France Telecom has confirmed it will bid for an Italian UMTS licence with telco Wind. A spokesperson for France Telecom said the two companies would enter a joint bid when the licences become available.
The announcement follows months of speculation that France Telecom was looking to sell its stake to finance expansion plans through UMTS licences. France Telecom is to raise funds for its European expansion plans by selling its 11 per cent stake in...
Unsurprisingly, 3G advocates such as the UMTS Forum fought back (http://www.silicon.com/a54891). The PocketPC-based iPaq continues to attract certain users and we did like Orange's SPV (http://www.silicon.com/a56070) - software plainly from...
After several days trudging around Cannes, Tony Hallett looks back on some of the big themes and lesser known goings on at this year's 3GSM World Congress… Pascal Debon, Nortel Wireless Networks president, presented to assembled journos a healthier...
The assembled Orange people cheered loudly. Huawei wins respect at 3GSM World Congress 2005 with innovative technology and products," it read. And if you're interested, the rather-rapidly-up-and-coming Chinese equipment maker went on to add a bit...
Sanjiv Ahuja, Orange CEO, speaking at a press conference in Cannes at this week's 3GSM show, talked up the company's place alongside Equant and especially ISP Wanadoo in the France Telecom stable of companies.