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Alcatel-Lucent to link Africa to Brazil 06 September 2010

Alcatel-Lucent has won the contract from South Africa’s eFive to install a submarine cable from Africa to South America
Asia ‘is next submarine cable target’ 03 September 2010

The boom in laying submarine cables along the east and west of Africa has two years to run, with the next demand likely to emerge from Asian countries and regions that missed by the main links
Africa cable gets Alcatel-Lucent extension 25 August 2010

A new cable serving west Africa is to be extended from Portugal to the UK following a contract with Alcatel-Lucent
VimpelCom in 'merger talks' with Sawiris 23 August 2010

Orascom and Wind in Europe, the Middle East and north Africa may merge with VimpelCom and Telenor’s operations in Russia and eastern Europe, say reports

Telkom Indonesia picks Alcatel-Lucent for backbone 07 September 2010

Alcatel-Lucent has won a contract to build a backbone network for Telekomunikasi Indonesia
Singapore telcos to offer fast broadband 06 September 2010

Singapore operators are competing to offer high-speed broadband, with the launch of Nucleus Connect, a carrier-neutral provider
Asia ‘is next submarine cable target’ 03 September 2010

The boom in laying submarine cables along the east and west of Africa has two years to run, with the next demand likely to emerge from Asian countries and regions that missed by the main links
China Telecom joins ethernet exchange 03 September 2010

China Telecom, the world’s largest fixed carrier, is to connect with CENX, the US-based carrier ethernet exchange

BT lets ISPs pick exchanges for fibre 07 September 2010

BT has asked independent communications providers in the UK to let them know which local exchanges should be provided with fibre
Buyout firms ‘prepare bids for Polkomtel’ 06 September 2010

Four private equity groups are said to be preparing bids for Polkomtel, as Vodafone considers selling its 24% stake
ITU to create annual telecoms show 03 September 2010

Hamadoun Touré, secretary general of the International Telecommunication Union, wants to make ITU Telecom World into an annual event
Orange Spain plans €500m network upgrade 03 September 2010

France Telecom is to invest €500m in upgrading its fixed and mobile networks in Spain

Telmex to boost internet speeds in Mexico 02 September 2010

Carlos Slim’s Telmex is planning to invest heavily in optical fibre networks to boost residential internet speeds to 20 megabits
Megacable and Telefónica in mobile deal 26 August 2010

Telefónica’s mobile services in Mexico are to be sold in quad-play packages by Megacable
Argentina cancels Clarín’s licence 20 August 2010

Media group Clarín has had its telecoms licence cancelled by the government of Argentina
Telefónica exec reveals healthcare plans to GTB 20 July 2010

Telefónica is telling squeezed governments, insurers and even relatives about the benefits of electronic health systems. Global Telecoms Business interviews Álvaro Fernández de Araoz, director of the new unit

Reliance and GTL end $9bn tower deal 07 September 2010

Plans for Reliance to sell its phone towers to GTL have been dropped after the two companies failed to agree
ZTE gets Indian WiMax contract 07 September 2010

ZTE is to supply equipment for Indian government-owned BSNL’s planned WiMax network
Alcatel-Lucent to link Africa to Brazil 06 September 2010

Alcatel-Lucent has won the contract from South Africa’s eFive to install a submarine cable from Africa to South America
Huawei wins Tata Teleservices 3G contract 03 September 2010

Tata Teleservices has chosen Huawei to build its 3G networks in five of the areas in India for which it has licences

Innovation 'is the key to new revenue generation' 09 June 2010

Innovation needs to drive revenue generation as the telecoms market faces huge challenges in the rise of flat rate data usage, said speakers at this year’s GTB Innovation Summit

Qtel’s Nawras to raise $600m in IPO 02 September 2010

Nawras, the Oman operator owned by Qtel of Qatar, is to raise up to $600m in an offer of shares this month
Zain Saudi to raise $1.1bn in rights issue 31 August 2010

Zain’s Saudi Arabian operation is planning to fund the next phase of its growth through a $1.1bn rights issue
Syria to award third mobile licence 27 August 2010

Zain is expected to be one of the competitors for the third mobile licence in Syria, along with Turkcell and STC
VimpelCom in 'merger talks' with Sawiris 23 August 2010

Orascom and Wind in Europe, the Middle East and north Africa may merge with VimpelCom and Telenor’s operations in Russia and eastern Europe, say reports

T-Mobile may offer Huawei Android phone 06 September 2010

Huawei is discussing with Deutsche Telekom a deal to supply its Ideos smartphone for use on the T-Mobile USA network
China Telecom joins ethernet exchange 03 September 2010

China Telecom, the world’s largest fixed carrier, is to connect with CENX, the US-based carrier ethernet exchange
Pace gets $450m loans to buy 2Wire 02 September 2010

HSBC and RBS are providing set-top box maker Pace with $450m in loans in order to buy 2Wire
Canada orders operators to repay customers 01 September 2010

Canada’s regulator, Konrad von Finckenstein, has told operators to repay customers and invest more in broadband