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HELSINKI, Finland—Nordic telecom companies Sonera, Telia and TDC have confirmed their interest in bidding for a 25-percent equity holding in Ukrainian Mobile Communications (UMC), the Ukraine’s largest mobile-phone operator. Other …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden—Sweden’s Telia said it was not granted a stay of execution for telecom regulator National Post and Telecom Agency’s (PTS) order to reduce Telia’s GSM interconnection charges from 1.18 …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden—Sweden’s Telia said it was not granted a stay of execution for telecom regulator National Post and Telecom Agency’s (PTS) order to reduce Telia’s GSM interconnection charges from about …

HELSINKI, Finland—Telia Mobile, the Nordic region’s biggest mobile operator, is moving to strengthen its position through acquisitions. The company is soon expected to bid for Sonera’s mobile telephone business in …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden—Ericsson has won a contract to deliver wireless broadband access network for Telia Group company, Skanova. “We have chosen the supplier that has the best combination of technical performance, …

ST. LOUIS, United States—Telia Mobile Denmark will use billing system provider Amdocs’ Ensemble product for its convergent customer care and billing system, the companies announced. The billing platform combines voice, …

OXFORD, United Kingdom—In an effort to stimulate the use of General Packet Radio Service (GPRS)-based services, Telia Mobile has become the first cell-phone operator to offer GPRS roaming throughout the …

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 …

THE HAGUE, The Netherlands-KPN Mobile began tests of i-mode-like services with a small group of users on Dec. 20. The carrier said it will commercially launch the service in the …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden—Swedish wireless carrier Telia Mobile announced it will offer a wireless Internet service much like NTT DoCoMo’s wildly popular i-mode service. Telia’s service, dubbed PocketMode, features an open interface …

HELSINKI, Finland—Finnish mobile operators, headed by the Swedish telecom company Telia Mobile, are exploring collaboration in constructing licensed third-generation (3G) networks. Telia is hoping to reach an accommodation with fellow …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden—Swedish wireless carrier Telia Mobile announced it will offer a wireless Internet service much like NTT DoCoMo’s wildly popular i-mode service. Telia’s service, dubbed PocketMode, features an open interface …

OXFORD, United Kingdom—Sweden’s largest cell-phone operator Telia has decided to share a percentage of the revenues generated by content services with the developers. The new approach for the company is …

STOCKHOLM—The Post and Telecom Agency in Sweden said it awarded wireless broadband licenses to four Swedish-based telecommunications companies, including Telia AB, Europolitan Holdings AB, Telenordia AB unit Telenordia Access and …

HELSINKI, Finland—PTS, Sweden’s telecom regulatory organization, has warned telecom companies that secured third-generation (3G) network licenses that they risk losing these licenses in the event that they stall development plans …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden—Telia announced a new initiative to offer an open interface to content providers for mobile Internet services. The initiative is based on a mobile service platform by BlueFactory and …

HELSINKI, Finland—A sectoral report by Nordea, the largest commercial bank in the Nordic countries and Baltic-rim region, has concluded that Swedish investment in third-generation (3G) cell-phone networks will not take …

OXFORD, United Kingdom—Swedish cell-phone operator Telia plans to offer consumers a free three-month trial of General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) in an attempt to reverse the ongoing negative image that …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden—Flextronics announced it will acquire 91 percent of The Orbiant Group from Telia and integrate it with Flextronics Network Services, which offers network installation and commissioning services worldwide. “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 …

HELSINKI, Finland-Scandinavia has long been the most fertile and concentrated spawning ground for technology innovation in Europe. The torchbearers for this culture have been led by global names such as …

HELSINKI, Finland-For a market with a well-deserved reputation as the most dynamic and innovative of Europe’s telecom sectors, one could easily think that traditional Scandinavian confidence is in a state …

Alcatel China. With China Mobile for GSM network expansion contracts by Shanghai Mobile and Jilin Mobile. Value: US$70 million Malaysia. With Telekom Cellular to expand its existing GSM 1800 MHz …

MOSCOW—Sonic Duo, which has the third GSM license in Moscow, will finally start operating in the capital in late November under the Megafon trademark. Besides Sonic Duo, the pan-Russian Megafon …

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, …