www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Digicel Pacific Limited is reportedly anticipated to launch its mobile phone service in Solomon Islands by April’10. For the launch to realise, Parliament is this week expected to pass the Telecommunications Bill 2009 to allow for competition in the telecommunications sector in the country before it goes into recess.
The Bill will replace the outdated Telecommunications Act passed 37-years ago which Solomon Telekom Limited is currently operating under.
On 08.25.09, In Mobile, By Editor
On 08.18.09, In Mobile, By Editor
www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Unitech Wireless, the new entrant in the Indian telecoms market, has reportedly secured a loan of $50 billion loan from State Bank of India to fund its mobile phone network rollout.
Unitech Wireless intends to launch mobile operators by December-end quarter.
On 08.12.09, In Mobile, By Editor
www.WirelessFederaion.com/news: Millicom International Cellular (MIC) has inked an agreement with the Royal Group of Cambodia for the sale of its Cambodian operations, worth USD346 million in cash. The Royal Group will acquire MIC’s 58.4% stake in CamGSM, which provides mobile services in the country under the Mobitel banner, as well as its holdings in Royal Telecam International and Cambodia Broadcasting Services. If the regulator gives consent over it, the sale is expected to be completed by the end of 2009 and would bring the Royal Group’s shareholding in Mobitel to 100%.
Mikael Grahne, President and CEO of MIC, said, ‘We are delighted to reach agreement on the sale of our Cambodian operations to our local partner, the Royal Group. We are very proud of having played an important role in the development of the leading mobile operator in Cambodia and are very confident of the continued success of Mobitel and its people within the Royal Group.’
On 08.09.09, In Mobile, By Editor
www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Bharti Airtel, Asia’s leading integrated telecom services provider, today announced the launch of the Airtel wireless data card for its prepaid users in Delhi & NCR circle. The Airtel Data Card will enable anytime, anywhere instant wireless Internet connectivity for laptops and other computing devices, thereby significantly benefiting the business users, roamers and travelers. The data card is GPRS & EDGE compatible, works on Airtel networks all across the country and also when roaming internationally on GSM networks. The introduction of the high-speed data card adds to Airtel’s suite of m-business solutions for its customers.
Mr. Shashi Arora, CEO – Bharti Airtel Limited, (Mobile Services), Delhi & NCR said., “We are very pleased to extend our data card services for our prepaid user base in Delhi & NCR circle after the huge success of these services on the postpaid platform. The launch of the Airtel Data Card for our prepaid user base in Delhi & NCR adds to our suite of m-business solutions. As market leaders, we have always ensured that Airtel customers get the best value, enjoy the finest services and benefit from cutting edge products. Prepaid Customers can now use Data Card at a monthly rental of Rs.348/- only and enjoy 500 MB free data every month.” (more…)
On 08.04.09, In Mobile, By Editor
www.WirelessFederation.com/news: SSTL’s MTS has extended its network capacity in the state of Kerala with its mobile services now available across all the 14 districts of the state spanning 425 towns. The company claimed that it thereby completed its first phase of network rollout in the circle within four months of launch.
Mr. Srinirao Saripalli, Chief Operating Officer, Kerala & Tamil Nadu, Sistema Shyam TeleServices, said, “I am extremely happy and proud of completing this mammoth task in such a short span of time. I would like to thank our customers for their unflinching confidence in MTS. Our rapid expansion reiterates our commitment to provide superior coverage and unmatched quality of service.”
On 08.03.09, In Mobile, By Editor
www.WirelessFederation.com/news: The Croatian Parliament has given its consent to the new fees proposed by the government for mobile services, in response to the economic crisis in Croatia. Pursuant to the proposal, mobile network services, including SMS, MMS and voice, will be subject to the payment of the fee, which will be paid by mobile network operators.
The proposed fee by the government is 6% of the revenues generated by the mobile service provider in a period of January-December, while the payment of fees to the national budget shall be effected by day 15 of each month. The Act has come into being from 1 August.
On 07.17.09, In Mobile, By Editor
www.WirelessFederation.com/news: The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission said that it intends to extend declarations that allow Telstra Corp.’s rivals access to the company’s copper network to provide voice and internet services for another five years.
“The ACCC considers there is a need for as much regulatory certainty as possible regarding the access arrangements that apply to the fixed network services for all industry participants,” ACCC Chairman Graeme Samuel reportedly said.
The competition watchdog said that the government’s planned National Broadband Network will have a major effect on the future regulatory environment, and a lack of certainty regarding ongoing access could have had a negative impact on both competition and investment in the sector.
“With this in mind, the ACCC has extended each of the six declarations for the full statutory period available,” the ACCC said.
On 07.17.09, In Mobile, By Editor
www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Tata DoCoMo, the GSM operator and a joint venture between Tata and NTT DoCoMo, has reportedly unveiled that the national roll out of mobile services by October’09. The company, which has received licences for 19 circles and spectrum for 18 circles, has launched its services in Andhra Pradesh on Thursday, after covering Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Orissa and Karnataka.
Mr Anil Sardana, Managing Director of Tata Tele Services Limited, said the company hoped that the spectrum for Delhi circle would be released soon. “We have written to the Government on this issue,” he said.
THe operator has also said that it has come with an innovative pay-per-use with one-paise per second pulse rate plan to target a cluttered market.
Mr Deepak Gulati, President of Tata Docomo, said the Indian mobile market was growing significantly. “We are adding 10-11 million every month.”
On 07.14.09, In Mobile, By Editor
www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Copaco, fixed line incumbent of Paraguay, has reportedly unveiled plans to launch mobile services in the last quarter of 2009.
President of Copaco, Jose Astigarraga said that the operator is in the process of acquiring 200 base stations for the network rollout. The incumbent anticipates to roll-out a bidding process for the equipment contract in July.
On 07.13.09, In Mobile, By Editor
www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Loop Telecom announced its first call in Karnataka and Kerala as it gears up to extend its presence across the country. Loop Telecom is the first amongst new GSM operators to have started operations in these two states. Last month, Loop Telecom had started its operations in Tamil Nadu&Orissa. The services will be available under the brand name Loop Mobile.
Loop Telecom is among the new mobile services companies to be awarded licensees to operate across 21 circles by DoT. The company, as part of its Pan-India rollout has achieved its plans of soft launch in five states that were scheduled for mid June. The sequence of circles launch is in sync with the sequence of the spectrum allocation. (more…)