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Global Mobile to Launch VoIP in 2H10
WiMAX operator Global Mobile has announced that it plans to launch voice-over-IP (VoIP) telephony across its network in the second half of 2010, Digitimes reports. Will extend its WiMAX coverage to up to 90% of Taipei City and 70% of Taipei County by year-end.
Topics: WiMax, Satio, telecom, Global Mobile, VoIP
MTN: net profit slips despite 9.2% growth in revenues
Telegeography
South African mobile group MTN has posted net profit of ZAR14.65 billion (USD1.97 billion) for the full year ended 31 December 2009, down from ZAR15.32 billion a year earlier. CEO Phuthuma Nhleko said: ‘Movements in exchange rates in the year, mainly in the South African rand and Nigerian naira, had a substantially negative impact on [...]
Pacific Fibre plans international fibre cable connecting Oz, NZ and US
A newly formed company called Pacific Fibre is seeking funding to build a 5.12Tbps capacity fibre-optic cable connecting Australia, New Zealand and the USA which is planned to be ready for use in 2013. The initial proposal is for a cable which will deliver five times the capacity of the existing Southern Cross system.
Topics: Vodafone, [...]
VMAX to Spend TWD1.5 Billion to Promote WiMAX in 2010
Telegeography
Taiwanese WiMAX specialist VMAX Telecom has announced that it plans to invest around TWD1.5 billion (USD47.17 million) in the expansion and promotion of its wireless broadband services in Taipei throughout 2010, reports DigiTimes.
Topics: broadband, Taiwan, WiMax, telecom, wireless
Judge May Harpoon Verizon-Frontier Deal
Telegeography
Administrative law judge Lisa M Tapia has advised state regulators to not approve a deal which will see Verizon divest operations in 14 states to Frontier Communications in a deal worth USD8.6 billion. As reported by CommsUpdate, the deal, which will see fixed line service for a total of 4.8 million customers change hands, was [...]
Hutchison Telecom Hong Kong Holdings Revenues Grow 4%
Telegeography
Hutchison Telecommunications Hong Kong Holdings (HTHKH) has released its audited results for the year ended 31 December 2009, posting 4% growth in consolidated revenue to HKD8.449 billion (USD1.089 billion). Turnover of the mobile business – Hutchison Telephone Company (3) – grew 3% to HKD5.578 billion, reflecting data revenue growth of over 50%, whilst mobile operating [...]
Tata, Qtel Form TGN Gulf Partnership
Telegeography
Qatar Telecom (Qtel) and India’s Tata Communications yesterday officially confirmed their partnership for the construction of the Tata Global Network (TGN) Gulf Project, which will see Qtel establish a landing station for the regional undersea network. The TGN Gulf project is designed to connect the Gulf region directly to the world’s major business hubs and [...]
BSNL To Scrap ‘Mega-Tender’
State-owned Indian telco Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) has confirmed that it has decided to scrap its USD10 billion 93-million GSM line ‘mega-tender’ following repeated delays and disputes. According to the Economic Times, BSNL will issue a fresh tender…
Topics: GSM, ISP, Ericsson, India, BSNL, Nokia, Alcatel-Lucent, ZTE, telecom
Taiwan Earthquake Damages Undersea Cables
Taiwanese telco Chunghwa Telecom has announced that several undersea cables have been damaged by the 6.4-magnitude earthquake and aftershocks which struck near the southern Taiwan city of Pingtung, reports IDG News Service.
Topics: Taiwan, telecom, undersea cable, Singapore, China, Chunghwa Telecom, Hong Kong, Europe
Qtel To Spend US$165 Million On FTTH Project; Increases Satellite Capacity
Qatar Telecom (Qtel) has announced that it has allocated QAR600 million (USD165 million) to roll out the first phase of its planned three-year nationwide commercial fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) broadband network. On completion, Qtel will be able to provide high speed internet at speeds of at least 100Mbps, high-definition digital television and video-on-demand (VoD), as well as [...]
HSPA+ Demoed at Speeds of up to 42Mbps
German telecoms operator Deutsche Telekom (DT) has demonstrated HSPA+ technology with download speeds of up to 42Mbps at the CeBIT 2010 technology fair in Hannover.
Topics: Nokia, Deutsche Telekom, telecoms, T-Mobile, telecom, HSPA, iPhone
Bharti, MTN and Zain Race Ahead, Europeans Flounder
As part of its latest round of service provider benchmarking analysis, TeleGeography has found that 16 leading service providers have grown their revenues by an average of 45% over the last three years, equating to some 13% per annum. As could be expected, those achieving the highest growth have been focused on wireless markets in [...]
MTN Suing Uganda Telecom For 7.2 Billion
MTN Uganda is suing Uganda Telecommunications Ltd (UTL), seeking UGS7.2 billion (USD3.55 million) for unpaid interconnection fees. In a case filed at the Kampala High Court’s Commercial Division, MTN accused UTL of breach of contract.
Topics: telecom, telecommunications, MTN, Uganda Telecommunications Ltd, telecoms
Shaw Launches Trial of 1Gbps FTTH
Canadian cableco Shaw Communications is planning to launch a trial of fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) technology allowing peak speeds of up to 1Gbps, ten times faster than the 100Mbps top speed of its premium cable-based High Speed Nitro Internet service, currently available in Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver.
Topics: FTTH, telecom, Canada, Shaw Communications
Bharti May Move Into Bhutan
According to a report by Kuensel Online, the Bhutanese government has announced that it will seriously consider Bharti Airtel’s proposal to enter the country’s mobile market
Topics: Bhutan, telecom, Bharti, government
