Turkcell

ANKARA, Turkey-The shareholders of two Turkish operators, Aria and Aycell, have reached an initial agreement to merge the companies. The merger will leave three operators competing in Turkey. Aria is …

ASTANA, Kazakhstan-Leading Kazakh carrier GSM Kazakhstan said the Finnish Sonera has granted it a US$55 million loan for further development in 2003 and the introduction of new technologies, such as …

ASTANA, Kazakhstan-Leading Kazakh carrier GSM Kazakhstan said the Finnish Sonera has granted it a US$55 million loan for further development in 2003 and the introduction of new technologies, such as …

ASTANA, Kazakhstan-Leading Kazakh carrier GSM Kazakhstan said the Finnish Sonera has granted it a US$55 million loan for further development in 2003 and the introduction of new technologies, such as …

ISTANBUL-Sonera, Cukorova Group and Turkcell, all shareholders of Fintur Holding B.V., announced they have closed a share purchase agreement in which Sonera and Turkcell have bought Cukorova’s 39.69-percent holding in …

LONDON-As the tech sector continues a shaky recovery and telecom companies in Europe and the United States offer nothing much to write home about, the Middle East continues its love …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Wireless equipment vendor LM Ericsson signed two multimedia messaging service infrastructure contracts, one with Turkish carrier Turkcell and the other with Spanish operator Amena. The technology enables such applications …

ISTANBUL, Turkey-Turkish cellular operator Turkcell commercially launched its multimedia messaging service allowing subscribers to add images and sounds to basic text messages. Pricing for the service will be free for …

ISTANBUL, Turkey-Turkish wireless carrier Turkcell reported adding approximately 1.1 million net subscribers during the second quarter, doubling the 511,000 net customer additions reported for the first quarter of this year. …

ISTANBUL, Turkey-Turkish wireless carrier Turkcell reported adding approximately 1.1 million net subscribers during the second quarter, doubling the 511,000 net customer additions reported for the first quarter of this year. …

HELSINKI, Finland—Sonera said it reached a deal with other shareholders of the Dutch holding company Fintur Holdings that will allow Sonera to increase its stake in the GSM businesses of …

HELSINKI, Finland—Sonera said it reached a deal with other shareholders of the Dutch holding company Fintur Holdings B.V. that will allow Sonera to increase its stake in the GSM businesses …

KIEV, Ukraine-Ukraine has witnessed a wireless market boom during the past 18 months, with the number of subscribers jumping from 300,000 to 1.35 million and GSM taking a firm lead …

ISTANBUL, Turkey—Turkish mobile carrier Turkcell today said it will launch its new mobile Internet service, SurfCell for WAP and General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) users.Users will be able to access …

LONDON—Turkey’s newest mobile-phone operator, Aycell, has announced it will be technically operational later this month.Aycell, which is run by state-run telephone carrier Turk Telekom, issued a statement announcing that its …

ISTANBUL, Turkey-Turkcell, a mobile communications services provider in turkey that serves 10.1 million subscribers, introduced a new tariff package called “Super On Net.” The company said the new tariffs are …

LAS VEGAS-Sonera’s zed portal service won a major victory last week as wireless carrier Vodafone U.K. adopted the services for use in the United Kingdom. Vodafone Group plc offers its …

Alcatel Egypt. With MobiNil for an extension of its GSM network. Value: US$37.1 million France. With Cegetel for the supply of a UMTS network. Value: Undisclosed Ericsson Canada. With Rogers …

NEW YORK-A U.S. class action lawsuit was filed last week against Turkish cell-phone operator Turkcell. The lawsuit was commenced on behalf of all persons or entities purchasing Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetler …

Ericsson Canada. With Microcell Connexions for a GPRS network. Value: Undisclosed China. With China Unicom for GSM expansions in Jilin, Sichuan, Jiangsu, Anhui and Hubei provinces. Value: US$176 million Laos. …

NEW YORK-In November and December, Sonera zed U.S. Inc. “will dip its big toe into the waters of mobile commerce to see if they’re warm,” and it plans user trials …

NEW YORK-Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri A.S., the largest of Turkey’s two operating Global System for Mobile communications carriers, raised about $1.9 billion in its initial public offering last week. Goldman Sachs …

Mexico Four Mexican wireless telephone operators-Baja Cellular, Movitel, Norcel and Cedetel-signed a $66 million expansion contract with Motorola Inc. to provide an end-to-end Code Division Multiple Access network solution. The …

ISTANBUL, Turkey-All four consortia vying for Turkey’s fourth Global System for Mobile communications license withdrew from the auction without bidding. A company owned by Telecom Italia and Turkey’s Isbank grabbed …

Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri A.S., the largest of Turkey’s two Global System for Mobile communications operators, is planning a $200 million debt issue to finance continued expansion of its network and …