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Costa Rican regulator Superintendencia de Telecomunicaciones (Sutel) has withdrawn the conditions imposed on incumb ...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