By Editor on
10/30/2008 10:11 AM
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Retail staff have said they are anxious about selling Sony Ericsson’s current handsets on the back of an exceptionally high level of returns of the manufacturer’s recent handsets.Freezing and crashing issues beleaguered....
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By Editor on
10/30/2008 10:06 AM
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A new round of dealer criticism has been levelled at 3 with an increase in ‘customer poaching’ in recent weeks.3’s direct sales operation is accused of being particularly active in snatching upgrades from dealers and....
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By Editor on
10/30/2008 10:03 AM
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Morocco’s telecoms watchdog, L’Agence Nationale de Reglementation de Telecom (ANRT) has announced that it is launching a tender process for the country’s third GSM mobile network operating licence. Tender documents....
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By Editor on
10/30/2008 10:01 AM
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Chinese technology provider ZTE Corp, recently chosen as a strategic partner by the Angolan government, is due today to take a management role in local state-owned mobile network operator Movicel, according to MacauHub....
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By Editor on
10/30/2008 9:59 AM
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Japanese Personal Handy Phone (PHS) network operator Willcom has selected Alcatel-Lucent’s next-generation IP service router equipment to build a new wireless IP network. According to a press release, the Alcatel-Lucent....
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By Editor on
10/30/2008 9:56 AM
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Middle East news source Globes Online is reporting that Israeli cellco Pelephone is poised to begin internal trials of its new UMTS network, with company employees expected to be issued compatible handsets within the....
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By Editor on
10/30/2008 9:54 AM
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The Lebanese Ministry of Telecommunications intends to increase the capacity of Lebanon's two state-owned cellular networks by 80% to improve quality of service, end congestion and enhance the value of the networks ahead....
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By Editor on
10/30/2008 9:48 AM
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Comcel, the Haitian mobile operator which provides GSM services under the Voila brand, has claimed a country first with its launch of voice SMS messages, using a system supplied by Kirusa. Comcel, a subsidiary....
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By Editor on
10/30/2008 9:43 AM
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Datang Mobile is expected to win the largest share of China Mobile's contracts to build TD-SCDMA networks in 28 cities, China Business news reports. ZTE Corp and Huawei Technologies are also expected to win significant....
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By Editor on
10/30/2008 9:41 AM
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Sonaecom posted a third quarter net profit of EUR4.1 million (USD5.2 million), down 46% on the same period twelve months previously. Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) increased 1.7% to....
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By Editor on
10/30/2008 9:32 AM
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Chunghwa Telecom, a provider of fixed line, mobile and internet and data services to residential and business customers in Taiwan, reported its net income totaled TWD13.3 billion (USD400 million) in the third quarter of 2008, an....
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By Editor on
10/30/2008 9:29 AM
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In the three months ended 30 September 2008 France Telecom reported a 2.3% increase in sales to EUR13.55 billion (USD17.32 billion) compared to the same period of 2007, on the back of solid growth in mobile....
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By Editor on
10/30/2008 9:28 AM
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Vodafone has increased its stake in Poland's second largest cellco Polkomtel, agreeing to acquire an additional 4.8% from Danish telco TDC to take its holding to 24.4%. Vodafone will pay EUR176 million (USD224.3 million) in....
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By Editor on
10/30/2008 9:24 AM
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UK mobile operator, O2 has announced a program to revamp its own-brand retail outlets in the country. The company said that selected O2 stores will be sporting a fresh new look over the next few months and that as part....
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By Editor on
10/30/2008 9:17 AM
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Elisa continued its steady if unspectacular progress in Q3 08, adding 57.4k customers to bring its combined customer base to 2.83m. Annual growth stood at 7.9%, up from 6.9% in the previous twelve months. Given that....
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By Editor on
10/30/2008 9:14 AM
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Mobile billing provider, mBlox has paid a penalty of AU$11,000 (US$7,153) after the Australian Communications and Media Authority issued it with an infringement notice for alleged contraventions of the Spam....
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By Editor on
10/30/2008 9:11 AM
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France Telecom has reported that its 3rd quarter earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) were flat at €5.09 billion (US$6.5 billion), while revenue was slightly up to €13.55 billion (US$18 billion) from....
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By Editor on
10/30/2008 9:08 AM
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Qualcomm has announced the opening of its first test development center outside of the USA - in Singapore. By having test centers in two opposite time zones - San Diego and Singapore - Qualcomm says that it will create....
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By Editor on
10/30/2008 9:05 AM
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Vodafone and Russia's Mobile TeleSystems (MTS) has announced a non-equity partnership to offer Vodafone branded services to MTS customers and to collaborate jointly on future technological developments.Under the agreement....
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By Editor on
10/30/2008 9:03 AM
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ComScore has published a report on the demographics of iPhone owners and reveals that while 43 percent of iPhone owners earn in excess of $100,000 annually, the strongest growth in users is coming from those earning....
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By Editor on
10/30/2008 9:01 AM
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Telecom Italia has awarded a contract to Nokia Siemens Networks for a 3G network modernization plan. The contract will also include preparation for an LTE deployment in the future.The company release was full of talk about....
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By Editor on
10/30/2008 8:58 AM
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Senegal's government has announced that it is to terminate the mobile license of the Tigo mobile phone network - potentially cutting off some 1.8 million customers - at the end of this month. Tigo, which is the trading....
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By Editor on
10/30/2008 8:55 AM
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Motorola has reported sales of $7.5 billion in the third quarter of 2008 with a net loss of US$397 million, compared with a net income of $60 million a year ago. The firm also said that it plans to delay the long-anticipated....
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By Editor on
10/30/2008 8:53 AM
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Japanese electronics maker Sharp Corp. said Thursday its profit dropped 35.3 percent in the six months to September, hit by sluggish domestic demand for mobile phone handsets and a strong yen.Sharp's net profit fell to....
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By Editor on
10/30/2008 8:49 AM
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Intel Corp. announced Thursday it will join the Taiwanese government in setting up a Linux software center in Taiwan to help better market locally produced laptops and mobile Internet devices to the world.The announcement....
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