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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Spanish Operators to Plough Euro800 million into 3G
December 4, 2003 - source: BWCS
Spain’s four UMTS licence holders are planning to invest Euro800 million
in the rollout of their 3G networks by September 2004, according to a
report in today’s Cinco Dias. The investment will cover the installation
or acquisition of 5,500 base stations across the country, in addition
to 2,500 base stations already in place, the newspaper claimed.
Telefónica Móviles, Vodafone, Amena and Xfera all received their 3G licences
in a beauty contest held in March 2000, paying a total US$446.5 million
between them. While the initial deadline of August 2001 has become a distant
memory and even the extended launch date of June 2002 has long since slipped,
all four companies have signed up infrastructure partners and made some
progress towards network rollout. Telefónica started a pilot service in
October and is optimistic about a full commercial launch in 2004. It plans
to invest Euro1 billion in its 3G network until 2006, by which time it
hopes to have 8,000 base station installed across the whole of Spain.
Xfera is the only newcomer to the Spanish mobile market, while the other
three licence holders all operate GSM services. With 18.9 million subscribers
in mid-2003, Telefónica Móviles is the uncontested market leader, followed
by Vodafone with 8.5 million and Amena with 7.2 million customers.
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