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Details Alec Barton Category: [Satellite Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/satellite-communications-networks.html) 15 January 2007 12047 views ViaSat Inc will be supplying its LinkStar DVB-S2 satellite networking system to Unete Telecomunicaciones SA (Bolivia) to expand enterprise broadband services in Ecuador and the surrounding region... Details Alec Barton Category: [Trends & Forecasts](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/telecom-trends-forecasts.html) 15 January 2007 10875 views Egypt's telecom market is fairly liberalised, declares the Arab Advisors Group. By December 2006, the regulator (NTRA) had issued more than 200 telecom licences, three cellular licences, two payphone licences, two prepaid calling card licences, four VSAT licences and four international GMPCS operators... Details Alec Barton Category: [Wireless Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/wireless-networks.html) 12 January 2007 13496 views Nokia has won a major GSM/GPRS/EDGE network expansion contract from leading Russian operator MegaFon that will see it deliver both radio and core equipment, thereby helping MegaFon deliver advanced mobile solutions to its subscriber base... Details Alec Barton Category: [Wireless Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/wireless-networks.html) 11 January 2007 12159 views Mtel (formally known as Mobiltel EAD), the Bulgarian wireless operator, has selected and implemented Andrew Corporation's Odyssey cellular radio planning software system in order to replace a previous radio planning tool. ![](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Features/solar3.jpg) Details Alec Barton Category: [Energy & Sustainability](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/energy-sustainability.html) 10 January 2007 9166 views Is there a role for alternative energy sources in the mobile industry? Yes is the answer, according to Motorola, which recently announced that it had successfully completed a trial to demonstrate the feasibility of alternative power systems that can support remote GSM base stations. Details Alec Barton Category: [Wireless Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/wireless-networks.html) 08 January 2007 11600 views Motorola has signed a US$75 million GSM network expansion contract with Nigerian Mobile Telecommunications Limited (M-tel), one of Nigeria's mobile communications operators... Details Alec Barton Category: [Revenue & Billing](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/telecom-revenue-billing.html) 05 January 2007 12152 views Redknee Inc, which provides infrastructure software to monetise and personalise services and content for mobile users, has announced that Digicel Group has selected its CRM Solution to improve customer care and billing management in its newly acquired El Salvador operation... Details Alec Barton Category: [Wireless Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/wireless-networks.html) 05 January 2007 13322 views Huawei has announced the commercial introduction of its IP Multimedia Subsystem 3.0 solution aimed at providing an open architecture for the development of multimedia services... ![](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Products/comverse_logo.gif) Details Haim Kantor, Comverse Category: [Revenue & Billing](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/telecom-revenue-billing.html) 05 January 2007 11841 views Spearheaded by the arrival of real-time billing systems, billing is now a dynamic force with strategic implications and major repercussions for operators worldwide. Operators and subscribers in emerging markets, including those in the Asia-Pacific region, are among those enjoying the powerful benefits of real-time billing. Haim Kantor, Associate Vice President of the Real-time billing division of Comverse, sets the scene... Details Alec Barton Category: [Wireless Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/wireless-networks.html) 03 January 2007 14512 views BSNL, India's largest telecom service provider will in the next few weeks deploy what it claims to be India's first certified WiMAX network... Details Alec Barton Category: [Revenue & Billing](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/telecom-revenue-billing.html) 02 January 2007 11425 views Yunnan Mobile Communication Co, a subsidiary of China Mobile with over ten million subscribers, is currently deploying Comverse's InSight Open Services Environment, to help subscribers complete and manage calls... Details Alec Barton Category: [Trends & Forecasts](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/telecom-trends-forecasts.html) 02 January 2007 14680 views ReCellular Inc has entered a two-year partnership with Vivo of Brazil to ensure safe, secure and environmentally friendly recycling of retired cell phones... Details Editorial staff Category: [Trends & Forecasts](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/telecom-trends-forecasts.html) 01 January 2007 12349 views Nokia is expecting that over half of the growth in mobile subscribers will come from emerging markets in the Asia-Pacific region, including China and India. Details Alec Barton Category: [Revenue & Billing](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/telecom-revenue-billing.html) 29 December 2006 10343 views Guaranteeing that suppliers are paid is a key factor in any contract, as PowerCom Namibia knows... Details Alec Barton Category: [Wireless Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/wireless-networks.html) 28 December 2006 15397 views Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) believes it has gained a major advantage over its rivals by collaborating with Intel to create India's first wireless broadband system... Details Alec Barton Category: [Trends & Forecasts](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/telecom-trends-forecasts.html) 27 December 2006 13654 views Russia has the potential to become a world leader in advanced mobile communications if it follows a transparent and objective approach to licensing third-generation spectrum, according to the GSM Association. Details Alec Barton Category: [Wireless Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/wireless-networks.html) 22 December 2006 13779 views Alcatel-Lucent and Companhia de Telecomunicações de Macau SARL are collaborating on a new IP service... Details Alec Barton Category: [Operators](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/operator-news.html) 22 December 2006 16507 views Vodafone is set to launch a £7bn plus offer for the Indian mobile phone operator Hutchison Essar as the company prepares to fight off rival bids for India's fourth largest telecoms carrier... Details Alec Barton Category: [Wireless Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/wireless-networks.html) 21 December 2006 11867 views Nokia is currently supporting Polish mobile operator Polkomtel which is launching its commercial High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) network in the Warsaw area... Details Alec Barton Category: [Wireless Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/wireless-networks.html) 20 December 2006 13898 views Mobile Telecommunications Company, is set to deliver high-speed mobile services such as mobile video, multimedia messaging and web browsing in Kuwait via Nortel optical solutions... ![](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/highResLogos/placeholder-logo_1200x900.png) Details Cat Barton, Phnom Penh Post Category: [Trends & Forecasts](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/telecom-trends-forecasts.html) 19 December 2006 13478 views At the Telecom Development Symposium held as part of ITU Telecom World, leaders (including 180 from 90 of the least-developed and low-income ITU Member States) met to discuss how ICT can help bridge the digital divide and drive growth in their countries. The event was organised by the ITU with support from Cisco Systems. Cat Barton Reports. Details Alec Barton Category: [Satellite Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/satellite-communications-networks.html) 19 December 2006 13084 views Currently boasting the largest subscriber base of satellite handheld users, UAE-based Thuraya will be launching a new satellite, Thuraya-3, by the end of March 2007... ![](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/NewsPix/saudi_phone.jpg) Details Alec Barton Category: [Trends & Forecasts](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/telecom-trends-forecasts.html) 15 December 2006 15700 views Arab Advisors Group has launched a new report which analyses the cellular tariffs for 42 cellular operators in 19 Arab countries. Details Alec Barton Category: [Wireless Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/wireless-networks.html) 12 December 2006 11042 views Shanghai Unicom, a branch of China Unicom, recently took the opportunity of a press conference to announce several new mobile services... Details Michael Schwartz Category: [Wireless Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/wireless-networks.html) 11 December 2006 10720 views Texas Instruments is expanding its portfolio of WiMAX solutions with 2 new announcements in the WiMAX sector... Details Alec Barton Category: [Wireless Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/wireless-networks.html) 08 December 2006 13427 views Iraq Telecommunications & Post Corporation (ITPC) has awarded Nortel a US$20 million contract to build a nationwide optical backbone... ![](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/highResLogos/placeholder-logo_1200x900.png) Details Alec Barton Category: [Wireless Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/wireless-networks.html) 07 December 2006 11584 views Radio Frequency Systems will unveil its all-in-one rooftop antenna solution - the Optimizer Rooftop - at the 3GSM World Congress 2007 in B arcelona... Details Alec Barton Category: [Consumer Ecosystems](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/60-consumer-ecosystems.html) 06 December 2006 11828 views Mpathix Inc, a supplier of wireless messaging solutions, has announced that Wataniya Maldives has chosen to deploy Mpathix Mobile Email... Details Alec Barton Category: [Wireless Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/wireless-networks.html) 05 December 2006 14308 views Pakistan is to witness a major expansion of its 3G capacity as the result of a contract signed by Ericsson and Warid Telecom... Details Alec Barton Category: [Wireless Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/wireless-networks.html) 29 November 2006 14402 views PT Hutchison CP Telecommunications has selected Nokia to supply and manage a complete Service Delivery Platform solution as part of its GSM/WCDMA 3G rollout... ![](https://developingtelecoms.com/../images/stories/Features/samsung3way.jpg) Details Michael Schwartz Category: [Devices & Platforms](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/telecom-devices-platforms.html) 27 November 2006 10311 views WiMAX,Wireless Broadband, Global: Samsung Electronics Co has unveiled a three-way gadget that combines a phone, personal computer and music player... Details Alec Barton Category: [Consumer Ecosystems](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/60-consumer-ecosystems.html) 27 November 2006 13554 views Since this July mobile has come to more than 75% of the population of Ivory Coast, and more than 500,000 of the country's citizens have signed up for it... Details Alec Barton Category: [Regulation](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/telecom-regulation.html) 27 November 2006 14288 views Malaysia's government is encouraging the roll-out of 4G/WiMAX in its country next year by announcing that it will issue two appropriate licences in the next few months. Details Alec Barton Category: [Operators](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/operator-news.html) 27 November 2006 14822 views Bharti Airtel Limited has awarded Nokia an estimated US$400 million contract to expand its managed GSM/GPRS/EDGE networks in eight Airtel circles and to deploy a pan-Indian WAP solution across its networks.