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Articles tagged with: Avea
Turk Telecom Seeking Funding for Mobile Network Subsidiary
Turkish landline operator, Turk Telecom has started negotiations with the banks in order to secure the funding it will provide to its mobile network operator subsidiary avea, as part of the restructuring of avea's long term financial liabilities. more
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Vodafone Turkey Lost 1.24 Million Subscribers in Q1 2009
Turkey followed Italy and the UK in suffering a quarterly loss to its customer base. The 1.44m decline was the largest ever seen, as well as being the first for seven years. At the end of Q1 09, the total customer base stood at 64.48m, just 3.1% above the Q1 08 total. This was the lowest growth rate ever recorded in the Turkish market and 12.3pp below the year-earlier rate. Penetration fell back below 90% during the quarter, finishing on 89.0%. However, there is every chance that a resurgence in growth will take penetration over 100% once 3G is launched, with reports suggesting that the first W-CDMA networks will be operational very soon. more
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Turkish mobile network operator, avea has named Erkan Akdemir as its new CEO, replacing Cüneyt Türktan who had held the post since 2006. Türktan is to take up the role of strategic advisor to the chairman of Oger Telecom for new-generation wireless investments with effect from the end of this month. more
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Turkish Operator Deploys Wind-Powered Base Station
Turkish mobile network operator, avea has deployed what it says is the first hybrid wind-powered base station in the country. The new 6kW wind turbine was manufactured by Scottish firm Proven Energy and installed by Turkish resellers Girasolar. more
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Ericsson Wins 4-Year 3G Upgrade Contract in Turkey
Turkish operator avea has signed a four year contract with Ericsson for a WCDMA/HSPA upgrade. Under the agreement, Ericsson will be one of the main suppliers and will integrate and deploy WCDMA/HSPA radio access and packet core networks, as well as a complete mobile-backhaul solution based on microwave transmission and optical transport. more
Related Tags: wcdma, tim, cdma, hspa, ericsson, mobile-broadband, microwave, gsm, Turkey
Just a few days after apparently announcing plans to hire 500 extra staff this year, Vodafone Turkey has announced 260 job cuts as part of a corporate restructuring. The job cuts came as part of "an organizational overhaul" and to increase efficiency, the company said in a statement. more
Related Tags: eu, vodafone, mobile-number-portability, turkcell, number-portability, vodafone-turkey, Turkey
MNP, 3G Rolling Out Bright Prospects for Turkey Mobile Market
A recent announcement by the Turkish government to allow the mobile operators to offer Mobile Number Portability (MNP) following the launch of 3G by the end of 2008 will drive the Turkish mobile market. more
Related Tags: vodafone, mobile-number-portability, turkcell, number-portability, mnp, Turkey
Turkey has awarded three 3G licenses to the incumbent operators following an auction to battle over the spectrum allocation. Turkcell won the largest block (A License) with a bid of €358 million ($462 million), followed by Vodafone and avea with bids of €250 million (US$323 million) and €214 million (US$276 million) respectively. more
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Consumers Cut Cars, Clothes and Concerts Before Cutting Cell Phone Costs
In a tough economy, Americans are more likely to cut back on entertainment, food and clothing before they change the way they use their cell phones, according to a recent Virgin Mobile USA customer poll. more
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Safaricom Subscriber Base Jumps 50% in Six Months
..usand post-paid subscribers, representing an overall growth of 50.3%. A caveat is that in the prospectus put out when the Kenyan government floated 25% of the company on the local stock market, it was noted that Safaricom does not remove its i more
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