Articles tagged with: Tele2 and Orange

Switzerland to Permit 3G at 900Mhz - Extends Licenses

Switzerland's telecoms regulator, ComCom has renewed the GSM mobile telephony licences of Orange, Sunrise and Swisscom until the end of 2013. All the countries GSM licences, which were provisionally extended in April 2008, will now all expire at the same time (Swisscom, Sunrise, Orange and In&Phone). This gives ComCom an opportunity to implement a comprehensive reallocation of all the mobile telephony frequencies which are free today or which will become free in 2013 or 2016.  more

Related Tags: comcom, sunrise, swisscom, 3g-license, wcdma, gsm, Switzerland

The case for network sharing gets stronger

Opinion piece by Emeka Obiodu, senior analyst at Ovum

With a mature market, declining voice revenues and now the economic downturn, the argument for European mobile network operators (MNOs) to share their networks has never been stronger. Although there have been several network-sharing initiatives, what is needed is a more coherent commercial and regulatory framework across the EU to make network sharing the norm rather than the exception.  more

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Vodafone to Launch DSL High Speed Internet in Spain

MADRID -(Dow Jones)- Vodafone Group said Wednesday it would launch a DSL-based high speed Internet service in Spain for residential customers Oct. 8, as the Spanish unit makes a further step towards the integration of its mobile and fixed-line services.  more

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Three Firms Shortlisted for Armenian Mobile License

Three companies, Orange, tele2 and Ireland based Blackrock Communications have been shortlisted for Armenia's 3rd mobile operator license. A statement from the Transportation and Communication Ministry said that although 17 companies applied for the tender documents, only six companies submitted a bid, Orange, CEO Blackrock Communications, V-Tel, tele2, Auroratel and PJ Engineering.  more

Related Tags: megafon, mts, 3, vivacell, Armenia