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Articles tagged with: Turkcell 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
Related Tags: gsm-license, etisalat, Iraq
Turkcell Secures Export Financing for Ericsson 3G Kit Purchase
Turkish mobile network operator, turkcell has announced the signing of a US$285 million loan agreement to buy 3G network infrastructure from Ericsson. The Board of Directors said that they have authorised up to US$750 million of export financing for network expenditure. more
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Iran Cancels 3rd Mobile Phone License
The Iranian government has reportedly cancelled the award of the country's 3rd mobile phone license to an Etisalat lead consortium, saying the company had failed "to give necessary guarantees and license fees on time". more
Related Tags: zain, etisalat, irancell, gsm, pension, tehran, license-fees, security, Iran
Turkey has awarded three 3G licenses to the incumbent operators following an auction to battle over the spectrum allocation. turkcell won the largest block (A License) with a bid of €358 million ($462 million), followed by Vodafone and Avea with bids of €250 million (US$323 million) and €214 million (US$276 million) respectively. more
Related Tags: avea, vodafone, mobile-number-portability, number-portability, 3g-licenses, Turkey
Turkey On Track for 3G License Auction by Year-End
Turkey is still on track to hold its second attempt at a 3G license auction by the end of this year, subject to no "extraordinary" events preventing it. Unnamed sourced told the Reuters news agency that the "tender will be held in December if there is no extraordinary development," more
Related Tags: avea, mobile-number-portability, vodafone, number-portability, Turkey
Turkey to Offer 3G Licenses Within Six Months
Turkey is to launch a tender for 3G licenses within the next six months, reports the government's Official Gazette, where all new laws are published. According to the Gazette, the minimum value of the A License is set as US$405 million, while the minimum value is US$355 million for the B License, US$304 million for the C License and US$253 million for the D License. more
Related Tags: avea, mobile-number-portability, vodafone, number-portability, 3g-licenses, Turkey
Belarus Planning 3G License Auction
It has been reported that Belarus is planning to award 3G licenses in the near future. The BBC Monitoring service, citing a report by the Belapan news agency said that new entrants to the market would be allowed to bid for the licenses. more
Related Tags: mts, 3g-licenses, Belarus
Turkey to Get Number Portability by Year-End
Turkey's telecoms regulator has announced that it will mandate mobile number portability to be launched in November this year. Tayfun Acarer, head of the Telecommunications Board told reporters that he expects the infrastructure should be in place within the next couple of months, but the service would not launch immediately to allow for testing. more
Related Tags: avea, mobile-number-portability, number-portability, landline, Turkey
3G License Granted in Northern Cyprus
The telecoms authority for the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) has granted a 3G license to Turkish operator, turkcell last Friday. turkcell launched its network in Northern Cyprus in July 1999. Vodafone, which through its acquisition of Turkey's Telsim also operates a GSM network in Northern Cyprus is also expected to be granted a 3G license shortly. more
Related Tags: mtn, telsim, Cyprus
Vodafone Accuses Turkcell of Obstructing Mobile Number Portability
Vodafone Turkey CEO Attila Vitai has accused market leader, turkcell of curbing efforts to introduce mobile number portability into the country. Speaking at a press conference, he said that customers were having to waste money and resources on carrying a couple of phones to ensure they can be contacted. more
Related Tags: avea, mobile-number-portability, number-portability, Turkey