www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Mobile tariff cuts introduced by European Union regulators will leave a multi-billion-euro hole in the telecoms sector’s investment budget, Telefonica’s (TEF.MC) chief operating officer said.
On July 1, the EU implemented a series of cuts to mobile roaming tariffs for making a telephone call, sending a text message and reading emails.
Brussels also wishes to push [...]
August 31, 2009
Telefonica: EU tariff reforms to hit investments
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Samsung & SK Telecom launch SCH-W860 (South Korea)
www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Samsung and SK Telecom, the South Korean mobile operator, have together launched the SCH-W860. The handset is a slim clamshell phone with brushed aluminum exterior. There are also six different LEDs and metallic keys. The handset features a 2.2-inch QVGA screen, HSDPA support, 2-megapixel camera, Bluetooth, media player, and a microSD memory card slot. [...]
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Hughes wins contracts to provide GSM backhaul services in Brazil
www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES), the global leader in broadband satellite networks and services, today announced that its Brazilian operating unit, Hughes do Brasil, has signed agreements with two top Brazilian cellular operators to provide satellite backhaul services connecting remote cellular base transceiver stations (BTS) to their GSM networks. The two contracts call for [...]
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Senegal ends Q2′09 with 6.28Mn mobile subscribers
www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Senegal has reportedly added 299,936 mobile phone subscribers in Q2′09 taking the total base to 6.28 million, up 5%. The mobile penetration in the country reached 51.63%, reports ARTP, the telecoms regulator. This is the lowest quarterly growth in a year, contrasting with 11.03% growth in Q1′09, 7.57% in the Q4′08, 6.12% in the [...]
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Base to launch 3G HSPA services by 2009-end (Belgium)
www.WirelessFederation.com/news: BASE, the Belgian mobile operator has reportedly announced its plans to launch 3G HSPA technology by 2009-end. The operator initially is offering data services using an Edge network, and plans to gradually roll out the next-generation technology across its national network. The operator intends to offer the 3G services with devices such as netbooks [...]
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Telefonica says EU tariff reforms to leave a hole in investment budget
www.WirelessFederation.com/news: According to Telefonica’s COO, the tariff cut by European Union regulators will reportedly burn a multi-billion-euro hole in the telecoms sector’s investment budget. It was on 1 July, that EU implemented new series of mobile roaming tariffs.
“Those two measures alone will cut investments by 6 billion euros ($8.57 billion),” COO Julio Linares.
As far as [...]
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Nauruans make mobile calls and access the internet for the first time on Digicel’s new GSM network
Digicel, the fastest growing telecommunications operator in the Pacific, today announced its launch in the Republic of Nauru.
The President of Nauru, Hon. Marcus Stephen, M.P., made the first call on the new Digicel network at a press conference this afternoon. The President said, “We are thrilled to welcome Digicel to Nauru, offering Nauruans access to [...]
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NEC, Hitachi & Casio in talks to merge handset divisions by April’10 (Japan)
www.WirelessFederation.com/news: NEC, Hitachi and Casio, the Japanese handset manufacturers are reportedly in talks to for a merger of their mobile phone operators in order top create nation’s second largest handset firm after Sharp.
According to the media reports, the three firms have confirmed the that they are in talks over merging their handset divisions by April [...]
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Vodafone extends 3G coverage in Australia
www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Vodafone’s 3G network goes live in hundreds of regional areas today (Monday 31 August), increasing competition and offering choice and value to customers.
Vodafone customers in upgraded areas can now access 3G services on-the-move, such as internet and email on their mobile phone, or laptop via Vodafone Mobile Broadband*.
To celebrate the 3G upgrade, Vodafone is [...]
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