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Articles tagged with: 3G and 3G Licence
French Operators Agree to Share 3G Network Infrastructure
The French telecoms regulator, ARCEP has announced that the country's three incumbent network operators have signed an agreement for sharing their 3g network infrastructure. The declaration followed the relaxing of regulations last April. more
Bouygues Telecom Loses 3G License Appeal
The European Court of Justice has ruled that the French government was correct in retrospectively lowering the 3g license fees it charged to France Telecom and Vivendi's SFR. In 2000, the French government sold two 3g licenses to France Telecom and SFR for EUR4.95 billion each. A later attempt in 2002 to sell the remaining two licenses raised just EUR619 million from Bouygues Telecom. The fourth license remains unsold to this day. more
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Opinion by Charice Wang and Raymond Yu, analysts at Ovum
On Monday, the Indian government finally gave the go-ahead for mobile virtual
network operators (MVNOs) to enter the market. This follows a recommendation
back in August 2008 from India's regulator, the Telecom Regulatory Authority
of India (TRAI). The government is expected to release detailed guidelines for
MVNO entrants soon. We believe this approval will benefit both existing MNOs and
new entrants.
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iPhone in China: China Mobile or China Unicom?
Opinion by Sherrie Huang, analyst at Ovum
The iPhone distribution negotiations between Apple and China Mobile were first
reported in 2007. While many expected to see the two shake hands, no deal has
yet been announced and it is now rumoured that Apple will partner with China
Unicom instead. What is interesting is how the competitive environment will
influence any cooperation.
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