Several third-generation commercial launches were announced in markets across Western Europe this week, with market leaders Vodafone Group plc, Telefonica Moviles and Telecom Italia Mobile all beginning services in various countries.In Italy, Telecom Italia Mobile launched its EDGE and UMTS services Monday. The carrier,...
MADRID, Spain-Telefonica Moviles, one of the leaders in the Latin American wireless industry, said it will acquire 100 percent of the shares of Chilean operator Telefonica Movil Chile from Compania de Telecomunicaciones de Chile for $1 billion. The Spanish carrier currently has a 43.6-percent...
SAN DIEGO-Novatel Wireless Inc., which provides wireless broadband access solutions, said it received more than $7 million in new orders from existing customers.The orders are for the company's Merlin U530 wireless PC card modems to be delivered this year. Seven operators, including Hutchison's 3,...
HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. said it has signed a deal to expand Chile Telefonica Movil's GSM/EDGE network. Telefonica launched Latin America's first commercial EDGE network last October in Chile.The value of the new deal was not disclosed.Under the agreement, Nokia will deploy GSM/EDGE radio network...
With bigger net incomes and increasing orders, wireless vendors blossomed with more optimism and richer cash flows than a year ago, signaling what industry watchers see as better times ahead.However, stock-market gains remain modest.L.M. Ericsson edged out market expectations in its fiscal first-quarter results...
Lucent Technologies Inc. is riding a third consecutive quarter of profits as indicated in its fiscal second-quarter results with a net income of $68 million, or 2 cents per diluted share.In its wireless business, however, the vendor grappled with a decline in revenue.The company's...
"What Simpay is all about is opening up the mobile Internet space beyond the carrier's branded portal," said Jim Wadsworth, Simpay's chief marketing officer.Described as a mobile-commerce company, Simpay's real purpose is to create a common billing mechanism for carriers and wireless content providers....
LONDON-Intec Telecom Systems will supply mediation software for Vivo, a joint venture between Telefonica Moviles and Portugal Telecom that serves more than 21 million customers in 19 Brazilian states.The contract includes Intec's Inter-mediatE convergent mobile mediation platform with Duplicate and Correlation Manager and Inter-mediatE...
Following are mobile infrastructure contracts announced in March:Ireland With Meteor for a core GPRS solution.Value: UndisclosedUnited States With First Cellular of Southern Illinois for MMS Proxy Relay, WAP Gateway and Push Proxy Platform products.Value: UndisclosedUnited States With MetroPCS for MMS equipment.Value: UndisclosedEricssonIreland With Meteor...
LONDON-Top European mobile-phone companies have created a new alliance, Freemove, to promote global mobile services, and to take on Vodafone Group plc, according to several European reports.Partners in the alliance include T-Mobile, Orange, Telefonica Moviles and Telecom Italia Mobile. The group is planning flat-rate...
ATLANTA-BellSouth Corp. is reportedly in talks with Spanish telecommunications provider Telefonica SA about the possible sale of BellSouth's Latin American operations. The U.S.-based carrier previously acknowledged it was in discussions about the possible sale of its Latin American operations, which currently serve more than...
ATLANTA-BellSouth Corp. is days away from announcing a $6 billion sale of its Latin American operations to Spanish-based telecommunications provider Telefonica, according to a Reuters report citing sources close to the talks.The source noted the deal would likely be announced early next week, though...
ATLANTA-BellSouth Corp. is reportedly in talks with Spanish telecommunications provider Telefonica SA about the possible sale of BellSouth's Latin American operations. The U.S.-based carrier previously acknowledged it was in discussions about the possible sale of its Latin American operations, which currently serve more than...
CANNES, France-Lucent Technologies Inc. and Novatel Wireless, Inc. announced that Telefonica Moviles Espana is offering the Merlin U53 Universal Mobile Telecommunications System Wireless PC Card Modem-jointly developed by Lucent and Novatel Wireless-to customers on its third-generation UMTS network in Spain. The cards will enable...
Following are mobile contracts awarded in January 2004:AlcatelChina. With Gansu Mobile Communication Co., a subsidiary of China Mobile, for GSM/GPRS/EDGE network.Value: $14 millionCyprus. With Investcom for GSM/GPRS/EDGE radio and mobile core network.Value: UndisclosedNetherlands. With T-Mobile for data over asynchronous transfer mode, gigabit Ethernet transport...
MUNICH, Germany-Siemens AG said Telefonica Moviles has selected it and L.M. Ericsson to provide equipment for the second phase of its UMTS network construction, making Telefonica Moviles a new third-generation customer for the German vendor. Siemens was not involved in the first phase of...
BORDEAUX, France-Looking to cash in on the massive success of "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" motion picture, wireless games company In-Fusio said it reached a deal with Jamdat Mobile Inc. to distribute Jamdat's "King"-based game throughout Europe.Wireless games have...
SAO PAULO, Brazil-Brazil's largest mobile operator signed a contract with Lucent Technologies Inc. to expand the operator's CDMA2000 1x network. The expansion will cover Vivo's network in Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and other regions in both states, including the cities of Praia Grande...
Qualcomm Inc. announced Pegaso Comunicaciones y Sistemas S.A. de C.V., a wholly owned subsidiary of Pegaso Telecomunicaciones, S.A. de C.V., a Mexican wireless operator now owned by Telefonica Moviles, has prepaid in full its outstanding loans owed under an equipment loan facility. The payment...
VIENNA, Austria-Telefonica Moviles said last month it sold its third-generation license in Austria to market leader Mobilkom Austria for an undisclosed amount.The Austrian regulator RTR has already approved the sale, according to Telefonica Moviles. Under Austrian regulations, Mobilkom Austria has agreed to sell part...
VIENNA, Austria-Telefonica Moviles said last week it sold its third-generation license in Austria to market leader Mobilkom Austria for an undisclosed amount.The Austrian regulator RTR has already approved the sale, according to Telefonica Moviles. Under Austrian regulations, Mobilkom Austria has agreed to sell part...
SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. announced Pegaso Comunicaciones y Sistemas S.A. de C.V., a wholly owned subsidiary of Pegaso Telecomunicaciones, S.A. de C.V., a Mexican wireless operator now owned by Telefonica Moviles, has prepaid in full its outstanding loans owed under an equipment loan facility. The...
Two of the world's most notable mobile commerce startups, Network365 Ltd. and iPIN, announced today they will blend into a new player, Valista, a move company officials said will create a dominate payment provider covering more than 150 million subscribers.The ambitious combination could pave...
