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Articles tagged with: Solomon Telekom
Solomon Islands Issues Tender for Mobile Phone License
The government of the Solomon Islands has published a tender for a new mobile phone license, and plans for an independent telecoms regulator. The tender for the mobile phone license will also include rights to manage an international gateway. more
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GSM Coverage Expands in the Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands monopoly telco, Solomon Telekom (trading as Breeze GSM) is expanding its GSM network and is due to launch its service in the Makira provincial capital, Kirakira, on Tuesday 29th July, 2008. The network was completed at the beginning of May and has been under trial since then for existing mobile phone owners. more
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Digicel Blocked from Operating in Solomon Islands
The Solomon Islands monopoly telecoms provider, Solomon Telekom says that has obtained an injunction against Digicel Pacific, restraining it from providing any telecommunication services (including mobile phone services) in Solomon Islands until the High Court makes a decision in current proceedings by Telekom to have its exclusive licence upheld by the Court. more
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Telecoms Repairs After Solomon Islands Riots
Following riots in the Solomon Islands, Solomon Telekom Fault Engineers and Technicians have responded quickly to the total blackout of landline telephones in and around the Chinatown area. As of Thursday 20 April, Telekom's Fault and PABX rapid response units rigged temporary lines to Solomon Star, Forum Fisheries Agency and the Red Cross, restoring critical communication lines to these establishments. more
Three GSM contracts for Pacific island nations
interWAVE has won three contracts for GSM infrastructure in the Pacific Islands. These contracts for deployments in the Solomon Islands, Marshall Islands, and Cook Islands total approximately US$1.5 million. Tim Moran, interWAVE's Managing Director for the Asia/Pacific region, said, "interWAVE's solutions are ideal for remote locations such as the island nations and territories of the Pacific Ocean. We have successfully deployed networks in Micronesia, the Cocos Islands, Guam, and now the Solomon Islands, Marshall Islands and Cook Islands, among others, demonstrating the traction our solutions are gaining in this part of the world. There is substantial room to expand in these islands as subscribers come on board. Our solutions are ideal for expansion to other islands, due to the low operational costs, rapid deployment capability and pricing to our customers and to end users." more
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