMBOURG—Millicom International Cellular (MIC) confirmed it is in talks with Tele2 regarding the possible sale of MIC's Russian cellular assets to Tele2."It is no secret that our Scandinavian competitors have made clear their intentions to develop mobile businesses in Russia to leverage on the...
STOCKHOLM, Sweden—3G Infrastructure Services (3GIS) selected its third-generation (3G) vendors.Swedish vendor NCC Telecom signed a contract to provide base stations to 3GIS in Sweden. The value of the contract was not disclosed.Under the agreement, NCC will build at least 300 base stations in Sweden....
STOCKHOLM, Sweden—Swedish vendor NCC Telecom signed a contract to provide third-generation base stations to 3G Infrastructure Services in Sweden. The value of the contract was not disclosed.Under the agreement, NCC will build at least 300 base stations in Sweden. The contract includes an option...
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...
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...
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...
