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Swiss telco InPhone obtains antenna sites from Sunrise

On 03.17.10, In Mobile, By Editor

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: The purchase of the former Tele2 mobile antenna sites from Swiss mobile operator Sunrise has been completed by forthcoming Swiss mobile operator In & Phone. An acquisition agreement for over 400 antenna sites with Sunrise was signed by InPhone in December last year with the execution of all administrative tasks to transfer these sites.

Finalization of integration of the build sites will be done during the summers which will enable InPhone to offer services by the end of this year. Development of services for the customer needs of travelers and cross-border markets is also the consideration of the telco.

InPhone customers will be helped by Switzerland/Germany dual-country proposition to avoid high international roaming charges.

Tele2 Russia’s subscribers base increase to 15 million

On 03.05.10, In Mobile, By Editor

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: 15 million users have been achieved by Tele2 Russia in 2009 and it has already expressed its plans to increase its subscriber’s base to 18-19 million subscribers over the next two years.

30% growth in the subscribers’ base has been reported by the operator in the year 2009, compared to 14.45 million in 2008.

The growth has represented the highest number of additions in the Russian mobile services market.

Tagged with: ASIA • operator • Russia • Tele2

Russian mobile operators face investigation on roaming charges

On 02.22.10, In Mobile, By Editor

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: MTS, Vimpelcom and Megafon have been suspected of inflating tariffs by Russian antimonopoly watchdog FAS. An investigation has been launched by FAS into the high mobile roaming prices charged by the operators.

The roaming tariffs of the big three exceeded the level set by the European Commission by three to six times while the international calls tariffs applied by the operator is more than double.

The competition regulator has also found that the prices are well above those charged by smaller operators such as Tele2

Tagged with: ASIA • Europe • European Commission • FAS • MegaFon • MTS • operator • Russia • Tele2 • VimpelCom

Huawei E398 modem to be first launched by Tele2, Telenor Sweden

On 02.18.10, In Mobile, By Editor

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Triple-mode Huawei E398 modem, the first LTE wireless modem compatible with LTE, W-CDMA/HSPA and GSM/GPRS/EDGE networks will be launched over Net4Mobility, a joint infrastructure venture between Tele2 and Telenor Sweden.

The modem is based on Qualcomm’s MDM9200 chipset and it will support multiple LTE frequency bands.

Chinese technology provider has been selected by the Swedish network operator to develop its nationwide LTE network, including the supply of infrastructure and terminal solutions.

Tagged with: CDMA • Europe • GPRS • GSM • GSM/GPRS • Huawei • Launch • operator • Qualcomm • Sweden • Tele2 • Telenor • Telenor Sweden • W-CDMA

Tele2 CEO to leave the company

On 02.18.10, In Mobile, By Editor

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Due to irreconcilable differences over leadership, CEO Harri Koponen will leave Tele2. CFO Lars Nilsson has been appointed by the board of directors as the interim CEO.

A maximum notice period of 18 months will be received by him during which he will be paid. The board will immediately begin the search for a successor CEO.

In August 2008, Koponen joined Tele2 as president and CEO and oversaw a period of increased focus on profitability.

Tagged with: CEO • Mediatel • RIM • Tele2

Tele2 Q4 sale down by 1%, dividends boosted

On 02.09.10, In Mobile, By Editor

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Due to sale of fixed-line operations in Norway earlier last year, 1 percent loss in the fourth-quarter sales to SEK 9.889 billion has been reported by telco Tele2.

However, the improvements at the fixed broadband activities offset by higher spending for the expansion in Russia improved the EBITDA slightly to SEK 2.188 billion from SEK 2.162 billion a year earlier.

Net profit rose to SEK 865 million from SEK 690 million, Capex declined to SEK 1.017 billion from SEK 1.328 billion, and free cash flow jumped to SEK 1.653 billion from 704 million a year earlier.
1.149 million New customers were also added by the operator last year.

Tagged with: ASIA • CAPEX • EBITDA • Europe • Net Profit • Norway • operator • Russia • Tele2

2.6m active SIMs sold by VIPnet in 2009

On 01.21.10, In Mobile, By Editor

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: VIPnet, a Croatian subsidiary of Telekom Austria ended 2009 with a total of 2.6 million customers. However, despite a growth of 4.7% from the end of December 2008, the subscriber base remained almost flat throughout the second half of the year.

The number of VIPnet’s customers on post-paid plans was up 13.2% year-on-year at end-2009 while with 77% increase, its mobile broadband internet subscriber base reached 137,000 at end-December.

It has also been claimed by the company that it has an overall share of 42.6% of all active SIM cards in Croatia, behind market leader T-Mobile but ahead of Tele2.

Tagged with: Austria • Croatia • Europe • T-Mobile • Tele2 • Telekom Austria

Tele2 to acquire remaining stake in Tele2 Russia

On 01.13.10, In Mobile, By Editor

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: A contract has been signed by Tele2 to acquire the remaining 12.5 percent stake in its Russian mobile operator Rostov Cellular Communication (Tele2 Russia). The company is based in the Russian region of Rostov.

After the acquisition, Tele2 will own 100 percent of its Russian operation as this is the last minority stake in Tele2 Russia.
An amount of SEK 350 million will be paid by Tele2, a part of which will be paid 36 months after completion of the deal.

Tagged with: ASIA • operator • Russia • Tele2

Tele2 network rollout to complete by mid-2010

On 12.23.09, In Mobile, By Editor

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Tele2 has targeted to complete its network rollout in the remaining areas of the countries where it hold licenses by mid-2010. The company is already on track to meet its target in Russia which is 18 million to 19 million customers.

According to Tele2 Group CEO, Harry Koponen, the target of 18 million to 19 million customers in Russia is their prediction and seems to be an achievable target.

Currently, Tele2 commands over 6.5% share of the cellular market with 13.3 million subscribers at the end of September 2009, up from 12.38 million three months earlier.

Tagged with: ASIA • Russia • Tele2

NTC to announce 3G auction terms by September (Thailand)

On 08.31.09, In Mobile, By Editor

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: The National Telecommunications Commission, NTC, is likely to announce the terms for the auction of 3G licences next month. Gen Choochart Promprasit, the NTC chairman, said the auction for 3G licences on the 2.1GHz spectrum should happen this year, allowing the regulator to issue licences in early 2010.
He further said that by September, terms and guidelines for the auction could be announced on the NTC’s website, allowing enough time to the operators to prepare bids.
While the operators, hit by the weak economy have lowered their investment plans until NTC announces details for the 3G auction.

Tagged with: Africell • Alegro • Blaze • GSM • TD-SCDMA phones • Tele2 • Thailand