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Study Sounds Warning on R&D Expenditure in Europe

Europe risks never being able to close its research gap with the United States if it cannot increase R&D investment in the services sector, according to a new study published today by the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS).  more

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Nokia Secures European Loan for Symbian R&D

Nokia says that it has completed a EUR 500 million (US$630 million) loan agreement with the European Investment Bank (EIB). The five-year loan will be used to part-finance software research and development (R&D) projects Nokia is undertaking during 2009-2011 to make Symbian-based smartphones more competitive.  more

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European Bank Lends to Brazilian Operator for GSM Expansion

The European Investment Bank (EIB) is lending a total of EUR 200 million to TIM Celular and its subsidiary TIM Nordeste for the expansion of their mobile digital communication networks in Brazil using 2G and 3G technologies. This represents the first project funded by the EIB to include UMTS broadband technology outside Europe.  more

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European Bank Lends to Brazilian Operator for GSM Overlay

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has provided a EUR250 million loan to Brazil's Vivo for the establishment of its GSM overlay network in the country. The project concerns the design, installation, commissioning and operation of a GSM overlay network operating in the 850 MHz frequency range in Brazil, together with the related investments in infrastructure, Operational Support Systems and IT systems, in order to support Vivo's strategic migration from a CDMA based network to a GSM based network.  more

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