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EU states ‘oppose Huawei-ZTE investigation’

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Trade ministers in Europe are telling the European Commission they don’t want an investigation into Chinese vendors, say reports

Lebanon moves to block roaming

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Lebanese government says visitors’ mobile phones won’t work unless they are registered at the airport on arrival

The industry’s young leaders of today, and the top executives of tomorrow

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Global Telecoms Business presents this year’s list of the most exciting people in the telecoms business under 40, the people who are most likely to lead the business into the future

iBasis expands to Singapore with Epsilon

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

KPN’s wholesale unit iBasis chooses Epsilon to expand IPX services in Asia Pacific

Rogers in $220m data and cloud deal

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Canadian operator spends $200m on buying six-month-old Blackiron Data from Primus Telecoms to expand data and cloud

Turkcell extends m-wallet to transport

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Turkish operator Turkcell expands m-payment system for public transport in city of Sanliurfa

Vodafone introduces M-Pesa to India

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Vodafone in link with ICICI Bank to offer mobile money to 700m unbanked people in India

EU approves €17bn Virgin Media takeover

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

European Commission clears cable operator Liberty Global’s planned €17 billion takeover of the UK’s Virgin Media

Ooredoo launches Qatar’s first 4G

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

The former Qtel plans to cover all Qatar’s towns and roads by end of 2014 with LTE service

Burma to consider 12 bids for licences

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Myanmar/Burma has shortlisted 12 telecoms groups to bid for two licences by 3 June

Ergen’s Dish bids to buy Sprint

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Satellite TV operator challenges SoftBank’s $20bn bid to buy Sprint with $25bn offer

Wind Italy to spend €1bn on Huawei 4G

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

VimpelCom’s Italian mobile operator Wind orders upgrade to LTE from Huawei as Telecom Italia opens discussions with Hutch

Ericsson to buy Microsoft’s IPTV unit

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Microsoft sells Mediaroom IPTV business to Ericsson but promises to focus on Xbox

GBI CEO Ahmed Mekky plans to expand fibre bridges from Gulf to rest of the world

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

GBI chief Ahmed Mekky has set up the first regionally owned subsea network serving the Gulf, now with an overland back-up into Europe, and is considering expansion into data centres and services, he tells Alan Burkitt-Gray

CEO Jayhun Mollazade plans move from WiMax as Azerbaijan network to switch to TDD LTE

Fri, 05 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

WiMax capacity is running out for Azerbaijan operator AzQtel, so the company is considering bids from vendors to replace the kit with TDD LTE, CEO Jayhun Mollazade tells Alan Burkitt-Gray

Jean-Yves Charlier to become CEO of SFR

Fri, 05 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Jean-Yves Charlier could soon be appointed the new chief executive officer of SFR the French mobile operator owned by Vivendi.

Vodafone and China Mobile join forces for Myanmar license bid

Fri, 05 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Vodafone Group and China Mobile are to join the auction process for a mobile licence in Myanmar. The two companies have formed a joint venture to bid for the licence to build and operate a nationawide network for 15 years.

Cable failures highlight value of internet exchanges

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Renesys, a provider of information on worldwide internet operations, has reported in that the EASSy, SEACOM and Sea-Me-We-4 (SMW4) submarine cables suffered disruptions recently damaging connectivity between the Middle East, Asia, Africa and Europe.

TIM Brasil selects Nokia Siemens Networks for LTE

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Vendor’s Single RAN to help operator deliver mobile broadband services for upcoming Football Cup events

Telekom Austria Group to launch Vodafone Consumer Services in Austria and Croatia

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Telekom Austria Group has announced a new range of Vodafone consumer services in Austria. The operator’s Croatian subsidiary will also launch the services in a modified way.

Verizon and AT&T may launch Vodafone bid

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

According to the Financial Times, bankers at Barclays are working on a plan in which Verizon would buy the 45% stake in Verizon Wireless owned by Vodafone and AT&T would secure the bulk of Vodafone’s other assets.

Divers arrested attempting to cut SeaMeWe-4 cable

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Egyptian naval forces have reported the arrest of three scuba divers for allegedly damaging the South East Asia-Middle East-Western Europe-4 (SeaMeWe-4) cable near Alexandria, Egypt last Wednesday, reports research firm Telegeography.

Millicom’s new CEO Hans-Holger Albrecht sets annual 40% growth target as company plans cable expansion

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Millicom, the Swedish company that trades under the name Tigo in Latin America and Africa, plans to expand from mobile voice to cable, mobile banking and other services, CEO Hans-Holger Albrecht tells Alan Burkitt-Gray

Orange Côte d’Ivoire tower leasing deal agreed

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Côte d'Ivoire Telecom, Orange Côte d'Ivoire and Orange Cameroon, which are all subsidiaries of France Telecom-Orange, have signed an agreement with IHS, a mobile infrastructure operator in Africa, for the operation of all the subsidiaries’ towers in Côte d'Ivoire and Cameroon.

Malone buys Barclays’ stake in Ziggo

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Liberty Global spends €632 million on 12.7% stake in Netherlands cable operator Ziggo after Barclays failed to sell

MTS launches transport payment by NFC

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Novsoibirsk sees the region’s first SIM-based NFC payment system across public transport network

Ooredoo CEO Nasser Marafih: a three-year plan behind Qtel’s rebrand

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Nasser Marafih, CEO of Qatar Telecom, explains why the company is changing all its businesses worldwide to a single brand, Ooredoo, as it plans network upgrades

SK Telecom expands LTE roaming

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Globe Telecom of the Philippines and South Korean operator to launch LTE roaming in April

Tele2 sells Russian business to VTB bank

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT

VTB to buy Tele2’s mobile operation in Russia from Kinnevik-controlled group in deal worth $3.5bn equity and debt

Dallas court sentences telecoms fraudster to 7 years

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Last of six defendants goes to US jail for seven years after $60m conspiracy against BT and Verizon