Sprint approaches DISH regarding mobile tie-up

Sprint Nextel has approached DISH Network about a partnership that would allow the satellite-TV giant to offer wire ... http://bit.ly/XIXC1b

Lawmakers propose to halt ‘indiscriminate’ sale of mobile lines

Peru’s Special Committee of Public Safety Multiparty Congress has approved legislative proposals to impose more s ... http://bit.ly/XIXAGI

NBTC issues 3G licences; group of senators appeal

The five-member telecoms committee of Thailand’s National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) h ... http://bit.ly/SL3lPu

BTC sales grow 10%

Botswana Telecommunications Corporation (BTC), the country’s incumbent fixed line operator, has reported revenues ... http://bit.ly/XIXAGA

Infratel IPO to fund expansion and acquisitions

Bharti Infratel, the infrastructure arm of Bharti Airtel is planning to use funds raised by its upcoming initial pu ... http://bit.ly/XIXxL4

Air Telecom acquires Czech CDMA operator MobilKom (U:fon)

Air Telecom, a subsidiary of F N Marketing Group, has reportedly taken control of Czech mobile operator Mobilkom ( ... http://bit.ly/SL3lPs

UTL hit by USD13m bill from Huawei

Chinese equipment vendor Huawei Technologies has filed a lawsuit against Uganda Telecom Ltd (UTL), accusing the tel ... http://bit.ly/XIXy1w

Globe CFO says Bayan tender offer 98% complete

Alberto de Larrazabal, the chief financial officer of Filipino operator Globe Telecom, says his firm is close to co ... http://bit.ly/XIXwGZ

Telefonica O2 CR share price slumps to eight-year low on competition concerns

Bloomberg writes that the share price of Telefonica O2 Czech Republic hit an eight-year low on the Prague bourse am ... http://bit.ly/XIXyhX

Antitrust watchdog concerned about Kabel Deutschland-Tele Columbus deal

Germany’s Federal Cartel Office (FCO) has expressed concerns that cable operator Kabel Deutschland’s planned ac ... http://bit.ly/SL3lPF

ATCI confirms 89.2% of SIM cards have been registered

Diemeleou Bile, the director general of L'Agence des Telecommunications de Cote d'Ivoire (ATCI), has announced tha ... http://bit.ly/11S11v2

DISH to sell phones through Blockbuster

US satellite TV provider, and would-be wireless operator, DISH Network plans to start selling mobile phones through ... http://bit.ly/VsxZLD

No Cairo cakewalk as TI spurns investment approach from Sawiris

Telecom Italia (TI) has rejected a EUR3 billion (USD3.91 billion) investment offer from Egyptian telecoms tycoon Na ... http://bit.ly/VsxXnf

T-Mobile, MetroPCS reveal new pre-paid strategies

In separate reports, Fierce Wireless has revealed pre-paid plans earmarked to be introduced by both T-Mobile USA a ... http://bit.ly/11S0VDD

DT steps up investment in high speed networks, cuts dividend

German telecoms giant Deutsche Telekom (DT) has unveiled plans to spend around EUR30 billion (USD39 billion) over ... http://bit.ly/11S0UQb

Watchdog says Uninor asset swap not an intra-group transfer

India’s Competition Commission has approved the proposed sale of a 51% stake in Norwegian telco Telenor’s new ... http://bit.ly/11S0U2q

PM in talks with Digicel over future entry in market

Bahamian PM Perry Christie has been involved in talks with pan-Caribbean operator Digicel regarding the company’s ... http://bit.ly/VsxWzF

Japan Communications unveils new 4G Wi-Fi router

The Japanese mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) Japan Communications Inc (JCI) has launched a new 4G Long Term ... http://bit.ly/11S0TeX

Investment firm acquires majority stake in Omani MVNO

Oman Brunei Investment Company (OBIC) has acquired a majority stake in mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) Renna ... http://bit.ly/VsxWzx

SFR may drop its IPTV service in favour of Canal+ offering

Reports from France suggest that domestic telco SFR is preparing to drop its IP television (IPTV) service and will ... http://bit.ly/QNe1yL

Moldova plans new wireless broadband licence auction

Moldova’s telecom regulator, the National Regulatory Agency for Electronic Communications and Information Technol ... http://bit.ly/VsxWj7

Wataniya Telecom prepares for 4G network launch

Kuwaiti operator Wataniya Telecom is to launch 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) services in the first half of 2013. Acc ... http://bit.ly/VPwQQF

Eircom reports 7% fall in first-quarter revenue; details fibre rollout plans

Irish former monopoly Eircom has reported a 7% year-on-year fall in revenue to EUR363 million (USD473.24 million) f ... http://bit.ly/VPwPMK

Liberian court gives Libercell 15 days to settle unpaid fees

Monrovia-based paper The News reports that the Tax Court has given domestic mobile operator Atlantic Wireless Liber ... http://bit.ly/QNdY5P

Orange Espana to purchase KPN’s Spanish MVNO?

France Telecom-Orange’s Spanish subsidiary is reportedly set to acquire local mobile virtual network operator (MV ... http://bit.ly/QNdXin

Telenor Norway opens 4G access to mobile handset users

Telenor Norge claims it has become the country’s first operator to enable access to Long Term Evolution-based (LT ... http://bit.ly/VPwM3m

CCT relaunches as Orange RDC

France Telecom-Orange (FT-Orange) yesterday relaunched its wholly owned wireless operator in the Democratic Republi ... http://bit.ly/XtShuO

ANCOM drafts general authorisation amendments

Romania’s telecoms industry regulator the National Authority for Management and Regulation of Communications (ANC ... http://bit.ly/UpoLkE

Telecom New Zealand outlines LTE trial plans

Telecom New Zealand (Telecom) has revealed that it will launch trials of Long Term Evolution (LTE) technology in pa ... http://bit.ly/XtSii8

MNP to launch in early 2013?

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is set to begin testing mobile number portability (MNP), ahead of a pl ... http://bit.ly/XtSePt

BT announces plans to reduce wholesale FTTP prices

British fixed line incumbent BT has announced that it is cutting the wholesale rental price for its 330Mbps fibre-t ... http://bit.ly/XtSgad

Free Mobile shakes up the market again with improved offer

The French cellular operator Free Mobile, part of the Iliad groyup, has enhanced its market-changing EUR2 (USD2.6) ... http://bit.ly/TTJJqP

Alca-Lu to upgrade Telefonica IP networks in Argentina, Czech Republic

Spanish telecoms group Telefonica has selected Alcatel-Lucent to upgrade its IP networks, initially in Argentina an ... http://bit.ly/Ugu3wG

MCIT expands national fibre backbone

Afghanistan’s Ministry of Communication and Information Technology (MCIT) has signed three deals for the deployme ... http://bit.ly/Ugu5EL

FT may make a move for Vivendi’s Maroc Telecom

The chief executive of France Telecom-Orange (FT-Orange) has revealed that the company may be interested in acquiri ... http://bit.ly/Ugu2ca

NCC approves Vee Time’s investment in Tatung Infocomm, VMAX

Taiwan’s National Communications Commission (NCC) has approved investments made in local WiMAX operators VMAX Te ... http://bit.ly/11JJKE6

IDA slaps fines on SingTel Mobile, M1 and StarHub for ‘poor’ 3G coverage

Singapore’s telecoms watchdog the Infocomm Development Authority (IDA) has slapped fines of SGD10,000 (USD8,207) ... http://bit.ly/11JJHZ2

Myanmar telecoms legislation proposals are too stringent say critics

Communications and IT professionals in Myanmar are urging the country’s government to make amendments to the prop ... http://bit.ly/XtScHg

DoCoMo unveils global M2M offering

The Japanese cellular operator NTT DoCoMo has announced that it is planning to offer machine-to-machine (M2M) commu ... http://bit.ly/XtSdeq

TIM Brasil confirms BNDES funding of USD1bn

Dow Jones Newswires reports that Brazilian operator TIM Participacoes (TIM Brasil) has secured an additional BRL2.1 ... http://bit.ly/Ugu3gl

Ukrtelecom registers fibre broadband brand

Ukrainian telco Ukrtelecom has registered three new trade marks for telecoms/software services with the Ukrainian I ... http://bit.ly/XtScqI

Vivo selects Ericsson and Huawei for LTE rollout

Brazilian operator Telefonica (Vivo), part of the Telefonica Group, has selected Huawei Technologies and Ericsson o ... http://bit.ly/Ugu2ZE

Main One, Alca-Lu extend cable maintenance contract

Alcatel-Lucent has announced the renewal of its marine maintenance contract for Main One Cable Company’s submarin ... http://bit.ly/Ugu3g6

Globe Telecom tweaks offer to tempt Bayan creditors

Globe Telecom, the joint venture between Filipino conglomerate Ayala Corp and Singapore Telecommunications (SingTel ... http://bit.ly/XtS9vi

MCMC issues 2600MHz spectrum to eight operators

The Malaysian Communications and Mutlimedia Commission (MCMC) has confirmed that it has allocated spectrum in the 2 ... http://bit.ly/XtSb6f

Menatelecom investing in nationwide LTE rollout

Bahraini WiMAX-based broadband operator Menatelecom’s board of directors has approved a planned investment in a n ... http://bit.ly/XtS7U8

MIC renews Colombian licence for USD51m

Millicom International Cellular (MIC) has announced that its Colombian wireless arm, Colombia Movil, has renewed it ... http://bit.ly/THrgAB

Arcep introduces new voice termination rates for French overseas territories

French watchdog the Autorite de Regulation des Communications Electroniques et des Postes (Arcep) has announced a n ... http://bit.ly/THrebK

Jordanians linked with bid for Hondutel

Honduran newspaper La Prensa writes that a group of Jordanian businessmen are interested in taking a possible 49% s ... http://bit.ly/THrgjT

Telmex hit by USD6m fine for breaking tie-in regulations

Colombian competition regulator the Superintendencia de Industria y Comercio (SIC) has issued fixed line operator T ... http://bit.ly/THrgQQ

Algar Telecom reports solid Q3 revenue, profit; launches 100Mbps fibre service

Brazilian alternative operator Algar Telecom (formerly CTBC) has reported solid financial results for the three mon ... http://bit.ly/Ues9ws

Telefonica (Vivo) to launch IPTV in greater Sao Paulo next year

Brazilian telco Telefonica (Vivo) says it plans to extend the reach of its IPTV service to greater Sao Paulo in the ... http://bit.ly/THrdVp

MTN Ghana ordered to cease new SIM sales after regulator slams network quality

Ghana's National Communications Authority (NCA) has ordered the country's largest cellular operator by subscribers, ... http://bit.ly/THrgk7

MTN Liberia reprieved as Liberia court issues ‘Stay Order’ on LTA

National regulator the Liberia Telecommunications Authority (LTA) has reportedly been served a ‘Stay Order’ by ... http://bit.ly/THrdER

Telecom Italia FTTC service goes live in Rome, Turin, Naples

Telecom Italia (TI) has announced that its long-awaited ‘Ultra Internet Fibra Ottica’ fibre-to-the-cabinet (FTT ... http://bit.ly/Ues6ki

MTS Ukraine outsources backbone network management

MTS Ukraine, the country’s second largest mobile operator by subscribers, has outsourced its MPLS and DWDM backbo ... http://bit.ly/THrcAH

Maxcom board gives nod to USD59m takeover by private equity firm

Alternative Mexican fixed line and broadband provider Maxcom Telecomunicaciones has given the nod to MXN764 million ... http://bit.ly/Ues63S

CenturyLink unveils 500Gbps long-haul super-channels across fibre network

Louisiana-based telco CenturyLink has announced that it has deployed the Infinera DTN-X platform, featuring 500Gbps ... http://bit.ly/Ues8sz

Sprint unlikely to make counter-offer for MetroPCS

Sprint Nextel is unlikely to make a competing bid for Texan pre-paid carrier MetroPCS, Reuters reports, scotching p ... http://bit.ly/THrc3z

TWC to extend usage-based billing option nationwide

Time Warner Cable (TWC) will offer a usage-based billing option to cable broadband customers in every state it serv ... http://bit.ly/THrc3B

18 December TDD/FDD LTE launch date for China Mobile Hong Kong

China Mobile Hong Kong has set a new date of 18 December 2012 to launch commercial operations of a dual mode FDD/TD ... http://bit.ly/Ues7EU

UTS CEO: Sint Maarten ‘not left out in the cold’ by PCCS

United Telecommunication Services (UTS) CEO Glen Carty has denied that Sint Maarten has been ‘left out in the col ... http://bit.ly/THr9Vu

FT-Orange not planning sale or purchase of Mobistar shares

France Telecom-Orange has reiterated that it has no interest in divesting the holding it has in Belgian mobile netw ... http://bit.ly/THr9EU

LTE vs. WiMAX: Verizon claims the spoils of war in 4G battle, Clearwire left licking its wounds

The US wireless broadband market has witnessed an obscure, but important, transition. According to TeleGeography’ ... http://bit.ly/THr6ZQ

MTN LTE network now up and running in Pretoria, Durban, Jo’burg

MTN South Africa’s Long Term Evolution (LTE) network went live on Saturday 1 December, MyBroadband.co.za reports. ... http://bit.ly/THr7gg

Digicel boss eyes investment in El Salvador

Digicel is set to invest more than USD40 million in its mobile operating subsidiary in El Salvador. Speaking in an ... http://bit.ly/THr8B9

Optus planning to deploy TD-LTE infrastructure in Canberra next year

Australian mobile network operator Optus aims to launch a Time Division Duplex Long Term Evolution (TD-LTE) network ... http://bit.ly/WGuB0U

VHA shareholders approve turnaround plan

Vodafone Hutchison Australia (VHA) has been given the go-ahead by shareholders for a multi-billion dollar strategy ... http://bit.ly/QEbzKB

TelBru announces cable fault; repairs underway

Telekom Brunei (TelBru) has revealed that two of its four international submarine cable links have been disrupted d ... http://bit.ly/WGuzGB

O3b Networks to provide capacity for Gulfsat Madagascar

Gulfsat Madagascar, which offers commercial services under the Blueline banner on this island nation, has reportedl ... http://bit.ly/QEbBCf

JCI complains over high DoCoMo fees

The Japanese mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) Japan Communications Inc (JCI), which operates under the ‘b-m ... http://bit.ly/WGux1a

Mobily and GO sign MoU covering integration of services

The Saudi telcos Etihad Etisalat (Mobily) and Etihad Atheeb Telecom (GO Telecom) have signed a memorandum of unders ... http://bit.ly/QEbzud

Bouygues and SFR resume network sharing discussions

The French telco Bouygues Telecom has confirmed that it has resumed talks with rival firm SFR over the possibility ... http://bit.ly/WGuwKU

PTA investigates ISPs for allowing access to YouTube

The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) is planning to take action against a number of internet service pro ... http://bit.ly/11Mj3O5

Kyivstar serves 8.8m mobile internet customers

Ukraine’s largest cellco Kyivstar, part of the Vimpelcom group, has reported that its number of mobile internet ... http://bit.ly/11Mj1G1

Switch it off, switch it on again: internet ‘restored’ in Syria

The recent two-day outage of the internet in war-stricken Syria appears to be over, with sources reporting that acc ... http://bit.ly/WGuwui

Eircom could be hit if govt cuts free telephone services, paper says

Plans by the Irish government to cut free telephone services for older people under a budget revamp could seriously ... http://bit.ly/WGuzpY

Kinshasa IXP up and running after decade of disrepair

According to Agence Ecofin, the long-dormant Kinshasa Internet Exchange (KINIX) went live on 16 November, after ori ... http://bit.ly/WGuwKM

Setar, CWC, UTS, Telconet unite for Pacific Caribbean Cable System deployment

A consortium of telecoms operators consisting of UK-based Cable Wireless Communications (CWC), Aruba’s Setar, Te ... http://bit.ly/WGuzGm

HAKOM issues Q3 broadband market stats

Croatia’s IPTV subscribers grew by less than 2% year-on-year to 356,000 at the end of September 2012, telecoms re ... http://bit.ly/UDsTzW

Asiacell to launch IPO on 3 January

Asiacell, the Iraqi mobile subsidiary of Qatar Telecom (Qtel), will launch its initial public offering (IPO) on 3 J ... http://bit.ly/UDsTzP

AT PR covers three new areas with LTE

ATT Puerto Rico has expanded its commercial 4G LTE mobile network to three additional areas of the island, serving ... http://bit.ly/11MiYKi

US investigators arrive in Senegal to resolve Sudatel mobile licence dispute

Agence Ecofin claims that two American investigators with a specialisation in the area of the financing of terrori ... http://bit.ly/11Mj1G3

Polkomtel revenues slide, tests 150Mbps LTE

Polish cellco Polkomtel has booked revenues of PLN1.791 billion (USD567.23 million) for the three months ended 30 ... http://bit.ly/11MiWlK

Mobilis invests USD300m in first nine months of 2012

The Algerian cellular operator Mobilis has invested DZD22 billion (USD300 million) in the first nine months of thi ... http://bit.ly/11MiRP5

Delays at Telekom Srbija hold up FNP launch

Serbian regulator the Republic Agency for Electronic Communications (Ratel) has announced that the implementation ... http://bit.ly/11MiVhM

Vivo 3G covers 3,000 municipalities barrier

Vivo Participacoes, the Brazilian fixed and mobile group controlled by Telefonica of Spain, has improved the reach ... http://bit.ly/QEbuGS

KT poised to unveil LTE in Astana, Almaty on 20 December

According to an unconfirmed report by Tengrinews.kz, Kazakhtelecom (KT) is poised to initiate its long-awaited Lon ... http://bit.ly/11MiTq5

Google Africa official bemoans ‘lack of status’ as reason for weak ISP investment in Senegal

Agence Ecofin quotes Tidjane Deme, the operations manager for Google Africa (Francophone West), as saying that the ... http://bit.ly/11q0oIE

Cellcom Liberia launches low-cost internet tariff

Mobile network operator Cellcom Liberia has launched a range of low-cost internet tariffs for its GPRS/EDGE users, ... http://bit.ly/11q0oIX

Telefonica O2 CR buys back 2% of shares

Czech incumbent Telefonica O2 CR has completed a buyback of 2% of its shares for CZK2.48 billion (USD126.76 millio ... http://bit.ly/11q0mRj

Smartfren teams up with Viki to bring video to its masses

Indonesian CDMA wireless service provider Telekom PT SmartFren (Smartfren) has struck a partnership agreement with ... http://bit.ly/11q0lN4

AITI launches 1800MHz consultation

Brunei telecoms regulator the Authority for Info-communications Technology Industry (AITI) has released a consulta ... http://bit.ly/11q0oZs

Cellcos abandon ‘vulgar’ tariffs after PTA reveals recording calls with ‘obscene content’

Pakistan’s wireless operators have withdrawn a petition in the Islamabad High Court to overturn the Pakistan Tele ... http://bit.ly/VfVMPa

Vodafone Ireland targets summer 2013 launch for 4G

The Irish Examiner reports that Vodafone Ireland plans to roll out fourth-generation (4G) mobile services in the R ... http://bit.ly/11q0kJ8

Vodafone Group speeds up CWW integration process, creates new Group Enterprise unit

UK-based telecoms giant Vodafone Group has announced the creation of a new Group Enterprise unit, which will begin ... http://bit.ly/VfVKqE

Fixed broadband subs approach 400,000

Moldova’s National Regulatory Agency for Electronic Communications and Information Technology (ANRCETI) has repor ... http://bit.ly/TCW45j

New bill will grant UCC power to fine QoS offenders

New legislation currently awaiting presidential approval will see Uganda’s telecoms regulator the Uganda Communic ... http://bit.ly/VfVKH2

Bharti eyes South African entry through purchase of Cell C or 8ta

According to South African website Business Day Live, India’s Bharti Airtel is said to be looking at acquiring on ... http://bit.ly/VfVMif

Slovak Telekom fined for universal service failure

The Telecommunications Office of the Slovak Republic (TU SR) has issued a fine of EUR50,000 (USD65,000) on incumbe ... http://bit.ly/11q0jEQ

Saban Corp grabs controlling stake in Partner Communications

Israeli-American television and media proprietor Haim Saban has reportedly agreed to acquire a controlling stake i ... http://bit.ly/11q0joq

CWC agrees to divest Monaco Islands operations to Batelco

Cable Wireless Communications (CWC) has revealed that it has reached an agreement with Bahrain Telecommunications ... http://bit.ly/11q0jok

MNP goes live in Paraguay

Mobile number portability (MNP) is now available in Paraguay, TeleSemana reports. The service is priced at PYG21,86 ... http://bit.ly/TCW6dD

Ombudsman 3G petition rejected

Thailand's Central Administrative Court today (Monday 3 December 2012) announced that it has rejected a petition lo ... http://bit.ly/VfVKa3

Mobile revenue growth offsets fixed line declines at CWC

UK-based Cable Wireless Communications (CWC) has released its interim financial statement for the six-month period ... http://bit.ly/YPEPjr

Increased competition leads to slump in revenues, net profit for Bezeq in 3Q12

Israel’s Bezeq saw net profit slump in the third quarter of 2012 by almost 38% year-on-year on revenues that fell ... http://bit.ly/UxXYRL

AT unveils USD14bn investment scheme in wireless, wireline networks

US telecoms giant ATT Mobility has announced plans to invest USD14 billion over the next three years to significant ... http://bit.ly/T8cyR5

Govt confirms 100,000 homes passed by UFB, but sluggish uptake paints bleaker picture

New Zealand ICT minister Amy Adams has revealed that there are now more than 100,000 urban homes, business and scho ... http://bit.ly/T8cwbX

Vodacom triples number of LTE base stations

South African mobile giant Vodacom has tripled the number of Long Term Evolution (LTE)-enabled base stations on its ... http://bit.ly/YPEHR0

US Cellular offloads Midwest spectrum, subscribers to Sprint

US Cellular Corporation has announced that has reached a definitive agreement to sell PCS spectrum and subscribers ... http://bit.ly/YPEH3J

DT posts Q3 loss on T-Mobile USA writedown

German telecoms giant Deutsche Telekom (DT) has released its financial results for the three- and nine-month period ... http://bit.ly/PG7Xaz

URCA nears completion of BTC probe

Bahamian watchdog the Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) is close to completing its investigatio ... http://bit.ly/T8ctNq

Look before you Leap; cellco intends to explore ‘LTE alternatives’

Leap Wireless International, which lost 269,000 customers during the three-month period ended 30 September 2012, ha ... http://bit.ly/T8cvER

Sutel reverses decision on ICE spectrum

Costa Rican regulator Superintendencia de Telecomunicaciones (Sutel) has withdrawn the conditions imposed on incumb ... http://bit.ly/T8cssH

MP goes on the offensive with takeover of Transmitel Rzesow

Polish cableco Multimedia Polska (MP) has agreed to acquire triple-play provider Transmitel Rzesow for an undisclos ... http://bit.ly/PG7Vzm

Ericsson and China Mobile showcase 223Mbps TDD-LTE

Swedish vendor Ericsson has announced the successful demonstration of Time Division Duplex Long Term Evolution (TDD ... http://bit.ly/PG7VPX

MTel 3Q net income climbs 10.8%

Hungarian operator Magyar Telekom (MTel) has reported a 10.8% year-on-year rise in net profit to HUF14.77 billion ( ... http://bit.ly/YPEBZS

PTK sale to be completed in December

The sale of a 75% stake in state-backed incumbent Post and Telecom Kosovo (PTK) is to be completed next month, the ... http://bit.ly/T8cscr

Proposed law would undermine independence

The South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO) has expressed its concern regarding Serbia’s draft Law on Fees f ... http://bit.ly/PG7Vzq

ICTA extends free Wi-Fi coverage to 20 new regions in Mauritius

AgenceEcofin reports that the Mauritian telecoms regulator, the Information Communication Technology Authority (ICT ... http://bit.ly/T8ctge

Ncell commits to paying renewal fee in instalments

Privately owned mobile operator Spice Nepal Private, trading as Ncell, has informed the Ministry of Information and ... http://bit.ly/U8IUcQ

Telcel announces launch of commercial LTE in nine cities

America Movil's (AM’s) domestic mobile subsidiary, Telcel, has reportedly inaugurated commercial Long Term Evolut ... http://bit.ly/VCrN9q

Wataniya deploys CSG wholesale billing management solution

The Kuwaiti mobile operator Wataniya Telecom has contracted business support solutions (BSS) provider CSG Internati ... http://bit.ly/U8IWS5

TeliaSonera deploys Ericsson M2M platform

TeliaSonera Global M2M Services is implementing a new dedicated machine-to-machine (M2M) platform from Ericsson, de ... http://bit.ly/VCrNGo

Cost-cutting helps Telefonica post net profit increase in 9M 2012

Spanish telecoms giant Telefonica has released its financial results for the three- and nine-month periods ended 30 ... http://bit.ly/U8IXFG

Strata Networks set to launch LTE in Uintah Basin

Utah-based co-operative Strata Networks has announced that it is poised to introduce Long Term Evolution (LTE) tech ... http://bit.ly/VCrJGy

Government states formal aim to license MVNO

The government of Togo has set out its stall to grant a licence to a ‘full-blown’ mobile virtual network operat ... http://bit.ly/U8IWkW

Sprint to ditch ‘Nextel’ name after Softbank takeover

US mobile giant Sprint Nextel plans to drop the ‘Nextel’ part of its corporate moniker if Softbank Corp of Japa ... http://bit.ly/PWEavH

NMHH reports strong demand for mobile broadband in September

Hungarian market regulator the National Media and Telecommunications Authority (NMHH) says that the total number of ... http://bit.ly/VCrL1p

VIP Mobile unveils new HSPA+ tariffs

Macedonian mobile operator Mobilkom Macedonia (VIP Mobile), part of the Telekom Austria Group, has introduced a new ... http://bit.ly/U8IWkQ

China Mobile Hong Kong’s LTE goes dual-mode FDD/TDD in December

China Mobile Hong Kong (CMHK) will switch on a commercial Time-Division Long Term Evolution (TD-LTE) network next m ... http://bit.ly/VCrMT0

April 2013 date set for domestic fibre completion, paving way for 4G, FTTH

Lebanon will complete a project to link telecoms switchboards across the country with high speed fibre-optic transm ... http://bit.ly/VCrKKE

Softbank’s Wireless City Planning unit installs Alcatel solution for data service monitoring

The Japanese mobile operator Softbank has contracted Alcatel-Lucent to deploy its 9900 Wireless Network Guardian so ... http://bit.ly/U8IXFw

Telecom keen to explore common ground with Telstra

Telecom New Zealand chief executive Simon Moutter has suggested that the sale of domestic rival TelstraClear to Vod ... http://bit.ly/VCrJq2

Telefonica Brasil’s Q3 net profit slumps 29.8%

Dow Jones Newswires writes that Telefonica Brazil has reported third-quarter net income of BRL935.8 million (USD461 ... http://bit.ly/U8IWl0

Vivo signs MoU to develop 450MHz LTE in Brazil

Vivo Participacoes, the Brazilian fixed and mobile group controlled by Telefonica of Spain, has signed a memorandum ... http://bit.ly/VCrF9Y

Turkcell linked with possible MTS Belarus bid

Officials from Turkish mobile network operator Turkcell was one of the companies involved in the Belarusian governm ... http://bit.ly/PWEdre

Dutch telcos out in the cold on cable appeal

The corporate appeals court in the Netherlands has dismissed a request from a group of domestic telcos which were s ... http://bit.ly/PWEdb0

freenet lifts full year guidance

German mobile service provider freenet has reported group earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisat ... http://bit.ly/U8ITFZ

NTA reports fall in fixed line base at mid-August, but mobile lines up

National telecoms regulator the Nepal Telecommunications Authority (NTA) has published its latest market observator ... http://bit.ly/U8IUth

Telefonica boosts broadband speeds to 50Mbps

Telefonica Germany, which provides services under the O2 brand, has announced that it has begun offering VDSL acces ... http://bit.ly/U8IVxo

SmarTone and China Mobile permitted to swap 1800MHz spectrum

Hong Kong’s Communications Authority (CA) released a statement yesterday (6 November 2012) permitting China Mobil ... http://bit.ly/U8IVgV

Bharti sees revenues rise and net income fall

Bharti Airtel has posted revenue for its fiscal second quarter ending 30 September of INR202.7 billion (USD3.7 bill ... http://bit.ly/U8ITFK

Softbank speeds up eAccess takeover deal

The Japanese telco Softbank has revealed that it intends to complete its takeover of smaller rival eAccess by 1 Jan ... http://bit.ly/Sq6DFY

French competition authority to look at Free Mobile roaming deal

The French government has called on the country’s independent competition watchdog Autorite de la Concurrence to ... http://bit.ly/PAj592

Belgacom introduces commercial 4G services

Belgium’s largest mobile network operator by subscribers, Belgacom, has announced that it has inaugurated commerc ... http://bit.ly/Sq6G4y

TDC announces new strategy for 2013-2015

The Danish telco TDC has unveiled a new strategy for the 2013-2015 period. Under the headline ‘We Connect You To ... http://bit.ly/PAj44P

The Grass is always Bluer on the other side: rural LTE launched in Kentucky

Bluegrass Cellular, a participant in the Verizon Wireless ‘Long Term Evolution (LTE) in Rural America’ programm ... http://bit.ly/PAj3xO

PowerTel launches new short-term wireless broadband offerings

The Zimbabwean CDMA fixed-wireless operator PowerTel has launched two new time-based mobile broadband offerings aim ... http://bit.ly/PAj4ln

3 pips TIM with small-scale LTE launch in Acuto

According to local press reports, 3 Italia – the mobile operator controlled by Hong Kong’s Hutchison Whampoa ... http://bit.ly/Sq6CSq

Etisalat teams up with iPass to offer Wi-Fi data roaming service

iPass has announced that United Arab Emirates-based telecoms group Etisalat has joined the iPass Open Mobile Exchan ... http://bit.ly/YBxbJF

Beltelecom to up internet gateway capacity to 360Gbps

Belarus’ state owned incumbent PTO Beltelecom has announced a plan to purchase internet capacity in the direction ... http://bit.ly/YBx7tj

Citic negotiating 99% stake in CTM

Following the news last month that Citic Telecom International was negotiating the purchase of Cable Wireless Comm ... http://bit.ly/YBx5BM

Philippines’ SEC gives companies five years to comply with foreign ownership rules

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in the Philippines has decided to give domestic companies that breach ... http://bit.ly/YBx7JM

Cell C reveals December LTE trial in Cape Town, Durban

Following similar announcements from its domestic rivals MTN, Vodacom and 8ta, South African mobile operator Cell C ... http://bit.ly/U6oVLZ

Withdrawals leave India with no bidder for CDMA frequencies

Reuters reports that Tata Teleservices has pulled out of a spectrum auction in India. Tata’s withdrawal follows t ... http://bit.ly/RcQLaX

Telefonica’s German revenues up 4% on rising data sales

Telefonica Deutschland, the local unit of Spanish telecoms group Telefonica, has reported revenue of EUR1.317 billi ... http://bit.ly/RcQLrq

Entel's third quarter boosted by mobile unit

Chilean telco Entel has posted revenue of CLP353.3 billion (USD734 million) for the third quarter of 2012, up 14.4% ... http://bit.ly/RcQLHX

Telefonica O2 CR adds 56,500 net new users in Q3

Telefonica of Spain’s Czech fixed and mobile unit says it added a net 56,500 new mobile users in the third quarte ... http://bit.ly/RcQQvl

EC paves the way for 4G in Europe; plans an additional 120MHz of spectrum for LTE

The European Commission (EC) yesterday issued a press release saying it has decided to release an additional 120MHz ... http://bit.ly/RcQSDr

Hondutel bailout plan falters, paper says

Honduran newspaper La Prensa reports that plans to resurrect the country’s ailing national PTO Hondutel through t ... http://bit.ly/RcQSU4

PTK expands fixed line services

Telecompaper reports that state-backed telco Post and Telecommunication Kosovo (PTK) is to bring fixed telephony an ... http://bit.ly/YBx8NI

Globe steps in to buy Bayan’s debt, plans to buy company

Filipino operator Globe Telecom has reportedly offered to acquire fellow telco Bayan Telecommunications Inc (BayanT ... http://bit.ly/RcQRPZ

PLDT reports flat Q3 on rising costs

Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT), the country’s dominant telecoms service provider, says its net ... http://bit.ly/YBx94f

Cooks sign deal with O3b to expand faster internet to additional four islands

O3b Networks (O3b) has signed an agreement with Telecom Cook Islands for the provision of satellite bandwidth for h ... http://bit.ly/U6oVM1

Govt slaps USD3bn price-tag on 3G licences

According to Middle Eastern business website The National, Iraq’s three mobile operators will be forced to pay at ... http://bit.ly/SNddKa

KT posts strong growth in net profit in 3Q12

South Korea’s second largest mobile network operator by subscribers, KT Corp, has released its financial results ... http://bit.ly/SN5BEQ

Liberty unveils strong third quarter

multinational cableco group Liberty Global has posted third quarter revenue of USD2.52 billion, up 4% year-on-year, ... http://bit.ly/PxBFhP

MakTel reports 15% fall in net income for 9M12

Macedonian incumbent fixed line and mobile operator Makedonski Telekom (MakTel) has reported a 15% fall in net prof ... http://bit.ly/SN5wRQ

Une-EPM extends LTE to fourth city

According to El Pais, Une-EPM has extended its LTE service to Cali. See the original post:OVETEL Une-EPM extends ... http://bit.ly/PxBFyk

Welcome to the Team: CityLink owner heads Farmside

TeamTalk, the owner of the CityLink fibre-optic broadband network, intends to acquire rural telecoms provider Farms ... http://bit.ly/SNdc95

Liberty's OneLink takeover approved by local regulator

Puerto Rico's Telecommunications Regulatory Board (JRT) has approved triple-play cable operator Liberty Cablevision ... http://bit.ly/SNddtJ

Ghana’s telcos reveal USD5m costs due to cable cuts

Telecoms operators in Ghana have reported that incidents of cable cuts cost them GHS10 million (USD5.2 million) in ... http://bit.ly/SN5ARo

TDS reaffirms IPTV expansion plans

Dave Wittwer, president of TDS Telecom, reiterated the company's dedication to bring its IPTV service to more commu ... http://bit.ly/SN5Akl

Clearwire shareholder suggests spectrum sell-off to help meet rollout commitment

Mount Kellett Capital Management, an investment firm run by former Goldman Sachs executives, has urged US WiMAX-tur ... http://bit.ly/SNddKg

StarHub’s 3Q net income up 27% on higher pay-TV, fixed and broadband revenues

Singapore’s second largest telecoms operator by subscribers and revenue, StarHub, reported net profit of SGD96.2 ... http://bit.ly/PxBF1u

Mfone in hot water over unpaid service charges

Norwegian energy company Eltek Valere has won a court injunction against Mfone, the Cambodian mobile phone unit of ... http://bit.ly/SN5wB3

Claro allowed to participate in 4G spectrum auction

Colombia’s government has announced that the country’s largest cellco by subscribers, Claro, will be allowed to ... http://bit.ly/SN5x86

MTC aiming for 45% LTE coverage by end-2013, launching fibre access

Namibia’s largest cellco by subscribers MTC aims to cover 45% of the country with its 4G LTE mobile network by th ... http://bit.ly/SN5vNG

TVCABO announces USD10m network expansion

Mozambican cableco TVCABO, which claims to be Mozambique’s only dual-play operator, offering bundles comprising c ... http://bit.ly/Thob8a

Telenor admits willingness to consider Vimpelcom stake sale

Norwegian telecoms group Telenor has adopted a new stance regarding its stake in Amsterdam-based international tele ... http://bit.ly/SDihkj

Mile-high Branson jets in to thrash out Virgin tie-up

British tycoon Richard Branson has confirmed that the UK-based Virgin Group has entered into negotiations with a se ... http://bit.ly/ThobVz

NBTC commences pay-TV licensing

Thailand’s unified communication regulator, the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) ha ... http://bit.ly/SDihRj

BCE’s revenues up 1.5%, wireless sales rise 7%

Bell Canada Enterprises (BCE) has reported net income attributable to shareholders of CAD569 million (USD569 millio ... http://bit.ly/SDidRt

Optima reduces net losses in 9M12

Croatian alternative fixed network operator Optima Telekom has reported that it trimmed its net losses in the nine ... http://bit.ly/Tho9x3

Comms minister proposes fibre management JV

According to a report by Agence Ecofin, Moussa Benhamadi, Algeria’s Minister of Post and ICT, has proposed the es ... http://bit.ly/Tho905

T-Mobile CR, Samsung carry out LTE field trials

T-Mobile’s Czech operation unit and Samsung Electronics have completed field trials of Long Term Evolution (LTE) ... http://bit.ly/Tho9gx

Fibre-optic link launched between Niger, Burkina Faso

A fibre-optic connection between Burkina Faso and Niger has been launched, with the aim of meeting the growing dema ... http://bit.ly/TyFaFo

Rise of the machines: MegaFon, Ericsson ink M2M partnership

At the Open Innovations Forum in Moscow, Ericsson has announced a strategic cooperation with Russian mobile giant M ... http://bit.ly/SDie85

Bakrie Telecom 9M operating losses wider than expected

Bakrie Telecom, the telecommunications arm of Indonesian publicly listed diversified investment company PT Bakrie a ... http://bit.ly/Tho4JF

Clarin remains defiant as media law suspension deadline approaches

Argentina media giant Grupo Clarin, which owns local cableco Cablevision, broadband provider FiberTel and a number ... http://bit.ly/SDieF8

BSkyB reports solid second quarter financials

British alternative fixed line voice and broadband provider BSkyB has released its results for the three-month peri ... http://bit.ly/TyF9kI

Libya’s LPTIC seizes control of Retelit

According to various Italian press reports, the Libyan Post, Telecommunication and IT Company (LPTIC) has taken con ... http://bit.ly/VdKSyy

Website uncovers 101-page approval document relating to 3, Orange merger

Austrian technology website FutureZone.at claims that it has uncovered an official 101-page document approving Hutc ... http://bit.ly/TbzoXK

Eaton secures USD60m financing to develop Ugandan business and fund Ward deal

Eaton Towers, the African infrastructure management company, has secured USD60 million in debt financing from Stand ... http://bit.ly/X34dD5

Hurricane Sandy onslaught means 25% of US base stations are offline in affected areas

Around a quarter of mobile network base stations in the United States have been damaged by Hurricane Sandy, the Fed ... http://bit.ly/VdKMHg

Batelco gets reduced penalty for restricting international cable access

Bahraini incumbent Batelco said in a statement reported by Arabianbusiness.com that a BHD5.24 million (USD13.89 mil ... http://bit.ly/VdKLCW

BT’s second quarter underlying revenue hit by regulation, recession

British fixed line incumbent BT has released its financial results for the three-month period ended 30 September 20 ... http://bit.ly/VdKLTy

Pacnet expands Chinese IP VPN footprint; new licence ‘first of its kind’

Asian carrier Pacnet has expanded its IP VPN service footprint further into mainland China, after its Chinese joint ... http://bit.ly/VdKP5H

Swisscom tests FTTS/FTTC/FTTN

Swisscom has revealed that it is testing fibre broadband technology which it refers to as fibre-to-the-street (FTTS ... http://bit.ly/TbzjU9

Starcomms agrees to USD210m investment to fund merger

Starcomms has reached an agreement with investment group Capcom Limited, under which the latter will invest USD210 ... http://bit.ly/VdKKz2

Mobilicity switches on 21Mbps services

On 30 October 2012 Canadian mobile operator Mobilicity launched a commercial upgrade to 21Mbps HSPA+ data speeds on ... http://bit.ly/Tbzmzb

Rogers confirms 2600MHz LTE availability across its 2100MHz footprint

Following its recent announcement that it was launching a 2600MHz LTE-compliant handset on its network, Canadian ce ... http://bit.ly/TbzlLA

XL Axiata books USD229.5m profit in 9M12

Indonesian mobile operator XL Axiata, 66%-owned by the Axiata Group, booked net profits of IDR2.2 trillion (USD229. ... http://bit.ly/VdKKiv

KPN offloads mobile towers to Indonesia’s Protelindo

Dutch fixed and mobile operator KPN Telecom (or Royal KPN) has struck a deal to sell part of its Dutch tower portfo ... http://bit.ly/VdKOim

Govt refuses to budge on MTS Belarus asking price

The government of Belarus is sticking to its guns and plans to sell its majority stake in MTS Belarus for USD1 bill ... http://bit.ly/Tbzi2j

Telecom Commission issues new recommendation for 900MHz spectrum

India’s mobile network operators could be allowed to retain 2.5MHz of spectrum when their respective 900MHz conce ... http://bit.ly/VdKL63

TIM Brazil reports ‘tough’ 3Q but net profit, revenue stable

Brazil’s second largest mobile operator by subscribers, TIM Participacoes (TIM Brasil) has reported a 'very tough ... http://bit.ly/TbziQ0

TDC sees Q3 sales slip but reaffirms full year guidance

TDC has revealed that third quarter revenue slipped 1.9% year-on-year to DKK6.3 billion (USD1.1 billion), while EBI ... http://bit.ly/TbzlLD

Telecom Argentina posts 20% rise in 9M sales

Telecom Argentina has announced its financial results for the nine months ended 30 September 2012, reporting a 20% ... http://bit.ly/VdKNuC

US Cellular reveals plans to launch LTE in 30 new markets

US Cellular, in conjunction with its partner, King Street Wireless, has announced that it will be introducing Long ... http://bit.ly/VdKNe8

Eircom wields the axe: 2,000 jobs to go in next 18 months

Ireland’s former monopoly Eircom has revealed plans to shed 2,000 of its workforce over the next 18 months, doubl ... http://bit.ly/TbzfDD

IP VPN prices falling, particularly at low capacities

New data from TeleGeography’s Enterprise Network Pricing Service reveal that MPLS IP VPN port prices are tumbling ... http://bit.ly/Q8uPAH

NT’s new WiMAX service to offer 27Mbps connection

State-owned Nepal Telecom (NT) is launching wireless broadband services based on WiMAX technology on 9 November, an ... http://bit.ly/RMVy3O

All three bidders cleared for 3G auction

Thailand’s National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) has announced that all three applicants ... http://bit.ly/RMVy3Q

Vimpelcom reorganises Ukraine assets; Kyivstar holds 100% of URS

Ukrainian mobile and fibre network operator Kyivstar has taken a direct 100% ownership stake in its sister company ... http://bit.ly/QQ6MTL

EU set to give UK’s rural broadband plan its blessing?

Following reports in July 2012 that the UK’s rural broadband rollout strategy had been placed on hold while Europ ... http://bit.ly/SHQOis

Altimo strikes back with Vimpelcom share purchase

Altimo, the telecoms arm of Russian financial and industrial conglomerate Alfa Group, has increased its voting stak ... http://bit.ly/VEtsuG

UK Broadband launches commercial LTE in Southwark, Reading

UK Broadband (UKB), Hong Kong-based PCCW’s British broadband unit, has announced that it has inaugurated commerci ... http://bit.ly/VEtwLd

Qtel raises Wataniya stake to 92.1%; Kuwaiti sovereign fund offloads entire interest

Qatar Telecom (Qtel) has concluded a mandatory tender offer for additional shares in its Kuwait-based subsidiary Na ... http://bit.ly/POtSaQ

Airtel to curtail Kenyan investment after MTR deadlock

According to a report by AllAfrica, Shivan Bhargava, managing director of Airtel Kenya, has cast doubts over the ce ... http://bit.ly/VEtsLf

Kuwait licenses 4G services in 1800MHz band

The government of Kuwait has authorised the country’s mobile operators to begin offering services based on Long T ... http://bit.ly/POtWaH

Softbank leads Japan net adds for ninth straight month

The Japanese cellular operator Softbank has once again reported the highest monthly net subscriber additions, with ... http://bit.ly/SHQNLG

ACCC issues final access determination for non-NBN local bitstream access

Three months after having made a preliminary ruling, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has ... http://bit.ly/POtVU9

Cubic Telecom signs deal with Woolworth Mobile

Irish mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) Cubic Telecom has signed a deal worth ‘tens of millions of dollars ... http://bit.ly/VEttPr

China Mobile inks retail deal to promote home-grown 3G use

China Mobile has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with retail firm D.phone to jointly promote China Mobil ... http://bit.ly/SHQNex

Nepal’s regulator to draw up m-commerce legislation this year

National telecoms regulator the Nepal Telecommunications Authority (NTA) plans to prepare draft rules on the regula ... http://bit.ly/VEttPx

Genachowski: FCC is on track to free up 300MHz of frequencies by 2015

Julius Genachowski, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), has promised that the watchdog is on t ... http://bit.ly/SHQNeF

ETECSA calls for subscribers to update fixed line contracts

Cuba’s state-owned telecoms monopoly Empresa de Telecomunicaciones de Cuba (ETECSA) has given its residential fix ... http://bit.ly/POtR6X

Vivendi hiring advisers to review potential sale of Maroc Telecom

French conglomerate Vivendi has begun negotiations with bankers Lazard and Credit Agricole with a view to hiring ad ... http://bit.ly/SHQNeD

Govt sets 2 November date to launch MTS auction process

News agency BelTA reports that the government of Belarus will launch a presentation on the 2 November 2012 to launc ... http://bit.ly/SHQIHT

CAT needs another month to amend True contract

Thai state-run telco CAT Telecom has requested permission to postpone the deadline for amending its 3G network oper ... http://bit.ly/R9qIQh

Minister says seat on TeliaSonera board a possibility

Sweden's Minister for Financial Markets, Peter Norman, indicated last Thursday that the government could consider t ... http://bit.ly/VEttPp

StarHub unveils 100Mbps/150Mbps fibre service for heavy data users

Singapore’s second largest telecoms service provider by revenues StarHub has launched two ultra-high speed fibre ... http://bit.ly/POtSb0

Kuwait licences 4G services in 1800MHz band

The government of Kuwait has authorised the country’s mobile operators to begin offering services based on Long T ... http://bit.ly/VEtrXI

BSNL rolls out fibre infrastructure in TN

State-backed telco Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) has announced plans to roll out 1,140km of optical fibre in the ... http://bit.ly/T5dkw1

Telekom Slovenije begins LTE preparations, USD3.2m budgeted this quarter

Telekom Slovenije has reported to the Slovenian stock exchange that its supervisory board has given the go-ahead to ... http://bit.ly/Umqnju

8ta jumps on the LTE bandwagon with free Gauteng trial

Telkom Mobile (8ta) has become the latest South African mobile operator to confirm its intentions to launch Long Te ... http://bit.ly/T5dlA2

Clearwire may delay network buildout; Comcast converts stake ahead of potential sale

Dow Jones Newswires reports that Clearwire is considering delaying the rollout of its Time Division Long Term Evolu ... http://bit.ly/T5dljE

MTS mulls selling CDMA network

Ukraine’s second largest cellular operator by subscribers, MTS, is considering selling or leasing its CDMA-450 wi ... http://bit.ly/Umqn3c

PLDT and GMA agree to end acquisition talks

Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT) and GMA Network Inc yesterday announced that talks over the forme ... http://bit.ly/T5djZ8

Court rejects Bharti Airtel plea to set aside Econet compensation award

Econet Wireless has announced in a press release on its website that the High Court in Lagos has dismissed an appli ... http://bit.ly/SO4X8s

MP sale off the books

Shareholders in Polish cableco Multimedia Polska (MP) have decided to retain their investment in the company, follo ... http://bit.ly/UmqlrT

Slovak Telekom enters Cloud space

Slovak Telekom has announced the pilot launch of commercial cloud computing services for all business customers. Us ... http://bit.ly/UmqoEh

FT-Orange bucks trend with plan to hire 4,000 staff by 2015

France Telecom-Orange (FT-Orange) has revealed it is looking to take on an additional 4,000 full time employees by ... http://bit.ly/Umqj3h

Viettel Global buys 65% stake in Tanzania’s EGOTEL

Viettel Global Investment (Viettel Global) has purchased a 65% stake in Tanzanian firm Epocha Golden Ocean (EGOTEL ... http://bit.ly/T5dl31

NICTA issues retail price determination

Papua New Guinea’s National Information and Communications Technology Authority (NITCA) has published a retail se ... http://bit.ly/Umqhsq

Telenor renews drive to sell off Uninor assets

Norwegian-backed telco Telenor has appealed to the Delhi High Court to set aside the decision of the Company Law Bo ... http://bit.ly/T5dkfu

MTel inks long-term deal with Spacecom for DTH services

Hungary’s Magyar Telekom (MTel) has signed a USD7 million long-term agreement with Spacecom, the operator of the ... http://bit.ly/T5dl38

Sprint seeks to hijack T-Mobile, MetroPCS merger

Sprint Nextel is in the early stages of evaluating a rival bid for MetroPCS Communications, with a view to counteri ... http://bit.ly/T5dl35

Paltel and HOT cooperate to bring fibre to Gaza

Israelis and Palestinians have reportedly ceased hostilities for a couple of days in order to work together in the ... http://bit.ly/SO4Zgv

FT-Orange sees 4G as vital to improving ARPU

France Telecom-Orange (FT-Orange) chief executive Stephane Richard has revealed that he sees the launch of 4G mobil ... http://bit.ly/SJ2V9q

Ministry urged to speed up 4G licensing

A delay in issuing licences for 4G services could cause problems for the country’s mobile users when it comes to ... http://bit.ly/SJ2RXo

Infosat Telecom allowed to trial Super Wi-Fi

The French communications operator Infosat Telecom has been given permission by the country’s industry regulator ... http://bit.ly/SJ2QTo

EE confirms LTE launch date

Hot on the heels of the announcement of a deal between the UK’s mobile network operators which regulator Ofcom he ... http://bit.ly/Qv0Dw1

Alaska Communications to launch LTE in Anchorage, Fairbanks and Juneau

According to the Alaska Journal, Alaska Communications (ACS) is poised to inaugurate its Long Term Evolution (LTE) ... http://bit.ly/SJ2R9L

Viettel/Vox tie-up plans back on the agenda?

According to unconfirmed local press reports Viettel Corporation, the telecoms company backed by the Vietnamese mil ... http://bit.ly/St2o0N

Vodafone, KPN wade into Orange-Hutchison merger debate

UK-based Vodafone Group and KPN of the Netherlands have criticised European Union (EU) antitrust regulators who are ... http://bit.ly/St2kya

Seven companies interested in new licences, including ICE and Xinwei

Orlando Castillo, the head of Nicaraguan telecoms regulator Telcor, has confirmed that a total of seven companies h ... http://bit.ly/SJ2Qmj

TeliaSonera launches internal investigation into Uzbek allegations

Sweden’s TeliaSonera has appointed lawyers to investigate allegations of wrongdoing relating to its purchase of o ... http://bit.ly/St2mWR

T-Mobile, MetroPCS sign definitive USD1.5bn merger agreement

Deutsche Telekom (DT) and Texas-based MetroPCS Communications have announced that they have signed a definitive agr ... http://bit.ly/Qv0Gb6

Telecom eyes DC-HSPA+ launch by year-end

Telecom Mobile, the mobile arm of former fixed line monopoly operator Telecom New Zealand, plans to upgrade parts o ... http://bit.ly/St2ju9

DoCoMo Pacific launches LTE on Guam

DoCoMo Pacific, a subsidiary of Japanese telecoms company NTT DoCoMo, has announced the launch of 4G Long Term Evol ... http://bit.ly/St2iX9

Craig Wireless lifts Woosh stake to 75%

California-based telecoms firm Craig Wireless Systems has announced that it has increased its interest in Woosh Wir ... http://bit.ly/St2jKP

Delhi court upholds Bharti complaints on 3G roaming

The Delhi High Court has granted Bharti Airtel’s request for a stay order halting a direction from the Department ... http://bit.ly/Qv0FnM

90% of pre-paid subscribers behind on phone registration

Colombian telecoms watchdog the Communication Regulation Commission (CRC) has reported that 90% of pre-paid subscri ... http://bit.ly/St2mGv

MTS Belarus launches new smartphones and unlimited internet offer

Belarus’ leading mobile operator by subscribers, MTS Belarus, has announced the launch of two own-brand smartphon ... http://bit.ly/Qv0EQL

Philippines passes new cybercrime prevention act

President Aquino of the Philippines signed the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012 into law on 12 September, sparking ... http://bit.ly/St2jdD

Vodafone Greece launches 3G in the 900MHz band

Vodafone Greece has begun using spectrum in the 900MHz band for the provision of 3G services, becoming the first Gr ... http://bit.ly/St2lC9

UPC takes the 150Mbps plunge in Cluj, Bucharest, Timisoara, Ploiesti

According to the Romanian Business Review, cableco UPC Romania has introduced improved ‘Fiber Power’ downlink t ... http://bit.ly/VfP3tc

Deutsche Telekom, MetroPCS confirm merger negotiations

Deutsche Telekom (DT) is close to a deal to merge its T-Mobile USA unit with Texas-based MetroPCS, Bloomberg report ... http://bit.ly/VfP0Ob

KDN seeks strategic investor to provide cash injection

Kenya Data Networks (KDN) has revealed that it hopes to offload a significant equity stake to a strategic investor ... http://bit.ly/QXj9wf

UK cellcos reach agreement on 4G, as Ofcom speeds up spectrum clearance

Just a few weeks after the UK government stepped in to broker a ‘stand-still agreement’ ensuring no legal actio ... http://bit.ly/QXjajJ

First-round bids received for E-Plus towers, report says

The mobile phone towers of German wireless operator E-Plus have drawn first-round bids from infrastructure investor ... http://bit.ly/VfOYG3

Zain Iraq aims for stock market float by early 2013

According to Reuters, mobile operator Zain Iraq plans to go ahead with its long-delayed bourse listing in Baghdad b ... http://bit.ly/VfP3cQ

Sonitel union seeks end to duplicate fibre rollouts

The union of Niger’s state-owned national PTO Societe Nigerienne des Telecommunications (Sonitel) and its mobile ... http://bit.ly/QXjbUM

BSNL sets sights on INR300bn revenues

State-backed telco Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) is aiming to book total revenues of INR300 billion (USD5.735 bil ... http://bit.ly/VfOYFS

XL Axiata poised to sell 8,000 telecoms towers, report says

Investment news portal Kontan.id quotes Hasnul Suhaimi, the president and CEO of Indonesian mobile operator XL Axia ... http://bit.ly/PWdPtT

Oi SA rolls out LTE network in Rio de Janeiro

Brazilian telco Oi SA, formed through the restructuring of Telemar Participacoes’ former operating divisions Bras ... http://bit.ly/QXj5wt

Robin Hood regulator stops telcos overcharging the poor

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has set a ceiling on processing fees levied on pre-paid vouchers, ... http://bit.ly/VfOYFU

DTAC expects to spend USD1.3bn on 3G

DTAC has revealed that it expects to spend THB40 billion (USD1.3 billion) on 3G during the next three years, assumi ... http://bit.ly/QXj8s3

Play looks to close national roaming deal with PTC

Polish cellco P4, which operates under the ‘Play’ banner, is finalising a national roaming agreement with Polsk ... http://bit.ly/QXj8s9

TU SR launches tenders for FWA concessions

The Telecommunications Office of the Slovak Republic (TU SR) has launched tenders for the allocation of frequencies ... http://bit.ly/SxJGmU

PLDT to spend PHP560m to triple internet gateway

Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT) is spending an additional PHP560 million (USD13.5 million) to tri ... http://bit.ly/PWdPtZ

Local access prices not as unpredictable as they seem

Data from TeleGeography’s new Local Access Pricing Service reveal that local access prices do not follow the same ... http://bit.ly/VfOUWW

Leap, T-Mobile complete AWS spectrum swap

US mobile operator Leap Wireless has announced that it has completed an exchange of radio spectrum in various marke ... http://bit.ly/U60vbu

MakTel cuts telephony fees for business users by 40%, paper says

Macedonian incumbent Makedonski Telekom (MakTel) has cut the cost of its standard monthly subscription fees for tel ... http://bit.ly/U60xQI

Vodafone Ireland’s Complete purchase will expand enterprise reach

The Irish Times writes that Vodafone’s Irish subsidiary has concluded the acquisition of fellow telco Complete Te ... http://bit.ly/R9o51c

Ownership deadlock rumbles on; Telenor confirms stake deal, but Vimpelcom postpones share registration

Norway’s Telenor Group has completed its purchase of an increased stake in Russia's Vimpelcom in the face of oppo ... http://bit.ly/SklIxc

EcoCash attracts 1.7m users in first year

Econet Wireless Zimbabwe has confirmed that it now has over 1.7 million users of its mobile payment service EcoCash ... http://bit.ly/SyYKgw

Entel Movil achieves coverage of all 339 municipal capitals

Bolivian president Evo Morales has announced that Entel Movil, the wireless arm of the country's former monopoly do ... http://bit.ly/UDz6bz

Bharti challenges DoT on 3G roaming

Indian cellco Bharti Airtel has resumed its fight with regulators over the right to provide 3G services outside of ... http://bit.ly/SklC8X

BTC ‘4G’ leads to 800% increase in data use

The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC), the archipelago’s monopoly wireless provider, has reported a jump i ... http://bit.ly/UDz57w

Stormy weather ahead? LightSquared suggests weather balloon scheme to get LTE project back on track

Much-maligned open-access Long Term Evolution (LTE) venture LightSquared is hoping to use weather balloon spectrum ... http://bit.ly/SyYI89

Oi SA sets out BRL1bn investment plan for 4G expansion

Brazilian telco Oi SA has revealed it is looking to spend BRL1 billion (USD494.3 million) on the development of its ... http://bit.ly/UDz4R9

MCMC publishes review of access pricing

Malaysian telecoms operators may be required to review prices for those wholesale services currently regulated by t ... http://bit.ly/SklIgE

GP Investments to pay USD250m for 2,000 mobile towers

Brazilian private equity group GP Investments is buying approximately 2,000 mobile telephone towers from an as yet ... http://bit.ly/U60xQR

Consolidation in Japan as Softbank moves for eAccess

Japan’s third largest cellular operator by subscribers, Softbank Mobile, has made a move to acquire smaller rival ... http://bit.ly/SyYKgn

Tele2 agrees EUR74 million loan for Norwegian network expansion

Sweden’s Tele2 has announced that it has inked a EUR74 million (USD95 million) loan agreement with Nordic Investm ... http://bit.ly/U60y7n

MetroPCS sizes up DISH, T-Mobile and Sprint as potential partners

Texas-based mobile carrier MetroPCS has embarked on a renewed attempt to secure a partner for a potential merger, D ... http://bit.ly/SyYJZT

Hondutel share sale deadline looms large

With the 15 October deadline for the sale of 49% of government-owned national PTO Hondutel fast approaching, state ... http://bit.ly/UDz5EK

Globe launches ‘Tattoo Black’ LTE service; unveils 4G smartphones

Filipino operator Globe Telecom has unveiled its new Long Term Evolution (LTE) service, ‘Tattoo Black’, at a pr ... http://bit.ly/UDz5o4

Rogers expands LTE network

Canada’s largest cellco by subscribers, Rogers, announced yesterday that it has extended its Long Term Evolution ... http://bit.ly/SklDK5

NBTC may offer 1800MHz spectrum for 2G and 4G after 3G auction

According to The Nation newspaper, the subcommittee preparing for the approaching end of two 1800MHz operating conc ... http://bit.ly/SklBln

NTC gives green light to Globe-Bayan, Smart-Digitel tie-ups

The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) of the Philippines has given the green light to Globe Telecom and ... http://bit.ly/UDz4R5

Millicom confirms closure of Cablevision deal

Millicom International Cellular (MIC) has announced that it has now received all necessary documentation to complet ... http://bit.ly/UDz4Ax

Telefonica Mexico eyes LTE launch this month

Telefonica’s Mexican wireless unit has revealed that it has nearly completed the rollout of the first stage of it ... http://bit.ly/R6PYqL

Vodacom reaffirms commitment to DRC operation

South Africa’s Vodacom Group no longer plans to exit the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and instead is seekin ... http://bit.ly/R6PYa9

Russian LTE round-up: MegaFon to roll out services in 40 cities; Osnova targets 2013 launch

According to an unconfirmed report by Vedomosti, Russian mobile operator MegaFon plans to introduce Long Term Evolu ... http://bit.ly/R6PXDn

Alcatel-Lucent supporting e-government project in Ghana

Alcatel-Lucent has announced that it is working in partnership with Ghana’s National Information Technology Agenc ... http://bit.ly/R6PXTV

Belgacom to offer wholesale VDSL2 to KPN Group Belgium

KPN Group Belgium, which offers services under the BASE banner, has announced that it has inked a five-year commerc ... http://bit.ly/R6PYqF

POTRAZ looks at LRIC model for mobile tariffs

The Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ) has revealed plans to introduce a new c ... http://bit.ly/OyWfiM

Telefonica/Vodafone UK network merger given OFT approval

The UK’s Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has cleared the proposed joint venture between the local subsidiaries of Sp ... http://bit.ly/R6PZLo

Zain Saudi extends USD2.6bn loan

Saudi Arabia’s third mobile operator Zain Saudi has extended the maturity of a USD2.6 billion loan for a further ... http://bit.ly/R6PZuP

Myanmar hands international voice and data licence to Hutchison Global

Hutchison Global Communications Limited (HGC), the international fixed-line business division of Hutchison Telecomm ... http://bit.ly/OyWhXR

Biznet director calls for island-wide fibre network for Bali

News portal Bali Discovery.com quotes the director of Indonesian metro Ethernet fibre-optic provider Biznet Network ... http://bit.ly/P5VI7O

Clean sweep as all five FCC commissioners vote to review spectrum holdings

US telecoms regulator the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has voted to initiate a review of its rules regar ... http://bit.ly/R6PZer

Claro’s proposed acquisition of Digicel rejected by antitrust body

El Salvador’s competition regulator, the Superintendencia de Competencia (SC), has announced that it has denied t ... http://bit.ly/Rujzwx

Indosat launches ‘Super WiFi’ service

Indonesia’s second largest telecoms group by subscribers PT Indosat has launched a new service that enables its m ... http://bit.ly/R6PX6j

SaskTel told it can keep wireless broadband spectrum until March 2014

Canada’s federal government has told SaskTel that it will not take back the broadband spectrum the company uses f ... http://bit.ly/P5VKwC

On top of the world: Etisalat claims 300Mbps LTE test speeds

Emirates Telecommunications Corporation (Etisalat), the United Arab Emirates’ incumbent telecoms operator, has an ... http://bit.ly/Rujysq

PTK hit with EUR250,000 fine

Kosovo’s Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (ART) has issued state-backed telco Post and Telecommunications ... http://bit.ly/R6PW29

AIS, DTAC and True all to bid for 3G spectrum in October

Thailand’s three major mobile operators – AIS, DTAC and True Corp – will be the only bidders to participate i ... http://bit.ly/Rujzwp

DoT invites bidders for spectrum auction

Indian regulator the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has issued a Notice Inviting Applications (NIA) for the ... http://bit.ly/RujybV

Conatel awards additional spectrum

Telecoms regulator Conatel has confirmed that it has awarded additional spectrum to Venezuelan cellcos Movilnet, Mo ... http://bit.ly/RujybK

UTL dismisses speculation over network fault

Uganda Telecom Ltd (UTL) has issued a statement that disruption in service last week was the result of a breakdown ... http://bit.ly/R6PW23

Telefonica set to kick off German IPO, report says

Spanish telecoms group Telefonica will reportedly kick start the initial public offering (IPO) of its German unit t ... http://bit.ly/SXWBut

Baby steps: TOT’s 3G/4G plans crawl towards parental approval

Thai state-owned telco TOT’s delayed second-phase 3G investment plan was yesterday approved by its board, leaving ... http://bit.ly/Ujd94u

Batelco and CWC discussing GBP614m sale of Monaco Islands business

Bahrain Telecommunications Company (Batelco) is reportedly holding talks with UK-based Cable Wireless Communicatio ... http://bit.ly/RoSqYq

Investment talks between TelOne and Telkom break down

Negotiations between the South African operator Telkom and Zimbabwe’s state-owned telco TelOne have broken down, ... http://bit.ly/RoSpn7

Digicel Haiti completes Voila integration

The pan-Caribbean mobile operator Digicel has announced the completion of a project to integrate the network of rec ... http://bit.ly/RoSozI

Solomon Islands govt snags submarine cable loan

The Solomon Islands’ government has confirmed that it will borrow USD78 million from Asian Development Bank (ADB) ... http://bit.ly/RoSnvw

Telcor negotiates satellite deal with Chinese firm

The Nicaraguan government is reportedly in negotiations with Chinese satellite firm Great Wall, to purchase a USD30 ... http://bit.ly/RoSmYD

FCC to come under scrutiny for encouraging LightSquared progress

According to Fierce Wireless, the House Energy and Commerce Committee will hold a hearing on 21 September focusing ... http://bit.ly/Ujdcx6

Almost time for Teletalk IPO, must wait for SEC

Bangladesh’s Daily Star has reported that state-run cellco Teletalk is finalising plans to raise BDT6 billion (US ... http://bit.ly/UjdeoE

T-HT grabbing its slice of dividend, hopes to be icing on 4G cake

Croatia’s T-Hrvatski Telekom (T-HT), part of the Deutsche Telekom group, has responded to the regulator HAKOM’s ... http://bit.ly/U82hHV

Pan-European operator GTS CE selects Overture for Ethernet services in central Europe

GTS CE, a pan-European service provider supplying business and wholesale services in central and eastern Europe, ha ... http://bit.ly/RoSmHT

From Bee to G: GTel Mobile rebrands following Vimpelcom’s exit

Vietnamese wireless operator GTel Mobile has unveiled a new brand following the decision of Amsterdam-headquartered ... http://bit.ly/U82hYA

Japan set for two LTE launches this week as iPhone 5 hits the stores

Two Japanese cellular operators are expected to launch commercial 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) services later this ... http://bit.ly/RoSqHT

TPG reveals net profit jump in FY11/12

Australia’s TPG Telecom has announced that its normalised net profit after tax surged by 46% in the year to end-J ... http://bit.ly/U82jj6

Eastern promise: ZTE and Mobitel’s USD40m 4G handshake

Chinese technology provider ZTE Corp has signed a strategic cooperation agreement worth USD40 million with Sri Lank ... http://bit.ly/PvuJiG

Myanmar close to selecting consultant to manage telecoms liberalisation

The government of Myanmar has shortlisted five firms as part of its efforts to appoint a consultant to oversee the ... http://bit.ly/U82j2F

Perfect ten: figures shaping up to fit Rogers’ Long Term model curve

Canada’s Rogers Communications has announced that it is launching 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) mobile broadband s ... http://bit.ly/PvuGDo

EU regulators likely to impose further conditions on 3, Orange merger

According to Reuters, European Union (EU) regulators have raised further objections to the proposed EUR1.4 billion ... http://bit.ly/Ujdcgy

Regulator to auction off state’s 51% stake in MTS Belarus this year, report says

According to a report in The Moscow Times, Belarusian telecoms regulator the State Commission on Radio Frequencies ... http://bit.ly/Ujd7JD

Tashkent confiscates MTS assets

The Tashkent Criminal Court has ordered the confiscation of the assets of Russian-backed cellco MTS Uzbekistan in a ... http://bit.ly/Ujd7cE

Nigerian quintet select DragonWave backhaul solution

DragonWave, a supplier of packet microwave solutions, has announced that five Nigerian carriers have selected its H ... http://bit.ly/RoSmYo

CRa hits Telefonica with USD167m lawsuit for abusing position

Czech altnet Ceske Radiokomunikace (CRa) has launched a lawsuit against the country’s dominant carrier Telefonica ... http://bit.ly/PvuK6c

Alca-Lu chosen for Colombia fibre project

French-US vendor Alcatel Lucent has been selected by Azteca Comunicaciones Colombia as a major supplier for the dep ... http://bit.ly/RoSkjh

Hungarian court annuls fourth licence award to MPVI Mobil

A Hungarian court yesterday annulled the results of a tender for the country’s fourth mobile licence to MPVI Mobi ... http://bit.ly/PvuIex

First phase of SIM registration to expire next month

Around 1.5 million mobile phone subscribers of the United Arab Emirates’ two telecoms operators, Etisalat and Du, ... http://bit.ly/Pl5yzq

T-Mobile's LTE network now covers over 650,000 Austrians

T-Mobile Austria has revealed that its in-deployment Long Term Evolution (LTE) network is currently available to ov ... http://bit.ly/Pl5AHq

TI COO admits that network spin-off is ‘interesting’

Telecom Italia's (TI’s) chief operating officer Marco Patuano has admitted that the idea of spinning off its fixe ... http://bit.ly/Pl5Aaz

Last Tango in Luxembourg: cellco reveals 1 October LTE launch date

Tango Luxembourg, the Grand Duchy’s second largest mobile operator by subscribers, has announced that it will sta ... http://bit.ly/Pl5Cz5

2K Telecom inks MoUs with Huawei, Eximbank

2K Telecom, a Romanian WiMAX operator currently participating in the country’s ongoing auction for Long Term Evol ... http://bit.ly/OzM1OS

NTC to investigate new submarine cable

The Express Tribune reports that Pakistan’s National Telecommunication Corporation (NTC) is considering deploying ... http://bit.ly/Stghq1

TOT, CAT present post-BTO business plans

State-owned TOT and CAT Telecom have presented their business plans for continuing operations after the expiry of t ... http://bit.ly/Pl5CiH

USVI authorises USD14m worth of construction contracts for NGN

The Virgin Islands Next Generation Network (VINGN), a project wholly owned by the Virgin Islands Public Finance Aut ... http://bit.ly/OzM39j

Asiacell shares could trade on the ISX as early as next month

Asiacell, Qatar Telecom's Iraqi mobile subsidiary, has been admitted to the Iraq Stock Exchange (ISX) and trading o ... http://bit.ly/Pl5Ara

Operators begin ten-second charging

All of Bangladesh’s cellular network operators, except market leader GrameenPhone, implemented ten-second pulse c ... http://bit.ly/OzM2Ct

NTC warns Globe: announce deadline for systems upgrade

The BusinessMirror newspaper writes that the Filipino telecoms watchdog the National Telecommunications Commission ... http://bit.ly/Pl5zn2

Sutel dismisses ICE request to delay MNP

Costa Rican regulator the Superintendency of Telecommunications (Sutel) has rejected a plea from incumbent cellco I ... http://bit.ly/OzM1OK

Infratel looks for USD1bn from IPO

Indian towerco Bharti Infratel has filed a draft prospectus for an initial public offering (IPO) with the Securitie ... http://bit.ly/Pl5yPO

Tax evasion telcos to reach out of court settlement with FBR

The five telcos under investigation for tax evasion have reached an agreement with the Federal Board of Revenue (FB ... http://bit.ly/OzM2SN

PLDT’s Smart now offering tri-band LTE

Smart Communications, the mobile arm of Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT), has successfully deploye ... http://bit.ly/Pl5xM1

Finger on the trigger in shareholder dispute, as armed squad raid Telenor’s Moscow office

According to Reuters, the increasingly acrimonious shareholder dispute between Vimpelcom’s co-owners escalated on ... http://bit.ly/Pl5waE

iiNet to offer 4G mobile broadband over Optus’ network

Alternative Australian broadband provider iiNet has reportedly inked a deal with the country’s second largest cel ... http://bit.ly/RfrOyk

15 3G application forms issued

A total of 15 application forms have been issued to companies interested in Thailand's upcoming third-generation (3 ... http://bit.ly/OzM2Ch

Ericsson selected for Indosat modernisation plan

Ericsson has been awarded a three-year contract by Indonesia’s second largest telecoms group PT Indosat, as the l ... http://bit.ly/OzM1hJ

ComReg issues market report for Q2 2012

Ireland’s telecoms regulator the Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg) has issued its quarterly marke ... http://bit.ly/Pl5yiN

Ukraine dashes any hopes of 3G licensing this year

Ukrainian cellcos will have to continue their long wait for a 2100MHz 3G licence auction, as the National Commissio ... http://bit.ly/RWmluM

Amis expanding fibre in capital

Croatian alternative telco Amis Telekom is building a fibre-optic network in Zagreb, commencing construction in Nov ... http://bit.ly/RWmlei

Etisalat Sri Lanka launches commercial DC-HSPA+ services

Having launched a HSPA+ (21Mbps) network in May 2011, which was capable of supporting DC-HSPA+ (42Mbps) speeds, Eti ... http://bit.ly/RWmleo

Damy uses SES Broadband satellites to spread access in Benin

Damy Engineering has signed an agreement with SES Broadband Services to use 18MHz of the latter’s sub-Saharan sat ... http://bit.ly/Q89nH3

Three cellcos’ bank accounts ‘frozen’ for non-payment of VAT

Bangladesh’s National Board of Revenue (NBR) yesterday told banks to freeze accounts of three cellcos – Robi, B ... http://bit.ly/Q89qml

CNT rolling out third phase of CDMA 450 network

Ecuadorian state-run full-service telco Corporacion Nacional de Telecomunicaciones (CNT) has announced the latest l ... http://bit.ly/Q89qmd

XL Axiata sale raises USD510m for Etisalat

UAE-based Emirates Telecommunications Corporation (Etisalat) has raised IDR4.88 trillion (USD510.03 million) from t ... http://bit.ly/RWmiiC

BTP publishes first ever set of Sint Maarten telecoms data

The Bureau of Telecommunications and Post of Sint Maarten (BTP-SXM) has released its first ever set of telecoms dat ... http://bit.ly/RWmkHv

TDSAT supports TRAI against closed down operator

India’s Telecom Dispute Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) has ruled in favour of the sector watchdog the ... http://bit.ly/RWmkqJ

Singapore’s M1 abandons 4G surcharge plan

Mobile network operator M1 Limited (M1) has decided to waive a value added service (VAS) charge it imposed on its f ... http://bit.ly/RWmi2h

CiG Wireless acquires assets from Towers of Texas

CiG Wireless Corporation, a leading independent owner and operator of wireless communications infrastructure in the ... http://bit.ly/RWmiPR

TeliaSonera’s open fibre rollouts march on

TeliaSonera Sweden has announced its latest batch of agreements to deploy fibre broadband networks, having signed a ... http://bit.ly/RWmj6f

Liberty Telecom Holdings’ reports widening first-half loss

Liberty Telecoms Holdings, which operates Wi-Tribe branded wireless broadband internet services in the Philippines, ... http://bit.ly/RWmjTZ

Regulator set to discuss technological neutrality on 2 October?

Russia’s State Radio Frequency Commission (SRFC) is set to consider the introduction of technological neutrality ... http://bit.ly/Q89pyB

SSTL holds off on auction until SC hears case

Russia’s Sistema group has announced that it will not make its decision on whether or not to participate in the u ... http://bit.ly/RWmkqP

Fibre-optic cable to link Dosso and Konni

Niger’s state-owned telco Sonitel has begun work on laying a 300km fibre-optic cable link between Dosso and Konni ... http://bit.ly/RWmiiS

Go Glo go; Ghana’s newest cellco hits two million subs

Glo Ghana, which became the country’s fifth mobile network operator after launching commercially in April 2012, h ... http://bit.ly/Q89iTI

PLDT finishes PHP67bn network modernisation plan ahead of schedule

Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT), the country’s dominant provider by subscribers and revenue, ha ... http://bit.ly/Q89mmC

Telefonica Mexico trumpets mobile voice, SMS reliability

Citing data produced by local telecoms regulator Comision Federal de Telecomunicaciones (Cofetel), Telefonica Mexic ... http://bit.ly/Q89liv

Telecoms America (Claro) deploys first LTE sites in Sao Paulo

America Movil’s (AM’s) Brazilian mobile service provider Telecom Americas (Claro) has commenced 4G Long Term Ev ... http://bit.ly/Q89lPj

MVNO probes Turkish Virgin tie-up

Fast-growing international mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) Virgin Mobile is in talks with Turkish mobile gia ... http://bit.ly/RWmhLQ

3 signs world first WhatsApp IM roaming deal

Hong Kong mobile operator Hutchison Telephone Company (3) has struck a deal with instant messaging (IM) provider Wh ... http://bit.ly/UNRoZV

Columbus completes TeleBarbados takeover

Columbus International, which offers triple-play services in the Caribbean region under the Flow brand, has receive ... http://bit.ly/TWRGxO

Construction on ‘most advanced data centre in Caribbean’ underway in Curacao

The Curacao Technology Exchange (CTEX) has confirmed that it is in the construction phase of ‘CU-1’, the first ... http://bit.ly/SfwOhb

T-Mobile selects Transmode to increase fibre capacity

T-Mobile Austria has selected Swedish equipment vendor Transmode to increase the capacity on its nationwide fibre-o ... http://bit.ly/SfwO0w

Vodafone NZ pays the price for misleading consumers

Vodafone New Zealand has been ordered to pay fines of almost NZD1.5 million (USD1.2 million) for a total of 21 brea ... http://bit.ly/SfwNtA

Telecom Namibia sets up international PoPs on WACS route

Telecom Namibia is in the process of setting up four international Points of Presence (PoPs) along the WACS underse ... http://bit.ly/Qecwry

Five groups take 3G application forms, but only three to bid

A total of ten companies from five groups have so far picked up application forms for Thailand’s upcoming 3G 2100 ... http://bit.ly/UNRpwG

Third MVNO to enter market

Voice-over-internet protocol (VoIP) provider Redvoiss has been issued a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) lice ... http://bit.ly/Qecy2W

Safaricom seeks to defer USF introduction after management qualms

According to Business Daily Africa, Kenyan mobile giant Safaricom has petitioned the Communications Commission of K ... http://bit.ly/Qecwbj

Vodafone picks Astellia for network optimisation and performance testing

Vodafone’s Czech mobile subsidiary has selected Astellia, a leading provider of monitoring solutions for the opti ... http://bit.ly/QecxMn

Telecom regulators from six east European nations form new association

On 11 September the presidents of telecoms regulatory authorities in six eastern European countries (Armenia, Azerb ... http://bit.ly/TWRxKV

SSTL books INR11.8bn net loss

Russian-backed cellco Sistema Shyam TeleServices (SSTL), which operates under the MTS India brand, has reported tha ... http://bit.ly/Qecy2N

Funding problems for stricken cellcos

Wireless operator Uninor, a joint venture between Telenor of Norway and Indian real estate company Unitech, is invo ... http://bit.ly/SfwMpD

MCIT blocks YouTube over inflammatory video

Afghan internet service providers (ISPs) have temporarily blocked the YouTube website after a video portraying the ... http://bit.ly/SfwKOq

AT sets its sights on CenturyTel spectrum

US mobile giant ATT Mobility is seeking Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approval for the purchase of 51 Low ... http://bit.ly/UNRlx8

Kosovo-Serbia clash over prefix change

The Kosovo assembly has adopted a resolution requesting that the government move to replace the current internation ... http://bit.ly/Qecy2L

PTCL revenues grow 8% for 2011-12

Incumbent telco the Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd (PTCL) has booked net profits of PKR7.24 billion (USD76. ... http://bit.ly/SfwM8X

Sky Mobile expands HSPA+ network

The Kyrgyz cellco Sky Mobile, which operates under the Beeline brand, has expanded its 3G HSPA+ network, reports on ... http://bit.ly/TWRwGY

Wind to hand Panos Germanos 10% stake in return for retail distribution

Greek entrepreneur Panos Germanos and mobile/fixed network operator Wind Hellas have reached a cooperation agreemen ... http://bit.ly/SfwJKk

Econet aims for 100% mobile coverage in Zimbabwe within three years

The Zimbabwean cellular operator Econet Wireless is targeting 100% network coverage in the country by 2015, up from ... http://bit.ly/U8ZREy

Etisalat aims to raise USD502m from sale of XL Axiata stake

The United Arab Emirates' biggest telecommunications company Emirates Telecommunications Corporation (Etisalat) has ... http://bit.ly/TWRzlX

Vodafone inaugurates DC-HSPA+ in seven locations

Vodafone Hutchison Australia (VHA) has enabled Dual Carrier HSPA+ (DC-HSPA+) technology commercially in seven locat ... http://bit.ly/TWRyP3

Ghana gets new rural wireless networks

Wireless network solutions provider Altobridge has announced the completion of the first phase of a project to prov ... http://bit.ly/Pi7p6f

Belgacom eyeing 3Q launch for commercial LTE services?

Belgium’s largest mobile network operator by subscribers, Proximus (Belgacom Mobile), is planning to launch its 4 ... http://bit.ly/OGbnWS

It could be yu! Essar needs USD250m cash injection

Essar Telecom Kenya, which operates under the ‘yu’ brand name, has confirmed that it requires a cash injection ... http://bit.ly/Pi7pTJ

Huawei confirms GBP1.3 billion investment/procurement plan for UK

Chinese vendor Huawei has confirmed that it has committed to investing GBP650 million (USD1 billion) in the UK, whi ... http://bit.ly/OGbqlx

Full house? Vimpelcom receives Scartel LTE MVNO approval

According to Prime-Tass news agency, Russian mobile giant Vimpelcom has received approval to initiate mobile virtua ... http://bit.ly/OGbq5d

MTS Belarus reports 16% y-o-y dip in Q2 revenues

Belarus’ leading mobile operator by subscribers, MTS Belarus, says that its revenues for the April-June 2012 quar ... http://bit.ly/QcDQGS

ANCOM confirms that demand will not exceed supply in spectrum auction

Romania’s National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications (ANCOM) has confirmed that demand fr ... http://bit.ly/QcDTCB

Myanmar considering SEA-ME-WE 5 connection

Myanmar’s Minister for Communications, Posts and Telegraph, U Thein Tun, has revealed that state-owned telco Myan ... http://bit.ly/Pi7mat

Government invites bids for PTK

Following the completion of the prequalification stage, Kosovo has invited five companies to bid for a 75% stake in ... http://bit.ly/QcDTCx

Public hearing on BCE’s Astral takeover begins

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) announced on 10 September 2012 the beginning ... http://bit.ly/QcDO1y

2G scam update: Uninor promises to limit impact on customers, SSTL ready to begin BIPA lawsuit

Sigve Brekke, the managing director of embattled cellco Uninor has promised to keep the impact of the 2G spectrum a ... http://bit.ly/OGbmST

4G concessions within the year, fibre rollout regulations to be relaxed

Chinese 4G licences are due to be issued within the next twelve months, starting with concessions for the home grow ... http://bit.ly/Pb44Yb

Liquid refreshment? Fibre-optic firm reveals SA progress

Liquid Telecom has announced that the construction of its new fibre-optic link between Johannesburg and Zimbabwe, w ... http://bit.ly/Pi7maz

Telus wins court ruling against investor Mason

Reuters reports that Canadian telecoms group Telus Corp has won a court ruling that its largest individual investor ... http://bit.ly/SDPu0o

Rebranded EE to introduce commercial LTE by end-2012

Everything Everywhere, the joint venture between UK mobile network operators Orange UK and T-Mobile UK, has made a ... http://bit.ly/QIMe2t

Congressman calls for an end to taxes on international calls

La Tribuna newspaper writes that Honduran congressman Rodolfo Irias Navas has introduced a bill that proposes elimi ... http://bit.ly/Pb45eG

StarHub sets 19-Sep as launch date for LTE

Singaporean fixed and mobile operator StarHub has announced that its Long Term Evolution (LTE) servicewill go live ... http://bit.ly/SDPsG0

CTU confirms four bidders in 4G mobile frequency auction

National telecoms regulator the Czech Telecommunication Office (CTU) has received four bids for its upcoming auctio ... http://bit.ly/Pb436p

Sprint announces LTE rollout underway in 100 new markets

US mobile giant Sprint Nextel has announced that its 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) network rollout is now under way ... http://bit.ly/P7IPGK

FNP on the horizon

The Peruvian parliament has passed a law establishing the right to fixed number portability (FNP) reports TeleSeman ... http://bit.ly/TNctnw

Fixed wireless base on the slide, copper wireline usage boosted by ADSL

Data published by Sri Lanka’s Central Bank show the country’s fixed wireless telephony subscribers decreasing i ... http://bit.ly/OnkArp

Chinese R firm linked with new mobile licence

According to local press reports Beijing-based research and development firm Xinwei Telecom Enterprise Group is one ... http://bit.ly/TNctE0

IDC plans FTTB expansion

InterDnestrCom (IDC), the main internet service provider (ISP) in the breakaway republic of Trans-Dniester, has ann ... http://bit.ly/P7IK5Y

SFR, Verizon and others form Network Team alliance

The French telco SFR has expanded its relationship with US-based operator Verizon Communications to create a busine ... http://bit.ly/NXrRhC

Google Fiber confirms 180 ‘fiberhoods’ are eligible for connection in Kansas

Google Fiber, the project to build an experimental 1Gbps fibre-optic broadband network in Kansas City, has confirme ... http://bit.ly/P7INys

Firms begin commercial pilot tests of ‘new wireless connectivity’ in Singapore

In a joint press release, Microsoft Singapore, local operator StarHub and the Institute for Infocomm Research (I2R) ... http://bit.ly/OnkwIi

Swisscom acquiring Telecom Liechtenstein, merging into Swiss business

Swisscom has agreed to purchase a 75% controlling stake in state-owned Telecom Liechtenstein and integrate the telc ... http://bit.ly/P7IJyP

Eircom units receive slapped wrists for data protection breaches

Meteor Mobile and eMobile, both units of Ireland’s former monopoly operator Eircom, have been ordered to pay a to ... http://bit.ly/TNcqZ0

Zain launches Wi-Fi roaming with iPass

The Kuwaiti cellular operator Zain has launched a Wi-Fi hotspot roaming service in partnership with global Wi-Fi pr ... http://bit.ly/NXrSlR

SaskTel trials TD-LTE 2.5GHz fixed wireless services with Huawei

Canadian regional full-service telco SaskTel and Chinese technology provider Huawei have signed an agreement to lau ... http://bit.ly/TNcsA7

UK operators agree not to launch legal action over 4G rollout plans for a month

A legal challenge to UK telecoms regulator Ofcom’s decision to vary Everything Everywhere’s (EE’s) licence to ... http://bit.ly/P7IHaf

PLDT targets overseas workers with MVNO expansion

Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT) says its international sales and marketing division Philippine Gl ... http://bit.ly/OnkwrN

DoT u-turn on Chinese security issues

The International Relations (IR) cell of India’s Department of Telecommunication (DoT) has highlighted 15 nations ... http://bit.ly/P7IHXH

SabaFon recovery underway

Reuters reports that Yemeni cellco SabaFon has begun to recover after suffering damage to its infrastructure during ... http://bit.ly/P7IGDg

Statistics Mauritius reports 8.7% growth in mobile in 2011

The number of mobile phone users in Mauritius increased by 8.7% in 2011 to 1,294,100, up from 1,190,900 in 2010, ac ... http://bit.ly/P7IHXM

Qtel launches LTE trial ahead of end-year launch

Qatar Telecom (Qtel) has announced the launch of a trial of 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) mobile broadband services ... http://bit.ly/Onkwbc

NBN formally withdraws Special Access Undertaking; revised version expected soon

NBN Co, the public-private company overseeing the construction and management of Australia’s National Broadband N ... http://bit.ly/OnkvnI

Softbank reaches 30 million subscriber milestone

The Japanese cellular operator Softbank Mobile passed the 30 million subscriber milestone during August, ending the ... http://bit.ly/Olah7g

Telecom Italia rules out move for GVT

According to Reuters, Telecom Italia (TI) has ruled itself out of a possible bid for Global Village Telecom (GVT), ... http://bit.ly/PaAJeW

Slight fall in market share at Vodafone Ghana, as Glo passes the one million subscriber mark

According to the latest market statistics released by Ghana’s National Communications Authority (NCA), Vodafone h ... http://bit.ly/OlahnG

MTN accuses local shipping company in USD3.8bn fraud case

Local newspaper the Daily Monitor reports that Uganda’s largest cellco by subscribers, MTN Uganda, has allegedly ... http://bit.ly/PaAK2q

DoT committed to amicable resolution of disputes; CBI investigates spectrum conspiracy

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has told foreign investors that it is committed to resolving any dispute ... http://bit.ly/PaAK2i

NT thwarted again: Ericsson joins Huawei in turning down massive GSM line project

Just days after Nepal Telecom (NT) was forced to cancel its contract with ZTE of China for the deployment of some 5 ... http://bit.ly/Q8WK1g

NBTC refuses MCOT’s application for IPTV over 2.6GHz frequencies

Thailand’s National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) has rejected a request from TV broadcas ... http://bit.ly/PW5kgO

Eastern promises: MTS agrees to invest RUB3.5bn in Primorsky Krai

Russian telecoms giant Mobile TeleSystems (MTS) has agreed to invest RUB3.5 billion (USD110.5 million) in the devel ... http://bit.ly/PW5k0s

TRAI orders greater transparency from ISPs

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has directed internet service providers (ISPs) to improve transpar ... http://bit.ly/OlagAd

RCA gets Competitive as it ditches Rural tag

After 20 years operating as the Rural Cellular Association (RCA) the Washington-based pressure group has reportedly ... http://bit.ly/Q8WLT1

Telcor set to introduce two new mobile licences to boost rural uptake

According to unconfirmed local press reports the Nicaraguan government has launched a tender for two new mobile lic ... http://bit.ly/PaAKzy

SKT reaches five million LTE users

South Korea’s SK Telecom (SKT) reports that it surpassed a total of five million Long Term Evolution (LTE) mobile ... http://bit.ly/PaALn0

Tunisia lays ‘Ammar 404’ to rest

Tunisia’s ICT Minister Mongi Marzoug has announced that the government is no longer involved in any internet cens ... http://bit.ly/PaAMY7

Consultancy appointed for 4G auction

Bahrain's Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) has appointed a consultancy, Frontier Economics, to design ... http://bit.ly/PaAKzB

C Spire confirms first batch of LTE launches in Mississippi

Regional US mobile operator C Spire Wireless has announced that it has inaugurated its 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) ... http://bit.ly/PaAL6y

MCMC proposes accounting separation for communications, multimedia industry to improve transparency

The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has published a press release outlining its proposal ... http://bit.ly/PaAKiO

Orange ceases marketing Ya.com to new users

Orange Espana has stopped marketing its second fixed broadband brand Ya.com to new customers, to focus on its main ... http://bit.ly/PaAIHY

Decision on Essar’s future set to be revealed within six months

Essar Telecom Kenya, which operates under the ‘yu’ brand name, has revealed that it will make a decision on new ... http://bit.ly/NfTwsG

VoIP termination licence application deadline extended to 4 October

The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has extended the deadline for applications for new li ... http://bit.ly/POkZPo

SkyNet to deliver broadband to the Colombian Amazon

Internet service provider (ISP) SkyNet Colombia has signed a ‘multi-year, multi-million dollar’ agreement with ... http://bit.ly/NfTvoB

Another one bites the dust! New rural WiMAX firm closes down

According to an article by Fierce Broadband Wireless, the latest in a long line of rural WiMAX operators in the US ... http://bit.ly/POkYLl

Alaska comes in from the cold as AT confirms LTE switch-on

US mobile giant ATT Mobility has announced that it has turned on its Long Term Evolution (LTE) network in Anchorage ... http://bit.ly/NfTwJ0

Malta teaser: will GO go Forth and multiply shares?

Following Greek telco ForthNet’s recent announcement that its EUR30 million (USD37.5 million) rights issue receiv ... http://bit.ly/NfTvFa

BVI broadband users receive boost after territory receives DNS server

The Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRC) has announced that broadband users in the Virgin Islands (UK) wi ... http://bit.ly/POl0CR

Vivacom sale approved

Reuters reports that Bulgarian telco Vivacom has been given a green light by the High Court in London to carry out ... http://bit.ly/NfTvVy

JT signs up 1,000 homes to FTTH-based services

JT Jersey has revealed that its fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) network rollout has reached a notable milestone, with the ... http://bit.ly/NfTuRw

MoCI sets September date for 3G channel sale; sets fee at USD20m

Online news journal Tech In Asia writes that Indonesia’s Ministry of Communication and Information Technology (Mo ... http://bit.ly/POkYLc

Questions raised over TMN’s nationwide LTE claims

Portugal’s Instituto Civil da Autodisciplina da Publicidade (ICAP) has been forced to intervene in a dispute betw ... http://bit.ly/NfTvor

Nucleo eyes additional spectrum

Telecom Personal Paraguay, which provides mobile services under the brand Nucleo, has submitted a request to teleco ... http://bit.ly/POkZ1O

Emaxx deploys EION Wireless 4G solution

EION Wireless, a Canadian manufacturer of broadband wireless products, has announced the signing of an agreement wi ... http://bit.ly/POkYLn

CMRI adds another LTE partner

China Mobile, the world’s largest cellco by subscribers, has continued to drum up vendor support for China’s ho ... http://bit.ly/NfTwJ6

Ukrtelecom could assume network of Crimean local operator Krymtel as debt payment

Ukrainian incumbent national PSTN operator Ukrtelecom has agreed to consider a proposal to take over the network as ... http://bit.ly/POl05Y

NCC seeks to criminalise vandalism of telecoms infrastructure

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is looking to make the vandalism of telecoms infrastructure a criminal ... http://bit.ly/POkXa0

M1’s LTE network available nationwide from 15 September

Singapore fixed and mobile operator M1 Limited (M1) has announced that its fourth-generation Long Term Evolution (L ... http://bit.ly/POkYuP

AT confirms five in frame for Dutch mobile spectrum auction

The Netherlands’ spectrum regulator Agentschap Telecom (AT) has announced that the multi-band auction of mobile s ... http://bit.ly/POkWDg

TDF funds rural rollout

Afghanistan’s Ministry of Communication IT (MCIT) has signed agreements with three of the nation’s cellcos to ... http://bit.ly/OWFVTm

TU SR coordinating future 900MHz licensing with 4G auction

The Telecommunications Office of the Slovak Republic (TU SR) announced on its website yesterday that it intends to ... http://bit.ly/P2ZmgT

AT also targeting Comcast, Horizon WCS frequencies?

The technical details concerning ATT Mobility's pending deals for Advanced Wireless Services (AWS) and 2.3GHz Wirel ... http://bit.ly/RONmfM

Are SPIN doctors attempting to patch up old cable plans?

According to the New Zealand Business Review, the recently announced Haiwaki Cable project, which seeks to deploy a ... http://bit.ly/RONoUP

Orange gets EU backing to roll out 1,800km of fibre

Polish incumbent Telekomunikacja Polska (TP), which was brought under the Orange Poland banner of its majority owne ... http://bit.ly/P2Zk8V

DTAC pays unprecedented USD320,000 fine for service failure

Thailand’s second largest mobile operator by subscribers DTAC has agreed to pay a THB10 million (USD320,000) fine ... http://bit.ly/P2ZjSa

PTK sale runs into further opposition

Having received the go-ahead from the Procurement Review Body (OSHP) earlier this week, the Kosovo government has e ... http://bit.ly/P2Zkpo

Nothing but BlueSky from now on …

Adolfo Montenegro, the chief executive officer of Blue Sky Communications which acquired a controlling stake in Sam ... http://bit.ly/NOaMql

BES confirms that it is now largest PT shareholder

Portuguese financial group Banco Espirito Santo (BES) now holds 10.42% of the share capital – and associated voti ... http://bit.ly/NOaLCU

Polkomtel/Aero2 ink expansion deal with NSN

Polish cellco Polkomtel, which operates under the ‘Plus’ brand, and its partner through a full infrastructure s ... http://bit.ly/RONonP

Telenor increases pressure on Unitech

Norwegian telco Telenor has approached the Delhi High Court seeking that its joint venture partner real estate comp ... http://bit.ly/RONoEd

Telebras, IslaLink sign MoU for South America-Europe submarine cable

Brazilian state-controlled telecoms group Telecomunicacoes Brasileiras (Telebras) and Spanish company IslaLink have ... http://bit.ly/P2Zltn

Croatian IPTV users pass 350,000 at end-June, broadband lines 1.2m

Croatia’s telecoms regulator HAKOM has reported that the country’s total number of IPTV subscribers reached 352 ... http://bit.ly/P2Zk8Q

Confusion over Orange Dominicana’s 4G claims

The Dominican Republic’s telecoms regulator Indotel has ordered local cellco Orange Dominicana to halt advertisin ... http://bit.ly/P2ZjBK

Scailex argues that Hutchison Whampoa must proceed with Partner stake acquisition

Just a few weeks after Hong Kong-based Hutchison Whampoa Limited (HWL) revealed that two of its subsidiaries would ... http://bit.ly/NOaMqh