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Articles tagged with: WCDMA and 3G License
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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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
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China Confirms 3G License Awards
China has finally awarded its long awaited 3G licenses and formally outlined who got what. The government confirmed that the Cabinet has approved the licenses last Wednesday, but only published the formal details this morning. more
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Indian Network "Soft-Launches" 3G Coverage in Delhi
India finally launched a 3G network today as state-controlled operator, Mahanagar Telecom Nigam Limited (MTNL) launched a wcdma network in the capital city, Delhi. The company is only offering a "soft-launch" though, and coverage is limited to the main business and political districts, Connaught Place, Sanchar Bhawan, Rajaji Marg, India Gate, Pragati Maidan, Delhi Gate, and Minto Road. more
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China Unicom Plans 3G Launch by Year-End
China Unicom expects to start a trial wcdma network in seven cities by the end of this year - said Chang Xiaobing, chairman and CEO of the mobile network operator. Sources within the company suggest that the seven cities will be Shanghai, Shenzhen, Foshan, Liuzhou, Zhengzhou, Baoding and Wuxi, with about 100 W-CDMA base stations in each city. more
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India's BSNL to Launch 3G Network in Jan 2009
India's state owned mobile operator, BSNL will launch its 3G network in the north-eastern states and Chennai by January 2009, Communications and IT Minister A Raja has announced. The second state owned network to have a 3G license, MTNL is still on target to launch its 3G network in Delhi and Mumbai. more
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Qualcomm Says Thailand Needs at Least Three 3G Networks
Qualcomm Thailand country manager, Kaneungjit Suriyathumrongkul has warned that Thailand will need at least three 3G networks to ensure sufficient competition in the market. Ms Suriyathumrongkul also noted that MVNOs were an option for the country, but only if the underlying network is good and expressed concerns with the idea of a shared national network. more
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China Unicom is reported to have started a trial wcdma based network in Baoding City in northern China's Hebei Province. Industry sources told the Interfax news agency that the trials have already commenced. more
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India to Allow Foreign Cos to Bid for 3G Licenses
India's government has said that it will allow foreign companies to bid for the forthcoming 3G licenses on their own, but will have to find a local partner when they launch services. The government restricts foreign ownership of a telecoms operator to 74% of the firm. more
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China Unicom 3G Network to be Deployed Nationwide
China Unicom's parent company, China United Communications Corporation has revealed that it plans to build a nationwide wcdma based network and will start issuing tenders for the contracts in November. more
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