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Telstra Sets LTE Trial For May Launch
Australian carrier Telstra will conduct trials of LTE in May after signing Nokia Siemens Networks and Huawei to deliver kit for the project. Telstra said it will spend the next three to six months testing the feasibility and technical capability of LTE for future commercialization under the banner of its Next G strategy. The trial [...]
Four New MVNOs Sign With Sprint
On Monday, Sprint said has signed deals with four MVNO partners interested in offering post paid wireless services under their own brand – Long Distance Consolidated Billing Company (LDCB), NPG Cable, Call One and Baja Broadband.
Topics: wireless, telecoms, Mexico, telecom, wireline, MVNO, Chicago, broadband, Sprint
MTN CEO Calls It Quits
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Having missed the executive exodus that took place last week, Phuthuma Nhleko, group president and chief executive of African carrier MTN chose to kick this week off by announcing plans to depart after eight years at the helm. Nhleko said Monday that he will not be renewing his long term contract which ends June 30, [...]
Auction For Indian 3G Spectrum Moved To April 19th
The long delayed auction of 3G spectrum in India has been given a new date – April 9, 2010. According to information released by the Indian government on Thursday, invitations to apply to participate in the auction will be issued on February 25, with the actual auction to take place around six weeks later.
Topics: broadband, [...]
Sweedish Carrier Tele2 CEO Walks Out On Company
Harri Koponen, the chief of Swedish carrier Tele2, has walked out citing “irreconcilable differences” with the company. Koponen joined Tele2 in 2008 as president and CEO and oversaw a period of increased focus on profitability, with a refocusing of the company’s footprint in Russia and the CIS.
Topics: telecom, carrier, telecoms, broadband, MVNO, Sweeden
Mobile World Congress Day One
The Mobile World Congress itself was busy – much busier than the corresponding period last year – with an estimated 50,000 visitors braving a cold, wet February day in Barcelona.
Topics: mobile operators, telecoms, Mobile World Congress, Microsoft, telecom
Apple Bans Location-Based Mobile Ads
Apple will prevent third party developers from using its iPhone platform to enable location based advertising, in a move which is perhaps designed to protect its own future plans in the mobile ad space.
Topics: SMS, iPhone, wireless, telecom, ISP, Apple, Google, telecoms, T-Mobile
Vodafone Revenues Rise 10% in 2009
Vodafone, the world’s biggest operator by revenues said Thursday that group revenue increased ten per cent year on year to £11.5bn in the quarter ended December 31 2009, compared to £10.47bn in the same quarter in 2008. Revenue for the full year came in at £41bn, up from £35bn in 2008.
Topics: Vodafone, telecom, Europe, telecoms, [...]
Telecom Reforms Passed by EU
After two years of wrangling, the European Parliament has formally approved the EU’s telecoms reform package, ushering in a new wave of consumer protection, and quite possibly, operator headaches.
Topics: FCC, regulators, telecoms, legislation, net neutrality, Europe, spectrum, regulation, telecom, carrier
UK’s O2 Expands Data Network
Anticipating increased demand for mobile data services, and perhaps seeking to offset criticism over congestion, O2 UK has announced plans build out 1,500 new network sites in 2010.
Topics: smartphone, Palm, Palm Pre, Europe, 3G, broadband, handset, Apple, Telefonica, Vodafone
Zain Expanding One Network While Africa Drags Down Profits
The One platform allows subscribers to make calls, send SMS and access the data services at local rates of the visited country and to receive incoming calls from their home country at free or minimal charge. This week Zain reported that net profit for the nine months to the end of September fell 17 per [...]
U.K. Looking at “White Space” For Broadband
UK communications regulator Ofcom is taking a lead from the US and examining the potential of rolling out wireless broadband technology into the unoccupied radio waves used as buffers between TV channels – the so called “white spaces”.
Topics: broadband, Bluetooth, cellular, telecoms, telecom, spectrum, Microsoft, wireless, white space
Executive Shuffle at Orascom
Egyptian carrier Orascom Telecom announced a shake up of its leadership team, promoting chief operating officer Khaled Bichara to the position of group chief executive officer.
Topics: Orascom, carrier, North America, Egypt, telecoms, wireless, spectrum, telecom
Delivering Data In Africa Via Air and Sea
During the keynotes and panel sessions on the morning of the first day of the Africa Com event in Cape Town, it became clear that non voice services hold much potential not just as a revenue generator, but also as a customer retention tool in Africa.
Topics: satellite, cellular, 3G, telecom, broadband, MTN, Google, telecommunications, telecoms, [...]
Vodafone Hints at Layoffs, Profits Climb
Vodafone hinted at further cuts, accelerating its £1bn cost reduction programme to target a further £1bn in operating cost savings by 2012 by focusing on network, sourcing and infrastructure scale across a wider geographic area, and through further overhead reduction, chief executive Vittorio Colao said.
Topics: telecom, layoffs, Vodafone
