NetAmerica launches new programme to drive 700MHz LTE deployments

NetAmerica Alliance, the association of rural operators which formed last year to give smaller companies the econom ... http://bit.ly/JMdadO

LightSquared boss Falcone forced to step down as ‘public face’ of LTE venture

Hedge-fund manager Philip Falcone is poised to step aside as the public face of his ill-fated LightSquared venture, ... http://bit.ly/Izz9UX

Vodafone selects Ivrea to host ‘experimental’ LTE launch

According to local media reports Vodafone Italy has selected Ivrea, a town in the north-west of the country, as the ... http://bit.ly/Jw0CWn

Nawras selects Huawei for network modernisation project

Oman’s second national telecoms operator Nawras has announced that it has selected Huawei as the preferred bidder ... http://bit.ly/IDMcPM

TIM Brasil reports 29.5% rise in Q1 profit

Telecom Italia’s Brazilian telecoms unit TIM Participacoes (TIM Brasil) has reported a 29.5% year-on-year rise in ... http://bit.ly/KpC9yY

NTA reaffirms aim to prevent frequency hoarding

The Nepal Telecommunications Authority (NTA) is seeking to actively discourage the practice of frequency hoarding i ... http://bit.ly/JpuFgZ

Rising OPEX eats into Idea’s profit

India’s Idea Cellular has reported net profits of INR2.39 billion (USD44.61 million) for the fourth quarter of it ... http://bit.ly/IP8Qaz

Claro clarifies full commercial 4G launch in Puerto Rico not until Q3

America Movil’s CEO Daniel Hajj has confirmed that a full commercial launch of 4G LTE services by the Mexico-base ... http://bit.ly/Izz8jI

Anatel hopes 4G auction will raise BRL3.8bn

Brazilian telecommunications regulator Agencia Nacional de Telecomunicacoes (Anatel) expects that the forthcoming a ... http://bit.ly/Jw0yWS

Regulator ordered to pay MML USD76 million

The Blantyre High Court’s Commercial Division has ordered the Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) ... http://bit.ly/Jw0zdc

ComReg consults on new draft strategy for 2012-2014

Irish telecoms regulator the Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg) has published its draft strategy sta ... http://bit.ly/JX15Dp

3G subs approach 13 million

The number of third-generation (3G) subscribers in Vietnam has reached approximately 12.8 million, reports Viet Nam ... http://bit.ly/JMd8lW

Cofetel launches consultation on interconnection rate cost model

Mexican telecoms regulator the Comision Federal de Telecomunicaciones (Cofetel) is planning to launch a public cons ... http://bit.ly/I7dlfH

NII Holdings’ Q1 net income slips 90% on higher costs

US-based digital trunking firm NII Holdings, which provides wireless services under the Nextel brand in Brazil, Mex ... http://bit.ly/I7dkbM

Clearwire Q1 sales up 36%, EBITDA losses narrow to USD38m

US WiMAX broadband operator Clearwire has reported a 36% year-on-year rise in first-quarter revenues to USD323 mill ... http://bit.ly/JeTMAa

Wind wins apex court victory over Public Mobile in ownership case

Canada’s Supreme Court has ruled in favour of cellco Globalive Wireless (Wind Mobile) in a case brought by rival ... http://bit.ly/ID9ERq

Batelco’s profits shrink 8%

Bahrain-based telecoms group Batelco, with operations across six countries, has reported an 8% year-on-year decline ... http://bit.ly/Inj066

Upfront smartphone costs hit MetroPCS bottom line

US cellco MetroPCS has reported a 63% year-on-year drop in first-quarter net profit to USD21 million, despite a 10% ... http://bit.ly/IuV23k

Time Warner Cable’s internet sales up 9.6%

US cableco Time Warner Cable has reported that its revenues for the first quarter of 2012 increased by 6.4% compare ... http://bit.ly/IgKKJk

EarthLink’s sales down 2% q-o-q

US telco EarthLink has reported revenue of USD344 million in the first quarter of 2012, a 2% decrease from the prio ... http://bit.ly/I7dr75

TSTT awards 4G contract to Huawei

Telecommunications Services of Trinidad Tobago (TSTT) has handed a contract to Huawei Technologies of China for an ... http://bit.ly/IdyxBE

Rise in operating expenses hits China Telecom profit

China Telecom, China’s largest broadband provider by subscribers, has reported revenues of CNY67.929 billion (USD ... http://bit.ly/ID9xp5

Sunrise inks five-year deal with Huawei, sketches network upgrade plans for new TQ Net unit

Having announced the termination of its long-standing partnership with US-French vendor Alcatel-Lucent in August 20 ... http://bit.ly/ID9BoA

BTRC proposes off-net rate cuts

The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has given a proposal to the Ministry of Posts Teleco ... http://bit.ly/Kgf01n

EC threatens Greece over OTE golden share

Dow Jones Newswires reports that the European Commission (EC) has given the Greek government two months to respond ... http://bit.ly/I7dlMJ

Declining fixed segment drags TP revenues down 3.4%

Polish broadband and wireless provider Telekomunikacja Polska (TP Group) has reported a 3.4% year-on-year fall in r ... http://bit.ly/IWicR5

T-HT’s sales down 4.7% in tough climate; pushes new LTE data packages

T-Hrvatski Telekom (T-HT), Croatia’s dominant telecoms group, has reported its results for the three months to 31 ... http://bit.ly/IuV2jH

AM records 37.5% increase in net profit in 1Q12

Latin American telecoms behemoth America Movil (AM) has posted a 37.5% year-on-year increase in net profit for the ... http://bit.ly/ID9wBw

Maroc Telecom reports stable Q1 revenue

Moroccan group Maroc Telecom has reported consolidated revenues of MAD7.534 billion (USD890 million) for the first ... http://bit.ly/JeTyJs

Optus switches on trial LTE access in Hunter region

Australia’s second largest mobile network operator by subscribers, Optus, has announced the launch of trial 4G Lo ... http://bit.ly/ID9wBm

SingTel sells off entirety of Far EasTone holding

Singapore Telecommunications (SingTel) has revealed that it had sold its 3.98% stake in Taiwanese telco Far EasTone ... http://bit.ly/IgKHx4

Turk Telekom seeks to explore ‘different vertical markets’

Turk Telekom is looking for acquisitions in alternative markets, such as entertainment and education, CEO Hakam Kan ... http://bit.ly/JeTsS3

MGTS plots USD2bn GPON rollout

Moscow City Telephone Network (MGTS), the capital’s dominant wireline provider, has confirmed plans to spend USD2 ... http://bit.ly/IniLYG

Telkom profits rise to highest level in six years, driven by mobile and internet

Indonesia’s largest telecoms operator by subscribers and revenues, PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Telkom) says that ... http://bit.ly/Idyvd5

Safaricom, Airtel unite for fibre-optic JV

According to Business Daily Africa, Kenyan telcos Safaricom and Airtel Kenya are poised to embark on a joint ventur ... http://bit.ly/JeTvxf

Softbank posts strong full-year results

Softbank Corp has reported a 7% hike in sales to JPY3.2 trillion (USD39.5 billion) for the full year ending 31 Marc ... http://bit.ly/KgeVL8

Tango and cash; Qualcomm invests USD40m in Luxembourg telco

Luxembourg’s full-service telecoms provider Tango has secured an additional USD40 million worth of funding from a ... http://bit.ly/IgKEBB

MTN Rwanda cuts mobile data pricing as competition increases

Cellular operator MTN Rwanda has halved the price of some of its mobile data bundles as it faces up to increase ... http://p.ost.im/p/eg3H2t

PrimeTel upgrades networks for quad-play services

PrimeTel, the largest alternative fixed line telecoms operator in Cyprus, has awarded a contract to Sonus Netwo ... http://p.ost.im/p/egnk2B

Algeria and Tunisia help boost Wataniya results, though profit slides

Kuwaiti telecoms group Wataniya has reported a 90% drop in its first-quarter net profit to KWD28.3 million (USD ... http://p.ost.im/p/egQmUd

Bell Aliant’s Q1 revenues flat

Canadian regional telco Bell Aliant has reported net income of CAD87 million (USD88 million) for the first quarter ... http://bit.ly/IdMTW7

Leap losses widen as churn increases

Revenue at Leap Wireless rose 6% in the first quarter compared with the corresponding period last year after the co ... http://bit.ly/JseheM

Telkom and KT close to finalising terms

Telkom South Africa has announced that it is close to finalising the terms of a potential strategic venture with So ... http://bit.ly/Iqb3aP

Vivendi break-up on the cards?

Reports from France are suggesting that the media and communications conglomerate Vivendi could be broken up into t ... http://bit.ly/JsekXK

FCC approves spectrum transfer from AT to T-Mobile

The FCC has approved the transfer of spectrum in 128 markets from ATT to T-Mobile USA. The transfer is a condition ... http://bit.ly/IgJsOS

Unicom records 24.8% increase in Q1 revenues

China Unicom, China’s second largest provider of wireless and broadband services by subscribers, has reported rev ... http://bit.ly/IgJs1c

KDDI reports falls in Q4 and FY net profits

The Japanese telco KDDI Corp has announced a 16% drop in net profit for its fiscal fourth quarter to 31 March 2012 ... http://bit.ly/I3umr1

LinkdotNet to quit Pakistan

Orascom subsidiary LinkdotNet is reportedly considering closing down operations in Pakistan amidst dwindling return ... http://bit.ly/JI0KBz

DiGi reports lower first quarter net profit despite revenue increase

Malaysia’s DiGi Telecommunications saw a lower net profit in the first quarter of 2012 compared to the same perio ... http://bit.ly/Ib5pxJ

PrimaCom up for sale?

German regional cable operator PrimaCom, which was taken over by its creditors last year, has been put up for sale, ... http://bit.ly/JEOCUL

PTCL Q3 profits jump 43.8% y-o-y

The Pakistan Telecommunications Company Ltd (PTCL) has reported a 43.8% year-on-year rise in net profits to PKR1.35 ... http://bit.ly/IPw7cf

Onatel Q1 revenue climbs 16%

Office Nationale des Telecommunications (Onatel), Burkina Faso’s incumbent fixed line telecoms operator, has anno ... http://bit.ly/JsegY2

Virgin Media sees customer gains, upgrades bolster its first quarter results

On the back of a high-profile media campaign, British cableco Virgin Media has revealed that in the first three mon ... http://bit.ly/JI0Hpr

FPT posts Q1 financial results

Vietnamese telecommunications and software company the Corporation for Financing and Promoting Technology (FPT) has ... http://bit.ly/Kdy9kw

Tower Bersama approves USD406m acquisition of 2,500 Indosat towers

Dow Jones Newswires writes that shareholders of Indonesian telecoms infrastructure company PT Tower Bersama have ap ... http://bit.ly/IyDaaW

Mobistar records 28.1% slump in net profit in 1Q12

Mobistar, the Belgian unit of France Telecom-Orange, has released its financial results for the three months ended ... http://bit.ly/JEOCEo

AirSpeed Telecom establishes link to LINX London Internet Exchange

Irish wireless broadband provider AirSpeed Telecom has reportedly established connectivity to the LINX Internet Exc ... http://bit.ly/Kdy6Fu

Usmanov wants new company to hold Scartel and MegaFon

Ivan Streshinsky, the CEO of Telecominvest, has told the Kommersant newspaper that his company plans to create a ho ... http://bit.ly/JsejmL

True launches 200Mbps premium service, with premium price to match

Thailand’s True Corp has launched what it claims to be the fastest broadband internet service in the country, a 2 ... http://bit.ly/Ib5nG2

TD steps up urban LTE rollout

Telekom Deutschland (TD), the domestic fixed and mobile division of German telecoms company Deutsche Telekom, has e ... http://bit.ly/JseiPO

Minister reaffirms it has no urgent need to divest MTS stake

The government of the Republic of Belarus has no immediate desire to offload its majority stake in domestic mobile ... http://bit.ly/IdMSl0

Sprint posts higher revenues but widening losses

Sprint Nextel has posted revenue for the first quarter of USD8.73 billion, up 5% year-on-year, on the back of stron ... http://bit.ly/JI0Glm

Tele2 deploying Baltic LTE with NSN, upgrading 2G/3G networks

Swedish group Tele2 has chosen Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) as sole network supplier for the rollout of 4G LTE mobi ... http://bit.ly/JczuHC

MTS, Kyivstar, Rostelecom remain hopefuls for Ukrtelecom’s 3G mobile unit?

A report in Ukraine’s Kommersant newspaper, quoting unnamed sources, says that recent negotiations on the planned ... http://bit.ly/I1a15T

Cofetel introduces obligations for SMP operators

Mexico’s Comision Federal de Telecomunicaciones (Cofetel) has reportedly published specific obligations aimed at ... http://bit.ly/JFJY6d

Telmex reports net profit drop in 1Q11 as fixed voice accesses continue to decline

Mexican fixed line incumbent Telefonos de Mexico (Telmex) has reported a 7.3% year-on-year decline in net profit fo ... http://bit.ly/IDywXJ

Finland’s MoTC outlines plans for 800MHz spectrum sale

Finland’s Ministry of Transport and Communications (MoTC) has announced that it has begun preparations for the se ... http://bit.ly/K9Bjpu

MTN says it is complying with sanctions against Iran

The South Africa-based mobile group MTN says it is complying with all international sanctions against Iran, where i ... http://bit.ly/IaNZlS

NITEL liquidation put on hold

Nigeria’s Senate Committee on Privatisation has ordered the National Council on Privatisation (NCP) and the Burea ... http://bit.ly/IaTgcG

Flat sales and increased expenses hit J:COM Q1 results

The Japanese cable TV operator Jupiter Telecommunications (J:COM) has reported a 10.4% drop in operating profit for ... http://bit.ly/IDywXw

OTE cutting 2,000 staff, report says

Greece’s incumbent PSTN operator Hellenic Telecommunications Organisation (OTE) is planning to reduce its workfor ... http://bit.ly/IDywHg

SC grants slight reprieve, but TRAI proposals unsettle market

India’s Supreme Court has extended the deadline for the re-auction of the cancelled 2G licences by three months, ... http://bit.ly/I9daS8

Nawras Q1 revenue down 2.7%

Oman’s second national telecoms operator Nawras has announced its unaudited financial results for the three month ... http://bit.ly/I4XnBw

Maldives reports end-March telecoms stats

According to the latest figures from the Communications Authority of Maldives (CAM), the island ended March 2012 wi ... http://bit.ly/IjtA8G

Velcom increases revenues on back of Teradata solution

Belarusian mobile operator Mobile Digital Communications (MDC, or Velcom as it is more commonly known) says it has ... http://bit.ly/IDyvTs

Regulators approve PLDT’s Digitel bond valuation

The Philippines’ Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed documents approving Philippine Long Distance ... http://bit.ly/IjtzkV

Econet Wireless sees 24% jump in FY sales

Zimbabwe telco Econet Wireless has reported a 24% increase in full-year revenues in its financial year to end-Febru ... http://bit.ly/IDyvmy

AT posts solid first quarter results

ATT has posted revenue of USD31.8 billion for the first quarter of 2012, up nearly 2% year-on-year. Net income came ... http://bit.ly/IaNXuc

Sprint and DirecTV seek delay of Verizon cable deal review

A number of companies, public interest groups and trade organisations have asked the FCC to suspend their 180-day d ... http://bit.ly/JFJTPX

Open Mobile's LTE services go live with Novatel's modem and MiFi device

Puerto Rican cellular operator Open Mobile has introduced commercial LTE mobile broadband services by offering 4G i ... http://bit.ly/IplVIv

Anatel will begin reviewing 4G tender proposals and reveal auction date on 5 June

Brazil’s telecoms regulator Agencia Nacional de Telecomunicacoes (Anatel) says it will begin the process of revie ... http://bit.ly/Iu2ezK

Price disparities persist in the Ethernet world

As enterprises around the world replace traditional SDH/SONET private line networks with newer generation point-to- ... http://bit.ly/IDytep

PCCW and 3 take LTE pre-orders; China Mobile HK offers two LTE handsets, uncapped data

Hong Kong mobile operators Hutchison (3) and PCCW have announced that they are accepting pre-orders from customers ... http://bit.ly/JpraWJ

MTS tests LTE in Moscow

According to the Interfax news agency, Russia’s largest cellco by subscribers Mobile TeleSystems (MTS) has test l ... http://bit.ly/IplY71

Telstra hits LTE coverage milestone as it unveils next stage of Newcastle rollout

Australia’s largest mobile network operator by subscribers, Telstra, has announced that it has reached a mileston ... http://bit.ly/IpdT2R

3G licences no longer expected before June

Pakistan’s government is no longer expecting to receive the anticipated USD800 million windfall to be generated b ... http://bit.ly/I2w4b5

Virgin Mobile France signs full MVNO deal with Orange

Virgin Mobile France, a division of French mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) group Omea Telecom, has signed a ... http://bit.ly/IO5tzD

Israeli firms said to be interested in Hondutel stake

Local daily newspaper El Heraldo reports that two Israel-based companies are reportedly interested in taking a stak ... http://bit.ly/IlBGzY

Anti-corruption committee yet to reach conclusion on CAT-True deals

Thai newspaper The Nation reports that the anti-graft panel probing the legality of the CAT Telecom-True Corp 3G co ... http://bit.ly/J6LU3G

Telenor premature in FIPB talks

India’s Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) has refused to approve Norwegian telco Telenor’s proposals to ... http://bit.ly/IO5unp

Datagroup reports 2011 progress

Ukrainian telco Datagroup has presented its results for full-year 2011, showing that its consolidated net profit in ... http://bit.ly/IO5weT

Belgrade to issue free shares in Telekom Srbija

The Serbian government has finalised its decision on the free distribution of shares of Telekom Srbija. According t ... http://bit.ly/I2w4aV

CANTV reports full-year financials; sales up 17.5% to USD3.8bn

Venezuelan state-owned fixed and mobile telecoms group CANTV has released its annual financial report for the full- ... http://bit.ly/IO5u6J

Multimedia given green light for Stream acquisition

Polish broadband provider Multimedia Polska has received approval from Poland’s anti-trust authority the Office o ... http://bit.ly/JlDIB4

AM in renewed attempt to acquire Digicel El Salvador

El Salvador’s competition regulator, the Superintendencia de Competencia (SC), has said it has received a new app ... http://bit.ly/I7MJ2K

CTU contacts potential 4G bidders

The Czech Telecommunication Office (CTU) has reportedly approached a number of domestic and international companies ... http://bit.ly/IO5rI5

Home Cellular enters the Israeli mobile arena

Another mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) has launched in the Israeli wireless sector, Globes Online reports, ... http://bit.ly/IO5tzP

IDC debuts LTE

The Moldovan cellular operator InterDnestrCom (IDC), which operates in the breakaway republic of Trans-Dniester (al ... http://bit.ly/IBl1Yw

International ops drive 2% rise in Etisalat Q1 revenue

In a statement to the Abu Dhabi Securities Market, Emirates Telecommunications Corporation (Etisalat) has reported ... http://bit.ly/IkGimK

Government to launch probe into Tigo Tanzania’s ownership, paper says

A report in the East African Business Week says that the government of Tanzania is preparing to launch a probe into ... http://bit.ly/I7MKUy

KPN reports 51% fall in 1Q profit; accelerates cost-cutting plan

Dutch telecoms group KPN Telecom (or Royal KPN as it is also known) posted a 51% year-on-year fall in net income to ... http://bit.ly/I7MIMm

CCK warns of counterfeit handset switch-off

The Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) has stated that it may order network operators to disable counterfeit ... http://bit.ly/I2w4I1

MegaFon launches 4G services via Yota; resolves ownership disputes

MegaFon has announced the launch of its LTE network in Novosibirsk under an MVNO deal with Yota. View the origina ... http://bit.ly/Ie65O4

Zain Iraq still uncertain on public listing

The Kuwait-based mobile group Zain is still being cautious on its plans for a listing of its subsidiary in Iraq, ev ... http://bit.ly/J4seNN

Far EasTone claims greater mobile revenue growth than rivals in 1Q12

In reporting its financial results for the three months ended 31 March 2012, Taiwan’s Far EasTone has claimed tha ... http://bit.ly/Jr2pgO

LightSquared buys time: pays spectrum partner Inmarsat USD56m, suspends commitments for two years

LightSquared, the stricken LTE venture backed by billionaire hedge fund manager Philip Falcone, has paid outstandin ... http://bit.ly/I03W8q

SIM card registration deadline extended

A deadline for the registration of all mobile SIM cards in Belize has been extended for three months. The governmen ... http://bit.ly/Js2YXd

Osiptel looks to drop fees for calls to cities

Peruvian telecoms regulator Osiptel has drafted a resolution (031-2012-CD/Osiptel) that will see certain interconne ... http://bit.ly/IgyWk3

Tunisiana back to the negotiating table for 3G licence

Tunisia’s ICT minister, Mongi Marzouk has rejected Tunisiana’s bid to acquire licences for 3G and fixed line se ... http://bit.ly/IgyWk1

Glo Mobile at risk of losing Ghana licence

The National Communications Authority (NCA) in Ghana is threatening to revoke a cellular operating concession held ... http://bit.ly/IgyVMZ

Telenor’s Indian cup half full; in talks with new partners

Despite ongoing troubles in India, Norwegian telco Telenor, which operates on the subcontinent via Uninor, is ‘op ... http://bit.ly/I03V4v

Iliad extends FreeWiFi access to mobile customers

The French telecoms group Iliad has announced the launch of its community Wi-Fi internet network, FreeWiFi Secure, ... http://bit.ly/IyLw0H

HKBN nears 200,000 IPTV users, loses profits on start-up costs

City Telecom (including Hong Kong Broadband Network ) has reported that its EBITDA for the first six months of its ... http://bit.ly/JjvMjJ

Umniah on track for 3G launch

Bahrain-backed telco Umniah is close to completing the construction of its 3G network in Jodan, reports Zawya. Umni ... http://bit.ly/HVG1s1

LIME launches its first Caribbean IPTV service

Cable Wireless Communications (CWC), operating under the LIME brand, has launched TV-over-broadband in Barbados, t ... http://bit.ly/K1Bx1Z

Cambodia, Vietnam inaugurate telecoms link

Vietnam Telecom International (VTI) and Telecom Cambodia (TC) have launched the Cambodian-Vietnamese Super Highway ... http://bit.ly/K1BvXO

Undersea capacity more than doubled; backhaul not yet upgraded to match

The capacity of Bangladesh’s only international submarine cable connection has been upgraded to 85Gbps from 40Gbp ... http://bit.ly/IgyOku

Nepal reports 14.25m mobile subscribers; fixed line users up to 849,786

Data published by the national regulator the Nepal Telecommunications Authority (NTA) shows that the mountain Kingd ... http://bit.ly/JjvI3p

Vimpelcom vacates Vietnam

Vimpelcom has agreed to sell its entire 49% stake in GTel Mobile and give up operational control of the Vietnamese ... http://bit.ly/I5aisM

China Mobile Q1 profits up 3.5% despite ARPU slide

China Mobile, China’s largest cellco by subscribers, has reported first-quarter operating revenues of CNY127.445 ... http://bit.ly/IgyOks

Hungarian mobile base dips in March; market newcomer aims to be competitive, profitable

Hungary was home to a total of 11.634 million mobile subscriptions at the end of March 2012, down 13,000 on the pre ... http://bit.ly/I03TJD

Budapest plans to launch phone call tax in July, paper says

Bloomberg News, citing a report in the Welt newspaper, says that the government of Hungary is planning to introduce ... http://bit.ly/Jr2lxC

France Telecom-Orange’s MobiNil tender offer approved by the EFSA

Egypt’s financial market regulator, the Egyptian Financial Supervisory Authority (EFSA), has reportedly approved ... http://bit.ly/J4s9JW

CWW snapped up by Vodafone

Vodafone Group has reached an agreement with Cable Wireless Worldwide (CWW) to acquire the UK fixed line network o ... http://bit.ly/J4s9tm

Criminal proceedings against Drillisch dropped

The Public Prosecutor’s Office Hanau has formally dismissed the proceedings against members of the management boa ... http://bit.ly/HXhxzt

MegaFon rumoured to be considering London IPO

Citing banking and industry sources, Reuters reports that MegaFon may float a stake of up to 20%, worth USD4 billio ... http://bit.ly/JjMQHK

S-Fone to switch from CDMA to HSPA?

Vietnamese telecoms company Saigon Postel has reportedly received permission from the Ministry of Information and C ... http://bit.ly/JdXwne

Indian troubles to lead to USD1bn writedown for Sistema

Russia’s Sistema will take a writedown of approximately USD1 billion as a result of developments on the subcontin ... http://bit.ly/IVQ7ao

Etisalat to introduce international VoIP from Q2?

The United Arab Emirates’ incumbent telecoms operator Etisalat plans to offer international IP telephony services ... http://bit.ly/I9jLci

Vodafone given more time for CWW bid decision

Vodafone Group has been awarded an additional four days to decide whether it will make a firm offer for UK fixed li ... http://bit.ly/JnjsLR

Telefonica Peru Q1 profits drop by 41.9%

Peru’s largest cellco by subscribers, Telefonica del Peru, which offers services under the ‘Movistar’ brand, ... http://bit.ly/HXhwvu

TRAI recommends no change to exit policy

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has given the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) its recommend ... http://bit.ly/HNi1XR

Examiner reports: Eircom booked EUR1.49bn pre-tax loss for 2010/11

Ireland’s foundering former monopoly operator Eircom made a pre-tax loss of EUR1.49 billion (USD1.95 billion) for ... http://bit.ly/HXhvrq

Mobile unit boosts Verizon's first quarter

Verizon Communications has reported first-quarter revenue of USD28.2 billion, up 4.4% on the corresponding period l ... http://bit.ly/JrJel0

Macedonia’s VIP Mobile completes successful 3G tests

Macedonian wireless operator Mobilkom Macedonia (VIP Mobile), a unit of Telekom Austria-controlled mobilkom Austria ... http://bit.ly/HNi0mS

China Mobile Hong Kong LTE launching on 25 April

Cellular giant China Mobile’s Hong Kong division will launch commercial 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) mobile broad ... http://bit.ly/HNhZzd

Shareholders back Bakrie Telecom share issue

Stakeholders in Indonesian CDMA wireless operator PT Bakrie Telecom yesterday approved a plan to issue new shares e ... http://bit.ly/JcLnld

Euskaltel ordered to pay EUR222 million to Orange Espana in damages

The Basque Country’s Tribunal Superior de Justicia del País Vasco (TSJPV) has reportedly ratified a ruling made ... http://bit.ly/JjMMHZ

Swindon getting LTE hybrid network from UK Broadband

UK Broadband (UKB), Hong Kong-based PCCW’s British broadband unit, has announced that it has begun work on a proj ... http://bit.ly/JjMKzL

Like a Virgin? US territory earmarked for Sprint LTE rollout

The Virgin Islands (US) is poised to witness the introduction of Long Term Evolution (LTE) technology courtesy of S ... http://bit.ly/I6VjIH

GCI reveals plans to offer broadband to 65 remote Alaskan communities

General Communication Inc (GCI) and its wholly owned subsidiary, United Utilities Inc (UUI), have announced plans t ... http://bit.ly/JmlM8Q

TeliaSonera’s EBITDA falls 0.7% on 3.5% revenue increase

Stockholm-based multinational telecoms operator TeliaSonera has posted its financial results for the three months e ... http://bit.ly/HPjmMy

BRICS-US cable project gains Chinese, South African support

South African firms i3 Africa and Imphandze have received formal support from the governments of China and South Af ... http://bit.ly/JN7Kd5

Tele2’s EBITDA climbs 1% on 9% sales hike

Swedish-based telecoms group Tele2 has reported that its consolidated turnover for the first three months of 2012 r ... http://bit.ly/HVDPp8

FAS files claim against files claim against Telenor; seeks to invalidate purchase of Vimpelcom shares from Weather

Telenor has revealed that the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) has filed a claim in the Moscow Arbitrazh Court, t ... http://bit.ly/HVDPVW

Verizon will sell 700MHz spectrum to secure cablecos’ AWS spectrum

Verizon Wireless has announced plans to conduct an open sale process for all of its 700MHz A and B spectrum licence ... http://bit.ly/HRXYeE

Turk Telekom 1Q12 net profit rises to TRY772m

Turk Telekom has reported revenues of TRY2.960 billion (USD1.65 billion) for the three months ended 31 March 2012, ... http://bit.ly/HPjpYY

Entel trials 3.5GHz LTE

Chilean wireless and broadband provider Entel Chile has begun conducting trials of Long Term Evolution (LTE) using ... http://bit.ly/IQGucY

Tesco Mobile passes three million mobile subscribers milestone

British mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) Tesco Mobile, which offers its services over the network of O2 UK, h ... http://bit.ly/HVDPoX

Cyta improves SMS systems with Telsis

Cyprus Telecommunications Authority (Cyta) has signed a contract with Telsis for the supply of an intelligent SMS r ... http://bit.ly/IQGwkZ

Broadband uptake bolsters Jazztel’s first quarter financials

Alternative Spanish telco Jazz Telecom (Jazztel) has released its financial results for the three months ended 31 M ... http://bit.ly/HRXULS

Umniah adds VoIP services

Bahrain-backed telco Umniah Jordan has announced the addition of pre-paid IP telephony to its offerings. The new vo ... http://bit.ly/HVRTO0

RanksTel prepares for comeback after two years in the wilderness

Bangladeshi alternative fixed line operator RanksTel, which regained its licence last July following cancellation i ... http://bit.ly/IoxjTP

RAW warns DoT over Huawei dealings

Indian telecoms regulator, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has been warned by the nation’s foreign int ... http://bit.ly/I8uLu1

O2 UK registers 150Mbps downlink speeds as LTE trials continue

British mobile network operator O2 UK is claiming to have achieved downlink speeds of 150Mbps as part of trials of ... http://bit.ly/HPjprH

TEO posts 2.5% rise in Q1 revenue

TEO LT, Lithuania’s incumbent fixed line operator, said its revenue for the first three months of 2012 increased ... http://bit.ly/Ioxgra

Rebranded ministry a godsend

India’s Department of Information Technology (DIT), a subsection of the Ministry of Communications and Informatio ... http://bit.ly/HRXUvr

Tata drops out of running for CWW

India’s Tata Communications has said it will not submit an offer for Cable Wireless Worldwide (CWW), leaving Vod ... http://bit.ly/IQGpG7

TNL (Oi) sets aside USD3.25bn for 2012 CAPEX

Brazilian telecoms group Telemar Participacoes, which markets Oi-branded services in the country through Brasil Tel ... http://bit.ly/HVpzKN

Telia Denmark raises LTE upload speeds

Telia Denmark has increased peak upload speeds on its Long Term Evolution (LTE) 4G wireless network to 40Mbps for b ... http://bit.ly/HVRQSt

Nawras aims to boost broadband connectivity

Nawras, Oman’s second national telecoms operator, plans to focus on improving connectivity around the country thi ... http://bit.ly/J9kLCQ

Russia’s Yota rushing to sell Belarusian business, report says

According to an unconfirmed report from RBC Daily, Russian WiMAX-turned-LTE provider Scartel (Yota), has held talks ... http://bit.ly/HSw6pD

Broadband operator Mobius Reunion to enter local mobile market in 2013

Domestic broadband service provider Mobius Reunion says it is looking to enter the country’s mobile market in the ... http://bit.ly/I1MGTM

TIM stages LTE demonstration in Milan

According to an unconfirmed report by Telecompaper, Telecom Italia Mobile (TIM) is currently in the midst of stagin ... http://bit.ly/IxJr4g

Indosat goes to bond market to fund expansion plans

Indonesia’s second largest telecoms operator by subscribers and revenue, PT Indosat, has revealed that it will se ... http://bit.ly/HTsd5S

TelstraClear trumps UFB network with cable speeds of 100Mbps

TelstraClear, the New Zealand telco wholly owned by Australian fixed line incumbent Telstra, has announced that it ... http://bit.ly/HSwcxk

AITI unveils public consultation regarding converged licences

Brunei’s telecoms watchdog, the Authority for Info-communications Technology Industry (AITI), has released a publ ... http://bit.ly/Ilnk1R

M1 1Q12 revenues up 3.9%, but profits dip on SACs

Singaporean full service provider M1 Limited (M1) says that revenues for the January-March 2012 period climbed 3.9% ... http://bit.ly/HSwdS8

Globe VP promises 4G network for Cebu by year-end; plans to issue PHP10bn in retail bonds

Globe Telecom vice president for consumer business Peter Bithos says the company will launch fourth-generation (4G) ... http://bit.ly/IxJq09

CWC to spend GBP1 million on Isle of Man 3G upgrade

UK-based Cable Wireless Communications (CWC) has reportedly said that it will spend around GBP1 million (USD1.59 m ... http://bit.ly/HMN3hr

MegaFon seeks loan to buy Alfa Group's 25.1% stake

The management of Russian mobile giant MegaFon is reportedly seeking a USD2 billion-USD3 billion loan to help finan ... http://bit.ly/I4aGl9

NBN Co calls on ITU for advice on satellite orbital slots

NBN Co, the public-private company tasked with overseeing the management and construction of Australia’s National ... http://bit.ly/HMN1Gr

EMT outlines recent LTE network coverage expansion

Eesti Mobiiltelefon (EMT-TeliaSonera), Estonia’s largest mobile network operator by subscribers, has announced th ... http://bit.ly/JfNkN3

EC raises concerns over ECA’s MTR proposals

The European Commission (EC) has announced that it has put on hold a proposal by the Estonian Competition Authority ... http://bit.ly/HPqXQn

Mobily already in talks with prospective MVNOs

The Saudi telco Mobily is already in negotiations to sell excess cellular network capacity to potential mobile virt ... http://bit.ly/HROUXP

Bell wants to be like Mike. Is it pushing the right buttons?

Bell Mobility is scrapping its legacy ‘10-4’ push-to-talk (PTT) service on 1 May 2012, in favour of ‘Bell Pus ... http://bit.ly/J2C6cH

Only unleashes LION2 with broadband and VoIP

Following the connection of Mayotte to the LION2 submarine cable last week, Outremer Telecom, which offers services ... http://bit.ly/Jcd6z2

Regulations on unbundling T-HT’s fibre local loop upheld

The High Administrative Court in Croatia has upheld national communications watchdog HAKOM’s regulatory framework ... http://bit.ly/IlngPF

Telekom's DSL Turbo boost

Slovak Telekom is upgrading ADSL broadband download speeds for users of its ‘Turbo’ packages in June-July this ... http://bit.ly/HSwapt

Brazil mobile base tops 250m at end-March

Brazil was home to a total of 250.8 million mobile phone lines at the end of March, thanks to net additions of 3.2 ... http://bit.ly/I1MB2r

Aquiva Wireless launches VoIP in Zimbabwe

The Zimbabwean WiMAX operator Aquiva Wireless has launched its first commercial voice-over-internet protocol (VoIP) ... http://bit.ly/HMMZhJ

Signs of improvement at Zain Saudi

The Saudi Arabian cellular operator Zain has announced a slight rise in revenues for its first quarter to end-March ... http://bit.ly/HSQcAU

Softbank announces another LTE deal

The Japanese cellular operator Softbank Mobile has signed its second 4G equipment contract in as many days, inking ... http://bit.ly/IJMuUG

Open Mobile completes Amdocs LTE Control System deployment

Amdocs announced yesterday that Puerto Rican cellco Open Mobile has completed its deployment of the Amdocs LTE Cont ... http://bit.ly/IlngPp

Free Mobile roaming deal could generate EUR2bn for FT

The French incumbent operator France Telecom-Orange (FT-Orange) has revealed that its mobile roaming deal with wire ... http://bit.ly/HPqWvE

Vodafone to seek international arbitration

UK-based Vodafone has threatened the Indian government with international arbitration proceedings to end their USD2 ... http://bit.ly/HTs8PG

Submarine cable construction continues despite untapped potential capacity

New data from TeleGeography’s Global Bandwidth Research Service reflect the recent surge in submarine cable const ... http://bit.ly/I1MAeM

MIC’s Latam growth offsets African slowdown

Millicom International Cellular (MIC) has reported first-quarter revenues of USD1.168 billion, an increase of 8.4% ... http://bit.ly/HSjmxz

Mobile subscribers rise 7% in 2011, regulator says

Uruguay’s telecoms regulator, Unidad Reguladora de Servicios de Comunicaciones (URSEC), has published its 2011 re ... http://bit.ly/HSw8hl

Viva launches 42.2Mbps mobile service

Kuwaiti cellular operator Viva has announced the launch of its 42.2Mbps HSPA+ mobile data network. Customers are no ... http://bit.ly/HMTgir

RBI scheme extended to remote schools, hospitals, libraries

The New Zealand government has announced that it has selected its preferred providers for the final batch of Rural ... http://bit.ly/J40ZbL

Globe looks for a long term CURE

The chief executive officer of Filipino telecoms operator Globe Telecom, Ernest Cu, is on record as saying that his ... http://bit.ly/HJQipQ

Uztelecom cuts ISP access rate

Uzbek national operator Uztelecom has reduced the cost for internet service providers (ISPs) to access its internet ... http://bit.ly/HZ1mmx

Appear TV supplies head-ends to Red Intercable in Argentina

Appear TV has announced that it has supplied cable head-ends to Red Intercable, a video service provider and conten ... http://bit.ly/HOR0Yv

Yota outlines new LTE launch schedule

According to an unconfirmed report by RIA Novosti, Russian Long Term Evolution (LTE) operator Scartel (Yota) has re ... http://bit.ly/IDu08r

MCMC sees rationalisation amid impending 4G rollouts

The Malaysian telecoms regulator, the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC), has said that it e ... http://bit.ly/IiyWmf

New VoIP operator announces services

Telgo Communications, a division of the AKR Global Group, has announced the launch of a digital home telephony serv ... http://bit.ly/HET5Sw

GT infrastructure stripped for scrap metal

Guyanese fixed line incumbent the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) has reported that damage to its infr ... http://bit.ly/IDtZkQ

TDSAT dismisses COAI plea

India’s Telecom Dispute Settlement Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) has upheld the right of sector regulator the Depart ... http://bit.ly/IUUiHT

DT may consider sale of Dutch, UK units, report says

According to a report by Financial Times Deutschland, which cites unnamed sources, German telecoms giant Deutsche T ... http://bit.ly/HQEMPu

Mobily sees 21% increase in Q1 profit

Saudi Arabian wireless and fixed line operator Etihad Etisalat, which trades as Mobily, has announced a 21% jump in ... http://bit.ly/HJQkhw

Political upheaval expected to delay LTE tender

The delay in holding a long overdue tender for Long Term Evolution (LTE)-suitable frequencies in Russia has been de ... http://bit.ly/IiyTXy

Taiwanese consumer watchdog claims mobile calling rates are still too high

Despite recently announced plans for Taiwan’s mobile network operators to reduce mobile calling rates, the countr ... http://bit.ly/IFRoHL

TM aims to reach 1.3 million premises with HSBB network by end-2012

Malaysian fixed line incumbent Telekom Malaysia (TM) has said that it aims to extend the reach of its in-deployment ... http://bit.ly/HKvJyG

Paltel sets aside USD70-USD80 million for network investment in 2012

Palestine Telecommunications Company (Paltel), the Palestinian Territories’ monopoly fixed line provider, is to s ... http://bit.ly/HZ7ZkG

TSTT takes steps to discontinue 1800MHz services at end-May

Telecommunications Services of Trinidad Tobago (TSTT) says that its remaining customers using mobile phones which ... http://bit.ly/HKAjbt

EC queries French MTRs

The European Commission (EC) has expressed serious doubts about the plans of the French telecoms regulator Arcep to ... http://bit.ly/IPQJCx

M2 Telecommunications to acquire Primus Telecommunications Group’s Australian unit

Australia’s M2 Telecommunications has announced that it is to acquire the customers and network assets of US-base ... http://bit.ly/HKvJP0

PM to scrap National Property Fund

Slovakia’s privatisation agency, the National Property Fund, owner of stakes in companies including Slovak Teleko ... http://bit.ly/HLUElT

UTL will not shut down

Managing director of Uganda Telecom Ltd (UTL), Donald Nyakairu has refuted claims that the cellco was facing liquid ... http://bit.ly/HNt1p3

BTC upgrades Abaco to ‘4G’

The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) expects to complete network upgrades on Abaco and the northern Bahamas ... http://bit.ly/IftyA8

Softbank contracts NSN for LTE rollout and HSPA+ expansion

The Japanese cellular operator Softbank Mobile has awarded a contract to Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) to supply, de ... http://bit.ly/IFRor6

AT adds two new LTE markets; Verizon expands California coverage

ATT has confirmed that its Long Term Evolution (LTE) network has now gone live in St Louis, Missouri, bringing the ... http://bit.ly/INDapx

TelBru confirms FTTH progress

Telekom Brunei (TelBru) the sovereign state’s fixed line incumbent, has clarified its fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) ro ... http://bit.ly/Jp6NaA

KPN considers options for sale of BASE in Belgium

Dutch incumbent KNP Telecom (or Royal KPN) is considering the sale of its Belgian mobile unit BASE, in a deal that ... http://bit.ly/HHcykj

Sprint confirms use of iDEN spectrum for LTE by 2014

US mobile giant Sprint Nextel has indicated that it intends to offer Long Term Evolution (LTE) services using the 8 ... http://bit.ly/HR6sza

OTE rumoured to be looking at Balkan sell-offs

According to a report from Bloomberg, quoting the Naftemporiki newspaper, Greek telecoms group Hellenic Telecommuni ... http://bit.ly/HR6w1Y

Fibre network drives up sector revenue

Revenues from Afghanistan’s telecoms sector crossed AFN9.5 billion (USD190.15 million) in 2011 (1390 in the local ... http://bit.ly/HKvJhS

Shaw announces results for second fiscal quarter

Canadian cableco Shaw Communications has released its financial and operating results for the three and six months ... http://bit.ly/HNI31R

Movicel launches LTE in Cabinda 45 days ahead of schedule

Angolan mobile operator Movicel has announced the commercial launch of a Long Term Evolution (LTE) network in the o ... http://bit.ly/IFRkaP

Unitymedia expands reach of VoD service

German cable operator Unitymedia, which operates in the federal states of North Rhine-Westphalia and Hesse, has ann ... http://bit.ly/IND4hw

FT-Orange spending up to EUR1.5bn to raise Mobinil stake to 95%

France Telecom-Orange has announced plans to spend up to EUR1.5 billion (USD1.97 billion) to increase its stake in ... http://bit.ly/I8mGo1

Timor-Leste invites applications for mobile spectrum licences

The government of Timor-Leste has announced the launch of a tender for two mobile spectrum licences following the s ... http://bit.ly/HzI8Ak

CLB passes Uninor row to Singapore; Telenor to fight decision in India

India’s Company Law Board (CLB) has now referred the dispute between Norway’s Telenor and real estate firm Unit ... http://bit.ly/HzIbvW

TRAI orders outgoing cellcos to continue services until June

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has instructed Etisalat DB and STel to continue offering services ... http://bit.ly/HFEQiG

FT-Orange announces the launch of commercial services on LION2 submarine cable

France Telecom-Orange and the other members of the Lower Indian Ocean Network 2 (LION2) consortium have announced t ... http://bit.ly/Hwzwf5

Turkcell confirms 100Mbps ‘on the go’ in LTE trial

Turkish mobile giant Turkcell has confirmed that it has successfully tested Long Term Evolution (LTE) ‘on the g ... http://bit.ly/I8mHZ8

Vimpelcom confirms Orascom arbitration against Algiers

International telecoms group Vimpelcom has announced that its subsidiary, Orascom Telecom Holding (OTH), has submit ... http://bit.ly/ICTNSx

MTN officially denies Turkcell accusations after two-month silence

South Africa's MTN Group has taken steps to formally deny allegations from Turkish mobile giant Turkcell that it us ... http://bit.ly/HzI8Ai

Cablecom snaps up Telemeyrin

Liberty Global-owned Swiss cableco UPC Cablecom has announced that it has increased its ownership of rival cable op ... http://bit.ly/HCGD95

Chinese companies interested in Thai 3G licences

Citing comments made by Setthapong Malisuwan, the vice-chairman of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications ... http://bit.ly/HFvs0j

SSTL records 136% jump in revenues for 2011

Russian backed cellco Sistema Shyam Teleservices Ltd (SSTL) which has had its licences revoked under a decision by ... http://bit.ly/IQvT5p

Anatel approves plan to hold 4G auction on 10 June

Brazil’s national telecommunications regulator Anatel has approved plans to conduct an auction of radio frequenci ... http://bit.ly/IfoCYM

Armenian internet subscriber base topped 1.8m last year

According to Vahe Danielyan, an adviser to Armenia’s minister of the economy, the total number of fixed and mobil ... http://bit.ly/HDuDSg

First it was TIM, now Telefonica (Vivo) criticises Anatel over 4G plans

BNamericas reports that Brazil’s largest mobile operator by subscribers Vivo Participacoes, owned by Telefonica o ... http://bit.ly/IDPwQ9

Iranian government denies plans to block internet access

Authorities in Iran have denied reports that the country is planning to block all access to foreign internet sites ... http://bit.ly/HDuEph

SFR and Bouygues considering rural network sharing scheme

The French telcos SFR and Bouygues Telecom are reportedly holding negotiations with a view to forming a network sha ... http://bit.ly/HDuG0D

Willcom looks to dual-mode handsets to boost take-up

The Japanese personal handyphone (PHS) wireless operator Willcom is planning to revamp its service offering with a ... http://bit.ly/HEtj11

Telekom CEO suggests that group made a ‘very decent’ profit in 1Q12

Speaking to Reuters at a mobile industry conference in Vienna, Telekom Austria Group CEO Hannes Ametsreiter confirm ... http://bit.ly/HNgtPn

Airtel buys Rwandatel towers

Rwanda’s newest cellular operator Airtel has agreed to a deal to acquire mobile tower infrastructure from bankrup ... http://bit.ly/HAo2KT

Conatel demands second frequency consultation regarding 1700MHz and 2100MHz bands

According to RCRwireless.com, Paraguayan telecoms regulator Consejo Nacional de Telecomunicaciones (Conatel) has ca ... http://bit.ly/HNgumh

AEC announces cut in MakTel’s fixed wholesale prices

Macedonia’s national telecoms regulator the Agency for Electronic Communications (AEC) has announced that it is l ... http://bit.ly/HEtfOA

To Infinity 2 and beyond: BT boosts fibre downstream speed to 76Mbps

British fixed line incumbent BT has announced the launch of a range of speed increases for its fibre-optic broadban ... http://bit.ly/I9uwuF

Rostelecom agrees LTE MVNO with Yota in Moscow

Russia telecoms giant Rostelecom has announced that it has signed a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) agreemen ... http://bit.ly/HDnhzL

Sky unveils ultra-high speed FTTC service; plans to offer free Wi-Fi coverage

UK broadband provider BSkyB (Sky Broadband) has launched a new ultra-high speed ‘Unlimited Fibre’ broadband pac ... http://bit.ly/IDPuaT

Beltelecom picks Huawei for commercial 100G WDM rollout; launches VoD

Belarusian state-owned fixed line and broadband operator Beltelecom has selected Chinese equipment manufacturer Hua ... http://bit.ly/IKo9St

Afghanistan seeks satellite partner

The Afghanistan Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (ATRA) has issued a tender for the country’s first commun ... http://bit.ly/HCtIoQ

Telus's largest shareholder opposes dual-share merger plan

A plan by Telus to abolish its dual-share structure has been met with opposition from its largest shareholder, Maso ... http://bit.ly/IxciFA

Swisscom boosts IPTV and mobile TV

Video systems vendor Harmonic has announced that Switzerland’s fixed line incumbent and triple-play service provi ... http://bit.ly/IiBsb6

Proposed ownership regulation to apply to new Egyptian operators only?

Proposals for an amendment to current Egyptian law which would introduce a requirement for a percentage of shares i ... http://bit.ly/I3wDA5

Singapore’s IDA to auction 4G spectrum from 2013

Singapore’s telecoms watchdog the Info-communications Development Authority (IDA) has published a consultation pa ... http://bit.ly/IFdNTX

ACMA unveils proposals for digital dividend auction

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has published draft rules for the digital dividend spectru ... http://bit.ly/HA6KOQ

Aster sale price questioned

The Central Bank of the Dominican Republic has been asked to explain its decision to accept a bid for cable operato ... http://bit.ly/HzDGY9

SFR chief says customers beginning to return after Free launch

Jean-Bernard Levy, the chief executive of Vivendi, has said that customers are beginning to return to the group’s ... http://bit.ly/IFdSH9

Openreach set to open wholesale access to 80Mbps FTTC product

Openreach, the network arm of British fixed line incumbent BT, is reportedly preparing to open access to its up to ... http://bit.ly/HB7HDk

FT-Orange CEO against dividend cut

The CEO of France Telecom-Orange, Stephane Richard, has spoken out against a proposal by a group representing emplo ... http://bit.ly/IFdSqA

Vimpelcom still negotiating with Algeria over Djezzy sale

The Algerian government says it is still in discussions with Russia’s Vimpelcom group over the state’s proposed ... http://bit.ly/HwZH93

Telecom Egypt and STC discuss collaboration

The chief executives of Saudi Telecom Company (STC) and Telecom Egypt have held talks in Riyadh aimed at developing ... http://bit.ly/IkSSs6

Virgin launches MVNO in Chile

UK-based Virgin Mobile has announced the launch of wireless operations in Chile. Virgin offers its services via a m ... http://bit.ly/IkSSrV

Etisalat and Islamabad to complete deal after six year standoff

The Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd (PTCL) is close to finalising the transfer of assets owed to it as part ... http://bit.ly/HB7HmM

Loop Telecom closes, demanding INR38bn; Loop Mobile unaffected

In the wake of February’s Supreme Court decision to cancel 122 2G licences, Loop Telecom Ltd has confirmed that i ... http://bit.ly/HwZH9b

Usmanov seeks to trade MegaFon stake for LTE firm Yota

Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov is considering trading part of his stake in the country's second largest mobile ... http://bit.ly/IB6ObU

Turkcell frees seized Cukurova assets after unspecified payment

According to Reuters, Turkish telecoms giant Turkcell has released TRY450 million (USD249.4 million) worth of asset ... http://bit.ly/HwZGSt

T-Mobile, Leap agree AWS ‘spectrum swap’

US mobile operators T-Mobile USA and Leap Wireless have announced plans to swap some of their radio spectrum assets ... http://bit.ly/HB7IHt

B-Mobile slashes roaming charges in India

According to Kuensel Online, Bhutan Telecom’s mobile arm B-Mobile, has reduced its international roaming charges ... http://bit.ly/HB7Jef

Etisalat to boost network coverage

Etisalat Nigeria, the country’s fourth largest mobile operator by subscribers, plans to invest NGN30.6 billion (U ... http://bit.ly/HB7IqP

T-Mobile CR continues to improve 3G network; coverage now over 83%

T-Mobile Czech Republic has announced that efforts to improve its 3G mobile network coverage and quality are contin ... http://bit.ly/Ik48DA

Medvedev issues renewed demand for MNP

Outgoing Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has called for rules to be put in place to allow domestic mobile phone u ... http://bit.ly/Isniqd

TRA enables select VoIP services?

Oman has reportedly unblocked a number of voice-over-internet protocol (VoIP) services, paving the way for cheaper ... http://bit.ly/IyfSmy

CVC Capital Partners to buy City Telecom assets

Hong Kong-based operator City Telecom has announced that it will sell its telecoms assets to CVC Capital Partners, ... http://bit.ly/HJZWvk

BT Italia sells NGI stake to Cometa

UK-based communications giant BT Group has confirmed that its BT Italia unit has sold its entire 96.18% stake i ... http://p.ost.im/p/equ5wQ

Everything Everywhere selects Morgan Stanley for 1800MHz spectrum sale

Everything Everywhere, the joint venture between British mobile network operators Orange UK and T-Mobile UK, ha ... http://p.ost.im/p/eqPHWr

Softbank leads in net subscriber adds in fiscal 2011

Japan’s third-largest cellular operator Softbank Mobile has been named as the fastest-growing network in the ... http://p.ost.im/p/eqmng7

Axiata halts Tikona acquisition talks

Malaysian telecoms group Axiata has reportedly dropped out of talks regarding the possible acquisition of India ... http://p.ost.im/p/eqnDdM

FT-Orange employees propose dividend cut

Employees of France Telecom-Orange are proposing that the company cut its annual shareholder dividends in order to ... http://bit.ly/HsynE6

International telcos line up to enter Libya; post-election time-frame mooted

According to a special report by Reuters Africa, a number of international telecoms giants are keen to enter Liby ... http://bit.ly/HxwARX

Sprint LTE network makes its bow in Kankakee, Illinois

According to Fierce Wireless, Sprint Nextel, the United States’ third largest mobile operator in terms of subscri ... http://bit.ly/HxXFmc

FAS approves Rostelecom bid to buy backbone giant RETN

According to the ITAR-TASS news agency, Russia’s Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) has approved Rostelecom’s r ... http://bit.ly/IvRtcG

Turkcell named as likely Vivacom winner

The Turkish mobile group Turkcell has been named as the most likely winner of an auction for a 93.99% stake in Bulg ... http://bit.ly/Is94H9

Haitel network shuts down but government says closure is only temporary

According to local press reports from Haiti, the network of struggling CDMA-based wireless operator Haitel has gone ... http://bit.ly/HESRwd

Viettel sets date for wireless market entry

Viettel Peru has revealed plans to launch its wireless network in January 2013, reports Peru This Week. Link: O ... http://bit.ly/IneYrL

MTN issues UTL ultimatum over unpaid UGX22 billion

Uganda Telecom Ltd (UTL) has been given a 21-day ultimatum to clear its outstanding interconnection fees, reports t ... http://bit.ly/IlKwM2

Vodafone Hungary launches DC-HPSA+ technology

Vodafone Hungary has doubled maximum data transmission rates on parts of its network from 21Mbps to 42Mbps, through ... http://bit.ly/Iffxop

RCOM gets ‘in principle’ approval for Globalcom IPO

India’s Reliance Communications (RCOM) has received ‘in principle’ approval from Singapore’s stock exchange ... http://bit.ly/HyflNX

MinTIC extends 4G comments deadline

Colombian telecoms regulator, the Ministry of Information Technology and Communication (MinTIC) has extended the de ... http://bit.ly/IneW2V

Vivo rolls out countrywide HSPA+ service

Brazilian mobile operator Vivo Participacoes, which is controlled by Telefonica of Spain, is expanding its HSPA+ co ... http://bit.ly/HuxbF6

KPN turns back on CAIW takeover

Dow Jones Newswires reports that Dutch incumbent KPN Telecom has abandoned plans to acquire domestic cable provider ... http://bit.ly/IlKwvD

Government sells its share in GT GT not informed

The Guyanese government has sold its 20% stake in the Guyana Telephone Telegraph Company (GTT) to a Chinese compan ... http://bit.ly/IffvwO

Multi-Line Communication secures NTC approval for new broadband, WiLL service

Filipino would-be telecoms operator Multi-Line Communication Inc, formerly Multi-line Construction International Co ... http://bit.ly/HxXAPq

Brazil’s government looking to impose new rules on telcos

The government of Brazil is considering new rules that would compel the country’s fixed line telecoms operators t ... http://bit.ly/HwumEl

NTA turns screw on illegal VoIP operators

The Nepal Telecommunications Authority (NTA) is moving quickly in a bid to stamp out the practice of internet servi ... http://bit.ly/Hxwwl0

Belarus to launch national communications satellite system, paper says

The government of the Republic of Belarus is looking to launch a satellite to provide a national system of communic ... http://bit.ly/Hxwv0B

Batelco eyes acquisitions to offset domestic declines

The CEO of Batelco, Sheikh Mohammed bin Isa Al Khalifa, has told Reuters that his company plans to make at least on ... http://bit.ly/IlKpA1

Kabel Deutschland sues DT over cable duct fees

German cable operator Kabel Deutschland has filed a lawsuit against Telekom Deutschland, a wholly owned subsidiary ... http://bit.ly/HESOQR

TOT signs network upgrade deal with NSN

Thai state-owned telco TOT has inked a deal with Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) to upgrade its 3G network to 42Mbps H ... http://bit.ly/IneMZB

NTC seeks clarification on PLDT’s divestment plans for CURE frequencies

The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) has asked Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT) to upd ... http://bit.ly/If0Lix

NSN wins StarHub 4G/LTE modernisation contract

Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) has won a contract from Singaporean fixed and mobile operator StarHub to upgrade its m ... http://bit.ly/HyffpR

Cisco boosts Kabel Deutschland’s network

In order to meet the growing demand for video and broadband services, German cable company Kabel Deutschland has se ... http://bit.ly/IlKnrR

TeliaSonera exits Cambodia and lifts stake in Nepal

TeliaSonera has sold its stake in Cambodian cellco Smart Mobile and increased its ownership of Nepal’s largest mo ... http://bit.ly/IneOR4

AM accuses MinTIC of hamstringing Comcel

Mexico’s America Movil (AM) has requested that the Colombian government stop targeting its local subsidiary Comun ... http://bit.ly/HMuXOg

Xplornet bundles WiMAX with Shaw pay-TV; closes spectrum deal with YourLink

Shaw Direct, the satellite TV division of triple-play cableco Shaw Communications, has agreed a tie-up with WiMAX a ... http://bit.ly/HUK9I6

TI ponders spinning off fixed line network

Telecom Italia (TI) is considering spinning off its fixed line network in a move that could help it to relieve its ... http://bit.ly/HqPIMN

GP pays taxman USD29m to settle licence fees, under threat of account freeze

Bangladesh’s largest mobile operator by subscribers, GrameenPhone, has complied with demands from the tax regulat ... http://bit.ly/I5Kcjt

CRTC publishes pay-TV roundup

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has released statistical and financial infor ... http://bit.ly/HUKdHR

Turk Telekom to invest EUR2m in Euroweb in 2012

According to Romanian business daily Ziarul Financiar, Turk Telekom intends to invest around EUR2 million (USD2.6 m ... http://bit.ly/HZORbj

Australian ISPs balk at proposed 30-year term for NBN Co’s SAU

Australian internet service providers (ISPs) are reportedly balking at proposals in NBN Co’s Special Access Under ... http://bit.ly/HfGGaP

Mobily and KT Corp agree to cooperate

Saudi Arabia’s second largest telecoms operator, Etihad Etisalat (Mobily), has signed a cooperation agreement wit ... http://bit.ly/I5K03B

DT and NetCologne forced to scrap cooperation plans

Deutsche Telekom (DT) and regional telco NetCologne have been forced to cancel their plans to use each other’s hi ... http://bit.ly/HgQxbX

Vodacom launches new roaming rates across Africa

South Africa’s Vodacom Group has unveiled substantial roaming discounts for Vodacom South Africa subscribers usin ... http://bit.ly/HjyDGL

Yota postpones Moscow LTE launch until 10 May

Russian WiMAX-turned-Long Term Evolution (LTE) operator Scartel, which operates under the ‘Yota’ brand name, ha ... http://bit.ly/Hgskan

Ukrtelecom reaches 1.4 million broadband customers

Ukrainian quadruple-play provider Ukrtelecom has reported that it signed up a net 63,000 additional fixed broadband ... http://bit.ly/HX9GRn

Bell Aliant FTTH rollout rolls on in NB

Bell Aliant has expanded coverage of its ‘FibreOP’ branded fibre-to-the home (FTTH) network to Sussex, New Brun ... http://bit.ly/HX9Hoa

SMARTS Group deploys trial LTE network in Ufa

Russian mobile operator SMARTS Group has completed the deployment of a pilot Long Term Evolution (LTE) network in U ... http://bit.ly/HfGGrm

Telkom to release treasury stock; looking to acquire a regional operator

Rhinaldi Firmansjah, the CEO of Indonesia's largest telco by assets and subscribers, PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (T ... http://bit.ly/HgsjDx

Telenor raises Vimpelcom stake following JP Morgan deal

Norway’s Telenor Group has announced that it has raised its stake in international telecoms giant Vimpelcom from ... http://bit.ly/HX9DVx

Rwanda doubles international capacity under contract with TTCL

Rwanda has signed a USD6.7 million ten-year contract with Tanzania Telecommunications Company Limited (TTCL) for th ... http://bit.ly/HhNPXl

UCOM targets full Yerevan coverage by year-end; national coverage to follow in two years

Armenian broadband access provider UCOM LLC plans to increase its service coverage to the rest of the capital Yerev ... http://bit.ly/HMuSKC

Doughty Hanson to acquire Eurofiber

Family-owned investment firm Reggeborgh is selling a significant stake in Dutch operator Eurofiber to UK-based priv ... http://bit.ly/Hb2osW

MTel reports over 250,000 interactive TV subscribers

Hungary’s dominant telecoms operator Magyar Telekom’s (MTel’s) T-Home unit has signed up more than 250,000 cu ... http://bit.ly/HUK0Eq

ACCC calls opens discussion on proposed variation to fixed line access determinations

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has announced the launch of a public inquiry regarding th ... http://bit.ly/HjyyTD

Apex court throws out 2G appeals; cellco remains ‘in the Loop’

India’s Supreme Court has dismissed appeals from cellcos affected by the controversial cancellation of 122 2G lic ... http://bit.ly/HYSmxo

Nigeria needs more base stations, says ALTON's Adebayo

The chairman of the Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), Gbenga Adebayo, has st ... http://bit.ly/HPfNvd

Captain Choppy says all aboard for cable landing in May

Deployment of the Seychelles East Africa System (SEAS) international submarine cable has begun, after the project's ... http://bit.ly/Hgsi2j

VIPnet’s LTE web access free until mid-year

Croatia’s VIPnet, a unit of Telekom Austria, has announced that customers using its new LTE network, which it lau ... http://bit.ly/HfKPs0

EMT outlines LTE network rollout progress, reiterates targets

Eesti Mobiiltelefon (EMT-TeilaSonera) has said that it remains on-track with its fourth-generation network rollout, ... http://bit.ly/HlfJ3w

Si.Mobil expands 3G to over 90% of population

Slovenian cellco Si.mobil, part of the Telekom Austria group, reports on its website that its EUR20 million (USD27 ... http://bit.ly/He7eti

Orange Jordan notes 5% drop in profit

Jordan Telecom Group, which operates under France Telecom’s (FT’s) Orange moniker, noted a 5% fall in net incom ... http://bit.ly/HfwL68

WiMAX makes up 50% of Pakistan’s urban broadband connections

WiMAX technology now accounts for approximately 50% of broadband connections in Pakistan’s urban centres, reports ... http://bit.ly/H8kQme

Netia opens books for three potential buyers

Polish broadband provider Netia is ready to allow due diligence to the three companies reportedly interested in sna ... http://bit.ly/HlfIN3

SingTel plumps for NetCracker suite to maximise NGN income

Singapore Telecommunications (SingTel) has selected NetCracker Technology, a subsidiary of NEC Corp, to supply it w ... http://bit.ly/H8kNXz

BT inks deal with Lancashire council for part state-funded fibre rollout

British fixed line incumbent BT has announced that Lancashire will be the first county to benefit from funding prov ... http://bit.ly/HdFdx0

Virgin Mobile France set to take on Free in quad-play and mobile markets

French mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) Virgin Mobile, which is part of the Omea Telecom group, has announced ... http://bit.ly/HeiFwh

Bharti says ‘this month’ for LTE launch

India’s largest cellco by subscribers, Bharti Airtel is expected to launch a Time Division Long Term Evolution (T ... http://bit.ly/HJTTto

Dominican cableco Aster sold for USD27 million

The Dominican Republic cable operator Aster Comunicaciones has been sold via auction to local utility group Consorc ... http://bit.ly/HJTUgK

CTU looking to canvass bidders for new 4G mobile frequencies

The Czech Telecommunication Office (CTU) plans to contact up to 50 potential bidders to canvass interest in its for ... http://bit.ly/HdFccy

Qubee reaches 200,000 WiMAX subscribers in Bangladesh, Pakistan

WiMAX wireless broadband internet access provider Augere, which operates under the Qubee brand, has announced that ... http://bit.ly/Hkn4B2

Safaricom poised to unveil 42Mbps download speeds

Kenyan mobile giant Safaricom has promised to double 3G broadband speeds to 42Mbps, Business Daily Africa reports. ... http://bit.ly/HJAJAc

NZ cellcos team up with Paymark for ‘virtual wallet’ JV

New Zealand’s three mobile network operators have announced plans to form a joint venture with Paymark Ltd, New Z ... http://bit.ly/He68MY

Vodafone NL puts corporate customers at the top of the food chain

Dow Jones Newswires reports that Vodafone NL is launching a new service for its corporate clients in the Netherland ... http://bit.ly/He66Vj

Telkom obliged to cut wholesale broadband prices by 30%; network overhaul halted by legal action

Telkom South Africa, the country’s fixed line incumbent, has been ordered to cut the price of the wholesale broad ... http://bit.ly/HZHmMP

Telefonica Brazil to switch to Vivo brand from 15 April

MarketWatch reports that Telefonica of Spain’s Brazilian operation is to adopt the Vivo brand across its entire p ... http://bit.ly/Hkn4B4

Unitech bows out of telecoms sector

Unitech has decided to pull out of the telecom sector, managing director Ajay Chandra told the Economic Times. Unit ... http://bit.ly/HnzYdG

Rogers’ LTE reaches Calgary, Halifax

Canada’s Rogers Communications has expanded its LTE network to two new cities, Calgary in the west and Halifax in ... http://bit.ly/H5Uhhi

Digicel acquires Voila in Haiti

The Jamaica-based pan-Caribbean mobile group Digicel has acquired the Haitian cellular operator Comcel, which offer ... http://bit.ly/HcioiL

Consultation on 3G reassignment begins

Hong Kong’s telecoms and broadcasting regulator, the Office of the Communications Authority (OFCA), which replace ... http://bit.ly/HcVHYz

KT taps EBRD for USD200m broadband, LTE loan

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has confirmed that it is considering providing a long-t ... http://bit.ly/HU1oIL

LightSquared misses second Inmarsat payment deadline

LightSquared, the ill-fated USD7 billion open-access Long Term Evolution (LTE) venture backed by billionaire hedge ... http://bit.ly/H5UjFS

Prime minister tries to avoid LIME strike

The prime minister of Barbados, Freundel Stuart, has negotiated a compromise agreement with staff of telco Cable & ... http://bit.ly/HcVKDv

Cable notes slight profit increase despite rising costs

Cable Bahamas has recorded a 2.5% year-on-year increase in net income for the full year 2011 to BSD20.483 million ( ... http://bit.ly/HMAvK6

Solorz-Zak’s cellcos sign infrastructure cooperation deal

Polish cellcos Aero2 and Polkomtel, both owned by media mogul Zygmunt Solorz-Zak, have inked a five-year infrastruc ... http://bit.ly/HbeNkt

Telebras inks fibre sharing deal with Cemig Telecom

Online journal TeleSintese reports that Brazilian state-controlled telecoms group Telecomunicacoes Brasileiras (Tel ... http://bit.ly/HcOR4q

Cable Wireless prepares legal challenge to government

The Trinidad Express reports that Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC), the 49% owner of Telecommunications Servic ... http://bit.ly/HEE72Z

MoIC dissolves telecoms, broadcasting advisory panel

Nepal’s Ministry of Information and Communications (MoIC) of Nepal has disbanded the Broadcasting and Telecommuni ... http://bit.ly/HbIXzs

Usmanov linked with USD5bn swoop for MegaFon stake

Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov is considering buying fellow shareholder Mikhail Fridman’s 25.1% stake in mob ... http://bit.ly/HcTzDR

iiNet aims for NBN triple from next month

Alternative Australian broadband operator iiNet has claimed that it will be the first company to offer National Bro ... http://bit.ly/HaZWS2

PT FY11 revenues increase 64.3%; net income slumps following dual acquisition

Portugal Telecom (PT), Portugal’s largest fixed line operator by subscribers, has reported revenues of EUR6.147 b ... http://bit.ly/HFQcm7

Irish government aiming to raise EUR500m from 4G licence auction

The government of the Republic of Ireland reportedly hopes to raise as much as EUR500 million (USD667 million) from ... http://bit.ly/HD3wDH

Viva hits one million customers

The Kuwaiti cellular operator Viva has announced that it has passed the one million subscriber milestone. The firm, ... http://bit.ly/HB2z3W

Ofcom mulling options on opening 700MHz for mobile broadband

British telecoms regulator Ofcom is examining the possibility of refarming spectrum in the 700MHz for use by operat ... http://bit.ly/H8mIxQ

C Spire Wireless eyes autumn LTE launch; ‘full suite of devices’ expected

Regional mobile provider C Spire Wireless has indicated that its significantly delayed Long Term Evolution (LTE) ne ... http://bit.ly/H9AU8b

CRC cuts wholesale fees

Colombian telecoms watchdog, the Communication Regulation Commission (CRC) has lowered interconnection rates from 1 ... http://bit.ly/H3OhFZ

Finance minister: Telkom management do not understand market

Kenya’s finance minister Njeru Githae told the Daily Nation that he is not convinced that Telkom Kenya’s curren ... http://bit.ly/H8G2fy

XL cancels plans to sell towers

Indonesian cellco XL Axiata is scrapping plans to sell its tower assets following a lack of interest, reports The B ... http://bit.ly/HMNVFn

TRAI blacklists four telemarketing companies for spam messages

The Telecoms Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has disconnected 22,769 mobiles for sending unsolicited SMS messa ... http://bit.ly/H3Ojxq

LightSquared describes FCC licence revocation plans as ‘unsupported by law, science and policy’

Struggling USD7 billion open-access Long Term Evolution (LTE) start-up LightSquared has lashed out at the Federal C ... http://bit.ly/H8clGw

Government of Antigua and Barbuda mulls joining ECTEL

The government of Antigua and Barbuda is considering becoming a member of the regional telecoms watchdog the Easter ... http://bit.ly/HeJb7k

3 Ireland says net losses narrowed by a third last year; turnover rose 53%

Hutchison Whampoa’s Irish third-generation (3G) mobile operator 3 Ireland booked a 31% year-on-year fall in pre-t ... http://bit.ly/HeJe34

ICTA awards licence to DataLink for fibre rollout

Canada NewsWire reports that Cayman Islands-based DataLink, a wholly owned subsidiary of local utility firm Caribbe ... http://bit.ly/HCOTBY

LG Uplus completes nationwide LTE rollout

South Korea’s smallest cellco by subscribers, LG Uplus, has announced the completion of its nationwide Long Term ... http://bit.ly/HeJaQS

Telefonica agrees merger deal with state

Spain’s Telefonica and the Colombian government will merge Telefonica Moviles Colombia with Telefonica Telecom, t ... http://bit.ly/HOnqwt

Airtel launches Rwanda’s third mobile network

India’s Bharti Airtel group has added to its pan-African footprint with the launch of its new network in Rwanda, ... http://bit.ly/HeQGjn

Tech-neutral licences issued; MTC enters 4G negotiations with city council

Namibian cellco Mobile Telecommunications (MTC) has taken steps towards its planned 4G LTE network launch after the ... http://bit.ly/H3OgBX

MTN Liberia breaks one million subscriber barrier

MTN Liberia (formerly Lonestar Communications) has announced the signing of its one-millionth mobile customer, base ... http://bit.ly/HeJ8bF

Telkom Indonesia reports 5% fall in profits as costs rise

Indonesia’s largest telecoms group PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Telkom Indonesia) says its net income for 2011 fe ... http://bit.ly/HFQ71W