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Articles tagged with: GSM License and 3G License
Iraq Planning to Award Two Additional Mobile Licenses
Iraq's government has approved plans to tender two additional mobile licenses, with one of them reserved for 3G services. The country already has three mobile networks, although there have been complaints from the regulator about poor coverage and service reliability. more
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Iran Cancels 3rd Mobile License - to Hold New Tender
The Iranian government has reportedly stripped Zain of its mobile license in the country, although there seems to be some confusion about whether the company ever had the license in the first place. The local Poul newspaper quoted Iranian Telecommunication Minister Mohammad Soleimani as saying that another tender would be held to find a new partner for the development of the much-delayed project. The report gave no further details. more
Related Tags: zain, etisalat, irancell, partner, pension, security, Iran
Taiwan Debates Renewing GSM Licenses in 2012
There is a dispute amongst Taiwan's mobile network operators over the fate of the existing GSM licenses which are due to expire in 2012. The incumbent holders want them renewed, while the 3G and WiMAX license holders want the licenses terminated and the radio spectrum refarmed to all the companies. more
Related Tags: chunghwa-telecom, taiwan-mobile, far-eastone-telecom, vibo-telecom, asia-pacific-broadband-wireless-communications, gsm, wimax-license, Taiwan
Etisalat Blames Local Partner for Loss of Iranian License
The slightly confused situation over Iran's third mobile phone license was further complicated over the weekend when Etisalat said that it is still in talks with the Iranian regulator to get the license back. more
Related Tags: etisalat, tamin-telecom, gsm, Iran
Egypt's Mobinil Does Not Expect a Profitable 3G Network
Egypt's Egyptian Company for Mobile Services (Mobinil) says that it does not expect to make a profit from its 3G network - and would not have brought the license had it not included an extension to the existing GSM license held by the firm. more
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Tele2 Expands in Russia, Withdraws From Finland"
Tele2 has announced that it is withdrawing from the Finnish market, citing market conditions and the regulatory environment in Finland. In conjunction with this decision, the company has also decided to end the process regarding its 3G license in Finland. The administration of Tele2's existing Finnish customers will be transferred to Sweden. more
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Southern Cyprus confirms GSM license auction details
Greek Cyprus has said that it will auction off the country's second GSM license by the end of this year, breaking the local monopoly operated by CyTA. Communications Minister Averof Neophytou told reporters "We pledge to begin the auction process in an effective, impartial and transparent manner," more
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Slovakia awards remaining 3G license
Slovakia's telecoms regulator, Teleoff has finally awarded its third remaining 3G license to the sole bidder, the internet services company, Profinet.sk. The license is for 20 years, and includes a GSM license as well, to give it a spectrum parity with the two incumbent GSM/3G license holders, Orange and Eurotel. more
Related Tags: national-roaming
Hutchison bidding for Italian GSM infrastructure
The news agency Reuters has reported that four companies have placed bids for the GSM network, Blu. The four interested bidders are the networks competitors, Wind, Vodafone Omnitel and TIM, along with the Hutchison backed 3G license holder, H3G which currently does not have a GSM network in Italy. more
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