Qualcomm and Teleepoch
Enter Into a 3G CDMA Subscriber Unit License Agreement, October
6, 2007
MTN chooses Cambridge Broadband
Networks for multi-service wireless network in Rwanda, October 6,
2007
Brazilian government to
publish 3G bidding rules soon, October 6, 2007
KTF 3G service suffers
from technical problems, October 6, 2007
Argentina’s Personal
lunches 3G service in Rosario, October 6, 2007
Russia has it's first 3G
network, October 6, 2007
AT&T could drop Alcatel-Lucent
as 3G mobile network supplier, October 6, 2007
Enea Extends License Agreement
with ZTE for 3G Handsets, October 2, 2007
LG to unveil premium handsets
in Brazil, October 2, 2007
KTF 3G subscribers doubled
in less than 3 months, October 2, 2007
3G policy in India will
be non-uniform, October 2, 2007
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Swedish Government Mulls 3G Delay
December 19, 2002 - source: BWCS
The Swedish Posts & Telecom Agency (PTS) appears to be considering
a u-turn on the issue of delaying UMTS network rollouts. According
to the Swedish daily newspaper Svenska Dagbladet the country’s communications
minister, Ulrica Messing has said that she is willing to discuss
a slower 3G rollout. However Messing said that there would be no
compromise on the provision of nationwide 3G coverage.
Back in October the PTS threw out an appeal by Orange and Vodafone
for a two or three-year extension to the existing 3G national coverage
deadline. Although the Swedish government did not charge high 3G
licence fees when it sold off four franchises in December 2000,
it did set stringent network rollout conditions requiring nationwide
3G coverage by the end of 2003. Orange and Vodafone have claimed
that slow processing of planning applications for mast erections
by local municipal authorities is pushing back their rollout schedules.
Last month it was reported that Orange was considering pulling
out of Sweden all together due to the government’s unwillingness
to compromise on the coverage deadlines. Orange has teamed up with
Vodafone’s subsidiary Europolitan and Hutchison-basked Hi3G to provide
UMTS coverage in rural areas of Sweden. Should Orange be forced
to withdraw from the market it could have a knock-on effect for
the three-way venture, 3G Infrastructure Services AB.
Despite the problems encountered by Vodafone and Orange, Sweden’s
fourth 3G licensee, Tele2 is reported to be on target to complete
its 3G rollout on schedule. Tele2 has teamed up with national telco
Telia in a 50/50 UMTS joint venture called Svenska UMTS-nät AB.
In September the two companies secured a SEK11 billion (€1.2 billion)
revolving credit facility to fund the rollout of their Swedish 3G
network.
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