Wholesale VoIP: May 2012

Thursday, May 31, 2012

R-KOM is latest QSC open access partner

German voice, data and ICT services provider QS Communications (QSC) has announced that it has signed up regional t ... http://bit.ly/JT3UBs

CVC completes takeover of Hong Kong Broadband Network

Private equity group CVC Capital Partners has completed the purchase of high speed fibre operator Hong Kong Broadba ... http://bit.ly/KgmBmG

Chunghwa to increase investment this year to speed up 100Mbps rollout

Taiwan’s Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) is reportedly considering increasing its capital expenditure to TWD37 billion (US ... http://bit.ly/JT3VFE

Qtel harvests Pearl network

Qatar Telecom (Qtel) has agreed to acquire the privately-owned communications network serving business and resident ... http://bit.ly/JT3Y4f

Telekom Slovenije posts 1% drop in revenues, declares war on costs

Slovenian and south east European communications group Telekom Slovenije has posted a 6% year-on-year increase in c ... http://bit.ly/KgmBms

Vodafone Iceland implements new billing system

Vodafone Iceland has deployed a new billing and customer care solution from software vendor FTS. The new Leap Billi ... http://bit.ly/KgmCa8

MoC Kuwait struggling to recoup USD400m in unpaid bills

Kuwait’s Ministry of Communications (MoC), which acts as both the country’s telecoms regulator and monopoly fix ... http://bit.ly/JT3V8B

Apple to spurn wireless carrier plans and stick to core business

Tim Cook, CEO of Apple Inc, has said the smartphone giant does not need to become a wireless carrier – or indeed ... http://bit.ly/KgmyHi

Nokia Siemens deploys intelligent network solution at KDDI

Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) has deployed a new telecoms operating system for Japanese mobile operator KDDI that ha ... http://bit.ly/JT3URW

TD expands 4G network to Koblenz

Telekom Deutschland (TD), the domestic fixed and mobile division of German telecoms company Deutsche Telekom, has e ... http://bit.ly/KgmyqU

Final nail in the coffin for MWEB’s dead WiMAX network

South African broadband provider MWEB has confirmed that it will switch off its legacy wireless broadband network a ... http://bit.ly/JT3Stq

ETB eyes IPTV in 2013

Local newspaper Portafolio reports that state-owned telco Empresa de Telecomunicaciones de Bogota (ETB) plans to la ... http://bit.ly/Kgmyao

Indonesians rushing to buy tablet PCs, report says

Research group GfK Indonesia reports that around 704,000 tablet PCs worth over USD385 million were sold in the coun ... http://bit.ly/Kgmwzl

Verizon doubles top FiOS fibre speed to 300Mbps

Verizon Communications has announced that it is poised to more than double the transmission speeds offered by sever ... http://bit.ly/JT3TNY

Telefonica eyes IPO of German unit, exploring Latam listings

Spanish telecoms giant Telefonica has announced that it is launching preparations for an initial public offering (I ... http://bit.ly/KgmzuU

French MVNE Sisteer to launch MVNO ‘soon’

French mobile virtual network enabler (MVNE) Sisteer has reportedly signed its first agreement with an as yet unnam ... http://bit.ly/KgmwiH

SKT unveils trials of multi-carrier LTE technology

SK Telecom (SKT), South Korea’s largest mobile network operator by subscribers, has announced the launch of a tri ... http://bit.ly/Kgmmb3

Federal cabinet approves National Telecom Policy

India’s federal cabinet has approved the proposed National Telecom Policy (NTP). The policy is set to replace the ... http://bit.ly/NiJIee

Bharti Airtel inks IP access network deal with Alcatel-Lucent

Bharti Airtel has signed a deal with Alcatel-Lucent to create a CEN (carrier-grade ethernet)-based IP access networ ... http://bit.ly/NiJHXI

3G Fuels Mobile Internet Infrastructure Sales

New data from TeleGeography partner Synergy Research Group show that mobile Internet infrastructure revenues double ... http://bit.ly/Kulj5X

Wednesday, May 30, 2012

MDIC awarded Sierratel management contract

The National Commission for Privatisation in Sierra Leone has signed a three-year management contract with Lebanon- ... http://bit.ly/LFgNyv

MTN says it working with the US to ensure compliance with Iran sanctions

The South Africa-based telecoms group MTN says it is working with authorities in the United States to ensure it is ... http://bit.ly/KVWN9t

Cable Wireless Panama workers union calls for answers on rumoured stake sale by state

Employees at Cable Wireless Panama (CWP) have reportedly called on the government to confirm any plans to sell off ... http://bit.ly/LFgR0Z

Soros acquires pay-TV firm Sunrise, casts gaze towards 4G auction

An investment fund owned by the Hungarian billionaire George Soros has agreed to purchase Sao Paulo-based pay-TV pr ... http://bit.ly/M6EHZB

Megacom brings 3.5G services to Issyk Kul

Kyrgyz mobile operator Megacom has rolled out its 3.5G wireless network in the Issyk Kul region, the company has sa ... http://bit.ly/LFgN1l

Virgin Mobile could launch Brazilian MVNO within 18 months

Virgin Mobile Latin America (VMLA) is reportedly planning to launch a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) in Bra ... http://bit.ly/M6EGon

Minister sets out LTE timeline; launch set for 2013, nationwide coverage by 2018

According to a report by the Trend news agency, Kazakhstan’s minister of communications Askar Zhumagaliyev has co ... http://bit.ly/M6EGVm

PLDT, Meralco look to tech expert to breath life into BPL project

Filipino companies Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT) and Manila Electric Company (Meralco) say they ... http://bit.ly/M6EHZv

Special tax bill confirmed, safe bet to be passed

The Slovak government is pushing ahead with proposals for a special tax on regulated companies in utility sectors ... http://bit.ly/LFgO5m

PGE abandons sale of Exatel

Polish power utility PGE has announced that it is abandoning plans to sell its telecoms unit Exatel after a lack of ... http://bit.ly/KVWIT2

Com Hem’s EBITDA grows 6% in Q1

Swedish cableco Com Hem's revenues for the first quarter of 2012 reached SEK1.136 million (USD159 million), an incr ... http://bit.ly/LSViNm

Karib Cable to launch triple-play over fibre/HFC network

Newcomer to the Barbados telecoms market, Karib Cable, has announced that it will deploy and operate a fibre-optic/ ... http://bit.ly/LSViwP

PTS charts shift from fixed to mobile, DSL to fibre, PSTN to VoIP

According to the latest market report from Swedish regulatory authority Post Telestyrelsen (PTS), the shift from f ... http://bit.ly/KVWL1h

Kyivstar appeals regional IPTV licence annulment; other operators still waiting for licensing

Ukrainian cellular and fibre broadband network operator Kyivstar has had an IPTV operating licence in the Zaporizhy ... http://bit.ly/LSVi00

Sprint earmarks June 2013 for iDEN switch-off

Sprint Nextel has indicated that it will shut down service on its 2G iDEN network as early as 30 June 2013. Accordi ... http://bit.ly/LFgJid

Kenya invites South Sudan to connect to region’s fibre-optic cables

According to a press release from the government of South Sudan (GoSS), the Kenyan authorities have invited the new ... http://bit.ly/LSVexl

Telia reaches 140,000 LTE subscribers in Sweden; working on a Skype-beater

TeliaSonera has signed up 140,000 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) mobile broadband subscribers in Sweden to date, the ... http://bit.ly/LFgHa2

AM launches formal bid for KPN shares; Dutch telco adamant that offer is too low

Mexican telecoms group America Movil (AM), controlled by billionaire Carlos Slim, will today launch a formal bid fo ... http://bit.ly/LFgH9S

Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Dutch broadband base reaches 6.43m lines in Q1, paper says

The total number of broadband connections in the Netherlands stood at 6.43 million at 31 March 2012, up 48,500 or 0 ... http://bit.ly/LBdDf2

Oil be damned! Texas Energy Network snaps up Verizon LTE spectrum

Texas Energy Network (TEN), a provider of communication services to the oil and natural gas industry, has announced ... http://bit.ly/K7WC0A

MTS buys Tascom Wi-Fi network for USD38.3m

Mobile TeleSystems (MTS), Russia’s largest mobile operator by subscribers, has acquired Tascom, a Moscow-based Wi ... http://bit.ly/LBdCYp

Volia likely purchaser of Odeko cable assets?

Ukraine’s largest cableco Volia is potentially lining up a purchase of the cable assets of Czech investment group ... http://bit.ly/LBdCrp

TV Cabo launches FTTx range, claims fastest speeds in Angola

Angolan cable television and broadband operator TV Cabo, a 50/50 joint venture of Angola Telecom and Portugal’s V ... http://bit.ly/K7WFtp

H1 Telekom to launch MVNO next month

Croatia is set to get a new cellular provider next month when triple-play fixed network operator H1 Telekom launche ... http://bit.ly/LBdBDZ

Ice Wireless partners Iristel to expand in far north

Private Canadian telecom operators Ice Wireless and Iristel have formed a partnership to expand mobile, internet an ... http://bit.ly/K7WCxz

SEAS sells Seychelles internet on the sea shore

The Seychelles East Africa System (SEAS) fibre-optic undersea cable has landed in Seychelles at Beau Vallon Bay, he ... http://bit.ly/K7WBcX

Alcatel-Lucent to upgrade DoCoMo’s IP networks to support LTE

Alcatel-Lucent has announced that it has been selected by Japanese cellular market leader NTT DoCoMo to build the i ... http://bit.ly/K7WBd9

Orascom fails with Algeria appeal against USD1.3bn fine

Orascom Telecom has announced that Algeria’s Court of Appeal has dismissed its claim to overturn an earlier judge ... http://bit.ly/LBdzff

GO Mobile doubles speeds to 42Mbps

The Sunday Times of Malta reports that GO Mobile has doubled mobile broadband speeds to 42Mbps following an upgrade ... http://bit.ly/LBdyb9

DRC four months behind schedule for WACS connectivity; details of future fibre links revealed

According to a report by US-based international news agency Voice of America (VoA), the Democratic Republic of Cong ... http://bit.ly/LBdyIk

NSN boosts capacity, quality of MobiFone network

Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) has announced that it has expanded and upgraded the packet core network of Vietnamese ... http://bit.ly/K7WxKm

Qtel’s USD1.9bn rights issue fully subscribed

Qatar Telecom (Qtel) announced yesterday that its QAR6.8 billion (USD1.9 billion) rights issue has been fully subsc ... http://bit.ly/K7Wy0O

ComReg launches 4G mobile licence award process

Ireland’s telecoms regulator the Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg) has published its response to ... http://bit.ly/LBdAje

Monday, May 28, 2012

Reliance posts fourth quarter results, seeks to lower debt

Reliance Communications (RCOM) has posted net income of INR3.3 billion (USD58.7 million) for the fourth quarter ... http://p.ost.im/p/etvks7

CCT unveils free Wi-Fi for BVI subscriber base

CCT Wireless, the Virgin Islands (UK)’s dominant telecoms provider, has announced the launch of its new ‘CC ... http://p.ost.im/p/etvCJM

BSkyB considering move for spectrum being sold by Everything Everywhere?

Alternative British broadband provider BSkyB is reportedly mulling its options for a possible entry to the coun ... http://p.ost.im/p/enF2Qt

STC adds 4G coverage across 1,500 sites

Saudi Telecom Company (STC) has announced the latest expansion of its 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) cellular network ... http://bit.ly/LBus95

Zain Saudi plans share capital reduction and rights issue

The Saudi Arabian cellular operator Zain Saudi has received the regulator’s go-ahead for a planned multi-billion ... http://bit.ly/KPOFaj

ACCC set to approve Optus/NBN Co HFC subscriber transfer deal

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has announced the publication of a draft determination in ... http://bit.ly/LBuspn

TBI to provide Hamilton’s new Wi-Fi network

Bermudan telecoms operator TeleBermuda International (TBI) is working with the City of Hamilton to launch a new Wi- ... http://bit.ly/LvIwFc

Tigo Ghana uses hybrid power solution to connect rural areas

The Ghanaian cellular operator Tigo, which is part of the Luxembourg-based Millicom group, has announced plans to u ... http://bit.ly/LvIxsJ

Gabon finances ACE connection with World Bank loan

The World Bank has announced a new USD58 million loan facility for Gabon, to finance nationwide broadband connectio ... http://bit.ly/LXjiBZ

Amazon to launch as mobile reseller in Japan

Online retailer Amazon is reported to be considering the launch of its own mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) i ... http://bit.ly/KxEYjP

MIC mulls introduction of MNP in 2014

Vietnam’s Department of Telecommunications has called on the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) to ... http://bit.ly/LvIpJG

True to continue CAT partnership ‘at own risk’ as state telco officially suspends 3G activity

Thailand’s ICT minister Anudith Nakornthap has warned True Corp that if it chooses to continue investing in its 3 ... http://bit.ly/LvIqgI

Airtel to invest USD100m and launch 3G in Rwanda

The newly launched Rwandan mobile operator Airtel is expecting to introduce 3G services within the next few months. ... http://bit.ly/LXjd1d

T-Mobile to extend LTE coverage to outlying parts of capital and other towns this summer

Magyar Telecom’s T-Mobile Hungary unit plans to extend the service coverage of its 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) n ... http://bit.ly/LBuptZ

PrimaCom’s owners step up sale plans

Following on from the sale of regional operator Tele Columbus to cableco Kabel Deutschland earlier this month, Reut ... http://bit.ly/LBurC2

Telecom Commission calls for study on auction base price

India’s Telecom Commission, the highest decision-making body within the country’s telecoms ministry, is to ask ... http://bit.ly/MSMMjB

France Telecom-Orange boosts stake in MobiNil to around 94%

France Telecom-Orange has taken its holding in Egyptian Company for Mobile Services (MobiNil) to 94%, Reuters repor ... http://bit.ly/LBupdm

FCC boosts Sprint LTE plans with 800MHz decision

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has voted to remove technical restrictions on the 800MHz frequency band ... http://bit.ly/LBupde

Friday, May 25, 2012

Future T-Mobile USA sale deemed ‘unlikely’; ‘non-organic’ growth on the cards

Following the collapse of T-Mobile USA’s controversial USD39 billion sale to ATT earlier this year, parent compan ... http://bit.ly/KTgal0

NBN Co extends TD-LTE trial network footprint

NBN Co, the public private company set up to oversee and manage the construction of Australia’s National Broadban ... http://bit.ly/KmbbdY

Telekom Austria round-up: Pecik on board; Sawiris questions Slim rumours

Telekom Austria Group's shareholders voted on Wednesday to elect major investor Ronny Pecik to the company's superv ... http://bit.ly/KxF8sy

Cell C confirms Oger cash injection

South African mobile operator Cell C has confirmed that its parent company and effective controlling shareholder, D ... http://bit.ly/KKJnPJ

36 buyers interested in Verizon’s 700MHz spectrum

Verizon Wireless has indicated that it has attracted interest from 36 potential buyers for its 700MHz Lower A and B ... http://bit.ly/KoaLnC

VIPnet claims ‘world record’ 4.3Gbps cable broadband

Croatian cellco VIPnet – which owns the country’s largest cableco B.net – has announced the results of its la ... http://bit.ly/MMMmv3

Chunghwa Telecom begins trials of 1Gbps fibre broadband connections

Taiwan’s Chunghwa Telecom has reportedly launched a pilot scheme testing 1Gbps internet services, according to CE ... http://bit.ly/KKJn23

Israel’s MoC steps in over MNP issue

Israeli mobile network operator Golan Telecom, which entered the market earlier this month, has reportedly accused ... http://bit.ly/K3YO87

Econet secures USD307m funding

Econet Wireless Zimbabwe has completed agreements for a total of USD307 million in funding from Chinese, European a ... http://bit.ly/MMMmeB

PTS finds no TV interference from 800MHz services

Sweden’s telecoms watchdog, Post Telestyrelsen (PTS), reports that it has found no evidence of interference to t ... http://bit.ly/LhgnkU

Astral projection: BCE expects 2H takeover completion

Shareholders of Astral Media approved the broadcasting company’s proposed takeover by Canadian telecoms group BCE ... http://bit.ly/MMMmuX

Drillisch lifts FY 2012 EBITDA guidance

The management board of German mobile service provider Drillisch has increased its guidance for earnings before int ... http://bit.ly/MMMkDy

Sutel warns of network rollout delays

The Costa Rican watchdog Sutel has revealed that mobile operators will be unable to meet the deadline for the deplo ... http://bit.ly/MMMkmW

DELTA launches new MVNO service on KPN Network

The latest mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) to dip its toe into the Dutch wireless market launched yesterday ... http://bit.ly/KKJjj0

LAP Green has UTL stake returned

Reuters reports that Uganda has returned a 69% stake in Uganda Telecom Limited (UTL) to its Libyan shareholders LAP ... http://bit.ly/MMMkmS

TEM Peru to learn fate in June

According to local newspaper La Republica, Peruvian watchdog Osiptel will announce in June whether to renew Telefon ... http://bit.ly/KoaEZi

Bharti to buy 49% stake in Qualcomm's BWA units

Bharti Airtel has confirmed that it is to buy a 49% stake in Qualcomm’s Indian wireless broadband units for USD16 ... http://bit.ly/LyCGlF

Colombian 4G tender to start in June

According to BNamericas citing local press reports, Colombia will launch a tender for 4G concessions in June, with ... http://bit.ly/KKJlqY

Azercell unveils LTE network

Azerbaijan’s largest mobile operator by subscribers, Azercell, has announced the launch of its 4G Long Term Evolu ... http://bit.ly/JBDrgn

New telecoms tax could cost Magyar Telekom USD42m in FY12

Hungarian fixed and mobile operator Magyar Telekom (MTel) estimates that it will have to pay HUF10 billion (USD41.8 ... http://bit.ly/K3YINI

Thursday, May 24, 2012

Tele2 to add new 3.5G base stations in Tartu

Estonian mobile network operator Tele2 Eesti has announced that it will install 15 new 3.5G base stations in the co ... http://bit.ly/LHucM2

TeliaSonera CEO pushes Kazakh president to speed up LTE licensing

TeliaSonera CEO Lars Nyberg has appealed to Kazakhstan's president Nursultan Nazarbayev, asking him to support plan ... http://bit.ly/Lsls64

Copaco teams up with IDT for pre-paid expat calling card scheme

New Jersey-based long-distance carrier IDT Telecom has announced that it has joined forces with Paraguayan fixed li ... http://bit.ly/LslrPA

Qtel extends FTTH contract with Huawei

Qatar Telecom (Qtel) has extended its contract with China’s Huawei Technologies to implement its national rollout ... http://bit.ly/LHufHv

TIM Brasil to unveil new Wi-Fi network provider this week

Brazilian telco TIM Participacoes (TIM Brasil) will announce the winner of a contract to supply it with a new Wi-Fi ... http://bit.ly/LHueUb

CWC records slump in reported net profit for FY12 on exceptional items

UK-based Cable Wireless Communications (CWC) has released its financial results for the year ended 31 March 2012, ... http://bit.ly/Lsls60

C Spire outlines LTE progress in Mississippi

Regional mobile operator C Spire Wireless (formerly known as Cellular South) has released details on the progress o ... http://bit.ly/LHueDz

CSL expands LTE in 2600MHz/1800MHz bands, prepares for LTE-Advanced

ZTE Corp has signed an LTE network expansion contract with Hong Kong mobile operator CSL, involving the ‘extensiv ... http://bit.ly/LslpHr

Teletalk launching 3G in July

Bangladesh’s telecoms minister, Rajiuddin Ahmed Raju, announced yesterday that state-run GSM mobile operator Tele ... http://bit.ly/LslmeH

DoCoMo to bid for 700MHz mobile data spectrum

The Japanese cellular market leader NTT DoCoMo has announced plans to bid for wireless spectrum in the 700MHz band ... http://bit.ly/LslpHi

Ghana’s NITA moves from WiMAX to LTE

Ghana’s National Information Technology Agency (NITA) has said it will be upgrading its WiMAX base stations to Lo ... http://bit.ly/LsloDa

AT moves to address NYC spectrum crunch by refarming 1900MHz 2G spectrum

ATT Mobility has confirmed that it has started refarming its 2G 1900MHz PCS spectrum in New York City, with a view ... http://bit.ly/LsloTO

Alcatel-Lucent partners with French cellcos for mobile profile service

France’s three largest cellular operators – Orange, SFR and Bouygues Telecom – have partnered with equipment ... http://bit.ly/MJEcna

ARCT reports 19% growth in mobile base in 2011

Burundi’s national telecoms regulator, the Agence de Regulation et de Controle des Telecom (ARCT), says that the ... http://bit.ly/LHudQ4

STC and NTT sign new interconnect agreement

Saudi Telecom Company (STC) of Saudi Arabia and NTT of Japan have signed an agreement for interconnection which wil ... http://bit.ly/LslpqT

Ugandan watchdog bares its teeth

The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) will follow up on its threats to impose penalties on wireless providers ... http://bit.ly/Kd3pV3

SMC’s Liberty Telecom to bid for 3G licence; sets PHP1.1bn CAPEX figure

San Miguel Corp’s (SMC’s) Liberty Telecoms Holdings, which operates Wi-Tribe branded wireless broadband interne ... http://bit.ly/Kd3o3B

Telenet mulling bid for BASE with private equity partner?

Following on from reports last month that Dutch incumbent KPN Telecom was considering the sale of its Belgian mobil ... http://bit.ly/KWvC0a

Sunrise books CHF9.6m profit for Q1 2012

Sunrise, Switzerland’s second largest cellco by subscribers has booked revenues of CHF509.3 million (USD535.9 mil ... http://bit.ly/Kd3pEI

Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Parliament gives initial nod to law preventing frequency hoarding

A draft legal amendment expanding the powers of Ukraine’s telecoms regulator, the National Commission on Communic ... http://bit.ly/Lqcpmc

Increased competition dents Partner’s revenues, net profit in 1Q12

Israel’s second largest cellco by subscribers, Partner Communications, has posted a 43% year-on-year drop in net ... http://bit.ly/Kfsmya

Verizon enlists Loop to manage sale of 700MHz spectrum; FCC questions cellco’s behaviour

US mobile giant Verizon Wireless has confirmed that it has hired investment bank Loop Capital Markets to help it ma ... http://bit.ly/Kfsk9r

Famous five solve Wi-Fi mystery

Five of the United States’ largest cablecos, accounting for nearly 40 million broadband subscribers between them, ... http://bit.ly/L6TCQN

Etisalat mulls reduction in local, international fixed call rates

Emirates Telecommunications Corporation (Etisalat), the United Arab Emirates’ incumbent telecoms operator, has sl ... http://bit.ly/Ko5nld

TM reaches two million broadband subscriber milestone

Telekom Malaysia (TM) has announced that it now has more than two million fixed line broadband subscribers on its b ... http://bit.ly/Lo4R6U

Telma to bolster GSM network with Hughes’ satellite technology

US-based Hughes Network Systems has announced that it has been handed a contract by Madagascan telco Telecom Malaga ... http://bit.ly/JcIzRK

Orange gets off to a flying start with NFC

The French telco France Telecom-Orange is taking part in a new trial of near-field communication (NFC) technology t ... http://bit.ly/LCMk9D

STC adds new 3G/4G mobile data tariff

Saudi Telecom Company (STC) has launched a new tariff which combines 3G and 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) data servi ... http://bit.ly/Ko5gWw

UPC Ireland unveils new on-demand TV service

Irish TV, broadband and voice telephony provider UPC Ireland has announced that it will launch a new on-demand TV s ... http://bit.ly/Kfs5uV

Private equity group PPF mulls Czech mobile licence bid

Dow Jones Newswires reports that PPF Group, the richest private-equity firm in central Europe, is considering biddi ... http://bit.ly/KB8nbS

LTA orders MTN Liberia to reconnect Comium

National regulator the Liberia Telecommunication Authority (LTA) has ordered domestic mobile operator MTN Liberia, ... http://bit.ly/Kac5vu

Panos Germanos sniffs Wind?

Greek newspaper Ekathimerini quotes unnamed sources as saying that businessman Panos Germanos is eyeing the possibi ... http://bit.ly/Mn7qFR

Pacnet purchase decision in July

Telkom Indonesia will make a decision on its proposed acquisition of international carrier Pacnet in July, Dow Jone ... http://bit.ly/KfrZ6B

Economy minister keen to get Telekom privatisation back on track

Slovakia’s new Economy Minister, Tomas Malatinsky, has said that the state should resume a plan to sell its 49% s ... http://bit.ly/KcXNJ3

Vodacom targets acquisitions in the USD100m range; Angola, Ethiopia, Uganda all pinpointed

South Africa-based mobile group Vodacom has confirmed that it is ready to expand its operational footprint across A ... http://bit.ly/JxfyXi

DoT shows no mercy; raises spectrum price further, rules out staggered payments or financial assistance

India’s Department of Telecommunication (DoT) has reportedly added to the woes of industry players by further inc ... http://bit.ly/JcIvBu

PLDT passes 3m broadband subscribers in 1Q

Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT), the nation’s largest operator by subscribers and revenues, sai ... http://bit.ly/KcXRbC

Eircom restructuring secures High Court approval; group to exit examinership on 11 June

Ireland’s Eircom yesterday published an investor update announcing that the High Court has approved the scheme of ... http://bit.ly/KT29UL

New international capacity yields lower prices

A recent wave of new submarine cable builds and upgrades to existing cable systems has brought an influx of submari ... http://bit.ly/JTM4km

Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Resurgent Tele2 passes the two million mark

Swedish telecoms giant Tele2 has announced that its Kazakh subsidiary has seen its subscriber base pass the two mil ... http://bit.ly/LxWbxu

Brazil’s BNDES will finance national technology for 4G

Brazilian development bank Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Economico e Social (BNDES) will provide credit lines t ... http://bit.ly/JtoVY1

With FRiENDi like this, who needs enemies? MVNO firm eyes up Virgin SA

Richard Branson’s Virgin Group is planning to dilute its shareholding in mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) V ... http://bit.ly/JNq0JZ

DISH does not expect LTE-Advanced until 2016

US satellite TV provider DISH Network has said that it does not expect to be able to launch its proposed Long Term ... http://bit.ly/KuZO0f

NTT Com confirms BIG tie-up

Tokyo-based NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com) has announced that it has reached an agreement with Brunei Int ... http://bit.ly/KvNj6S

Digicel T launches HSPA+

The Trinidad Tobago unit of Digicel has launched a HSPA+ upgrade on its 3G mobile network, and now claims to offer ... http://bit.ly/KuZO09

True facing 3G number shortage

Thailand’s True Corp is facing a shortage of new telephone numbers which could form a new obstacle in its plan to ... http://bit.ly/JOCm2E

Bharti to buy out Qualcomm’s Indian partners in TD-LTE venture

Bharti Airtel, India’s largest cellco by subscribers, is reportedly involved in advanced talks to buy out the 26% ... http://bit.ly/MDbKDz

CWW shareholders urged to accept Vodafone offer amid falling results

The board of UK fixed line network operator Cable Wireless Worldwide (CWW) has encouraged shareholders to accept t ... http://bit.ly/JaoYSl

Telefonica unifies Colombian operations

Spain’s Telefonica has unified all of its Colombian operations under its preferred ‘Movistar’ brand. The comp ... http://bit.ly/KuZMVY

Beltelecom increases Russia, Ukraine call rates

Belarusian state-owned fixed line operator Beltelecom plans to increase voice call rates to Russia and Ukraine by 2 ... http://bit.ly/KuZMFr

Axiata records increased revenues, EBITDA in first quarter of 2012

Malaysian mobile group Axiata has revealed increased revenues in the first three months of 2012, with the company c ... http://bit.ly/Kb5jV8

AM seeking withdrawal of OECD report on Mexican telecoms sector

Latin American telecoms giant America Movil (AM) has reportedly called on the Organisation of Economic Cooperation ... http://bit.ly/JaoYSj

Alternative operators call for EU intervention on incumbents’ wholesale rates

A number of European alternative network operators have issued a warning that the high prices being charged by the ... http://bit.ly/K7Yhjx

MTS 1Q12 revenues increase 2.7%, net income up 59.1%

Moscow-based telecoms giant Mobile TeleSystems (MTS) has reported revenues of USD3.014 billion for the three months ... http://bit.ly/LieC6A

3 Ireland will line up for 4G licence auction

3 Ireland, backed by Hutchison Whampoa of Kong Kong, will participate in the Republic’s planned auction of 4G mob ... http://bit.ly/Jlilhf

Profit down for Vodafone in FY12, despite emerging markets helping to boost revenue

Britain’s Vodafone Group has released its financial results for the twelve months ended 31 March 2012, revealing ... http://bit.ly/MgWARE

Monday, May 21, 2012

Kabel Deutschland snaps up Tele Columbus

German cable operator Kabel Deutschland has entered into an agreement to acquire indebted regional player Tele Colu ... http://bit.ly/Llh3Sc

Minister eyes 2013 launch for open-access LTE network

Kenya aims to roll out its open-access Long Term Evolution (LTE) network by 2013, Bitange Ndemo, permanent secretar ... http://bit.ly/Krhkok

Mobily chooses Ericsson for EPC upgrade

The Saudi cellular and broadband internet provider Mobily has signed an agreement with Ericsson for an Evolved Pack ... http://bit.ly/KdbNDF

Operators in Sierra Leone to be questioned over network quality

A government committee in Sierra Leone is to interview representatives from the country’s cellular operators over ... http://bit.ly/KdbPv6

PLDT signs WiMAX deal with Alvarion for metro Manila hotspot project

Filipino carrier Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT) has signed a WiMAX equipment supply deal with Al ... http://bit.ly/Jiky0v

Multimedia’s subscriber base and revenues grow, profits dip

Polish cableco Multimedia Polska has booked revenues of PLN162.95 million (USD47.9 million) for the first quarter o ... http://bit.ly/JKexe3

Netia books PLN9.85m Q1 loss

Polish internet service provider (ISP) Netia, recently enlarged by its acquisitions of Dialog Group and Crowley Dat ... http://bit.ly/Jg7gOw

Creditors back Eircom debt reduction plan

Irish former monopoly Eircom limped towards a successful exit from examinership status last Friday, after the fir ... http://bit.ly/Jg7cyd

Digicel, Transact in breach of licences, says Telecoms Commission

The Royal Gazette newspaper reports that the Telecoms Commission of Bermuda has advised government that it has foun ... http://bit.ly/JKewqv

Vodacom FY11 revenues up 9.4% to ZAR66.9bn

South Africa-based Vodacom Group has reported consolidated revenues of ZAR66.93 billion (USD7.98 billion) for the t ... http://bit.ly/KVR7k5

Carlos Slim chews the fat with shareholders over Telekom stake

Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim, whose assets include pan-Latin American telecoms giant America Movil (AM), is eyeing a ... http://bit.ly/K4TaSK

Multi-platform TV attracts 20,000 Telekom Slovenije users so far

Telekom Slovenije says that its 'SiOL TViN' multiscreen TV content service has attracted 20,000 users to date since ... http://bit.ly/JKeyi9

Budapest approves new telecom tax law

The Hungarian parliament last Friday approved a new controversial tax on mobile communications in the country, to t ... http://bit.ly/KdbJnp

Time dotCom posts strong first quarter results

Time dotCom has posted revenues of MYR81.3 million (USD25.9 million) for the first quarter of 2011, up from MYR70.1 ... http://bit.ly/LayINc

TeliaSonera share transfer deal is news to NTA, authorities

TeliaSonera has reportedly acquired, albeit indirectly, 51% of the shares in Cypriot holding company Airbell Servic ... http://bit.ly/Krhg81

Another one bites the dust, investors cut off Augere’s Indian operations

Augere Wireless is expected to sell off its spectrum allocations and quit the Indian market, as investors have pull ... http://bit.ly/MzP9re

BTC launches fibre-optic network, PRISM

Bermuda Telephone Company (BTC) has unveiled its new fibre-optic network, called PRISM, which it claims will ‘pro ... http://bit.ly/LayOo1

Friday, May 18, 2012

Look before you Leap; cellco to expand LTE coverage to 65m people by 2014

Leap Wireless International plans to expand the projected coverage offered by its in-deployment Long Term Evolution ... http://bit.ly/Jox7Cf

CAT puts 3G plans on hold; TOT told to do same

CAT Telecom has suspended its 3G mobile service expansion plan whilst state bodies including the National Anti-Corr ... http://bit.ly/KfiJy9

T-Mobile has no plans to introduce LTE handsets

T-Mobile Austria has no immediate plans to launch a Long Term Evolution (LTE) smartphone for its 4G customers, DerS ... http://bit.ly/J5U2DY

Videotron delivers on 200Mbps promise

As promised in March, Videotron has launched its highest speed cable broadband package to date, offering 200Mbps/30 ... http://bit.ly/JlohMb

Round the Bend? Oregon telco claims LTE launch

Regional US telco BendBroadband has announced that that its Long Term Evolution (LTE) network has gone live in Cent ... http://bit.ly/Lj399F

Multimedia continues network expansion

Polish internet service provider (ISP) Multimedia Polska has announced the extension of its cable network to three ... http://bit.ly/Lj371l

Antares to merge with mobile TV operator Dominanta?

According to an unconfirmed report by Kommersant, would-be Russian Long Term Evolution (LTE) operator Antares Telec ... http://bit.ly/Koe24C

Energy prices may put squeeze on Jordanian cellcos

Jordanian cellcos have warned that a planned increase in electricity prices would have a negative impact on the tel ... http://bit.ly/Jox6y6

Magyar telcos suggest lower tax cap on voice calls, SMS

MTI Econews reports that three leading Hungarian telecoms service providers – Magyar Telekom (MTel), Telenor (for ... http://bit.ly/JRzfoM

TIM Brasil lines up to participate in 4G auction

Telecom Italia chairman Franco Bernabe has confirmed that the group’s Brazilian asset TIM Participacoes (TIM Bras ... http://bit.ly/JXinhW

MTN Ghana inks USD276m syndicated loan for network expansion

MTN Ghana, owned by South African mobile telecoms group MTN, has secured a syndicated loan worth USD276 million to ... http://bit.ly/JROZsE

LTE arrives in Namibia: MTC launches 4G in capital

Namibia’s wireless market leader Mobile Telecommunications (MTC) has launched commercial 4G data services over a ... http://bit.ly/JWlJk6

Hutch’s Eircom legal challenge fails

The Irish courts yesterday dismissed a legal challenge from Hong Kong-based ports-to-telecom operator Hutchison Wha ... http://bit.ly/JmlwsZ

TalkTalk talks up higher on-net subscriber base, as FY12 revenue drops 4.4%

Alternative British broadband and fixed voice provider TalkTalk has released results for its financial year ended 3 ... http://bit.ly/Kyx7Fc

MTN Irancell ordered to boost coverage of disputed islands

MTN Irancell has been ordered by the Iranian government to expand coverage of its mobile network to Abu Musa and ot ... http://bit.ly/Jox2hI

Thursday, May 17, 2012

Movitel confirms official launch in 105 districts

Movitel, Mozambique's third mobile phone operator, announced the official launch of its network on Tuesday, at a pr ... http://bit.ly/JRrkYU

Verizon launches LTE in 28 new markets, extends network in eleven areas

Verizon Wireless, the owner of the United States’ largest Long Term Evolution (LTE) network, has announced that i ... http://bit.ly/JRrkYQ

EMT reveals mobile TV-over-LTE trial

Estonian mobile network operator Eesti Mobiiltelefon (EMT) has announced the launch of a pilot project in which it ... http://bit.ly/JRrmjx

AT, US Cellular move to acquire unused Cox Communications 700MHz licences

In separate transactions, ATT Mobility and US Cellular are looking to purchase a number of 700MHz licences, chiefly ... http://bit.ly/Jx17QA

Vivacom sale derailed by lawsuits, report claims

The Bulgarian government has lost the first of three lawsuits it filed against Viva Ventures, a unit of the London- ... http://bit.ly/Jx173i

OTMT posts Q1 net profit of EGP995m

Without providing comparative figures for the year-ago period, Orascom Telecom Media and Technology (OTMT) reported ... http://bit.ly/KaWDwO

BIPT chairman warns fourth 3G licence could be revoked if launch obligation not met

Tecteo Telenet Bidco (TTB), a partnership between cable operator Telenet and the Tecteo Group, which owns Wallonia- ... http://bit.ly/JVakCq

AllTele increases 1Q turnover by 77% to USD27.8m on acquisitions

Swedish alternative telecoms operator AllTele has posted a 77% year-on-year increase in revenues to SEK199.5 millio ... http://bit.ly/JN5Qfr

TRAI calls for DoT to reject industry protests and stand by recommendations

Despite mounting opposition from operators and diplomats, the Telecoms Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has sto ... http://bit.ly/Jx16wi

VelaTel finalises WiMAX expansion plans in Croatia, Montenegro

US-based VelaTel Global Communications (formerly ChinaTel) announced on Tuesday that it has finalised financing con ... http://bit.ly/JRrjnU

TIM Brasil to market FTTx service under ‘Live’ banner

Brazilian telco TIM Participacoes (TIM Brasil), part of the Telecom Italia group, has revealed that it will market ... http://bit.ly/J1VzuJ

No interest in upcoming auction of Megacom stake

The planned auction of the Kyrgyz government’s 49% stake in mobile operator Megacom has so far failed to attract ... http://bit.ly/KvCh51

Xinwei to launch services in August

Beijing-based network infrastructure provider Xinwei Telecom is gearing up to launch multi-carrier wireless in the ... http://bit.ly/KCAslj

VTR launches mobile services, will use existing customer base to drive growth

Chilean cableco VTR has launched commercial voice and data services over its 3G W-CDMA network. The company’s cha ... http://bit.ly/L2CSGV

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

CMT begins public consultation on MVNO legislation update

Spain’s Comision del Mercado de las Telecomunicacinoes (CMT) has announced the launch of a public consultation ex ... http://bit.ly/Jj8BCi

O2 UK rolling out DC-HSPA+?

British mobile network operator O2 UK has reportedly begun the deployment of Dual Carrier HSPA+ (DC-HSPA+) technolo ... http://bit.ly/Jj8BCk

Digicel BVI: ‘If you are not living on the EDGE you are taking up too much space’

In a surprise move, Digicel’s British Virgin Islands’ subsidiary has announced a ‘significant’ upgrade to i ... http://bit.ly/J7XhOF

Morgan Stanley trims KPN stake to 4.93%, financial regulator*says

MarketWatch reports that Morgan Stanley has reduced its stake in Dutch telco KPN Telecom (also known as Royal KPN) ... http://bit.ly/L5OYhL

Zain to invest JOD85m in infrastructure in 2012

Kuwait-backed Zain Jordan plans to invest JOD85 million (USD119.42 million) in infrastructure and new technologies ... http://bit.ly/KwHAjk

Las Vegas cops take a gamble on LTE

Florida-based Harris Corporation has announced that it installing 700MHz Long Term Evolution (LTE) configured modem ... http://bit.ly/JcZR6l

Government considering regional LTE tenders

According to an unconfirmed report by Vedomsoti, Russia’s Ministry of Communications (MinSvyaz) is considering a ... http://bit.ly/IXIbGM

Cellcom suffers amid increased competition as it posts 43.5% drop in net profit in 1Q12

Amid increasing competition and lower prices for consumers in the wireless sector, Israel’s largest cellco by sub ... http://bit.ly/KOpdpv

Fresh threats over TRAI proposals

Russia’s Sistema, majority owner of Sistema Shyam TeleServices (SSTL), has threatened to withdraw from operations ... http://bit.ly/Kfbsw7

Subtel and Entel complete rural connectivity project

Chilean telecoms regulator the Sub-Secretaria de Telecomunicaciones (Subtel) has announced the completion of its pu ... http://bit.ly/K7yZk3

NetCologne to bring services to Burscheid

Regional network operator NetCologne has announced that it will begin offering high speed internet services in Burs ... http://bit.ly/JG4lAw

Mobily prepares for MVNO deals with Xius contract

The Saudi Arabian telco Etihad Etisalat, which trades as Mobily, has awarded India-based software vendor Xius a mob ... http://bit.ly/KOpc4U

IIJ reports 18% rise in sales for FY2011

The Japanese internet service provider (ISP) Internet Initiative Japan (IIJ) has reported full-year net income of J ... http://bit.ly/JIzyCh

Djezzy sees 7% increase in sales in Q1 2012

The Algerian telco Djezzy, which is backed by the Russia-based telecoms group Vimpelcom, has reported a 7% rise in ... http://bit.ly/K6f5Xc

Bouygues loses 379,000 subscribers as competition bites

French operator Bouygues Telecom lost 379,000 subscribers in the first three months of 2012 due to the increased co ... http://bit.ly/KwHAjf

3G licensing draft approved by regulator’s committee; 4G trials okayed

A committee of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) yesterday approved Thailand’s d ... http://bit.ly/J7Xhhz

Eircom rescue plan thrown into doubt following court application

Eircom’s rescue plan, currently in the throes of being finalised by the court-appointed examiner Michael McAteer, ... http://bit.ly/KfbpAu

Gateway steps up terrestrial network initiative

Pan-African telecoms service supplier Gateway Communications has announced that it has brought additional capacity ... http://bit.ly/K7yXZk

Tesco Mobile Ireland doubles revenues, posts pre-tax profit

Mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) Tesco Mobile Ireland, a joint venture between retail giant Tesco and Telefon ... http://bit.ly/Jj8yGN

Oi reports tripling in Q1 profits as business plan gains traction

Brazilian telecoms group Oi SA, the company formed through the restructuring of Telemar Participacoes’ former ope ... http://bit.ly/JglYtF

AzTelekom widens broadband coverage in rural areas

Azeri telecoms operator AzTelekom, which is wholly owned by the state via the Ministry of Communications and Inform ... http://bit.ly/MjZZl4

HAKOM extends broadband tender to August

Croatian telecoms regulator, the Postal Electronic Communications Agency (HAKOM), has extended a bidding deadline ... http://bit.ly/KfbpjW

PURA enforcing mid-June deadline for SIM registration

Gambia’s Public Utility Regulatory Authority (PURA) has confirmed that it will block all unregistered mobile SIM ... http://bit.ly/JG4ljV

SLT increases sales, EBIT by 9%, 14%; PSTN lines rise

Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT) has reported that its consolidated operating profit (EBIT) grew by 14% year-on-year to LKR1 ... http://bit.ly/KfbrYQ

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Hungarian cellcos rail against new telecoms tax

Hungary’s three leading mobile network operators – T-Mobile Hungary, Telenor (formerly Pannon) and Vodafone – ... http://bit.ly/JQd9oj

TeliaSonera considering NextGenTel sale

Swedish telco TeliaSonera is reportedly planning to sell off its Norwegian broadband arm, NextGenTel. According to ... http://bit.ly/JFhitD

Vimpelcom 1Q12 revenues increase 3% on a pro forma basis

Amsterdam-based telecoms group Vimpelcom has announced revenues of USD5.619 billion for the three months ended 31 M ... http://bit.ly/KqxYqa

MegaFon 1Q12 revenues jump 14.4%

MegaFon, Russia’s second largest cellular operator by subscribers, has reported consolidated revenues of RUB63.10 ... http://bit.ly/KjriHU

Delayed Yota LTE network goes live in Moscow; MTS linked with MVNO arrangement

Russian WiMAX-turned-Long Term Evolution (LTE) operator Scartel, which operates under the ‘Yota’ brand name, ha ... http://bit.ly/MfLmiT

STC awards Huawei metro WDM deal

Saudi Telecom Company (STC) has awarded Huawei Technologies a contract to supply next-generation metro wavelength-d ... http://bit.ly/KjriHS

Viva announces sales of KWD94 million for 2011

The Kuwaiti cellular operator Viva has reported revenues of KWD94 million (USD337 million) for 2011 and a net loss ... http://bit.ly/MfLkY4

Free Mobile gets off to flying start

France’s Iliad Group has revealed that its new low-cost cellular network operator Free Mobile garnered 2.61 milli ... http://bit.ly/L2Ya6v

SFR loses 620,000 mobile subscribers in frantic first quarter

The French media and communications group Vivendi has confirmed that its domestic telco SFR lost 620,000 mobile cus ... http://bit.ly/JsAIVW

Isabel dos Santos expected to move for CGD, BES Zon stakes

Angolan investor Isabel dos Santos, the daughter of the country’s president Jose Eduardo dos Santos, is expected ... http://bit.ly/JsAL48

Licence of Madamobil to be revoked

Madagascan telecoms regulator Office Malgache des Etudes et de Regulation des Telecommunications (OMERT) has report ... http://bit.ly/MfLizu

Tango sees 10.2% increase in 1Q12 revenues

Tango Luxembourg, which is owned by Belgium’s Belgacom, has reported that its revenues for the three months ended ... http://bit.ly/KqxU9X

HOT, Golan launch 3G networks

Golan Telecom and HOT Mobile, the wireless unit of Israeli cable operator HOT Telecommunication Systems, have separ ... http://bit.ly/KYaK7O

Regulator to investigate Claro outage

Argentina’s telecoms regulator Comision Nacional de Comunicaciones (CNC) will investigate the possibility of impo ... http://bit.ly/KqxSyT

Telkom refutes claim it has submitted Pacnet bid

The chairman of PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Telkom Indonesia), Jusman Syafii, has told Dow Jones Newswires that hi ... http://bit.ly/KqxTmj

Bell served with CAD100m ‘class action’

Bell Mobility and its parent company, BCE, have been served with a CAD100 million (USD99.8 million) lawsuit, which ... http://bit.ly/JdOD2w

Meteor booked pre-tax losses of EUR146m in fiscal 2010/11

Meteor Mobile, the cellular subsidiary of struggling Irish incumbent Eircom, booked pre-tax losses of EUR146.6 mill ... http://bit.ly/JsAEWc

Rogers Business Solutions launches next generation IP voice solution

Rogers Business Solutions, the enterprise division of Canadian quadruple-play operator Rogers Communications, has l ... http://bit.ly/JQd97v

Colombus to offer multiscreen services

Caribbean cableco Columbus Communications has selected Elemental Technologies’ ‘Elemental Live’ platform to p ... http://bit.ly/JFhedw

TRAI suggests FDI cap of 74% for towercos

The Telecoms Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has suggested lowering the foreign direct investment (FDI) cap fo ... http://bit.ly/JdOCLS

Batelco scraps tower lease plan in favour of infrastructure sharing

Bahrain Telecommunications Company (Batelco) has abandoned a proposal to sell and lease back its cellular network t ... http://bit.ly/K1qRSO

Free Mobile brings stiff competition to French wireless market

France’s new mobile operator is taking the market by storm. Free Mobile, which is owned by fixed-line operator Il ... http://bit.ly/JQd57Y

Orange Jordan profits up, despite declining revenues

Jordan Telecom Group has booked revenues of JOD96.4 million (USD135.43 million) for the three months ended 31 March ... http://bit.ly/JFhclU

TRA reduces raft of Batelco’s wholesale charges

Bahrain’s Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) has issued an order setting ‘fair and reasonable’ cha ... http://bit.ly/JsADBU

Monday, May 14, 2012

Uganda acknowledges white elephant in the room

Following an investigation into the status of Uganda’s national backbone infrastructure project prior to the ... http://p.ost.im/p/esc6tx

Telecom Egypt’s profits rise 1.7% in ‘improving’ business environment

Egyptian fixed line monopoly operator Telecom Egypt has posted a 1.7% year-on-year rise in consolidated net profit ... http://bit.ly/Mc2KVE

China Telecom pushes fibre services in Shanghai

China Telecom plans to increase the number of subscribers using its fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) services in Shangh ... http://p.ost.im/p/escs5V

Comcel selects ZTE for managed services

China’s ZTE Corporation has signed an agreement to provide managed services to Mexican-backed cellco Comcel. ... http://p.ost.im/p/esg35J

Subtel receives three proposals for LTE, Entel comes out on top

Chilean telecoms regulator the Sub-Secretaria de Telecomunicaciones (Subtel) has received proposals from Movist ... http://p.ost.im/p/esww2r

TRAI lowers proposed CDMA spectrum price, but not GSM; Norwegian minister questions further investment in India

The Telecoms Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has agreed a small concession in its proposals regarding the ... http://p.ost.im/p/esnqFd

Thaicom’s combined Cambodia, Laos revenues down by 7.5%

Thai holding group Thaicom has reported that its combined revenues from its telecoms operations in Cambodia and Lao ... http://bit.ly/JAlSJM

LightSquared prospects look dim as bankruptcy deadline looms

LightSquared, the ill-fated USD7 billion open-access Long Term Evolution (LTE) spearheaded by hedge-fund manager Ph ... http://bit.ly/L1ILd0

Profits up, down at HT Mostar, BH Telecom

Majority state-backed Bosnian cellular, fixed and broadband operator HT Mostar has reported that its net profit for ... http://bit.ly/JAlVFi

Robi must pay all licence renewal dues; precedent set for other operators

Bangladeshi mobile operator Robi Axiata has been ordered by the High Court to pay all dues related to the renewal o ... http://bit.ly/JWz7n7

Swinging time for True in Q1; revenues up 25%

Thai quadruple-play operator True Corp has reported that its combined fixed line, broadband, mobile and pay-TV reve ... http://bit.ly/L1ILtk

Kabel Deutschland set to acquire Tele Columbus?

German cable operator Kabel Deutschland has allegedly fought off competition from Deutsche Telekom (DT) and US firm ... http://bit.ly/L1IIOr

freenet reports 8.5% rise in Q1 EBITDA

German mobile service provider freenet has confirmed its guidance for full year 2012, following the announcement of ... http://bit.ly/KgcPfT

800MHz coverage obligation met in nine states

The German telecoms regulator, the Federal Network Agency (FNA, also known as Bundesnetzagentur or BNetzA), has ann ... http://bit.ly/J4bTib

Telecom NZ confirms customer LTE trials by end-2012

Telecom New Zealand has announced that it will be conducting live customer trials of Long Term Evolution (LTE) mobi ... http://bit.ly/KWe5Ep

Brazil’s cellcos to mount legal challenge to Anatel’s 4G auction plan

Four leading Brazilian mobile operators are said to be planning to mount a legal challenge to the regulator Anate ... http://bit.ly/Jd6ekz

TCRA says MNP to start ‘soon’

Prof John Nkoma, the director general for the Tanzania Communication Regulatory Authority (TCRA), says that the gov ... http://bit.ly/JpUy4l

Parliamentary committee shuns ‘low-impact’ amendments

A parliamentary committee investigating tighter planning restrictions relating to mobile base stations has rejected ... http://bit.ly/Jd6eAU

Quartet fined NGN1.17bn for poor service quality

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has issued fines totalling NGN1.17 billion (USD7.3 million) to four of ... http://bit.ly/L1IKpj

Tonga Cable picks Alca-Lu for Tonga-Fiji cable link

Tonga Cable has selected French-US equipment maker Alcatel-Lucent to roll out a submarine cable link between the Ki ... http://bit.ly/Jbbo73

T-Mobile latest to unveil LTE services for business users

T-Mobile’s Dutch mobile subsidiary has launched a 4G service at a number of key locations in the country, Telecom ... http://bit.ly/Mc2ENQ

UAE’s Du considers plan for Saudi MVNO licence

United Arab Emirates-based mobile operator Du is reportedly considering plans to bid for a mobile virtual network o ... http://bit.ly/J3yH1H

UPC Ireland reports 13% rise in subscribers

Irish cable broadband, TV and voice telephony provider UPC Ireland, part of Liberty Global, has reported a strong r ... http://bit.ly/KkTwV2

Lenders promise EUR1.4bn five-year investment plan for Eircom, paper says

The Irish Independent writes that the senior lenders that look set to take control of Ireland’s ailing former mon ... http://bit.ly/JAlQBD

BTL to launch LTE in October

The Guardian newspaper in Belize reports that local operator Belize Telemedia Limited (BTL) plans to launch a 4G mo ... http://bit.ly/KgcJ7Z

Friday, May 11, 2012

SeaMeWe-4 damage disrupts Pakistan’s internet access

The submarine cable South East Asia-Middle East-Western Europe 4 (SeaMeWe-4) has reportedly been cut near Alexandri ... http://bit.ly/KeTpvz

Telus fails to restructure shares, attacks hedge fund

Canadian telco Telus has withdrawn a proposal to introduce a single class of common shares in place of its current ... http://bit.ly/II7lKG

ST’s revenues fall 3.5%

Slovak Telekom (ST) has reported that in the first quarter of 2012 its consolidated revenues fell by 3.5% year-on-y ... http://bit.ly/K7SNnN

LG Uplus records 61% drop in net profit in 1Q12 as operating expenses rise

South Korea’s smallest mobile network operator by subscribers, LG Uplus, has released its financial results for t ... http://bit.ly/IWLDVP

LGI books net loss of USD25.1 million

International cable company Liberty Global Inc (LGI) has reported total revenues of USD2.54 billion for the three m ... http://bit.ly/Lw2gXE

Arcep reports strong increase in mobile subscribers in Q1

France’s telecoms industry regulator Arcep has published its findings on the mobile communications market in Fran ... http://bit.ly/K7SKs0

Telefonica Brasil books 15% drop in first-quarter net income

Telefonica of Spain’s Brazilian asset Telefonica Brasil, which offers fixed and mobile services under the recentl ... http://bit.ly/II7lu6

VIP Mobile Q1 revenues up 22.5%, EBIT improves 35.7%

Macedonian cellular operator VIP Mobile, part of the Telekom Austria Group, reported a 22.5% year-on-year increase ... http://bit.ly/IY4f92

TracFone keeps it Simple with MVNO deal

TracFone, the United States’ largest mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) in terms of subscribers, has reported ... http://bit.ly/IY4fpi

Drillisch posts 4.8% rise in Q1 sales

German mobile service provider Drillisch has reported a 4.8% increase in revenue for the first three months of 2012 ... http://bit.ly/KsOFki

Court-appointed examiner rejects revised Eircom bid

Michael McAteer of Grant Thornton, the examiner appointed by the courts to oversee Eircom’s affairs since the bus ... http://bit.ly/JiNSVt

EVN Telecom officially handed over to Viettel

Vietnamese military-run company Viettel Corporation has officially taken control of the telecoms unit of state-owne ... http://bit.ly/J4Zl4C

LTE Advanced tests reported by Tele2, Telenor

Sweden’s second- and third-largest mobile operators by users, Tele2 and Telenor, have achieved data speeds of 290 ... http://bit.ly/II7jm9

Thursday, May 10, 2012

Tigo launches Ghana’s first unlimited mobile internet plans

Millicom-owned Tigo, Ghana’s second largest cellular operator by subscribers, has unveiled the country’s first ... http://bit.ly/IEJ1JB

WASACE confident of 2014 launch; cable supplier to be selected July 2012

The management of start-up international cable venture WASACE has stated this week that the proposed 40Tbps submari ... http://bit.ly/J01Pru

Videotron’s internet, mobile sales climb 13.7%, 81.6%

Quebec-based quadruple-play cableco Videotron has reported that in the first quarter of 2012 its revenues from its ... http://bit.ly/JfLK0V

Telekom unites billing for all services

Telekom Slovenije has introduced a joint account for all retail fixed and mobile network services it provides, in a ... http://bit.ly/KpaVLJ

Telus posts data-driven 4% revenue rise

Western Canadian-based quadruple-play telco Telus Communications has posted revenues of CAD2.631 billion (USD2.626 ... http://bit.ly/K4ZxTc

First-quarter revenues stable at TDC

The Danish telco TDC has reported almost flat revenue growth for the first three months of 2012, with sales rising ... http://bit.ly/IEIZBz

Virgin Mobile France reports 20% jump in Q4 sales

The French mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) Virgin Mobile France has reported a 20.7% rise in revenues for it ... http://bit.ly/K4ZuXK

Zattoo announces LuxGSM live mobile TV tie-up

Zurich-based web TV provider Zattoo has confirmed that it has agreed a deal with Luxembourgian telco PT which will ... http://bit.ly/JfLGhF

Trio of GBI developments reported

Middle Eastern carrier-neutral submarine fibre network operator Gulf Bridge International (GBI) and optical technol ... http://bit.ly/IEIZl5

Orange Poland launches multi-platform TV service

Orange Poland has launched a new TV service, available on TVs (via IPTV and satellite), mobile handsets (via a down ... http://bit.ly/J01Mfw

EKIP moves telcos to cooperate on infrastructure developments

Montenegro’s telecoms regulator, the Agency for Electronic Communications and Post (EKIP), has directed telcos to ... http://bit.ly/IEIZ4t

Telekom Q1 revenues drop after intensified competition in Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia

Telekom Austria Group has reported consolidated revenues of EUR1.055 billion (USD1.368 billion) for the three month ... http://bit.ly/J01OnB

Telefonica O2 CR Q1 net income down 6.9%; beats market expectations

Telefonica O2 Czech Republic, which is majority owned by Telefonica of Spain, booked net profit of CZK1.62 billion ... http://bit.ly/Jj6WiU

OTE’s group EBITDA up 6.2%, Greek figure down 5.5%

Greek and southeast European telecoms group OTE has reported a 6.2% year-on-year improvement in consolidated earnin ... http://bit.ly/KpaQrq

Upper house ratifies Dutch net neutrality law

The Senate of the Netherlands on Tuesday adopted a new Telecommunications Act to put net neutrality into law, makin ... http://bit.ly/JfLD5s

Zantel unveils 3G/3.5G for Zanzibar

Tanzanian fixed and mobile operator Zantel has launched 3G/3.5G mobile services based on HSPA+ technology on the is ... http://bit.ly/J01NQz

Telecom Italia Q1 revenues increase 4.5% y-o-y to EUR7.4bn

Telecom Italia (TI) has reported consolidated revenues of EUR7.392 billion (USD9.586 billion) for the three months ... http://bit.ly/KSxYLL

DT confirms outlook on ‘satisfying’ Q1 results

German telecoms group Deutsche Telekom (DT) has reported net revenues of EUR14.432 billion (USD18.72 billion) for t ... http://bit.ly/KNIe8L

SingTel reports 30% rise in Q4 profit

Southeast Asia’s leading carrier by subscribers and revenues, Singapore Telecommunications (SingTel), today repor ... http://bit.ly/KNIcxC

Operating cost reductions boost BT’s profits in FY2011/12

British fixed line incumbent BT has released financial results for the fiscal year ended 31 March 2012, revealing a ... http://bit.ly/JdXjCN

Wednesday, May 9, 2012

National unity: Vodafone joins Qtel in new Q.NBN agreement

Private/public venture Qatar National Broadband Network (Q.NBN) and Vodafone Qatar have signed an interim wholesale ... http://bit.ly/LMOD8Y

T-Mobile taps Ericsson, NSN for LTE rollout

T-Mobile USA has confirmed that it has awarded multi-year network equipment supply contracts to two international v ... http://bit.ly/KQavuT

T-Mobile wins appeal court victory in Puerto Rican dispute

The US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit has ruled in favor of T-Mobile USA in a billing dispute with Puerto R ... http://bit.ly/IPPBQ4

T-Mobile lashes out at impact of H3G, Orange merger on LTE market

Speaking to Bloomberg about the pending USD1.8 billion takeover of Orange Austria by its smaller rival H3G, rival o ... http://bit.ly/Jdix6B

GP’s profits jump 81%

The largest cellco in Bangladesh by subscribers and revenues, GrameenPhone (GP), has posted an 81% year-on-year ris ... http://bit.ly/JZ5406

Bezeq reveals net profit increase in 1Q12, despite lower cellular revenues

Israeli fixed line incumbent Bezeq has revealed a 43% year-on-year increase in net profit for the first three month ... http://bit.ly/LMOCSq

Safaricom takes rivals to court over non-payment of termination fees

Kenyan mobile giant Safaricom has initiated legal proceedings against rivals Airtel Kenya and Essar Telecom Kenya ( ... http://bit.ly/IZVOVk

Rising costs outweigh revenue growth, driving Telenor into loss

Telenor Pakistan has recorded revenues of NOK1.387 billion (USD238.6 million) for the first quarter of 2012, up fro ... http://bit.ly/KER4v1

NBN Co picks Primus Australia for fixed voice software tests

NBN Co, the public-private company overseeing the construction and management of Australia’s National Broadband N ... http://bit.ly/JZ51Sb

Afghanistan to receive technical assistance from Iran

In a meeting with his Afghan counterpart, the Iranian telecoms minister Reza Naghipour has expressed Iran’s readi ... http://bit.ly/ICnn8V

Colba has national IPTV ambitions, but incumbents not sold on resale

Small Montreal-based ISP Colba Net Telecom has ambitions to launch IPTV in cities across Canada, having placed appl ... http://bit.ly/IPPBzH

No new licences on offer in Zimbabwe

The Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ) has revealed that it has no plans to is ... http://bit.ly/IZVK82

Globe Telecom Q1 net income dips on higher costs

Globe Telecom of the Philippines has reported a 7% year-on-year decline in core net income to PHP2.74 billion (USD6 ... http://bit.ly/JZ514r

3G coverage reaches 2,883 municipalities, but Oi, TIM falling short on rollout

According to a report published by Brazilian consultancy firm Teleco, local cellcos Telemar Norte Leste (Oi) and TI ... http://bit.ly/JditUn

Liberia’s ACE link operational in October

Liberia’s president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has opened the terminal in Monrovia that houses the country’s connect ... http://bit.ly/JTQBhK

Startel divestment nearing conclusion?

A report by The Namibian newspaper says that a previously announced move by Telecom Namibia to divest its entire 44 ... http://bit.ly/IZVN3B

SingTel’s aggregate mobile base climbs to 445m in Q1

Singapore Telecommunications (SingTel) has reported another quarter of strong growth in customer acquisitions, clos ... http://bit.ly/IZVMNb

Eircom rescue plan could emerge within days, paper says

The Irish Independent reports that a plan to rescue the country’s beleaguered fixed and mobile operator Eircom by ... http://bit.ly/K1VfMy

KPN dismisses AM offer as too low

Dutch incumbent KPN Telecom has reacted swiftly to rebut a surprise move by Mexico’s America Movil (AM) to increa ... http://bit.ly/KanlJg

Ericsson inks LTE rollout deals with eight rural cellcos in US, Guam

Swedish telecoms equipment vendor Ericsson has announced a series of deals to deploy Long Term Evolution (LTE) netw ... http://bit.ly/JfeRMg

KT agrees knockdown fee for 20% of Telkom

South Korea’s KT Corp has announced that it has reached a preliminary agreement to buy a 20% stake in Telkom Sout ... http://bit.ly/ICnmll

Egypt to offer MVNO concession within three months?

The introduction of a fourth player to Egypt’s wireless sector is reportedly closer to taking a step towards real ... http://bit.ly/LMOkLi

Telefonica ordered to compensate subs over network outage

The Argentine mobile unit of Spanish telecoms company Telefonica has been ordered to pay a fine of around ARS185 mi ... http://bit.ly/Je7yGH

Tuesday, May 8, 2012

T-Mobile’s Dutch unit to curtail fixed line activity

Dutch telco T-Mobile Netherlands is scaling back its aspirations in the domestic market and will no longer invest i ... http://bit.ly/IH6xcJ

MTN and Expresso hit with QoS fines

The Ghanaian cellular operators MTN and Expresso have been fined by the regulator the National Communications A ... http://p.ost.im/p/esShNE

Slovak Telekom to defend EU antitrust charge

Deutsche Telekom (DT) and its subsidiary Slovak Telekom (ST) have received an antitrust complaint from the Euro ... http://p.ost.im/p/esymrX

Supreme Court denies AZ 3G licence petition

The Supreme Court of the Philippines has turned down an application from would-be 3G mobile operator AZ Communicati ... http://bit.ly/JZhouU

Hi3G Sweden signs 4G/3G TDD/FDD expansion deal with ZTE

China’s ZTE Corporation has announced the signing of a deal with Swedish mobile operator Hi3G Access worth US ... http://p.ost.im/p/esB3fQ

MTN Group subscriber total reaches 170.6m in 1Q12

South Africa-based MTN Group has reported that its consolidated subscriber base reached 170.57 million as at 31 Mar ... http://bit.ly/JPdgvo

Slovak Telekom to defend EU antitrust charge

Deutsche Telekom (DT) and its subsidiary Slovak Telekom (ST) have received an antitrust complaint from the Euro ... http://p.ost.im/p/esymrX

Corporate raider cashes in on LightSquared debt

Self-styled ‘corporate raider’ Carl Icahn has sold his US250 million debt holdings in Philip Falcone's ill- ... http://p.ost.im/p/esNSmE

Bouygues buys French reseller Darty Telecom

The French operator Bouygues Telecom has acquired 99.9% of domestic telecoms reseller Darty Telecom in a deal w ... http://p.ost.im/p/esFdp7

First quarter sales up 1% at Zain Group

Kuwait’s Zain Group has reported a 1% year-on-year increase in first quarter revenues to KWD325.7 million (US ... http://p.ost.im/p/esPXW7

TelOne expands ADSL reach

The Zimbabwe state-owned fixed line and internet operator TelOne has expanded the reach of its ADSL broadband n ... http://p.ost.im/p/esutmA

ANCOM approves MVNO regulatory guidelines

The National Authority for Management and Regulations in Communications (ANCOM) has published a set of regulato ... http://p.ost.im/p/es6DpB

STC and Mobily to push on with fibre rollouts

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s two largest telcos, Saudi Telecom Company (STC) and Etihad Etisalat (Mobily), have ... http://bit.ly/JTDLV3

Telkom makes play for Pacnet

PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Telkom Indonesia) has submitted a bid to buy Asian submarine cable network operator Pa ... http://bit.ly/IUzeUs

ForthNet and Wind reportedly back in talks

Greek alternative telcos ForthNet and Wind Hellas are reportedly in negotiations to look at possible partnership de ... http://bit.ly/IH6yNG

Profits jump 42% at AIS

Thailand’s largest cellco by subscribers, Advanced Info Service (AIS), has attributed a 42% year-on-year rise in ... http://bit.ly/KJBhpj

AM looking for 28% stake in KPN

LatAm telecoms giant America Movil (AM, controlled by the Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim, has revealed plans to acquire ... http://bit.ly/KicATl

Cellcom to deploy HSPA+ network in Liberia

Liberian mobile operator Cellcom, part of the Cellcom Telecommunications group, is planning to deploy a high speed ... http://bit.ly/IY9wLM

StarHub reports increased profits, revenues in Q1

Singapore’s second largest operator by revenues and subscribers, StarHub, has reported a 28% annual rise in net i ... http://bit.ly/Jtcy9d

GVT to invest USD52m to expand coverage to five more cities

Brazilian broadband and telephony provider Global Village Telecom (GVT), owned by French media and telecoms conglom ... http://bit.ly/IFdPIW

Second time lucky for Tunisiana; wins 3G, fixed licences

Following the rejection of its initial bid by the Ministry of Information and Communication Technologies (MinCom), ... http://bit.ly/JTDC3W

PLDT reports 6% dip in Q1 profits; announces cost-cutting measures

Telecoms heavyweight Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT) has reported a 6% fall in net income for the ... http://bit.ly/Jc1Ncj

Hutch to drop conditions as it looks to re-submit bid for Eircom, papers say

A number of leading Irish newspapers claim that Hong Kong-based telecoms conglomerate Hutchison Whampoa is looking ... http://bit.ly/JTDGkg

Telecom Argentina Q1 revenue up 24% on rising mobile, internet sales

Telecom Argentina has announced it generated consolidated revenues of ARS5.126 billion (USD1.15 billion) in the thr ... http://bit.ly/IH6vBN

MTL launches WiMAX service

Malawi Telecommunications Limited (MTL), the country’s incumbent fixed line operator, has introduced a wireless b ... http://bit.ly/JZhm68

KT posts better than expected net profit

South Korea’s largest telecoms service provider by revenues has posted net income of KRW408 billion (USD358 milli ... http://bit.ly/KicACP

TechMax snaps up Clearwire Belgium

Datanews.be reports that WiMAX operator Clearwire has sold its Belgian subsidiary to TechMax, a local telecoms comp ... http://bit.ly/IH6oGn

TeliaSonera increases TEO stake, offers to buy out remaining shareholders

TeliaSonera has agreed to purchase a 7.87% stake in Lithuania’s incumbent fixed line operator TEO LT, thereby lif ... http://bit.ly/JZhlz5

UK government makes further broadband funding available

The UK government has unveiled a list of 27 cities which are eligible for a share of funds amounting to GBP50 milli ... http://bit.ly/JPd9zZ

Telenor posts Q1 loss in wake of India impairment charge

Norwegian telco Telenor has posted a net loss of NOK390 million (USD67.3 million) for the first quarter of 2012 aft ... http://bit.ly/IVk7Ud

Magnet acquires 90% stake in Velocity 1

Irish altnet Magnet Networks has announced the acquisition of a 90% stake in Velocity 1, a fibre broadband service ... http://bit.ly/IH6nSP

Friday, May 4, 2012

SKT inks LTE deal with Ericsson

South Korea’s largest mobile network operator by subscribers, SK Telecom, has selected Swedish vendor Ericsson to ... http://bit.ly/Kzu6jd

BCE profits climb 14% on 9.9% sales hike

Canada’s BCE Inc, the parent of Bell Canada and Bell Aliant, has posted a 14% year-on-year rise in first-quarter ... http://bit.ly/IsygZD

SAR Wars 4G: cellcos do battle over LTE

4G competition is set to heat up in Hong Kong as PCCW Mobile and Hutchison Telephone Company (3) both announced the ... http://bit.ly/IJD3dX

Conatel launches 1800MHz, 1900MHz licence tender

Venezuela’s National Telecommunications Commission (Conatel) has issued an invitation to participate in an upcomi ... http://bit.ly/IredvU

AlaskaComm delays LTE launch to year-end; Verizon now breathing down its neck

According to DailyFinance.com, Alaska Communications (AlaskaComm) has delayed the prospective launch date of its in ... http://bit.ly/JY1B3i

Turkcell 1Q12 net profit increases 56% thanks to overseas growth

Istanbul-based telecoms group Turkcell has reported group revenue of TRY2.38 billion (USD1.35 billion) for the thre ... http://bit.ly/IsydwX

MTS Turkmenistan set for relaunch?

MTS Turkmenistan, which had its mobile concession suspended in December 2010, and has been offline ever since, is r ... http://bit.ly/Ke1Kg8

Back to the drawing board? No companies interested in Conatel’s fibre-optic tender

No offers were forthcoming in Consejo Nacional de Telecomunicaciones’ (Conatel’s) recent tender for a contract ... http://bit.ly/IOp557

Cofeco withdraws Telcel fine in return for competition commitments

Mexico’s Comision Federal de Competencia (Cofeco) has reportedly reversed its decision on the record USD1 billion ... http://bit.ly/INFpth

Entel reveals pay-TV plans

Following its failed bid to take over Grupo GTD, Chilean telco Entel has announced plans to launch its own pa-TV se ... http://bit.ly/JHBJHx

No day of rest as Yota Bel sets Sunday launch date for LTE

Yota Bel, the Belarusian wireless broadband unit owned by Russian group Scartel, plans to launch its commercial Lon ... http://bit.ly/Isycch

KPN Mobile launches LTE in Utrecht and The Hague

KPN Mobile The Netherlands has announced plans to launch a 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) service for business users ... http://bit.ly/Kzu5Me

MTS reverses subscriber drop

Uzbekistan’s largest cellco by subscribers, MTS Uzbekistan has reported net additions of 230,000 mobile customers ... http://bit.ly/JY1Awi

Vodafone to bring LTE to Dresden

Vodafone Germany plans to expand its 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) mobile broadband network to Dresden this year, br ... http://bit.ly/Kzu5vT

Hutch bid EUR2bn for Eircom, sources say

Hong Kong-based Hutchison Whampoa has been named as the firm which earlier this week submitted an unsuccessful EUR2 ... http://bit.ly/Kv2Die

Thursday, May 3, 2012

Competition at home hits FT-Orange results

France Telecom-Orange (FT-Orange) has reported a 2.7% drop in first quarter revenues to EUR10.92 billion (USD14.40 ... http://bit.ly/KswU0Y

Omantel Q1 2012 net profit up 13%

Oman Telecommunications Company (Omantel) has announced its preliminary financial results for the three months ende ... http://bit.ly/IozOUz

Israel to require fixed infrastructure provider to offer wholesale services

Moshe Kahlon, the Israeli minister of communications, has reportedly confirmed that the government will adopt recom ... http://bit.ly/IYmB71

Telenet confirms extended MVNO deal with Mobistar as it releases 1Q12 results

Mechelen-based cableco Telenet has announced an extension of its strategic partnership with mobile network operator ... http://bit.ly/ILU6Xt

VHA and Optus outline details of new network sharing, rollout venture

Australian mobile network operators Optus Mobile and Vodafone Hutchison Australia (VHA) have revealed that they are ... http://bit.ly/JVKwXM

Bollore Telecom defends WiMAX position

The president of Bollore Telecom, a WiMAX licensee in France, has called on the government to halt legal proceeding ... http://bit.ly/JVKy1B

Post-paid subscriber adds a bright spot in Everything Everywhere’s first quarter

Everything Everywhere, the joint venture between British cellcos Orange UK and T-Mobile UK and the country’s larg ... http://bit.ly/IGaT4S

Vivacom sale falters, reports suggest

According to local press reports in Bulgaria, the planned sale of a majority stake in incumbent telco Vivacom has c ... http://bit.ly/K1tIvs

MegaFon plots TD-LTE network to complement Yota MVNO

Russian mobile giant MegaFon has revealed plans to launch a Time-Division Long Term Evolution (TD-LTE) network in M ... http://bit.ly/Jt5ZRP

4G digital dividend licensing confirmed for H2

The Croatian Agency for Post and Electronic Communications (HAKOM) has confirmed that it will hold an auction for w ... http://bit.ly/IoLAQ2

IZZI to invest EUR10m this year

The Latvian cable TV operator IZZI has pledged to invest EUR10 million this year in developing new infrastructure a ... http://bit.ly/JVKv67

Pioneer Cellular launches rural LTE network in Oklahoma

Regional US operator Pioneer Cellular has inaugurated its Long Term Evolution (LTE) network in selected parts of si ... http://bit.ly/Jt5ZkQ

Jamaica poised to bolster sector with new legislation

Jamaica’s lower house has approved amendments to the nation’s telecoms regulation that will give the sector reg ... http://bit.ly/ItQj6M

Leo takeover gets conditional approval from comptroller

The Namibia Competition Commission (NaCC) has issued a decision approving Telecom Namibia’s proposed takeover of ... http://bit.ly/Jgtvni

Delayed LTE spectrum auction now slated for September after document mishap

Russia’s severely delayed auction of Long Term Evolution (LTE)-suitable spectrum has reportedly been postponed un ... http://bit.ly/JVKwqA

Nepal poised to approve controversial unified licensing regime

The government of Nepal is set to rubber stamp the implementation of the controversial universal licensing regime, ... http://bit.ly/IozPHZ

Starcomms FY11 pre-tax loss widens

Nigerian CDMA operator Starcomms has said its pre-tax loss widened to NGN15.61 billion (USD99 million) in the year ... http://bit.ly/ItQjnc

Heavy investment and declining wholesale income eats into Swisscom’s bottom line

Switzerland’s fixed line incumbent and largest telco by subscribers, Swisscom, has noted a fall in net profits fo ... http://bit.ly/JVKvTG

Globe Telecom inks separate deals with Vonage, Sybase 365

Globe Telecom has entered into an agreement with Vonage Holdings, a leading provider of international voice-over-in ... http://bit.ly/JVKvD6

Sonitel no longer looking for buyer

Niger’s parliament has voted to nationalise incumbent telecoms operator Sonitel, abandoning a renewed attempt to ... http://bit.ly/ILU3eq

Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Vodacom accused of using political, diplomatic pressure to combat fixer

According to a report by MyBroadband.co.za, South Africa’s Vodacom Group stands accused of using political and di ... http://bit.ly/KLN7DB

Operators protest TRAI recommendations

Indian wireless operators are due to meet with the telecoms minister Kapil Sibal today to voice concerns regarding ... http://bit.ly/KqcMwl

AMC expands HSPA+ footprint to 95%

Albanian Mobile Communications (AMC), the Balkan nation’s largest cellco by subscribers has announced that it has ... http://bit.ly/JoEFUR

Apple to take a bite out of MVNO sector?

Veteran wireless industry strategist Whitey Bluestein, who has managed strategic deals for the likes of ATT Mobilit ... http://bit.ly/JSvQZq

Crnogorski Telekom revenues dip 1.5%

Crnogorski Telekom, which also offers wireless services under the T-Mobile Montenegro banner, has reported a declin ... http://bit.ly/KLN6j1

Bharti profits drop 29% despite rising revenues

Despite rising revenues, Bharti Airtel has recorded a drop in net profit for the fourth quarter of its financial ye ... http://bit.ly/JeiR0j

FCC extends Verizon cable deal review

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has extended the 180-day deadline for reviewing a proposed deal between ... http://bit.ly/JoEzwB

Wisconsin-based Cellcom joins rural LTE party

Regional US mobile operator Cellcom has announced that its Long Term Evolution (LTE) network has gone live in seven ... http://bit.ly/KukSoo

TIM plans Q3 launch for TIM Fiber residential service

Brazilian telecoms operator TIM Participacoes (TIM Brasil’s) new ultra-high speed residential broadband service T ... http://bit.ly/ImyaUo

Optima sees 47.7%, 16.2% IPTV, DSL growth

Croatian alternative telco Optima Telekom has reported that its fixed broadband and IPTV subscribers on its unbundl ... http://bit.ly/K1qut0

BSkyB highlights triple-play uptake as revenue, net profit climb

British broadcaster and telecoms provider BSkyB has released a financial update detailing its performance in the ni ... http://bit.ly/IIUB4E

BSNL wants refund for WiMAX frequencies

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) is seeking a refund for surrendering its broadband wireless access (BWA) spectrum, ... http://bit.ly/IIUAOc

Report names third bidder for Jaring

Details of the third player reportedly interested in acquiring Malaysian internet service provider (ISP) have emerg ... http://bit.ly/JoEzfZ