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Operator News in Brief - 30th Nov 2009

The former CEO of Russia's VimpleCom, Alexander Izosimov has been named as the head of the newly enlarged Bermuda registered VimpleCom Ltd., which now includes the combined Ukrainian assets of Telenor and Altimo

China Unicom has entered into a mobile banking partnership with China's sole payment service network, China Unionpay. The two firms will develop e-commerce services in addition to enabling Unicom subscribers to access Unionpay's platform for making payments and transfers to participating banks.

The Telekom Austria Group has tapped Ericsson to upgrade its networks in Austria, Belarus, Bulgaria, Croatia, Macedonia, Liechtenstein, Serbia and Slovenia, according to market needs. Rollout has already started, which includes an IP-based microwave transmission network, a management system and related integration and support services.

Croatia's Vipnet says that it has expanded its HSPA+ network to cover the city of Osijek. In addition, this is the first city to be fully covered by a HSPA+ upgrade, which offers a theoretical download speed of up to 21 Mbit/s.

South Africa's Cell C has a launched a competition based promotion to encourage prepay customers to register their details with the operator in compliance with new laws. Every registered user goes into a prize draw and will win a cash sum equivalent to their own phone number - e.g. R8,431,266.10.

Moldova's moldtelecom has announced the sucessful testing of its WCDMA based 3G network. The operator's General Manager, Vitalie Iurcu said that the network would aim to launch in the first quarter of next year. The network will initially cover Chisinau and Balti, and then expanded to other cities.

Israeli network, Pelephone has shut down its old analogue network after securing permission from the Ministry of Communications. The Motorola supplied NAMPS network was some 25 years old and had just 300 customers remaining on it.

Bell Canada has announced the launch of the MiFi 2372 Intelligent Mobile Hotspot from Novatel Wireless. The MiFi 2372 operates on Bell's new HSPA network and offers simultaneous Wi-Fi connectivity for up to five devices or users. more

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Moldovan Mobile Market has Strengthened in Q3 2009

Moldova's mobile telecoms market has seen a 3.24% rise in revenues over the past nine months compared to a year ago, reports the local telecoms regulator. Sales were estimated at Leu 202.77 million (US$18.35 million). more

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Modovia's Moldcell Launches 3G Services

Modovan mobile operator, Moldcell has commercially launched its 3G network. The company started construction of its 3G network in June, although it was not actually granted a license until earlier this month. The company is reported to have spent around US$11 million on its 3G network infrastructure, which was supplied by Ericsson. more

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Moldova Planning 3G License Sale

Moldova's telecoms regulator, ANRCETI has announced plans to sell 3G licenses in the 1900-2025/ 2110-2200 MHz frequency bands later this year. The regulator has set a fee of US$8 million for each license which will last for 15 years. more

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Moldova to Start CDMA Network Thursday

CHISINAU, Feb 28 (Prime-Tass) -- Moldovan state-controlled national telecommunications operator moldtelecom plans to start offering mobile services Thursday, the company said Wednesday. more

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FOCUS: Russia still behind world in 3G rollout

MOSCOW, July 10 (Prime-Tass) -- While in many European countries third generation (3G) mobile licenses were awarded a few years ago and most operators started providing the services in 2002, the Russian market remains on the sidelines. more

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Moldova's Voxtel CEO slams govt for issuing license to Moldtelecom

CHISINAU, July 5 (Prime-Tass) -- The Moldovan government's decision to issue a third generation (3G) mobile license to the state-controlled national telecommunications operator moldtelecom contradicts fair competition principles, Francis Gelibter, general director of Voxtel GSM mobile operator, said Wednesday. more

CHISINAU, July 3 (Prime-Tass) -- Moldova's national telecommunications operator moldtelecom has received a CDMA2000 third generation (3G) mobile license for the 450MHz frequency range, a spokesperson with the country's telecommunications regulator told reporters Monday. more

CHISINAU, June 19 (Prime-Tass) -- Moldova's national telecommunications operator moldtelecom has applied for a CDMA2000 third generation (3G) mobile license, the company's General Director Georgiy Ursaki told reporters Monday. more

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GSM license awarded in Moldova

Moldova's National Agency for the Regulation of Electronic Communications and Information has awarded a GSM license to the national landline operator, moldtelecom, according to a statement from the agency. more

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