Synchronica Plc, an AIM-listed mobile e-mail and synchronisation provider, and Korean device manufacturer KC Mobile have launched MessagePhone, a new low-cost messaging device. MessagePhone delivers smartphone-like functionality and messaging services, even as it enables operators in emerging markets to bring mobile data services to the mass market and combat churn, Synchronica said in a statement.
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Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) will expand and upgrade Bharti Airtel’s, India’s number one telecom services provider, 2.5 G network by 50 per cent across circles, under a $700-million GSM network contract signed between the companies. The contract includes network planning, implementation and project management, handling of local logistics and materials, and system integration for the base transceiver stations.
Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) has shifted its Research & Development (R&D) facility to a new location in Bengaluru, which will now host one of the company’s three remote testing laboratories. The shift to the new facility is with the intention of strengthening its R&D presence in the country.
Alcatel-Lucent has introduced a new radio module, based on software defined radio (SDR) technology, which gives mobile service providers the flexibility to support any mix services simultaneously. Using the technology, mobile operators can provide a mixture of services like 2G GSM, 3G W-CDMA/HSPA+ and long term evolution (LTE) among others.
Hong Kong-based telecom major Hutchison Telecommunications International Ltd (HTIL) said in a statement to New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) that its majority shareholder Hutchison Whampoa Ltd is considering buying the remaining stake in the company.
Chinese telecom network solutions provider Huawei and Scandinavian telecom service provider TeliaSonera have jointly deployed the world’s first commercial Long Term Evolution (LTE) network in Oslo, Norway. These 4G services offer maximum speeds of up to 100 Mbs, which are 10 times faster than existing 3G networks.
Alcatel-Lucent has appointed Rajeev Singh-Molares as President of the Asia-Pacific region, replacing Sean Dolan, effective February 1, 2010.
Asian independent telecommunications service provider Pacnet is building a new submarine cable network, West Asia Crossing (WAC), connecting India and Asia to North America, Middle East and Europe. The cable is expected to cost an estimated $150 million and will take around two years to construct, with a ready-for-service (RFS) date targeted around early 2012.
Singapore Telecommunications Limited (SingTel) Group has selected Alcatel-Lucent as one of the vendors for its Long Term Evolution (LTE) trial, which will begin in the first half of 2010.
Orascom Telecom Holding said its Algerian subsidiary Orascom Telecom Algeria (OTA) has received a tax notification from that country’s tax authorities assessing taxes and penalties of DZD 43.9 billion ($596.6 million). continue reading…