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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mmO2 to Make Massive 3G Write-Down
May 19, 2003 - source: BWCS
The UK-based mobile operator mmO2 is set to announce a massive write-down
of its 3G licences later this week, leaving the company with a multi billion
pound loss. According to the Financial Times, mmO2 will write down the
value of its UMTS licences by more than £4 billion. The company, which
was spun off from the UK telco BT in late 2001, has already written down
£1.4 billion from the sale of its loss-making Dutch subsidiary last month.
The division was sold for just €25 million (£17.8 million), after mmO2
had invested more than £1 billion in licences and infrastructure over
the past few years.
mmO2 is keen to reduce losses by scaling back its operations. Following
the sale of the Dutch subsidiary, it is left with wholly owned operations
in the UK, Ireland and Germany. The German division, which is the smallest
of four operators in that market, has been at the centre of a great deal
of takeover speculation in recent months. It is thought that the Dutch
operator KPN may be interested in acquiring O2 Germany so that it can
merge it with its existing German unit E-Plus to create a sizeable rival
for the country’s two dominant players, T-Mobile and Vodafone.
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