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Brazil: Cordless Phones Perform Well as Mobile Sales Suffer
Sales of mobile phones in Brazil decreased 20% in volume terms between January to April 2009 compared to the same period last year,...
WiMAX Coverage Expands in Malaysia
Malaysian WiMAX network operator, Packet One Networks says that it has expanded its network coverage to include arious areas across Ipoh, Kuantan, and Kuala Terengganu....
ZTE Wins German 3G MVNO Core Contract
ZTE has won a contract to build a 3G core network for German mobile virtual network enabler (MVNE), Vistream. ...
ZTE Gets Positive Outlook from Debt Ratings Agency
Debt ratings agency, Fitch has assigned a Positive Outlook to ZTE's Long-term foreign and local currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs), and affirmed them at 'BB+'. Fitch said that the Positive Outlook reflects the company's increased revenue scale driven by strong growth, positive free cash flow generation in 2008 and lower financial leverage...
Microsoft Phone Rumours Resurface
Rumours, often denied, that Microsoft could launch its own range of mobile phones have jumped back into life with the news that a media agency has been appointed to deal with "Project Pink". ...
Iran Cancels 3rd Mobile License - to Hold New Tender
The Iranian government has reportedly stripped Zain of its mobile license in the country, although there seems to be some confusion about whether the company ever had the license in the first place....
Turkcell Secures Export Financing for Ericsson 3G Kit Purchase
Turkish mobile network operator, Turkcell has announced the signing of a US$285 million loan agreement to buy 3G network infrastructure from Ericsson. ...
Latin America's Smartphone Market to Grow to 150 Million Handset Units through 2014
Given the growing interest by operators in smartphones, intensified competition among vendors, and the greater potential for growth in Latin America compared with other regions, the region's smartphone segment will represent an opportunity of 150 million handset units over the next five years...
AWS Spectrum Critical for the Growth of Mobile Broadband across the Americas
The licensing of the Advanced Wireless Services (AWS) radio spectrum band will put the Americas on a par with Asia and Europe in terms of 3G reach according to new research conducted by Global View Partners, a US-based research firm, in partnership with the GSMA....
DoCoMo to Launch Mobile Money Transfer Service
Japan's DoCoMo has announced a service that will enable an individual subscriber to use their DoCoMo mobile phone to easily and quickly remit money to another DoCoMo user....
Huawei and ZTE cause major shakeup in mobile infrastructure market
WCDMA vendor revenue increased 8% between 4Q08 and 1Q09, and is up 61% year-over-year, mainly due to China's 3G rollouts and smartphone - and data card-driven upgrades in North America and Europe, ...
Cellular Technology Extends the Boundaries of E-healthcare
Wireless technologies has been of immense value to medical practitioners, enabling them to increase productivity and improve the availability of quality healthcare globally. However, while mobile technology undoubtedly adds value to healthcare, the question is whether advances in technology pose a security threat,...
Slowly but Surely, 3G Platforms and IP Communications Are Phasing out Wirelines
Small and medium businesses (SMB) in Australia, Japan and Korea are witnessing the continued growth of VoIP and triple play services, strong competition among 3G mobile operators in their telecommunications sector markets,...
3 Italia May Sell Stake to Arab Investors
Hutchison Whampoa's Italian arm, 3 Italia has attracted interest from Middle-Eastern investors, the company's CEO Vincenzo Novari told Italian paper Corriere della Sera in an interview....
3G Americas Publishes Report on Smart Antennas
The trade association, 3G Americas has announced the publication of an educational report on the topic of smart antenna systems - also known as multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) technology. ...
