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Articles tagged with: 3 Italia
Italian Operators Sign Tower Sharing Deal
Telecom Italia and 3 Italia have signed a "co-siting" agreement for the sharing of radio mobile access sites which regards both existing sites and those which will be built in the future. The objects of the agreements are the so called "passive" infrastructures: poles, cables, electricity supply and conditioning systems and other civil infrastructures. more
Related Tags: telecom-italia, base-stations, Italy
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. The talks could lead to the Arab investors taking a stake in the company, he added. more
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Lycamobile Launches Italian MVNO
Multi-national MVNO, Lycamobile has launched operations in Italy after signing a reseller deal with Hutchison 3G Italy ( 3 Italia). The prepaid SIM cards and top-up will be available from over 65,000 retail outlets from the 15th of June. more
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Three Bidders for Italian 3G Radio Spectrum
Italy's Ministry of Economic Development has announced that three of the country's four incumbent operators have submitted bids for additional 3G radio spectrum. Telecom Italy, Vodafone and Wind have submitted bids, but Hutchison 3G Italy (3 Italia) chose not to, despite requesting tender documents. more
Related Tags: telecom-italy, vodafone, wind, hutchison-3g--italy, hutchison, Italy
Ericsson Inks 7-Year 3G Network Contract with 3 Italy
Ericsson has announced an exclusive contract with Hutchison 3G Italy (3 Italia) that includes a seven-year agreement to modernize and upgrade the existing WCDMA/HSPA network with Ericsson technologies and architectures. It also includes an extension of the current managed services deal. more
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3 Italia Denies Report of 3G Network Break-Up
In a terse statement, 3 Italia has firmly denied the story published by Sole 24 Ore regarding the sale of company assets to Italian competitors. The newspaper had reported that Hutchison Whampoa's Italian subsidiary had held talks which could have lead to the break up, and effective shut-down of the network as a going concern. more
Related Tags: vodafone, telecom-italia-mobile, wind, h3g, customer-care, telecom-italia, radio-spectrum, 3, tax, hutchison, Italy
Alcatel-Lucent Expands Italian Mobile TV Network
Alcatel-Lucent has signed a turnkey equipment and services contract with Hutchison 3G Italia to expand and optimize its broadcast Mobile TV network throughout Italy. Alcatel-Lucent's solution for 3 Italia, based on its DVB-H terrestrial transmitters, its remote monitoring system and including network integration services, will enable 3 Italia to increase the indoor and outdoor coverage of its broadcast Mobile TV network, while optimizing network efficiency for enhanced Mobile TV service delivery. more
Related Tags: mobile-tv, hutchison-3g, alcatel-lucent, mts, 3, hutchison, umts, dvb-h, Italy
Wind Delays Italian Tower Sale
Italian telecoms operator, Wind has decided to postpone the sale of its transmission towers, citing difficult market conditions. Wind has combined its tower operations with those of rival operator, Hutchison 3G and planned a joint sale to raise between EUR1.5 billion to EUR2 billion (US$2.2 - US$2.8 billion). The sale involves around 18,000 towers. more
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Ericsson, 3 Italia in world-first commercial step towards HSPA Evolution
Ericsson and 3 Italia have achieved an industry first: the successful establishment of enhanced HSPA mobile-data connections in a commercial network. The enhanced HSPA technology enables maximum uplink data rates of 5.8Mbps and a significant reduction in network latency, resulting in markedly better performance for interactive consumer applications. more
Related Tags: hspa, mobile-broadband, 3, Italy
Eastern European Operators Turning to Mobile TV for New Revenue
Since 2005, mobile operators are noticing a steady depreciation of average revenue per user (ARPU). The reality is the European mobile market is saturated with over 100 percent of its population owning mobiles. Revenue growth strategies rooted in acquiring new customers are rendered ineffective. As a result, providers scrambled for state of the art services and applications for mobile devices. Headed by Italy, Europe found success with this infotainment solution. By late 2007, 2.6 million Europeans were already using mobile TV. Now the future of the mobile market in Eastern Europe rests in the growing popularity in mobile TV. more
Related Tags: orange, t-mobile, mobile-tv, arpu, mts, frost-and-sullivan, 3, t-mobile-czech-republic, dvb-h