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Latest Telecoms News from Finland
Nokia Cuts 330 Jobs from its R&D Divisions
Nokia has announced another round of job redundancies affecting 330 staff. The planned changes are expected to affect up to 230 employees at Nokia's Oulu site in Finland and approximately 100 employees at Nokia's Copenhagen site....
Finnish technology workers warn of strike
Some 2,000 employees in Finland's technology sector will begin a strike in two weeks time if no agreement is reached in labor talks with company managers, union leaders said Wednesday....
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Finnish Operator to Increase Mobile Data Download Speeds
Finland based mobile network operator, DNA says that it has upgraded the available mobile data download speeds to a peak rate of 10Mbps....
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Sonera Says Rural Customers Save Money by Ditching Landlines
Phone users in rural Finland have been encouraged by Sonera to ditch their landline in favour of mobile phones - and the telecoms operator says that this is also leading to lower monthly bills for its customers....
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Nokia Research Center extends partnership with University of Tampere
The Nokia Research Center (NRC) Tampere has extended its open partnerships to include a new frame agreement with University of Tampere. ...
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Elisa Profits Up on Lower Revenues
Finnish telco, Elisa has reported second quarter revenues of US$501 million, down on the US$525 million a year ago. ...
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People avoiding automatic location information in mobile services
Researchers at Helsinki Institute for Information Technology HIIT found out in their study that people start using automatic location information services only if the services are clearly useful to users and if the users can easily control the information flow....
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TeliaSonera to Expand 3G Network in the 900Mhz Band
Nokia Siemens Networks has won a contract from TeliaSonera Finland for a 3G network expansion in the 900 MHz frequency....
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Finnish Operator Upgrading 3G Network to 21Mbps Download Speeds
Finnish mobile network operator, DNA has announced that it is getting ready to boost the performance of its 3G network to reach a maximum speed of 21 Mbps. The company is conducting technical testing over the summer in preparation for the commercial launch, scheduled for the autumn of 2009....
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Mobile Indoor Positioning trial launched at Helsinki Shopping Center
Nokia has announced the launch of a mobile indoor positioning trial at Kamppi Shopping Center in Helsinki Finland. The roll out of the new indoor location service marks the second phase of an ongoing research project which began in March 2009...
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