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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Portugal Expects to Launch 3G in June 2004
November 24, 2003
The Portuguese telecoms regulator Anacom has stated that it expects the
first commercial UMTS services in Portugal to be ready for launch next
June, following trials in early 2004. Anacom President Alvaro Damaso told
delegates at the 13th annual communications congress in Lisbon that he
is in talks with mobile operators about modifying the network coverage
they have to achieve under the conditions of their 3G licences.
The original launch date for 3G in Portugal was scheduled for December
2001, but has been put back repeatedly much in line with developments
in the rest of Europe. Portugal’s Minister of Economy, Carlos Tavares,
last week urged the industry to keep to the latest deadline of December
2003, but operators said this was unrealistic due to a shortage of handset
supplies.
Four 3G licences were originally awarded at a beauty contest in December
2000 to Portugal Telecom-owned TMN, Vodafone’s Telecel, GSM operator Optimus
and OniWay, a company backed by Electricidade de Portugal (EDP) and Nortel.
In late 2002, OniWay announced that the continued delay in the launch
of UMTS services was forcing it to close down its operation. The company
intended to sell its assets to the other three 3G licence holders, but
this was blocked by minority shareholders Telenor and Iberdrola. EDP has
since bought out Telenor’s 20% stake and Iberdrola’s 8% interest, which
gives it full ownership of OniWay and clears the way to selling the would-be
operator’s assets to Vodafone Portugal.
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