Turkish government launches a telecom tender for four 3G licenses.(TURKEY)

EUROPEMEDIA-(C)2003 Van Dusseldorp & Partners - http://www.vandusseldorp.com/ Following months of speculation about the future of Turkey's third-largest GSM operator, Aria, Turkish Premier Tayyip Erdogan said last night that agreement was reached for the merger of Aria and the state-owned fourth operator, Aycell. At the time of writing, it had not ......

This is the year that China plans to grant its carrier licenses for 3G wireless, setting the stage for fortunes to be won as consumers sign on to receive the next generation of services. And over the last several years consumers in China have signaled their plans to do just ......

As analysts forecast a bright future for the widespread adoption of the 3G wireless standard http://www.edn.com/article/CA6378095.html , China's government is said to be using the next-generation technology licenses as incentives for the country's major telecommunications companies to adopt it sees as much-needed industry reforms. According market research firm iSuppli Corp....

IBM, a market leader in e-business infrastructure, (NYSE: IBM) and Portal Software, Inc. (Nasdaq: PRSF), a leading provider of customer management and billing software for wireless, broadband, Internet, and next-generation communications services, has announced a global alliance to integrate IBM's WebSphere Everyplace Suite with Portal's Infranet to create a comprehensive ......

EUROPEMEDIA-(C)2002 Van Dusseldorp & Partners - http://www.vandusseldorp.com/ Slovak government officials have said that only one firm bid in the tender for a combined GSM-3G licence ? little-known Profinet.sk. Slovakia?s two current mobile operators, Eurotel and Orange (formerly known as Globtel), were also the lone bidders for two individual 3G licences ......

The time has come for Europe to experience third-generation mobile phone technology, from improved audio and video quality to full-song downloads.

EUROPEMEDIA-(C)2002 Van Dusseldorp & Partners - http://www.vandusseldorp.com/ Irelands telecoms regulator is planning to meet with potential 3G licence bidders for consultations as the March deadline for submissions nears. Pan-European operator Tele2, who holds third-generation licences in Sweden, Norway and Finland, plans to take part in the consultations but probably wont ......