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Articles tagged with: Docomo and Kt Freetel
DoCoMo Sells Stake in Malaysian 3G Operator
Japan's NTT docomo announced today that it will sell its shareholding in U Mobile, a Malaysian 3G mobile operator, for US$100 million - the same amount docomo originally invested for the shares. more
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KT Freetel Sells Stake in Malaysian Subsidiary
South Korea's KT Freetel is to sell its 16.5% stake in Malaysian mobile network operator, U Mobile for at least RM 360 million (US$100 million) to avoid losses on its investment. Bloomberg news reported that he company said in a regulatory filing that the sale of 62.6 million shares will go to U Mobile's major shareholder, U Television Sdn Bhd. more
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Japan's DoCoMo to Issue South Korean Numbers for Roaming Customers
Japanese operator, docomo is launching a service which offers a local South Korean phone number to its customers roaming into that country - which it says will lower phone call costs by around 60%. Customers will also retain the docomo numbers that they use in Japan. more
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DoCoMo & KT Freetel to Jointly Procure 3G Phone from LG
Japan's docomo and South Korea's KT Freetel have announced that they are to jointly procure a 3G handset model from LG Electronics. The handset is LG's WINE model, which docomo will sell as the FOMA L706ie in Japan from August, while KTF plans to introduce the model in South Korea from September. more
Related Tags: lg, ktf, kt, hsdpa, Korea South
Asian Operators Offer Unlimited Data Tariffs While Roaming
The Conexus Mobile Alliance, one of the largest mobile alliances in Asia with a combined customer base of around 160 million mobile subscribers, has announced the launch of Asia's first-ever "pay-per-day" data roaming flat-rate tariff plan and a host of member privileges. more
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Asian Operator Alliance Announces New Brandname
The pan-Asian operator alliance has announced its new brandname as well as welcoming the Philippines' mobile operator, Smart Communications into the group. With SMART's participation, the alliance has expanded its coverage footprint to over 130 million mobile subscribers in nine countries and regions. more
Related Tags: indosat, w-cdma, far-eastone, essar, smart-communications, kt, starhub, hutchison-essar
Improved Roaming for Asia-Pacific
Seven Asia-Pacific operators are forming an alliance to offer joint roaming and marketing services to customers. FET (Taiwan), Hutchison Essar (India), Hutchison Telecommunications (Hong Kong and Macau), KT Freetel (South Korea), docomo (Japan), Indosat (Indonesia) and StarHub ( Singapore) are the operators that have set up this roaming alliance.. In a statement, they stated that it is expected that through this alliance, multinationals as well as business and leisure travelers will be able to enjoy greater convenience, ease of use and value-added mobile features when they roam onto other members' mobile networks. more
Related Tags: indosat, w-cdma, essar, kt, starhub, hutchison-essar
DoCoMo Mulls Investing In Philippine Telecom
TOKYO -(Dow Jones)- NTT docomo Inc. said Wednesday that it is considering investing in Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. in an effort to expand its mobile phone business in growing Asian markets. more
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DoCoMo In Talks With KT Freetel On Business Tie-Up
TOKYO -(Dow Jones)- NTT docomo Inc. said Wednesday that it's in talks with KT Freetel Ltd. on a possible business tie-up in mobile phone services. more
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