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  • China Mobile goes live with Intec Mediation solution

    China Mobile goes live with Intec Mediation solution

    MUMBAI: Intec, a leading BSS/OSS software vendor for fixed, mobile and next-generation networks, has successfully completed the final phase of implementation, through its partner HP China, of its multi-service mediation solution, Intec Mediation, at Beijing Mobile (a subsidiary of China Mobile).

    China Mobile Communications Group Corporation (“China Mobile Group”) is the largest mobile operator in the world with over 223 million subscribers. The adoption of a robust, convergent mediation solution is to prepare the operator for future growth and new services. It is also driven by a compelling need to reduce operating cost and complexity by managing the mediation of data from many different sources under a single convergent mediation system.

    Intec Chief Operating Officer, Asia Pacific, Norm Halvorson said: “Our carrier grade convergent mediation solution supports the business strategies of over 150 of the world’s leading carriers in fixed, wireless, IP and 3G services. We are not only committed to delivering leading edge technology and robust performance but also to listening to our customers and providing solutions that simplify the way they do business.”

  • China Mobile, Star TV in wireless music service tie-up

    China Mobile, Star TV in wireless music service tie-up

    MUMBAI: Star TV, has agreed to provide Chinese music content to China Mobile,asserts an official release.
    According to the statement, China Mobile will offer Channel V Chinese original music on its wireless service platform, which will permit interactive voting for the music programs as well as downloads.

    It is the first project since two companies announced a strategic partnership in June, adds the release.

    China Mobile is a mobile operator headquartered in Hong Kong and operating in the mainland China. The company provides various voice-related services and virtual private mobile network services to its corporate customers.

    Satellite Television for the Asian Region (Star Tv) is an Asian TV service owned by News Corporation. It is based in Hong Kong, with programming offices in India and Australia,and other Asian countries.

  • Sybase completes acquisition of mobile 365

    Sybase completes acquisition of mobile 365

    MUMBAI: Sybase, Inc. a provider of enterprise infrastructure and mobile software has announced its completion of the acquisition of Mobile 365, Inc. in an all-cash transaction valued at $417 million. Net of acquired cash, the transaction is valued at $397 million.

    Mobile 365 will now operate as Sybase 365, a wholly-owned subsidiary. Sybase Inc. senior vice president corporate development and marketing Marty Beard will lead the new subsidiary as president, asserts an official release.

    The Sybase mFolio business will be integrated into Sybase 365 immediately, and certain assets of Sybase AvantGo will be integrated into Sybase 365 early in 2007, adds the release.

    Sybase chairman, CEO and president John Chen said, “Built on unique intellectual property and a comprehensive global network, Sybase 365 provides the messaging infrastructure-of-choice for interoperability and content delivery. With this acquisition, we expand our unwired enterprise offerings and our ability to deliver information anytime, anywhere, to any type of device.”

    Through its network of approximately 700 mobile operators, including Verizon Wireless, Vodafone, T-Mobile, Cingular, Telefonica and China Mobile, Sybase 365 will continue to focus on enabling the content providers and global brands, such as Citibank, Yahoo!, AOL, MSN and Twentieth Century Fox to mobilise their content and applications.

    Verizon Wireless vice president wireless internet and multimedia services Jim Straight said, “As we approach the fifth anniversary of Mobile 365 launching carrier services here in the U.S., i’m pleased they have found a corporate parent who brings additional resources and opportunities to the market and that Mobile 365 will continue to serve us as they have in the past.”

    “The acquisition solidly positions Sybase between mobile operators, content providers, and global brands-further extending our worldwide leadership in enterprise mobility,” said Beard.

  • Is China Mobile buying out Millicom International?

    Is China Mobile buying out Millicom International?

    MUMBAI: Millicom, the Luxembourg-headquartered mobile phone network operator controlled by Sweden’s Kinnevik Investment AB, has said that it is in advanced discussions for finding a purchaser.

    “We are in advanced discussions and due diligence with a potential purchaser of the entire share capital of the company,” the company said in a statement, adding that no agreement has been reached.

    However, media reports name the Hong Kong-based China Mobile Communications Corp. as the company which is about to clinch the deal. According to Wall Street Journal , the company may pay $5.3 billion, or $48 a share, in cash to buy Millicom. Reportedly, China Mobile became the lead bidder for Millicom after Dubai-based Investcom agreed to a takeover by South Africa’s MTN.

    Millicom’s competitors include Vodafone Group Plc and Norway’s Telenor ASA. At the end of March 2006, Millicom registered 9.9 million subscribers in 16 countries across Asia, Africa and the Americas, recording an increase of 52 per cent from a year earlier.