O3b Networks is to help build the world's first ultra-low-latency, fibre-speed satellite network. One of the locations to be served will be the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) where O3b will be partnered by Global Broadband Solution (GBS)...
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A 3G network of 3,000 base-stations is set for construction by Huawei as part of Ukraine’s network development. Commissioner of the contract is life:), a local GMS operator whose services can be reached by almost the entire population of the Ukraine.
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DOXTV has chosen the end-to-end technology suite from NDS to bring Digital Video Records and Video-on-Demand to China for the first time. Stated intention of the two players is to bring content-plus-technology to allow China's pay-TV operators to transform the TV experience for audiences...
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Rachel Chavula is based on Malawi's Mzuzu University Campus. She specialises in finding roles for the cantenna - a US$2.50 combination of tin-can, antenna and short wire. Singly or in tandem, the roles for this novel piece of equipment are fast expanding...
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Boeing is set to construct a new satellite for Intelsat which will be active at 72° longitude over the Indian Ocean area. The satellite is designed to address the demands of high-growth service areas, more specifically C-band for Africa/Asia and Ku-band to bridge South-East Asia, the Indian Ocean and the African coast...
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Etisalat and Nokia are collaborating to provide convenient payment options for accessing OVI Maps and N-Gage Mobile Gaming services in the UAE. Both are aiming to increase sales of advanced mobile Internet...
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Nokia has introduced the third of its Near Field Communication devices, the 6216 classic. Using a SIM base for the first time, Nokia is enabling operators to build NFC services via the SIM card. The content services include images, weblinks, audio files, contact data secure payment and ticketing...
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Hitachi Cable has announced the selection of its Apresia Ethernet switch series by Global Data Service Joint Stock Company (GDS). Headquartered in Hanoi), GDS is a joint venture data centre service company launched in Vietnam by NTT of Japan and its Vietnamese counterpart Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group...
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Wananchi Group, a cable TV and broadband Internet services provider has contracted Kenyan based system integrator, Seven Seas Technologies to deploy an all digital TV service in Kenya, to be branded Zuku...
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ForgetMeNot Africa, a specialist in unified messaging for telecommunications operators, has announced that it is launching its Message Optimiser service throughout Africa. MO allows carriers to immediately provide cost-effective comprehensive unified messaging services (email, Instant Messaging and SMS) without the end user requiring any Internet access, device upgrades or application downloads...
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Zain Nigeria, Zain Group's largest mobile network operator, has selected network signaling company Tekelec to help its migration to an all-IP network. The move will enable Zain Nigeria to offer its subscribers the multimedia applications typically associated with the more advanced IP network on its current network...
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China Telecom is rolling out new services to prepaid customers in two provinces, Hubei and Sichuan, covering an additional 150 million people. The new services will include 3G and are delivered using HP's Internet Usage Manager (IUM)...
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At the recent CTIA Wireless event in Las Vegas a key trend was the growth of innovative pricing and billing techniques. These can both raise mobile operator profits and subscriber satisfaction in the context of Next-Generation Networks...
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International Launch Services (ILS), which provides mission and launch services to the commercial space industry, has successfully carried the W2A satellite to orbit on behalf of Eutelsat Communications of France via a ILS Proton. The Proton vehicle lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome...
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Communications in Mecca's King Abdul Aziz Endowment have been vastly improved since Powerwave and its Saudi Arabian partner ACES were selected by Mobily Saudi Arabia to deploy the world's largest wireless coverage within the towers currently comprising the Endowment...
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Intelsat and SES are advocating VSAT installation training for technicians in both developing and developed countries...
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Envivio Inc, which provides IP video convergence encoding solutions from mobile to HD, has sold its Convergence Series video head-end to Türk Telekom's local IPTV project...
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cVidya Networks, which specialises in enhancing telecom data integrity, revenue assurance and dealer management systems, has announced that Antel, Uruguay's state-owned telecoms service provider, has signed an agreement for implementation of cVidya's MoneyMap suite solution throughout its operation in Uruguay...
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Thuraya's drive in the emerging markets has been rewarded with the launch of Public Calling Offices in Zambia and Cameroon. Both countries are set to benefit from a versatile business tool oriented towards small entrepreneurs...
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Syniverse has been selected by the India Department of Telecommunications to implement mobile number portability in the country. Number portability, clearing house and centralised database solutions will be Syniverse's responsibility for the next ten years...
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Nokia Siemens Networks is set to expand O2's delivery of mobile services to the Czech Republic and Slovakia. A three-year contract will see NSN as sole supplier of 2G and optionally 3G to Prague and Brno...
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On2 Technologies, which specialises in video compression solutions, has licensed its VP7 video codec to 21ViaNet (China). Founded in 1996, 21ViaNet is a carrier-neutral Internet Data Centre (IDC) service provider in China...
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A newcomer to WiMAX in Pakistan, wi-tribe Pakistan Ltd, has commissioned solutions from Oracle Communications to enhance its efficiency...
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Zap is the new service from Zain which the operator claims will become a comprehensive and accessible African mobile banking service. Zap is aimed at 100 million people in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda...
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EDGE services in West Africa marketed under the title Moov by Atlantique Telecom will be improved by network planning tools to be supplied by Aircom International...
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NSN will provide a GSM network expansion and upgrade to EDGE to provide Bakcell with enhanced quality and coverage in Azerbaijan...
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MTN Syria's 2G and 3G networks coverage and capacity are set for enhancement as a result of a contract placed with Aircom International...
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Nicolaus Copernicus University in Poland is now giving students non-stop Internet freedom with a new Meru WLAN. Meru saw off competition from five companies, notably in eliminating breaks in service and coverage being encountered on campus...
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Ditech Networks voice-quality technology has been deployed throughout Qtel's mobile network in Qatar. The aim is to that Qtel, will consistently deliver excellent mobile calls, regardless of where a call is made or which device is used...
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Unitel SA will be rolling out Comverse's Voice HUB to drive revenues from Visual Voicemail and unanswered phone calls from a current customer database of 4.5 million...
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Visafone Communications Limited, a wholly owned Nigerian telecoms company, has launched Voice SMS across Nigeria. The Voice SMS solution has been sourced from Kirusa, a provider of Voice SMS and developer of mobile value added services...
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Value-added services will play a greater part in Africa, South-East Asia and Latin America as a result of a partnership between Bharti Telesoft and Sofrecom...
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Cellular coverage in the dense and capacity-strained central business district of Jakarta is set to improve thanks to a new contract for outdoor DAS (Distributed Antenna Systems) announced by Indonesia's leading cellular distribution company, P.T. Solusi Tunas Pratama (STP)...
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Cometa Mobile, the Indonesian mobile content provider and aggregator, has outsourced the running of a dedicated Cometa games portal for Indonesian mobile operators to End2End...