Anatel

Brazilian regulator Anatel to auction H band in June

On 02.15.10, In Mobile, By Editor

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Brazil’s H Band for 3G mobile services will be auctioned off by the telecoms regulator Anatel in June 2010. Nextel Telecomunicacoes is one company which is already in contention for the spectrum. Around 44 concessions are expected to be auctioned with starting bids expected to be around BRL2.8 billion (USD1.5 billion).

20MHz, or 10MHz each in the 1945MHz-1955MHz and 2135MHz-2145MHz bands are comprised by the so- called Band H spectrum which will be assigned to new operators only. Two different MVNO models are also been considered by the operator one of which proposes to license large supermarket chains to offer MVNO products.

Tagged with: 3G • Anatel • Brazil • MVNO • NEXTEL Telecomunicacoes • operator • South America

$1.14 billion to be invested by Telefonica S.A in Brazil

On 12.10.09, In Mobile, By Editor

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: An investment of 2 billion Brazilian reals, or $1.14 billion will be made by Spain’s Telefonica S.A in its Brazilian unit Telecomunicacoes de Sao Paulo, or Telesp, in 2010. The focus of the investment will be broadband Internet, and more specifically on expanding the network.

According to the economist’s forecast, Brazilian economy will grow by at least 4% next year and this will surely raise the demand for Telefonica’s service. A sharp increase in Telesp’s investments in its Speedy broadband service was noticed after telecom watchdog Anatel suspended sales between June and August after the customer complained about quality.

According to Telesp CEO Antonio Carlos Valente, the investment budget will be about the same level as in 2009, when a capital expenditure target of BRL2.4 billion was set.

Tagged with: Anatel • Brazil • Europe • Sao Paulo • Spain • Telefonica • Telesp • watchdog

Anatel warns operators to prove their 3G capacity in Brazil

On 12.07.09, In Mobile, By Editor

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Brazil’s telecommunications regulator Anatel said that it will continue to veto the aggressive promotions of broadband Internet services of the operators. It warned the telco’s to prove that their networks can cope with the demand for mobile broadband services.

There has been an extensive expansion of broadband Internet services on mobiles with 20% increase in the clients taking the tally to 7.9 million in the month of October itself and is expected to reach 10 million by the end of the year.

The warning was issued amid this rapid expansion and in order to facilitate this growing demand, Anatel may also authorize network sharing between operators.

The local unit of Mexico’s America Movil SA and market leader in the Brazilian market, Vivo Participacoes and Claro along with other operators has decided to share infrastructure in order to face enormous investments in infrastructure in the coming years.

Tagged with: America • america movil sa • Anatel • Brazil • broadband internet services • Claro • Infrastructure • Mexico • North America • Regulator • South America • Telecommunications • Vivo Participacoes

Tele2 offers cheapest services in 20 federal subjects of Russia, outgrows Big Three

On 08.27.09, In Mobile, By Editor

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Tele2, the pan – European operator, has according to a recent report, outgrown the three biggies of Russia, MTS, Beeline and MegaFon. Tele2 reportedly offers the cheapest mobile services across 20 federal subjects of the country.
Tele2’s aim is to offer easy-to-use communication services with good quality for the most affordable prices in the region. Not wasting amounts on advertising the company saves money, which allows it to offer several cheap price plans for local customers.
Under the report price plans promoted by the Russian mobile operators are divided into three groups: for “prudent” subscribers, for average consumers and for subscribers of high-level consumption and MTS according to the report is the cheapest in all price groups. It is followed by Beeline, while MegaFon goes third.

Tagged with: Anatel • Charges • Irancell • Point Com • Russia • the Republic of the Congo • Yunnan

Russia adds 2Mn subscribers in July

On 08.20.09, In Mobile, By Editor

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Russia added 2million new subscribers in July, half of which were added by MegaFon. As many as one in three Russians have more than one SIM card – 199.9 million were in use at the end of July.
MTS and VimpelCom on the other hand added 511,000 and 599,000 new subscribers respectively. However, MTS gains came from outside Moscow. In the Russian capital, the total number of mobile subscribers fell since MTS shed 504,000 subscribers, far more than the number of Muscovites who signed on with VimpelCom or MegaFon.

Tagged with: Anatel • Charges • credit cards • Easer Mobile • mobile entertainment • Russia • Warner Music Group • Yunnan

MegaFon denies information of receiving GSM licence construction in Iran

On 08.13.09, In Mobile, By Editor

MegaFon denies information published by several Russian and international mass media, that it received license for GSM-network construction in Iran.

“MegaFon does not plan to enter the market of Iran”, said Peter Lidov, PR Director of OJSC “MegaFon”. “We monitor opportunities to enter promising markets outside Russia but Iran is not among them”, he added.
In 2008, MegaFon-International studied a possibility of participation in the tender for the license, which was giving right to become a mobile operator in the country. However having reviewed the tender terms and other factors related to conducting business in Iran, the company refused to participate in the tender, and stopped its work on the project to enter Iranian market. Therefore, news that MegaFon got a license on the territory of Iran does not comply with the facts.

Tagged with: Anatel • CDMA • Mobile Registration • Ola • Russia • TD-SCDMA phones

MegaFon receives GSM licence in Iran-report (Russia)

On 08.12.09, In Mobile, By Editor

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: MegaFon has reportedly been awarded a licence to build a GSM network in Iran. The operator has been given licence to open branch in Tehran. In 2008, Megafon said it was ready to make an investment of USD 4.66 billion in the construction of a network in Iran if it was awarded a licence.

Tagged with: Anatel • CDMA • Ibaraki prefecture • Ola • Russia

Megafon receives licence to deploy GSM network in Iran

On 08.09.09, In Mobile, By Editor

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Megafon, the Russian mobile operator, has reportedly won the licence to deploy its GSM network in Iran. The report unveils that the Russian telco has been given a licence to open a branch in Tehran. Earlier, MegaFon’s General Director Sergei Soldatenkov, had said the firm was ready to invest $4.65 billion in the construction of a network in Iran if it got the license.

Tagged with: Anatel • EMT • Free Airtime • Maintainence Service • mobile ad campaign • Ola • Russia • TD-SCDMA phones • Thuraya Telecommunications Company

Megafon offers “Multiphone” service to its subscribers

On 08.05.09, In Mobile, By Editor

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: MegaFon presents a new multipurpose service “Multiphone” for subscribers of Moscow and Moscow region to stay in touch, make calls and send SMS from any point of the world at favourable tariffs. Actually, “Multiphone” is an efficient addition to mobile phone for active Internet users.

To use the service, download the program from MegaFon web-site, install it on computer and register. Then you can make calls in any direction at reduced cost. For example, a call to another MegaFon-Moscow subscriber through computer from any point of the world costs just 25 kopecks per minute and 2 rubles 05 kopecks to subscribers of city and mobile networks of Moscow. Favorable tariffs are applied to international and intercity calls as well.

Users of “Multiphone” service can communicate with each other absolutely free of charge by using voice – or video calls. Besides, “Multiphone” is of wide additional functional starting from SMS up to background sound in course of communication (noise of water, applauds, digital signals and so on). The user can create and save contacts of interlocutors and group them.

“Multiphone” is available for any MegaFon-Moscow subscriber. The service is free form subscriber’s fee until August 31, 2009.

Tagged with: Anatel • Charges • Chinguitel • devicea • Digicel Live • mobile entertainment • mobile termination • Russia internet • T-Mobile Netherlands • ZN200

Mobile subscribers rise1.9 Mn in June (Russia)

On 07.17.09, In Mobile, By Editor

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: According to a report, the number of Russian mobile phone subscriptions grown 1.9 million in June to 196.6 million. Mobile TeleSystems, took 46% of the new subscribers, grabbing most new subscribers for the second consecutive month.

Penetration, or the number of valid SIM cards for each 100 people, rose to 135.4% in June from 134.1% in May, report said.
Following is the breakdown of the largest operators’ subscriber details for Russia. The figures don’t include subscribers of MTS, Vimpel Communications and MegaFon elsewhere in the former Soviet Union.

Operator     June           May           On Month
Kyivstar     22.224m     22.729m     -505,000
MTS          17.781m      17.731m     +50,000
Astelit       11.679m      11.570m     +127,000

Tagged with: Anatel • British Columbia • credit cards • Easer Mobile • Nortel • Voxtel • Warner Music Group • Yunnan