Etisalat MISR selects ZTE for wireless network expansion

China’s ZTE Corporation has reportedly been selected by Egyptian cellco Etisalat Misr to expand its network as pa ... http://bit.ly/AAqhfE

Would-be bidders call for clarity on IEC telecoms venture issues

Companies considering submitting a final bid to act as an investor for the telecommunications venture that will ope ... http://bit.ly/zcCbOo

Softbank boosted by new spectrum award

Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) has issued cellular operator Softbank Mobile with a ... http://bit.ly/ySKIxZ

Axiata and Huawei sign global framework agreement

Malaysian telecoms group Axiata has inked a five-year strategic global framework agreement with China’s Huawei Te ... http://bit.ly/wAySMt

PT introduces 400Mbps broadband speeds

Portugal Telecom (PT), the dominant player in the country's broadband sector, has announced that its fibre-optic ... http://bit.ly/xqVotD

Free Mobile meets network rollout requirements

The French telecoms regulator Arcep has confirmed that the country’s newest cellular network operator, Iliad subs ... http://bit.ly/ygfpvn

Bouygues sees sales rise in 2011, but expects declines this year

The French industrial group Bouygues has reported its financial results for the year ended 31 December 2011, includ ... http://bit.ly/wrmoj1

LightSquared woes continue as CEO steps down

Ill-fated USD7 billion open-access Long Term Evolution (LTE) start-up LightSquared has announced that Sanjiv Ahuja ... http://bit.ly/w5ykOw

Fon and Netia sign hotspot sharing agreement

International Wi-Fi provider Fon has added Polish broadband operator Netia to its list of partners. The two have si ... http://bit.ly/AezSMG

True Move in free aircard and music strategy

The 3G mobile wing of Thai telecoms group True Corp, True Move H, is promoting its 3.5G HSPA+ services with a ‘Fr ... http://bit.ly/ws2KOR

East Africa loses broadband as four submarine cables are severed in quick succession

Four submarine cables linking East Africa to the Middle East and Europe have been severed within a two-week period, ... http://bit.ly/AAhoW4

Alca-Lu and China Mobile ink co-creation deal

China Mobile and Alcatel-Lucent have signed a co-creation agreement to accelerate the development of ‘lightning f ... http://bit.ly/zIeCDW

Ericsson consolidates MobiFone's network operations centres

Sweden’s Ericsson has announced it has entered into an agreement with Vietnamese mobile operator MobiFone to cons ... http://bit.ly/w2cO4F

Hutch Lanka optimising mobile internet

Hutch Telecom Lanka, the Sri Lankan unit of Hong Kong’s Hutchison Whampoa Group, has selected Comverse’s ‘Mob ... http://bit.ly/zoYt12

EC bid to remove mobile roaming charges by 2014 defeated

A plan to scrap mobile roaming charges across the European Union (EU) by 2014 was defeated last night, after a comm ... http://bit.ly/xMRUBF

Supercanal eyes Movistar’s returned wireless spectrum

Argentine cable TV company Supercanal, which is owned by media conglomerate Grupo Uno, has applied to take part in ... http://bit.ly/yhLzCh

Ziggo plans Amsterdam listing, paper says

Dutch cable TV and broadband internet provider Ziggo (Zesko Holding) is planning to list on the Amsterdam bourse, a ... http://bit.ly/AoKZ9E

Filipino stock exchange agrees Digitel delisting

The Philippine Stock Exchange has sanctioned a move to delist domestic telecoms group Digital Telecommunications In ... http://bit.ly/ymgDvI

Senate passes measure to create new department for ICT

The Senate in the Philippines has passed a bill to set up a standalone department responsible for the country’s i ... http://bit.ly/A0HCGl

Sistema threatens Indian government over SSTL licences

Russia’s Sistema, the parent company of cellco Sistema Shyam TeleServices (SSTL, also known as MTS India) has thr ... http://bit.ly/yCukou

Telefonica to launch LTE in urban areas on 2 July

Telefonica Germany (O2), the local subsidiary of Spanish telecoms group Telefonica, has announced it plans to launc ... http://bit.ly/wC2L7T

New Cables and Falling Prices to Disrupt Intra-Asian Submarine Cable Market

According to new data from TeleGeography’s Global Bandwidth Forecast Service, demand for bandwidth on intra-Asian ... http://bit.ly/x8v1yb

Tele2 pledges USD94m investment; 80% coverage targeted by end-2012

Tele2 Kazakhstan has confirmed the completion of work to increase network coverage and improve its quality of s ... http://p.ost.im/p/exEW9x

Customer growth bolsters Megacable’s fourth quarter financials

Mexican alternative fixed line and broadband operator Megacable has released its financial results for the last ... http://p.ost.im/p/eQytHp

42Mbps download speeds on the horizon for 3 Italia users

3 Italia (previously H3G Italia), Italy's first commercial 3G mobile operator, has announced that Swedish vendo ... http://p.ost.im/p/eQFRjN

ACCC reveals it has accepted Telstra’s revised SSU

Australian fixed line incumbent Telstra has finally cleared the last regulatory hurdle to its participation in ... http://p.ost.im/p/eQkGWx

Telekom to deploy 100 new base stations

Solomon Telekom is set to upgrade its mobile network this year, the Island Sun newspaper reports, with 100 new ... http://p.ost.im/p/eQBvNA

KT showcases LTE femtocells

South Korea’s second largest cellco by subscribers, KT Corp, has demonstrated its Long Term Evolution (LTE) f ... http://p.ost.im/p/eQNnDh

Vodacom deploys 5,000th 3G base station; 3,000th DC-HSPA+ site

According to MyBroadband.co.za Vodacom South Africa commissioned its 5,000th 3G base station on 20 February 2012. I ... http://bit.ly/w7mPjJ

Wind strikes Western Union money transfer deal

Wind Telecomunicazioni (Wind Italy), the third largest player by subscribers in the Italian mobile market, has join ... http://bit.ly/xEfYSZ

Orange and Facebook collaborate on mobile internet development

The French telco Orange has unveiled a range of initiatives at the Mobile World Congress trade show to create new m ... http://bit.ly/zb98ur

Rogers expands LTE to St. John’s

Canada’s Rogers Communications announced yesterday that its Long Term Evolution (LTE) network is now live in St. ... http://bit.ly/wz1n9Q

Tesco Mobile sets 1 March date for Hungarian MVNO launch

Retail chain Tesco Mobile and Mobile network operator Vodafone Hungary have announced plans to launch a new mobile ... http://bit.ly/yhTydF

Lattelecom upgrades Wi-Fi access points

Latvian fixed line operator Lattelecom has deployed a wireless LAN solution from Enterasys Networks to help it prov ... http://bit.ly/Ahc7Ov

PCCW’s telecoms profit up 32%

Hong Kong’s PCCW has reported that its telecoms operations, under the HKT Trust unit it listed last November, ach ... http://bit.ly/x5VDYw

Movicel chooses second LTE vendor, ZTE

Angolan mobile operator Movicel has announced a second technology partner in its plan to roll out nationwide 4G Lon ... http://bit.ly/yKbfry

Ericsson chosen for China Telecom network upgrade

China Telecom, the smallest of China’s three wireless operators by subscribers, has inked a deal with Swedish ven ... http://bit.ly/wgLuhC

TRAI forbids cancellation of port requests

Indian telecoms watchdog Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has reportedly instructed wireless operators ... http://bit.ly/zzG5iL

Tele2 eyes 2.6GHz spectrum, plans LTE launch

Tele2 Lithuania, the local unit of Swedish telecoms group Tele2, plans to launch Long Term Evolution (LTE) mobile b ... http://bit.ly/AAOmug

MakTel revenues, EBITDA up marginally in Q4

Macedonia’s incumbent PTO Makedonski Telekomunikacii (MakTel), which is 51%-owned by Hungary’s Magyar Telekom, ... http://bit.ly/zxHCVZ

TIM Brasil to spend USD5.26bn in 2012/14, CEO says

Telecom Italia’s Brazilian subsidiary TIM Participacoes (TIM Brasil) expects total CAPEX for the 2012/14 period t ... http://bit.ly/zDkQJX

Djibouti Telecom, STC Group sign accord

National PTO Djibouti Telecom and Saudi-based STC Group have co-signed a partnership agreement to link their respec ... http://bit.ly/Aod2We

Telemar restructuring agreed; telco plans to resume investment

Shareholders of Brazilian telecoms group Telemar Participacoes, which markets Oi-branded services in the country th ... http://bit.ly/xjHIZD

Telstra to deploy new Ericsson IP gateway to boost capacity

Ericsson has announced that Australia’s Telstra will become the first operator in the world to deploy the Swedish ... http://bit.ly/yIovv7

Telefonica eyeing 4G frequency bids in Brazil, Chile this year

Telefonica is expected to bid for spectrum in Brazil and Chile this year as it seeks to roll out higher speed mobil ... http://bit.ly/AtqFhW

Bosnia’s Europronet offers unbundled services using BH Telecom’s network

Bosnian internet service provider (ISP) Europronet claims to have become the first operator to offer unbundled loca ... http://bit.ly/AvOmYW

Telstra inks deal to offer retail services over NBN

Australian fixed line incumbent Telstra will finally start selling retail fixed voice and broadband services over t ... http://bit.ly/xloX9a

ACCC outlines plan to declare non-NBN local bitstream access service

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has announced plans to ‘declare’ local bitstream acce ... http://bit.ly/xqYNOc

Telefonica unveils 4G trial network at Mobile World Congress

Spanish telecoms giant Telefonica has unveiled what it calls ‘the first live experience of the world’s ‘smart ... http://bit.ly/yxZLdb

Maroc Telecom upbeat despite financial declines

Maroc Telecom has released its financial results for the year ended 31 December 2011, with revenues falling by 2.5% ... http://bit.ly/wZRcE1

Doubts over new licence awards

Press reports from Bulgaria are suggesting that the government’s planned award of three new mobile phone concessi ... http://bit.ly/zGZQfc

International liberalisation troubles Sierratel

The planned liberalisation of the international gateway in Sierra Leone could lead to serious financial difficultie ... http://bit.ly/yOqBIc

FT-Orange to launch entry-level smartphone

France Telecom-Orange has revealed that it is planning the launch of an Orange-branded handset powered by an Intel ... http://bit.ly/AhQJf4

T-2 enters debt restructuring

The Maribor Higher Court has rejected Telekom Slovenije’s demand for receivership at rival Slovenian full-ser ... http://p.ost.im/p/eQ8gS7

Google to sell Clearwire minority stake at a 94% loss

Search engine giant Google Inc has conformed that it intends to sell its 6.5% stake in US WiMAX operator Clearw ... http://p.ost.im/p/eQRLc9

BSNL officials investigated over WiMAX fraud

India’s Central Bureau of Information (CBI) has reportedly launched a fresh case against Bharat Sanchar Nigam ... http://p.ost.im/p/eQ58cL

ATI defends net neutrality

Tunisia’s Supreme Court has cancelled the ruling of lower court to force censorship of web content. According to ... http://bit.ly/xzDQCW

Third 3G tender ends in failure

The auction of Albania’s third 3G concession has failed after the two bids entered fell short of the asking price ... http://bit.ly/woy9Mt

Telefonica Brazil considers sale of spectrum to Sky

Brazilian telecoms operator Telefonica Brazil is considering selling 50MHz of the 70MHz of Multichannel Multipoint ... http://bit.ly/A9cWO5

eMobile unveils LTE offer; commercial service to kick off in March

eAccess, which offers wireless services in Japan through its recently reintegrated eMobile unit, plans to launch a ... http://bit.ly/wAfdM2

Telefonica denies rumours of possible sale of Irish business

Spanish giant Telefonica has refuted suggestions it is considering the sale of its EUR800 million (USD1.08 billion) ... http://bit.ly/zqdH0w

Regulator raps OpenNet over slow pace of NGNBN rollout

The Infocomm Development Authority (IDA) in Singapore is intervening in a bid to speed up the pace of deployment of ... http://bit.ly/Aam9Ok

Eircom plans EUR1bn investment to improve its competitiveness, paper says

Troubled Irish former monopoly Eircom is planning a EUR1 billion (USD1.59 billion) network investment to better com ... http://bit.ly/z3yam9

Sprint pulls out of secret MetroPCS deal at the eleventh hour

US mobile giant Sprint Nextel has reportedly pulled out of a deal to acquire Texas-based cellco MetroPCS Communicat ... http://bit.ly/zbmX6P

QMax owner Creative sues Huawei over failed WiMAX network

Creative Technologies, the parent company of Singaporean WiMAX provider QMax Communications, is suing China’s Hua ... http://bit.ly/xHFFhN

Airtel launches long-delayed 3G network

Airtel Kenya has confirmed the belated launch of its 3G network, Business Daily Africa reports, almost two years af ... http://bit.ly/xsQUrw

Movicel launching LTE on 1800MHz FDD spectrum – ‘first of its kind in Africa’

Angolan cellco Movicel has signed a contract to deploy a commercial 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) mobile broadband n ... http://bit.ly/zIxAjJ

Bite reports slight drop in Q4 service revenues

Lithuanian telecoms group Bite, which provides mobile services in Latvia as well as its domestic market, has announ ... http://bit.ly/As6XU8

IPTV trial an acid test for TOT’s network capabilities

Thai state-run telco TOT has launched a trial internet protocol television (IPTV) service in partnership with Malay ... http://bit.ly/yLi44I

Telekom Austria Group FY11 revenues drop 4.2%; ‘severe macro-economic headwinds’ blamed for slump

Telekom Austria Group has reported consolidated revenues of EUR4.454 billion (USD3.701 billion) for the twelve mont ... http://bit.ly/y7Baqz

Mobilkom Macedonia turns EBITDA positive in FY11

Wireless operator Mobilkom Macedonia (VIP Mobile), a unit of Telekom Austria-controlled mobilkom Austria, turned in ... http://bit.ly/xoloev

Telecom NZ revenues drop 7.7%; net profit reaches NZD1bn after Chorus demerger

Telecom New Zealand has announced operating revenues of NZD2.358 billion (USD1.960 billion) for the six months ende ... http://bit.ly/zcKjQo

OTMT says it expects to close MobiNil stake sale in the coming weeks

Egypt's Orascom Telecom Media and Technology Holding (OTMT) has reportedly said that it expects to conclude negotia ... http://bit.ly/zHk8s3

Network issues dent VHA’s FY2011 results

Vodafone Hutchison Australia (VHA) has revealed that, in the wake of network and customer service issues that affec ... http://bit.ly/zgqcL5

Telefonica net profit slumps as European units feel the effect of financial crisis

With a number of its European subsidiaries reporting a drop in turnover in 2011, in part as a result of the ongoing ... http://bit.ly/yIQ8zK

PM and PTA chairman defend 3G auction plans, promise transparency and fairness

Pakistan’s PM Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has made assurances that the government will ensure fair competition and tra ... http://bit.ly/zbmGzy

2100MHz 3G licensing timetable updated

Thailand’s National Broadcasting & Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) has approved a schedule for auctioning 21 ... http://bit.ly/yMhYzX

Sinar Mas associate Swastatika to take stake in Smartfren, paper says

The Jakarta Post reports that Indonesian firm PT Dian Swastatika is buying a stake in local telecoms operator PT Sm ... http://bit.ly/zIHbpw

RCOM looks to reclaim INR12bn from Etisalat; Etisalat sues local partner

Indian wireless operator Reliance Communication (RCOM) is seeking to recover INR12 billion (USD241.89 million) in u ... http://bit.ly/xW2Wsd

T-Mobile and Telenor Hungary discuss spectrum swaps

Hungarian mobile network operators T-Mobile, a unit of Magyar Telekom, and Telenor Hungary (formerly Pannon), plan ... http://bit.ly/xnJogw

Telecom Italia FY11 revenues up 8.7%; domestic interests account for 63.5% of sales

Telecom Italia (TI) has reported consolidated revenues of EUR29.96 billion (USD39.80 billion) for the twelve months ... http://bit.ly/x8gK2C

UPC Ireland reports strong revenue, subscriber growth in 2011

Irish cable TV, broadband internet and voice telephony provider UPC Ireland reported an 11% year-on-year increase i ... http://bit.ly/wjhLcA

NII Holdings posts Q4 loss on higher costs

US-based digital trunking firm NII Holdings, which provides wireless services under the Nextel brand in Brazil, Mex ... http://bit.ly/zpJeC9

Liberty swings to net loss of 772.7 million

International cableco Liberty Global Inc (LGI) has reported net losses of USD435 million for the three months ended ... http://bit.ly/wsda4U

HBO security fears delay Copaco IPTV launch to next month

According to local news portal ABC.com.py, state-owned Paraguayan telco Copaco is poised to launch its long-delayed ... http://bit.ly/AaIeaE

Telstra confirms it has lodged a revised SSU with the ACCC

Australian fixed line incumbent Telstra has announced that it has lodged a revised Structural Separation Undertakin ... http://bit.ly/zMX0q5

Nursat taps Gilat for end-to-end VSAT connectivity solution

Kazakh telco Nursat has selected Israeli vendor Gilat to deploy a broadband satellite IP network based on Gilat's a ... http://bit.ly/A8X4p8

T-Mobile urges FCC to reject Verizon, SpectrumCo deal

Verizon Wireless, the United States’ largest mobile operator by subscribers, should be prevented from acquiring d ... http://bit.ly/xPxwKz

MTN Rwanda says upgrades to blame for service problems

Cellular operator MTN Rwanda has blamed recent service disruptions on an ongoing network upgrade programme alongsid ... http://bit.ly/zNZ30K

3Macau prepares users for switchover to 3G in July; mulls fixed line launch

Ho Wai Ming, CEO of mobile operator 3Macau, part of Hong Kong-based Hutchison Telephone Company (3), revealed yeste ... http://bit.ly/wRHRG7

AIS budgeting THB8bn for network upgrades

Thailand’s largest cellco by subscribers, AIS, has set a capital expenditure (CAPEX) budget of THB8 billion (USD2 ... http://bit.ly/AoZmeQ

Huawei announces eAccess 3G/4G contract win

The Chinese equipment vendor Huawei has announced that it has won a contract to supply a nationwide 3G/4G convergen ... http://bit.ly/y9xXLo

OTE faces bailout fallout; posts ‘unexpected’ 4Q loss on RomTelecom impairment

Greek and southeast Europe telecoms group OTE, jointly controlled by Germany’s Deutsche Telekom and the Greek ... http://p.ost.im/p/exTSyA

CSL’s six-month revenues up by 12%

Hong Kong cellco CSL New World Mobility added 167,000 net new customers in the second half of 2011 (its fiscal ... http://p.ost.im/p/exbv66

Rogers posts 19% wireless data revenue boost

Rogers Communications has released its 2011 full-year financial and operating results. Wireless revenues increa ... http://p.ost.im/p/exX6HL

Unitymedia posts 10% rise in Q4, FY revenue

German cableco Unitymedia, a subsidiary of US company Liberty Global, has reported revenue of EUR267.5 million ... http://p.ost.im/p/exqe2F

2011 not the best for BeST, but subs base continues to grow

Mobile network operator Belarusian Telecommunications Network (BeST), which is 80%-owned by Turkish telecoms co ... http://p.ost.im/p/ex7HGc

Everything Everywhere targets 4G in 2012; DC-HSPA+ in Q4

The UK’s largest mobile network operator in terms of subscribers, Everything Everywhere, is aiming to inaugurate ... http://bit.ly/wXP3hc

ICTA announces arrival of NP in the Cayman Islands

The Information and Communications Technology Authority (ICTA) of the Cayman Islands has confirmed that a new local ... http://bit.ly/AzINmx

MTel swings into the red on tax, impairment charges

Hungary’s dominant telecom services provider Magyar Telekom (MTel), backed by German giant Deutsche Telekom, repo ... http://bit.ly/yRjG3L

StarHub selects Mobixell for next gen mobile data traffic management

US-based Mobixell Networks, which describes itself as a leading global provider of intelligent mobile internet solu ... http://bit.ly/wnQHru

Trio snap up Swiss spectrum

Switzerland’s telecoms regulator the Federal Communication Commission (ComCom) has announced the results of the a ... http://bit.ly/AkI16u

Axiata reveals net profit growth in 4Q/FY 2011

Malaysian mobile group Axiata has posted a profit for the last three months of 2011, having reported a net loss in ... http://bit.ly/xbvjwM

US round-up: T-Mobile plots 2013 LTE launch; AT boss given USD2m pay-cut

German parent company Deutsche Telekom has outlined T-Mobile USA’s future strategy in its 2011 annual report, pro ... http://bit.ly/wtk4fh

NT picks Airspan Networks for nationwide 4G deployment project

State owned operator Nepal Doorsanchar Company Limited (Nepal Telecom, or NT) has selected broadband wireless acces ... http://bit.ly/z1xmrY

DT Q4 net loss weighed down by US, Greek impairments

German telecoms giant Deutsche Telekom (DT) has said its unadjusted net loss for the fourth quarter of 2011 widened ... http://bit.ly/xAtIrd

Another one bites the dust: Etisalat shuts down Indian arm

Etisalat has announced that it will shut down the operations of its Indian joint venture, Etisalat DB following the ... http://bit.ly/ytQY2k

Poste Maroc considers MVNO launch

The Moroccan postal service Poste Maroc is reportedly planning to launch as a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO ... http://bit.ly/zuooV8

Telefonica inks microwave backhaul deal with Ceragon

Spanish telecoms giant Telefonica has selected US-based Ceragon Networks as one of its global microwave backhau ... http://p.ost.im/p/exDrwv

MCMC to build more than 800 new rural mobile towers in 2012

More than 800 new mobile towers are expected to be deployed in rural areas across Malaysia by the end of 2012, The ... http://bit.ly/A26xy3

Ailing LightSquared fails to pay Inmarsat; sacks 45% of workforce

LightSquared, the ill-fated USD7 billion open-access Long Term Evolution (LTE) venture backed by billionaire hedge ... http://bit.ly/Aa9yq7

Zambian minister calls for Airtel to reduce call costs

Zambia’s Transport, Works, Supply and Communication Minister Yamfwa Mukanga has called on the country’s largest ... http://bit.ly/wO7rwf

Yota targets Moscow LTE launch in April; MegaFon to piggyback as MVNO

Russian WiMAX operator Scartel (Yota), which received regulatory approval from telecoms regulator Roskomnadzor to a ... http://bit.ly/xVxBVS

AITI initiates discussion regarding new cell towers in Tutong

Brunei telecoms regulator the Authority for Info-communications Technology Industry (AITI) has entered into dialogu ... http://bit.ly/wKTrek

MTN Rwanda plans CAPEX cut in 2012

Cellular operator MTN Rwanda is reporting revenues for 2011 of RWF80 billion (USD132 million), up from RWF73.6 bill ... http://bit.ly/xmNUbM

Guyana-Brazil cable nearing completion

Testing of a Guyanese government-backed fibre-optic cable linking the country to Brazil is set to begin shortly, th ... http://bit.ly/zSNdvQ

Econet cable plans cause confusion

Communications ministers in Zimbabwe are heading for a clash over plans by Econet Wireless to deploy a fibre-optic ... http://bit.ly/zXGBnK

Orange admits over a million defections since launch of Free Mobile

France Telecom-Orange has issued a statement to clarify its position on the impact of competition from France’s f ... http://bit.ly/wAe2ss

Ukrtelecom’s losses narrow

Ukrainian incumbent PSTN operator Ukrtelecom has reported its consolidated financial results for the full year 2011 ... http://bit.ly/zHQBBN

STel to shut down

STel, one of the Indian wireless providers to have its licences revoked by the Supreme Court earlier this month, ha ... http://bit.ly/ySrUWk

ATH releases update on Q3 performance; explains plan to acquire FINTEL shares

Fiji’s Amalgamated Telecom Holdings (ATH) has issued an update on its financial performance for the third quarter ... http://bit.ly/wsYH8K

PLDT on course to complete DSL service upgrades

Telecoms giant Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT) says it is on course to complete the latest servic ... http://bit.ly/xbLuWx

Digicel offers a first for Antigua Barbuda; integrated billing via BlackBerry

Digicel’s mobile operation in Antigua & Barbuda has announced that it is the first service provider in the twin i ... http://bit.ly/yTAeTw

FT-Orange reports slight decline in sales

France Telecom-Orange has reported a 0.5% fall in revenues in full year 2011 to EUR45.28 billion (USD59.96 billion) ... http://bit.ly/xRTJpm

Chunghwa reports drop in net profit on higher operating costs

Taiwanese telco Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) has released its financial results for the three- and twelve-month periods e ... http://bit.ly/zp9UAw

SmarTone’s profits rise 48% on 12% customer growth

Hong Kong cellco SmarTone has announced interim fiscal results for the six months ended December 2011. Net profit f ... http://bit.ly/zc6tT5

CSL launches voice for LTE handset users via Circuit Switch Fallback

Hong Kong cellco CSL unveiled its first handset operating on its Long Term Evolution (LTE) network on Saturday, off ... http://bit.ly/xFU5Fe

Investments in Latin American broadband market yield growth

Operators’ increasing investments in cable and fibre broadband infrastructure have widened the availability of an ... http://bit.ly/yse7ob

DoCoMo ups investment plans for 2012/13

Japan’s largest cellular operator by subscribers, NTT DoCoMo, is reported to be looking to invest around 1.5 time ... http://bit.ly/zC0EOh

MTS, Rostelecom ink infrastructure-sharing pact

Russian telecoms giants Mobile TeleSystems (MTS) and Rostelecom have formalised an agreement relating to joint acce ... http://bit.ly/xX82p6

OUR MTR recommendation rebuffed by Digicel

Jamaica’s telecoms regulatory authority, the Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) has proposed setting mobile ter ... http://bit.ly/ylLn7e

7.5 million mobile users in danger of deactivation

Ghana’s telecoms regulator the National Communication Authority (NCA) has revealed that more than 7.5 million mob ... http://bit.ly/x9IbFN

Smart Communications extends LTE footprint to North Luzon

Smart Communications, a mobile unit of Filipino powerhouse Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT), has a ... http://bit.ly/xv4awh

T-Mobile Hungary deploying 4G/LTE services with Cisco mobile internet solution

US-based equipment supplier Cisco has announced that Hungary’s largest mobile operator by subscribers, Magyar Tel ... http://bit.ly/ypI9WU

Softbank sets Friday as 4G launch date

The Japanese cellular operator Softbank is set to launch its 4G wireless network this week, offering customers spee ... http://bit.ly/w8NSM5

Cyta Hellas expands VDSL2 to 28 cities

Greek alternative telco Cyta Hellas has announced the expansion of VDSL2-based broadband services to 27 additional ... http://bit.ly/yvZr6I

Minister kicks off 450MHz rural internet trial

Brazil’s minister of communications Paulo Bernardo yesterday kicked off the first practical field test of 450MHz ... http://bit.ly/xYI1l7

Etisalat mulls restructuring to cut costs

UAE telecom operator Emirates Telecommunications Corporation (Etisalat) has said it is considering restructuring it ... http://bit.ly/whYcM7

Incumbent cellcos appeal NMHH award of frequencies to mobile start-up

Magyar Telekom (T-Mobile), Telenor Hungary (formerly Pannon) and Vodafone Hungary yesterday filed an appeal against ... http://bit.ly/waeHyN

Eircom issues trading update; reports ‘sharp decline’ in EBITDA in 2H11

Ireland’s troubled fixed line and mobile operator Eircom yesterday published an update on its financial and busin ... http://bit.ly/ykLcUJ

Rostelecom, TeliaSonera cooperate on Russia-Sweden IP link

Russian long-distance operator Rostelecom has selected TeliaSonera International Carrier to operate and manage its ... http://bit.ly/x1Ibgq

Struggling LightSquared seeks DoD spectrum swap; hedge fund investors line up to sue Falcone

US billionaire Philip Falcone, the man behind the ill-fated USD7 billion LightSquared open-access Long Term Evoluti ... http://bit.ly/AmL4aF

NZ telcos urge minister to strip fibre company of its tarnished Crown

New Zealand’s dominant telecoms operators have united to put pressure on communications minister Amy Adams, with ... http://bit.ly/wIswMX

China’s 3G battle rages on

China Mobile ended December 2011 with the largest customer base in China, having signed up 649.568 million subscrib ... http://bit.ly/z7EsGf

Altimo to seize Cukurova stake in Turkcell unless debt is paid by March

Russian holding company Altimo, which indirectly owns a 13.2% stake in Turkish mobile phone giant Turkcell, has ind ... http://bit.ly/AwfPC0

Tele2 taps NSN for LTE equipment

Finnish vendor Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) has been selected by mobile operator Tele2 Russia to supply equipme ... http://p.ost.im/p/exRXsn

UN panel ends LAP Green ‘asset freeze’

Companies falling under the remit of Libya's sovereign wealth fund the Libyan Investment Authority (LIA) are no lon ... http://bit.ly/x3Ns7g

Telefonica close to inking deal with Alca-Lu for LTE network rollout?

Spain’s leading cellco by subscribers, Telefonica Moviles Espana (TME), is thought to be close to awarding French ... http://bit.ly/yZLhv3

Optus to buy Vividwireless for AUD230 million

SingTel Optus, Australia’s second largest mobile network operator in terms of subscribers, has announced that it ... http://bit.ly/wXjICv

Serbia to build out national broadband network

The Serbian government has set up a working group to develop plans for the installation of a national broadband net ... http://bit.ly/xPXU3l

Middle East GCCIX interconnected with Epsilon's global system in London

GCCIX, a recently-launched operator-neutral, terrestrial fibre-optic cable system in the Middle East, connecting Ku ... http://bit.ly/wiZ0xr

Global Telesat, RascomStar project aims to expand 'affordable' internet coverage

Satellite providers Global Telesat and RascomStar have entered into a joint venture to offer satellite-based intern ... http://bit.ly/zbhu1R

Tele2 Estonia completes Televorgu acquisition

Less than a month after the deal was first announced, Swedish telecoms group Tele2 has completed the acquisition of ... http://bit.ly/y72owr

Clearwire TD-LTE network to go live in June 2013

US WiMAX-turned-Long Term Evolution (LTE) provider Clearwire has confirmed that it intends to have 5,000 TD-LTE cel ... http://bit.ly/wiGrb6

Vodafone set to test LTE in football stadiums; Turin trial earmarked for March

Vodafone Italy is expected to launch a series of trials of its under-deployment Long Term Evolution (LTE) network a ... http://bit.ly/zfOIpA

Numericable to launch MVNO services over Mobistar’s network

Belgian cableco Numericable looks set to enter the country’s mobile sector having reportedly struck a mobile virt ... http://bit.ly/wt7jK6

Maroc Telecom restricts VoIP service access

The Moroccan operator Maroc Telecom is reportedly blocking access to a number of voice-over-Internet Protocol (VoIP ... http://bit.ly/yo7PzL

GBI cable ready for service

Gulf Bridge International (GBI) and its technology partner TE SubCom have announced that the GBI undersea cable sys ... http://bit.ly/zmPf6Z

Three bidders interested in Vivacom

There are now just three bidders left in the running to buy heavily indebted Bulgarian fixed line and cellular oper ... http://bit.ly/xjn4Gv

Cellcos delaying USD100m overdue licence renewal payments

Bangladeshi mobile operators GrameenPhone, Banglalink, Robi and CityCell have refused to pay outstanding fees for t ... http://bit.ly/y3p4NV

Dialog Q4 net profits up 11%

Sri Lanka’s largest cellular operator by subscribers, Dialog Axiata, has reported that consolidated net profit fo ... http://bit.ly/xm1db8

Real estate firm makes plans for FTTB Beirut network with Cisco

Real estate group Solidere is planning to provide businesses and residential premises in Beirut’s central distric ... http://bit.ly/yGHNz3

TIM Brasil plans BRL3bn investment this year

Telecom Italia’s Brazilian subsidiary TIM Brasil has revealed plans to invest BRL3 billion (USD1.75 billion) in 2 ... http://bit.ly/wro8d5

Telecom Argentina posts 33% rise in FY11 net profit

Telecom Argentina has announced it generated consolidated net revenues of ARS18.525 billion (USD4.26 billion) in fu ... http://bit.ly/AcWmtN

Embratel takes indirect control of Net Servicos

Brazilian telco Embratel Participacoes, which is controlled by Mexico’s America Movil via Telmex, last Friday ann ... http://bit.ly/xSIppl

Albtelecom to take Eagle under its wing

National fixed line incumbent Albtelecom has announced plans to merge with its wireless subsidiary, Eagle Mobile to ... http://bit.ly/xBYnS4

Globe to pick Alca-Lu and Huawei for USD700m worth of contracts

Philippines telecoms operator Globe Telecom is poised to award contracts worth a total of USD700 million to Alcatel ... http://bit.ly/xHgfVU

Fibre-optic start-up MyRepublic throws down the gauntlet in Singapore

According to an unconfirmed report from online news journal Techgoondu, Singapore welcomed a new player in the fibr ... http://bit.ly/yLBBDZ

DoT looks for 2G delay

India’s Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has requested an extension to the four-month deadline set by the S ... http://bit.ly/yQxKPD

Vodacom adds four million users in 2011; plans USD94m CAPEX

Vodacom Tanzania, a unit of South Africa-based Vodacom Group, says it expanded its customer base by roughly a third ... http://bit.ly/xhrdMe

Telekom Slovenije to appeal Mobitel anti-competition ruling

Telekom Slovenije will seek to overturn an anti-trust ruling which found it to have breached Slovenian and European ... http://bit.ly/yzzJ9V

TIM Brasil signs up 4.9m users in Q4, warns no nationwide LTE without 700MHz

Telecom Italia’s Brazilian subsidiary TIM Brasil has reported a 19.4% year-on-year increase in fourth-quarter rev ... http://bit.ly/wQ25ta

Tele2, Telia line up ‘Europe's first LTE smartphone’

Korean equipment manufacturer Samsung has revealed that the launch of Europe’s first commercial Long Term Evoluti ... http://bit.ly/xf47Nc

Verizon LTE footprint at 196 markets; AT reaches 28

Verizon Wireless and ATT yesterday both announced additional expansions to their Long Term Evolution (LTE) 4G mobil ... http://bit.ly/z9GFgB

FCC plots regulatory revision of 800MHz spectrum licences

United States telecommunications regulator the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has unveiled a Notice of Pro ... http://bit.ly/x7GSd7

ICT minister urges ‘joined at the hip’ MTN, SPTC to cease hostilities

Swaziland’s minister of ICT Winnie Magagula has publicly called for an end to the ongoing hostilities between nat ... http://bit.ly/zfqb1f

Billionaire Kerimov linked with 28.2% NTC stake

According to Reuters, citing an unconfirmed story by RBC Daily, Russian billionaire Suleiman Kerimov – who curren ... http://bit.ly/wDSW2T

ATC commences base station rollout in underserved areas; interested in further acquisitions

American Tower Corporation (ATC), the company that acquired Cell C’s nationwide base station infrastructure in No ... http://bit.ly/wzs0ZS

Cellcos battle over 2G auction process

The cellcos affected by the Supreme Court’s decision to revoke 122 2G licences have demanded that the Telecoms Re ... http://bit.ly/xJxS8o

Telefonica Brazil posts 1.3% drop in Q4 net profit

Telefonica Brazil has posted net profit of BRL1.46 billion (USD845 million) for the three months ended 31 December ... http://bit.ly/wI4jGe

CWW maintains FY guidance; focuses on cash generation

Cable & Wireless Worldwide (CWW) has maintained its full year 2011/12 outlook on the back of third-quarter results ... http://bit.ly/xyGLqs

Apax gets green light for FT takeover

Switzerland’s anti-trust regulator, the Federal Competition Commission, has given Apax Partners the go-ahead to p ... http://bit.ly/yeT6Nq

BT to enhance services in Turkey, Middle East and Africa

Britain’s BT Group has announced that it is to enhance its service offerings in Turkey, the Middle East and Afric ... http://bit.ly/AsRIjp

Far EasTone reports solid fourth quarter as post-paid MOU, ARPU increases

Taiwanese mobile network operator Far EasTone has released its financial results for the three-month period ended 3 ... http://bit.ly/xk4BN5

CenturyLink releases 2011 results

US broadband provider CenturyLink has released its results for the fourth quarter and year ended 31 December 2011. ... http://bit.ly/yaDnpF

Clearwire reports record revenues

US WiMAX operator Clearwire has reported its financial results for the fourth quarter and full-year 2011. More:O ... http://bit.ly/ABOPSG

Telenor in acrimonious divorce from Unitech, seeks new Indian partner

Norway’s Telenor has announced that it is looking to break away from its Indian joint venture partner Unitech, an ... http://bit.ly/xkL5WF

Telkom facing ‘up to USD450m’ competition fines

Telkom South Africa went before a competition tribunal yesterday, facing potential fines of up to SAR3.5 billion (U ... http://bit.ly/wUvHrk

Jamaica to see new regulator and NP in near future?

Jamaican IT minister Philip Paulwell has reportedly completed talks with Digicel and LIME, with the two companies a ... http://bit.ly/x5WT38

Comcast sees 54.7% revenue jump on the back of customer growth

US cableco Comcast has reported a 54.7% year-on-year rise in fourth quarter revenue to USD15.04 billion in the thre ... http://bit.ly/A5L9qX

Peoples Telephone Cooperative makes switch to LTE from WiMAX

Peoples Telephone Cooperative has launched Long Term Evolution (LTE) services in rural Texas under an agreement wit ... http://bit.ly/yIGm5m

FT network creaking under weight of Free Mobile users

France Telecom (FT) Orange has issued a warning to new roaming partner Free Mobile that it will protect services fo ... http://bit.ly/xvgDAS

Xplornet's ‘4G satellite broadband’ goes live

Xplornet Communications, a Canadian provider of rural broadband services, has launched commercial internet access o ... http://bit.ly/yUYrkB

CAT’s True Move H deal ‘illegal’ says senate committee

A senate committee has decided that the network resale deal struck by CAT Telecom and True Corp in January 2011, wh ... http://bit.ly/woHGhr

IIJ to launch 4G services on 27 February

The Japanese internet services provider Internet Initiative Japan (IIJ) has announced that it plans to launch a Lon ... http://bit.ly/yZovRJ

Ericsson deploys Mixed Mode LTE for eAccess

Swedish vendor Ericsson has signed a deal with Japanese operator eAccess to launch Long Term Evolution (LTE) 4G tec ... http://bit.ly/yeT4ul

TIM begins public trials of LTE in Turin

Telecom Italia Mobile (TIM) has announced the launch of public trials of Long Term Evolution (LTE) technology in Tu ... http://bit.ly/yfYBh3

Vodafone Romania reveals outsourcing deal with Huawei

Vodafone Romania, the country’s second largest mobile network operator by subscribers, has reportedly announced t ... http://bit.ly/wrvkYJ

Virgin Mobile to spend USD300 million on LatAm operations over the next five years

Virgin Mobile has reportedly outlined plans to invest around USD300 million over the next five years with a view to ... http://bit.ly/zl5cqv

Deutsche Telekom mulling UK exit?

German telecoms giant Deutsche Telekom (DT) is rumoured to be considering an exit from the UK wireless sector, with ... http://bit.ly/wqpqQi

Telenor announces acquisition of Vimpelcom preferred shares from Weather Investments II

Norwegian telecoms group Telenor has reportedly ended a long-running corporate conflict by acquiring a block of sha ... http://bit.ly/yEF1mR

SC to evaluate Amnet’s proposed acquisition of Telefonica Multiservicios

El Salvador’s competition regulator Superintendencia de Competencia (SC) has announced it has admitted for analys ... http://bit.ly/zqdcP1

Kabel Deutschland posts 5.4% rise in Q3 revenue

German cable operator Kabel Deutschland has announced it generated revenue of EUR427.3 million (USD560.8 million) i ... http://bit.ly/wGdGPZ

Data-only mobile broadband subscriptions topped a million in September, says OPTA

In its latest quarterly report, to the end of September 2011, Netherlands regulator Independent Post & Telecommunic ... http://bit.ly/zcAEvN

Digital switchover to be completed in 2014

Under a timeline approved by the Ghanaian cabinet, the country is targeting a migration from analogue to digital TV ... http://bit.ly/xPT3UQ

Turk Telekom’s revenues climb 10%, helped by 16% rise at Avea

Turk Telekom has posted consolidated annual net profit of TRY2.328 billion (USD1.315 billion) for 2011, down by 18. ... http://bit.ly/wKf8Uo

MBNL to spend GBP25 million boosting 3G coverage in Northern Ireland

Everything Everywhere, the joint venture between British mobile network operators T-Mobile UK and Orange UK, and Hu ... http://bit.ly/zXwgow

EC queries Danish SMS termination rates

The European Commission (EC) has written to the Danish Business Authority (DBA) to express doubts about the compati ... http://bit.ly/y1LCTo

CAT reveals decision on MTR appeals

Two of the UK’s mobile network operators may today be rueing their decision to appeal rulings made in April last ... http://bit.ly/AmPET7

Egypt’s financial watchdog calls for explanation of OTMT’s acceptance of MobiNil share offer

In the wake of the revelation that France Telecom (FT) and Orascom Telecom Media and Technology Holding (OTMT) have ... http://bit.ly/y3ilvX

Wataniya halves net losses in 2011

The Palestinian cellular operator Wataniya Palestine Mobile Telecommunications Company has more than halved its net ... http://bit.ly/w1NG22

FCC to suspend LightSquared network over GPS interference

US telecoms regulator the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is preparing to block LightSquared’s planned na ... http://bit.ly/yW4CmK

PCCW stops unlimited mobile data plans; CSL, SmarTone, 3 continue but with restrictions

Hong Kong cellco PCCW Mobile yesterday stopped offering unlimited mobile data plans, while three other operators ... http://bit.ly/yV9Mkk

Fixed lines decline by 0.5% in Q4 says stats office; local tariffs may rise

According to data released by the Ukrainian Statistics Office, the fourth quarter of 2011 saw a 0.5% decrease in th ... http://bit.ly/zNDLSQ

T-HT’s revenues fall 3.6%

T-Hrvatski Telekom (T-HT), Croatia’s largest telecoms group, has announced audited results for the year ended 31 ... http://bit.ly/AqJKnY

MTS Allstream reports Q4 results

Canadian full-service telco MTS Allstream has reported full-year revenues for 2011 which declined by 1% to CAD1.765 ... http://bit.ly/wggvAZ

RTR limits monthly mobile data charges

Austria’s Regulatory Authority for Telecoms & Broadcasting (RTR) has revealed that from 1 May 2012 operators will ... http://bit.ly/wlBED8

CST pilots 3G network; commercial services to follow in March

Portugal Telecom’s subsidiary in Sao Tome and Principe, Companhia Santomense de Telecomunicacoes (CST), has launc ... http://bit.ly/AzAQbv

Jersey Telecom connects first customers in FTTP trial

Jersey’s incumbent fixed line operator, Jersey Telecom, has announced that it has connected 24 premises to its tr ... http://bit.ly/xhZySY

ACCC outline interim determination for wholesale ADSL service

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has declared wholesale ADSL services under section 152AL ... http://bit.ly/wmslaU

Israeli communications minister balks at HOT’s tariff increase plans

Israeli communications minister Moshe Kahlon has reportedly said that he is opposed to tariff increases proposed by ... http://bit.ly/zXk58S

EC suspends OPTA proposal to raise fixed, mobile wholesale rates

The European Commission (EC) has said it has ‘serious doubts’ about a new proposal from Dutch telecoms regulato ... http://bit.ly/xMUw3O

Etisalat looks to expand into Libya

UAE-owned telco Etisalat has indicated that it is interested in entering the Libyan telecoms market, reports Reuter ... http://bit.ly/wUufG1

TRAI to cap foreign ownership of towercos

The Telecoms Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has suggested capping foreign ownership of tower companies at 74% ... http://bit.ly/wIUaZr

TDC owners confirm share sale

Following rumours last week that shareholders of Danish telco TDC were looking to divest part of their stake in the ... http://bit.ly/xmxZmF

Zain sees 2% rise in sales on subscriber gains

Kuwait’s Zain Group has reported an 8% rise in customer numbers during 2011, ending the year with 40.2 million su ... http://bit.ly/wRgj7n

Free Mobile is too cheap say resellers

The newest French cellular service provider Free Mobile, which is part of the Iliad Group, has angered an industry ... http://bit.ly/xJQzPC

International VPN Coverage Grows, but On-Net Coverage Remains Limited

With the adoption of cloud-based services, CRM systems, and VoIP and video conferencing, enterprises are expanding ... http://bit.ly/ziWgSJ

Taiwan’s NCC outlines 4G licensing timetable

Taiwan’s National Communications Commission (NCC) has announced that it expects to issue three fourth-generation ... http://bit.ly/wsUA48

iiNet unveils expansion plans for Darwin, regional Queensland

Australian alternative broadband provider iiNet has announced plans to expand its ADSL2+ coverage in both Darwin an ... http://bit.ly/yaaqHb

Vodafone Group eyes CWW purchase

British mobile giant Vodafone Group is understood to be examining a potential bid for UK-based Cable & Wireless Wor ... http://bit.ly/yDYqgX

FT and OTMT reach preliminary deal over MobiNil shareholdings

European telecoms major France Telecom (FT) has reportedly reached a preliminary agreement with Orascom Telecom Med ... http://bit.ly/zsON4R

Ericsson wins 4G contract with STC

Saudi Telecom Company (STC) has contracted Sweden's Ericsson as one of the main suppliers for an end-to-end Long Te ... http://bit.ly/zue5aN

LIME calls for an end to asymmetric termination rates

The managing director of LIME Jamaica, Garfield Sinclair, has criticised the regulatory environment in the country, ... http://bit.ly/yhn82v

Mobily signs SAR10bn loan refinancing deal

The Saudi telecoms operator Mobily has signed a SAR10 billion (USD2.67 billion) sharia-compliant loan refinancing a ... http://bit.ly/yc8wBQ

Russian diplomats weigh-in for Sistema; Uninor asks for restrictions on bidders

The Russian foreign ministry has come out in support of Sistema Shyam TeleServices Ltd (SSTL), a subsidiary of Russ ... http://bit.ly/w7Wrli

SIM registration deadline set for 3 March

Ghana’s telecoms regulator, the National Communications Authority (NCA), has announced that 3 March 2012 will be ... http://bit.ly/zyeUNB

BTL signs 4G deal with Ericsson

Belize Telemedia Limited (BTL) has agreed a 4G infrastructure contract with Swedish vendor Ericsson. The government ... http://bit.ly/wXRpYN

Globe’s Q4 net profits drops sharply on marketing costs; full-year profits, revenue steady

Globe Telecom of the Philippines reported a steep fall in net income for the last three months of 2011 due to highe ... http://bit.ly/xfmLib

Omantel plans LTE network rollout

Oman Telecommunications Company (Omantel), the Sultanate’s incumbent telecoms operator, plans to roll out 4G Long ... http://bit.ly/ybIjnc

Trio fined for poor service quality

Burkina Faso’s telecoms regulator, the Regulatory Authority for Electronic Communications (ARCE), has announced i ... http://bit.ly/ychBHy

SunWireless to provide wireless coverage for Skopje, Ohrid airports

Macedonian wireless internet service provider (ISP) SunWireless has struck a deal to become the exclusive provider ... http://bit.ly/zdvGXB

TOT offers 3G in Pattaya over AIS network

Thai state-owned fixed and mobile operator TOT has announced the launch of 3G services for its smartphone and compu ... http://bit.ly/yZTMjq

Nepal Telecom prepares tender for 10m GSM lines

Having been given the green light by the Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA), Nepalese fixed ... http://bit.ly/zQXqWr

Telus notes rapid smartphone, data growth in Q4 results

Canadian quadruple-play operator Telus has posted a 5.3% year-on-year rise in consolidated revenues in the fourth q ... http://bit.ly/w1R0Tw

List drawn up of 85 international gateway, interconnection licence hopefuls

Bangladesh’s Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications is considering a list of 85 applicants for international ga ... http://bit.ly/ypTpxC

P rolls out ultra-fast broadband with Alca-Lu

PT Luxembourg has announced plans to launch ultra-fast broadband access in the country using fibre-optic technology ... http://bit.ly/y6sfJm

AIS reaches 1.2m 3G users in six months; non-voice revenue up 31%

Thailand’s largest cellco by subscribers, Advanced Info Service (AIS), announced that it reached 1.2 million 3G 9 ... http://bit.ly/wUJ7PB

ISPs escape broadcasting regulations

In a final ruling, Canada's Supreme Court has decided that internet service providers (ISPs) are not bound by the c ... http://bit.ly/wis0KV

Hong Kong revamps regulator in April; targets 2.5GHz auction in 1Q13

Hong Kong’s Office of the Telecommunications Authority (OFTA) has announced that on 1 April 2012 the Communicatio ... http://bit.ly/A9C5dE

Vimpelcom selling digital TV operator Kolangon-Optim

Russia’s Vimpelcom has received regulatory clearance to sell a 64% controlling stake in digital TV operator Kolan ... http://bit.ly/Af4mqL

Batelco launches pre-paid 'broadband for all'

Bahrain Telecommunications Company (Batelco) has launched new pre-paid fixed broadband options under the banner ‘ ... http://bit.ly/wzDGUO

Bell Canada boosts sales by 12.6%; expands LTE to 14 cities

Bell Canada (including Bell Mobility and Bell Media) has posted a 12.6% year-on-year increase in fourth-quarter rev ... http://bit.ly/yF0qPh

Brasil Telecom to sell BRL2bn of bonds to fund investment

Brazilian telecoms operator Brasil Telecom, part of the Telemar Norte Leste (TNL, or Oi) group, has confirmed it pl ... http://bit.ly/wYY4P5

UCC to introduce new penalty schedule

Uganda’s telecoms watchdog the Uganda Communication Commission (UCC) has begun consultation with stakeholders reg ... http://bit.ly/zeK9o1

3G licence attracts overseas investors

The upcoming auction of third-generation concessions in Pakistan has attracted the attention of five foreign telcos ... http://bit.ly/ACPeGE

Shaw launches 250Mbps, HD TV cable bundles under ‘Exo’ brand

Western Canada-based Shaw Communications has upgraded its range of cable broadband and TV services under the new ... http://bit.ly/wQKp2y

TDSAT upholds RCom fine

India’s Telecoms Dispute Settlement Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) has upheld the decision of the Department of Telec ... http://bit.ly/za63xq

Zamtel Mobile launches 3G network

Zambia’s smallest mobile network operator by subscribers, Zamtel Mobile, has reportedly inaugurated a third-gener ... http://bit.ly/wdBB5W

DBCDE confirms spectrum renewal plans

The Australian government expects to raise around AUD3 billion (USD3.2 billion) over the next four years through th ... http://bit.ly/wLYZqc

Telus launches LTE in 14 cities

Canada’s Telus has joined its main wireless rivals Rogers and Bell in launching commercial 4G Long Term Evolution ... http://bit.ly/xWvMUZ

Etisalat profit hit by impairment charge on India ops

The UAE’s incumbent telecoms operator Etisalat has announced that its net profit for the twelve months ended 31 D ... http://bit.ly/AokJcU

Belarus targets 1Q14 launch for new communication satellite

The Minister for Information Technologies and Communications in Belarus, Nikolai Pantelei, is quoted as saying that ... http://bit.ly/wn4Ec4

ANCOM publishes draft guidelines to open market for MVNOs

Romania’s telecoms industry regulator the National Authority for Management and Regulation of Communications (ANC ... http://bit.ly/zrkLh0

AM registers profit drop in 4Q11 on higher financing costs

Latin American telecoms giant America Movil (AM) has released its financial results for the last three months of 20 ... http://bit.ly/yRx9BE

Govt sets end-June deadline for nationwide fibre connectivity scheme

The Kenyan government intends to connect all 47 counties in the country to its 'in-deployment' fibre-optic cable by ... http://bit.ly/z4sIC6

Sprint details iDEN shutdown plans on new website

Sprint Nextel has launched a website (www.nextelnetwork.sprint.com) detailing when and where it will begin decommis ... http://bit.ly/AmfF4t

Vimpelcom CEO outlines future strategy; no plans to rebrand new units as Beeline

In an interview with Global Telecoms Business, Jo Lunder, CEO of telecoms giant Vimpelcom Group, has reiterated pre ... http://bit.ly/w0uuFr

Slovak Telekom expands 42Mbps, 21Mbps coverage

Slovak Telekom (which offers mobile services under the T-Mobile brand) has increased the number of municipaliti ... http://p.ost.im/p/eH7s6n

GP’s profit up by more than three-quarters to USD221m

Bangladeshi mobile market leader GrameenPhone (GP) has posted a 76.6% rise in net profit for full-year 2011 to ... http://p.ost.im/p/e9NuBS

Trans-telco awards Iskratel VDSL2 contract

Slovenian telecoms equipment provider Iskratel has signed its first deal for the supply of next-generation access e ... http://bit.ly/xWGAnX

DISH LTE plan moves forward in Canada, not in US

US satellite TV provider DISH Network’s plan to build a Long Term Evolution (LTE) 4G mobile broadband network usi ... http://bit.ly/xHCGJZ

Sprint’s Q4 results impacted by iPhone discounts; reveals additional LTE launch cities

Sprint Nextel’s net losses widened in the fourth quarter of 2011 to USD1.3 billion compared to USD929 million a y ... http://bit.ly/yC0au9

Comms minister directs ACMA to limit digital dividend spectrum bidding

Australia’s communications minister Stephen Conroy has reportedly set restrictions on the amount of spectrum oper ... http://bit.ly/wFwdWf

Airtel given extension on local ownership requirement

Airtel Kenya has received a second reprieve from meeting local foreign ownership regulations, reports Business Dail ... http://bit.ly/yXrr1a

Batelco the first casualty of licence revocation

Bahrain’s Batelco has pulled out of its Indian operations following the ruling of India’s Supreme Court to canc ... http://bit.ly/wDSCEV

Southern Europe slowdown dents Vodafone Group’s third-quarter turnover

Britain’s Vodafone Group has revealed a slowdown in turnover growth in the last three months of 2011, with organi ... http://bit.ly/yiC3Qf

Virgin Media registers first-ever annual profit

British cableco Virgin Media has announced that it has recorded its first ever annual profit, revealing that in the ... http://bit.ly/xXABGn

FICORA hands out first round of funding for regional broadband project

The Finnish Communications Regulatory Authority (FICORA) has announced that it has paid the first tranche of state ... http://bit.ly/zuhEi3

South Korean cellcos up investment in 2011

South Korea’s three mobile network operators reportedly increased investment by 20% in 2011 compared to the previ ... http://bit.ly/yzF1CS

Axiata to invest MYR4 billion to MYR5 billion in 2012

Malaysian telecoms group Axiata has revealed that it expects capital expenditures to be between MYR4 billion an ... http://p.ost.im/p/e9Sgqn

TDC shareholders mull sale

The owners of the Danish telco TDC are reportedly looking to sell off part of their stake. See the article here: ... http://bit.ly/ziaCgo

Iliad hit with fine for throttling

A French consumer group says that telco and internet service provider (ISP) Iliad has been fined EUR100,000 (USD132 ... http://bit.ly/AlEKj8

Algerie Telecom expands Eutelsat use

Algeria’s dominant communications provider, state-owned Algerie Telecom, is expanding its relationship with satel ... http://bit.ly/z6dj4u

Cablevision executives deny government claim it will sell its Paraguayan operation

Leading executives of Paraguayan pay-TV and broadband ISP Cablevision have reacted swiftly to deny the government ... http://bit.ly/AAZfD2

Virgin Mobile Latin America to enter Brazilian MVNO market

Brazilian news journal Teletime writes that Virgin Mobile Latin America (VMLA) is partnering with Datora Telecom, p ... http://bit.ly/zd1URr

Vodacom books 12% rise in revenue in fiscal third-quarter on strong subs gains

South Africa-based regional mobile operator Vodacom Group said revenue in its third quarter ended 31 December 2011 ... http://bit.ly/yW2DXV

Indosat offloads 2,500 telecom towers in USD519m deal

Indonesia's second largest telecoms group by subscribers and revenue, PT Indosat, has sold a total of 2,500 telecom ... http://bit.ly/A7o50X

ATH looking to acquire CWC’s 49% stake in FINTEL

Fijian communications conglomerate Amalgamated Telecom Holdings (ATH) says it has struck an agreement to buy Cable ... http://bit.ly/y2c37E

Airtel launches 3G network in main cities

Airtel Sierra Leone, a unit of Indian telecoms group Bharti Airtel, has announced the commercial launch of its HSPA ... http://bit.ly/An5elA

Turkcell extends loan guarantee to Financell after Astelit default

Turkcell has extended a USD411 million loan guarantee to its 100% subsidiary Financell for group financing, which h ... http://bit.ly/wL6989

Bharti African operations cross 50m subscriber mark

Bharti Airtel has recorded a 17% year-on-year increase in total revenues for the three-month period ending 31 Decem ... http://bit.ly/xsoItx

DoT issues show cause notices over understated earnings

India’s Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has issued show cause notices to Bharti Airtel, Idea Cellular, Vod ... http://bit.ly/xFPdoB

Huawei wins second major UFB contract

China's Huawei has won its second major contract under the New Zealand government's ultrafast broadband (UFB) netwo ... http://bit.ly/w3inSX

Tigo launches mobile TV service

RapidTVNews reports that Paraguayan fixed and mobile operator Tigo has launched a limited mobile TV service in the ... http://bit.ly/zqkkSN

Fresh spanner in works to delay hearing on controversial ILD service

Bermudan newspaper The Royal Gazette writes that the government is attempting to delay a hearing on Digicel’s con ... http://bit.ly/xOODmV

NMHH receives five bids for 26GHz frequencies

The Hungarian telecoms industry watchdog the National Media and Infocommunications Authority (NMHH), yesterday conf ... http://bit.ly/xRreJ2

Vodafone Ireland's 2010/11 profits fell 17%

Vodafone Ireland’s latest filing to the Companies’ Registration Office shows that its net profit for the financ ... http://bit.ly/ydAEfl

NTT plans USD2.2 billion share buy-back

Japan’s largest telco NTT has unveiled a plan to spend JPY166.5 billion (USD2.2 billion) to buy back 44 million o ... http://bit.ly/yzjqbX

Bouygues selects Ericsson for 2G, 3G and 4G equipment

The French cellular operator Bouygues Telecom has awarded the Swedish equipment vendor Ericsson a contract covering ... http://bit.ly/wO3TxA

Saudi regulator to proceed with pre-paid registration scheme

The head of Saudi Arabia’s Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC) says the government plans ... http://bit.ly/yCtBpr

Televisa and Iusacell merger could yet gain approval

The proposed joint venture between Mexican broadcast giant Televisa and local mobile network operator Iusacell coul ... http://bit.ly/wK3pV1

TalkTalk revenue stabilises despite continued customer losses

Alternative UK broadband and fixed line provider TalkTalk revealed that in the last three months of 2011 it saw a f ... http://bit.ly/wrGCw1

Omantel Q4 net profit up 10% on growing subscribers

In a statement to the Muscat Securities Market, Oman’s second national telecoms operator Nawras Telecom has annou ... http://bit.ly/wc10QA

Mobilcom-debitel partners Unitymedia to deliver cable services

German telecoms company freenet, which provides services under the mobilcom-debitel brand, has announced that it ha ... http://bit.ly/wuaGYS

DTAC on Wi-Fi expansion drive

Thai cellco DTAC says it will launch a commercial public Wi-Fi wireless broadband network of hotspots in Bangkok an ... http://bit.ly/xpoiKN

MIC notes 21.6% profit growth, plans greater spending on 3G

Millicom International Celular (MIC) has announced its group results for the three months and twelve months ended 3 ... http://bit.ly/wZT8i5

Indian write-down pushes Telenor to loss in 4Q11

Norwegian telecoms group Telenor has revealed the financial impact of the Indian government’s decision to cancel ... http://bit.ly/yCPuhZ

Batelco ‘reviews sustainability’ of Indian unit following licence cancellations

Bahrain Telecommunications Company (Batelco) has stated that it is studying the judgement handed down by the Suprem ... http://bit.ly/y6j59F

Hutchison, China Mobile, ViaNet win 2.3GHz spectrum; PCCW misses out

Hong Kong's Office of the Telecommunications Authority (OFTA) yesterday announced the completion of a mobile broadb ... http://bit.ly/w4nU5U

DTAC’s EBITDA margin affected by increase in revenue-sharing

At the end of 2011, Thai cellco Digital Total Access Communication (DTAC) reported a total subscriber base of 23.2 ... http://bit.ly/AwYXdz

Montserrat drafts ICT strategy

The Caribbean Journal reports that Montserrat has unveiled the first draft of its Information & Communication T ... http://p.ost.im/p/eHVt4X

Tele2’s EBITDA grows 12%, 6% in Q4, FY

Swedish telecoms group Tele2 has announced that its net sales for the fourth quarter of 2011 reached SEK10.839 ... http://p.ost.im/p/eHUtkV

TRAI launches 2G spectrum auction; Uninor readies strategy

The Telecoms Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has initiated plans to auction 2G spectrum, inviting comments ... http://p.ost.im/p/eHfjEJ

Multimedia Polska goes under the hammer

The owners of Multimedia Polska have begun looking for a buyer for the Polish cableco, according to Gazeta Praw ... http://p.ost.im/p/eHGMN9

New telecoms law to be developed this year

The government of Uruguay will begin drafting a new telecommunications law this year to update and replace the ... http://p.ost.im/p/eHf9CG

SureWest consolidated by Consolidated

Two US integrated fixed line network operators, Consolidated Communications and SureWest Communications have en ... http://p.ost.im/p/eHaSLy

Du, Huawei bring wireless services to Dubai Metro’s Green Line

Chinese equipment vendor Huawei has successfully deployed its transmission network solution on the Dubai Metro for ... http://bit.ly/AlN1bZ

Telmex inks deal with Alca-Lu for supply of VDSL/GPON broadband kit

Mexican fixed line incumbent Telefonos de Mexico (Telmex) has selected French-US vendor Alcatel-Lucent as the key s ... http://bit.ly/yFGqEB

B-Mobile to expand 3G network beyond the capital

B-Mobile, the wholly owned wireless subsidiary of fixed line incumbent Bhutan Telecom, plans to expand its 3G netwo ... http://bit.ly/zaebyC

Brasil Telecom sells USD1.5bn of bonds in US

Brazilian telecoms operator Brasil Telecom, part of the Telemar Norte Leste (TNL, or Oi) group, confirmed yesterday ... http://bit.ly/A6cyW8

Sonatel 2011 net income drops 16% as tax exemption changes bite

Senegalese telecommunications group Sonatel has published its full year financial results for 2011 showing that EBI ... http://bit.ly/y1qVAN

Vivacom reports slight fall in 2011 sales

The Bulgarian telco Vivacom has reported a 1.2% fall in revenues for 2011 to BGN885.9 million (USD593 million). Mob ... http://bit.ly/w9eCQF

Tax write-down hits NTT profit

The Japanese telecoms group NTT has reported a 56% year-on-year drop in profit for the three months ended 31 Decemb ... http://bit.ly/zFfNxx

Moldtelecom demonstrates LTE technology

The state-owned Moldovan operator Moldtelecom has demonstrated Long Term Evolution (LTE) 4G cellular services using ... http://bit.ly/yovmYF

Airtel Zambia executive details cell site deployments, network coverage

Airtel Zambia’s network is now reportedly comprised of more than 1,000 cell sites across the country, according t ... http://bit.ly/zzZWT6

Virgin Media’s HFC network passes coverage milestone

British cableco Virgin Media has announced that its hybrid fibre-coaxial (HFC) network is now available to more ... http://p.ost.im/p/eHtKrv

CMT outlines revised timetable for MTR reductions

Spain’s telecoms regulator, the Comision del Mercado de las Telecomunicacinoes (CMT), has announced that it has r ... http://bit.ly/xIyLkb

MNP a year away, says regulatory chief

Mobile number portability (MNP) will be available to Bangladeshi cellphone users in around a year, according to Ban ... http://bit.ly/zeNdmy

Expenses squeeze Orange income

Jordan Telecom Group, which operates under the Orange brand of majority owner France Telecom (FT), has announced a ... http://bit.ly/zVKa0X

CMRI inks TD-LTE interoperability deal with Anite

China Mobile Research Institute (CMRI), the research arm of China Mobile has signed a memorandum of understanding ( ... http://bit.ly/x8AlbM

Du to pay royalty fee of 15% net profit, 5% revenue

In a statement to the Dubai Financial Market, the UAE’s second national operator Du has announced that it will pa ... http://bit.ly/yPfUJ0

Swisscom teams up with Ericsson for M2M services; launches HD voice service

Swedish vendor Ericsson has announced that it has inked a partnership deal with Swiss incumbent Swisscom to develop ... http://bit.ly/yWkhRc

NCC to grant new fixed line licences next year

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) plans to award additional CDMA fixed line telephony licences during 20 ... http://bit.ly/wjGS9J

Ofcom outlines new wholesale charge controls for Openreach

The UK’s telecoms regulator Ofcom has revealed that it has notified the European Commission (EC) regarding provis ... http://bit.ly/wuhZhu

Telenor calls on ip.access for small cell solutions

UK-based developer and manufacturer of small cell infrastructure solutions, ip.access, has announced that it has be ... http://bit.ly/y2r0OE

Telstra refutes claims regarding exploitation of USO payments

Australian fixed line incumbent Telstra has reportedly rejected claims by rivals that it is taking advantage of uni ... http://bit.ly/wNcEkG

Nepal Telecom announces 12.5% rise in net profit

State owned fixed and mobile operator Nepal Doorsanchar Company Limited (Nepal Telecom, or NT) has reported a 12.48 ... http://bit.ly/xiGKap

MoIC submits VoIP proposal for ratification ahead of licence allocation

MyRepublica.com reports that Nepal’s Ministry of Information and Communications (MoIC) has submitted plans to the ... http://bit.ly/z1sELZ

NP put on hold to give telcos more time to complete service tests

The arrival of number portability (NP) in the Cayman Islands has been put on hold to allow local telecoms service p ... http://bit.ly/zvi5Jr

KT’s fourth quarter results bolstered by one-off real estate sale

South Korea’s KT Corp has released its financial results for the three-month period to end-December 2011, with ad ... http://bit.ly/ylBoQg

Vodafone, Wind Hellas merger abandoned; exploring partnership alternatives

UK-based Vodafone Group and Largo, the holding company of Greek cellco Wind Hellas, have ‘agreed to terminate dis ... http://bit.ly/wHfae4

LinkBermuda secures permission to acquire 100% of Quantum

The government of Bermuda has given its permission for domestic voice and data services provider Quantum to be 100% ... http://bit.ly/we7863

Third mobile licence attracts Bharti Airtel, Viettel, among others

A number of international telecoms companies are in talks with Cameroon’s telecommunications ministry to purchase ... http://bit.ly/AAVOvR

MTN faces Iranian bribery allegations from Turkcell

South African telecoms giant MTN Group has confirmed that it faces a potential lawsuit in the United States relatin ... http://bit.ly/y5bm42

Vee Telecom raises VMAX stake to 72.43%

Vee Telecom, which is based in the south of Taiwan, has raised its stake in rival WiMAX firm VMAX Telecom to 72.43% ... http://bit.ly/wpjmqX

Airtel plots money transfer service in Kenya, Tanzania

Indian telco Bharti Airtel has confirmed that plans are underway to initiate mobile money transfer services for its ... http://bit.ly/z3JjI5

ANCOM announces new MTRs for fixed, mobile operators

Romanian telecoms regulator the National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications (ANCOM) has anno ... http://bit.ly/wtQWoG

Rise of the machines: Telekom Austria confirms 19 ‘high volume’ M2M projects are in the pipeline

Telekom Austria Group has announced that it has ‘successfully concluded’ the first operating quarter since the ... http://bit.ly/xshjQd

Orange seals EUR1.4bn deal with Hutchison for Austria sale

France Telecom-Orange has announced that it has entered into a binding agreement with its co-shareholder Mid Europa ... http://bit.ly/w3g8vu

Digital TV migration to take four years

Thailand’s National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) has announced that it hopes to see digi ... http://bit.ly/AoAK5u

Alcatel-Lucent wins LTE deal with Claro Puerto Rico as part of Latin American contract

Mexican telecoms giant America Movil has awarded a contract to Alcatel-Lucent to provide infrastructure for its Pue ... http://bit.ly/zNJcvt

FPT Telecom posts 42% rise in revenue

Vietnamese telecommunications and software company the Corporation for Financing and Promoting Technology (FPT) pos ... http://bit.ly/zL7SvO

Sprint grants LightSquared second extension to achieve FCC clearance

US giant Sprint Nextel has reportedly granted billionaire Philip Falcone's struggling open-access Long Term Evoluti ... http://bit.ly/yRuMJI

TDC revenue up 0.5% in 2011; initiates share buy-back

Danish telecoms company TDC has announced that it generated revenue of DKK26.304 billion (USD4.65 billion) in the t ... http://bit.ly/wL0s3c

Q4 net profit down 61% at SK Telecom

South Korea’s SK Telecom has posted a 61% year-on-year fall in net profit in the fourth quarter of 2011, and a 10 ... http://bit.ly/ywtqCX

No King Street blues as US Cellular joins LTE royalty

Chicago-based mobile operator US Cellular has announced that it is poised to launch its long-rumoured Long Term Evo ... http://bit.ly/x3GCup

Subtel establishes price comparison service

Hot on the heels of the implementation of mobile number portability (MNP) Chile’s telecoms regulator the Subsecre ... http://bit.ly/xJPhj1

Rostelecom acquires 75% minus one share stake in Armenia’s GNC-ALFA

Russian national telecoms operator Rostelecom yesterday announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Teleset Network ... http://bit.ly/zfkwZu

Flow to increase spending to USD350m over next five years

Flow Jamaica has announced plans to invest USD350 million over the next five years to upgrade its infrastructure an ... http://bit.ly/zO0vE6

StarHub books rise in Q4 and FY2011 profit

Singaporean fixed and mobile operator StarHub has announced its results for the fourth quarter and full year ended ... http://bit.ly/ysE8GV

Cost-cutting helps lift BT profits despite sales decline

BT has posted revenue of GBP4.77 billion (USD7.55 billion) for its fiscal third quarter ending 31 December 2011, a ... http://bit.ly/zVtrya

UPC fined PLN775,000 fine for concealing report

Poland’s anti-trust watchdog the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK) has issued a fine worth PL ... http://bit.ly/yTEUua

Astelit defaults on USD323m Turkcell debt

Reuters reports that Turkcell has announced that its Ukrainian mobile subsidiary Astelit failed to pay debts of USD ... http://bit.ly/wAymOj

IBW stages MVNO negotiations across Central America

Pan-Central American WiMAX operator IBW Group, which currently counts operations in Guatemala, Nicaragua, El Salvad ... http://bit.ly/xh6Dau

Etisalat eyes sale of African towers, report says

UAE telecoms operator Etisalat is looking to sell its tower operations in Africa, in a process that could raise up ... http://bit.ly/zpT6m7

Virgin to launch in Argentine mobile market

Virgin Mobile plans to launch mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) services in Argentina this year, possibly in S ... http://bit.ly/wAHjIq

TeliaSonera completes first phase of K’cell acquisition

TeliaSonera has announced that it has completed the first phase of its previously announced transaction to increase ... http://bit.ly/yn8eHv

Regulator sees September launch of NP

The introduction of number portability (NP) in Nigeria is now expected to begin from September this year, Leadershi ... http://bit.ly/y6I4iH

Swisscom inks twelfth fibre-optic rollout deal

Swisscom, Switzerland’s largest provider of broadband, wireless and fixed telephony services by subscribers, has ... http://bit.ly/xafVZn

1m SIMs cancelled in three years for illegal VoIP

Around one million wireless network SIM cards in Bangladesh have been disconnected for illegal voice-over-internet ... http://bit.ly/xcsM16

TEO LT net profit slips 5.2% in 2011

Lithuania’s incumbent fixed line operator TEO LT has announced it generated revenue of LTL749.8 million (USD284.8 ... http://bit.ly/ydZ416

PTS takes it from the top (and bottom) in LRICal attack on Telia

Sweden’s National Post and Telecom Agency (PTS) has issued an injunction to the country’s largest telecoms oper ... http://bit.ly/zjmVIS

Alestra to expand fibre network coverage

Mexican telco Alestra has announced plans to enhance and expand its network with a view to meeting increasing deman ... http://bit.ly/AnYc4E

Internode cites better DSLAM coverage as first benefit of Internode tie-up

On the back of the announcement yesterday that iiNet has completed its acquisition of alternative Australian broadb ... http://bit.ly/ydNKxx

Sales costs drag on Softbank’s bottom line

Japan’s third largest telecoms firm by subscribers, Softbank Corp, says its net income for the fiscal third quart ... http://bit.ly/x5d47G

TeliaSonera’s EBITDA levels out year-on-year, rises 1% in Q4

Swedish telecoms heavyweight TeliaSonera has released its financial results for the year and fourth quarter ended 3 ... http://bit.ly/x5ig2L

Armenian communications services generated USD408.5m in 2011

News agency ARKA reports Armenia’s National Statistical Service (NSO) as saying that the country’s communicatio ... http://bit.ly/webC7V

Glo boss claims success for number reservation plan, but still no launch date

The head of Ghana’s latest would-be cellular services provider Glo Mobile Ghana, George Andah, has claimed succes ... http://bit.ly/z5B8uN

Orange Senegal unveils 3G-based mobile TV service

Orange Senegal, the mobile arm of national PTO Sonatel, has launched a mobile TV service over its 3G network in the ... http://bit.ly/yPANFC

MTS awarded Moscow LTE licence by Roskomnadzor

Russian wireless behemoth Mobile TeleSystems (MTS), the country’s largest mobile operator by subscribers, has ann ... http://bit.ly/yIbjXp

LAP Green decides against Rwandatel assets bid

Libyan government investment vehicle LAP Green has reportedly failed to submit a bid to reclaim the assets of its f ... http://bit.ly/xS4KDp

Seven-pronged Vimpelcom merger given the all-clear

Russian telecoms giant Vimpelcom has been approved to merge with a total of seven regional subsidiaries that the te ... http://bit.ly/zu44VZ

France Telecom-Orange to double fibre investment this year

France Telecom-Orange is doubling its investment in fibre broadband networks this year to between EUR300 and EUR350 ... http://bit.ly/y9Z3Oa

India’s Supreme Court orders return of 122 2G mobile concessions

In the latest development regarding the now-controversial award of 2G licences in 2008, India’s Supreme Court has ... http://bit.ly/ztyIow

Arcep looking to boost MNP capacity to meet surge in demand

The French telecoms regulator Arcep has published a press release reminding all mobile operators who are members of ... http://bit.ly/zBs5pI

Vodafone prepares to unveil LTE network in 13 cities; expresses an interest in Zon tie-up

Vodafone Portugal has released the first price plans relating to its imminent Long Term Evolution (LTE) launch, wit ... http://bit.ly/zNPUMh

CCK rejects appeals to cut monthly licence fees early

Kenya’s telecoms operators will continue paying their monthly licence fees at the current rate until July 2012, t ... http://bit.ly/wJNjEM

yu calls on Safaricom to open up M-PESA service to rivals

Indian-owned mobile phone operator Essar Telecom Kenya, which operates under the ‘yu’ brand name, has called on ... http://bit.ly/wiX7bD

Entel’s fourth quarter profit falls 36.1% y-o-y

Entel, Chile’s second largest wireless provider by subscribers, has reported a 36.1% year-on-year drop in fourth ... http://bit.ly/wr9zZY

PTK extends Monaco Telecom management deal

Monaco Telecom International (MTI) has signed a deal to continue providing mobile services to Kosovo’s state-owne ... http://bit.ly/AgGG9g

Telkom, KT to finalise potential JV findings in a few weeks

Telkom South Africa has confirmed that it expects to finalise its review of a potential joint venture with South Ko ... http://bit.ly/w1Ty34

BSkyB see solid first half as it unveils broadband initiatives

UK broadband provider BSkyB has outlined plans to introduce a fibre-based high speed internet product to is portfol ... http://bit.ly/y79gcO

KPN calls on Ericsson for mobile backhaul upgrades in Belgium, Germany

Netherlands-based KPN International has reportedly selected Swedish vendor Ericsson to upgrade its mobile backhaul ... http://bit.ly/AeUPtN

Telstra bags state contract from WA government for mobile network rollout

Telstra, Australia’s fixed line incumbent and controller of the country’s largest cellco by subscribers, has re ... http://bit.ly/wALiTa

MTN teams up with Qualcomm to boost 3G network performance

MTN Nigeria, the country’s largest mobile operator by subscribers, has teamed up with Qualcomm to improve the per ... http://bit.ly/yfduo3

Eircom puts itself up for sale; seeks to avoid default

Irish fixed, broadband and mobile operator Eircom has put itself up for sale as its seeks to restructure its EUR3.7 ... http://bit.ly/wS44e8

Liberty’s Kabel BW deal challenged by DT, NetCologne

Germany’s incumbent telecoms company Deutsche Telekom (DT) and regional operator NetCologne are reportedly seekin ... http://bit.ly/x58eJI

Vodafone-Wind Hellas share-swap agreement imminent, paper says

A proposed merger agreement between Vodafone Greece and Wind Hellas, the second- and third-largest Greek cellcos re ... http://bit.ly/zRrFtG

AIS 4G trials kick off

Thailand's first 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) mobile broadband trial began yesterday in Bangkok and Maha Sarakham p ... http://bit.ly/wQ53Ik

PCCW prepares 84Mbps DC-HSPA+

Hong Kong’s PCCW Mobile and Chinese vendor Huawei have trialled an upgrade to PCCW’s network based on MIMO (mul ... http://bit.ly/yUx73h