MTN to continue business in Iran 30 January 2012

South African operator will not exit from Irancell holding despite US pressure to pull out over Iran’s nuclear actions

SK Broadband to expand overseas units 09 January 2012

SK Telecom’s broadband unit signs agreement with Taiwan’s Chunghwa to strengthen international business

RIM expected to name new chairman 04 January 2012

BlackBerry smartphone maker could be forced to name new chairman following investor pressure

View from the Top: Today’s technology forecast: cloud creating storm of new possibilities 03 January 2012

Before any enterprise moves its data to a public cloud, enterprise IT executives want assurances about security, availability, reliability and performance of enterprise applications. Jeff Morgan offers some solutions

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América Móvil plans LTE for Latin America 03 February 2012

Carlos Slim’s América Móvil selects Alcatel-Lucent LTE kit for 4G infrastructure in Latin America, starting in Puerto Rico

US Cellular to launch 4G network in March 03 February 2012

Mobile operator’s LTE network will cover 25% of existing customers in select cities, says CEO Mary Dillon

Etisalat plans selling African towers 02 February 2012

UAE based operator expects over $600m from sale of its mobile phone towers in Africa

Tellabs to restructure and lose 530 people 01 February 2012

Poor fourth-quarter results pushes Tellabs to restructure, losing 530 employees

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New opportunities to sell roaming services to customers, says Syniverse CEO Jeff Gordon 16 January 2012

Operators should make use of the information they already have about their customers to be proactive about selling data roaming services

Ericsson completes Telcordia purchase 12 January 2012

Multimedia head Per Borgklint in charge as Ericsson completes purchase of Telcordia, two weeks behind schedule

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Cofeco blocks Televisa’s mobile plans 03 February 2012

Mexican antitrust regulator Cofeco rejects Televisa’s plans to acquire 50% stake in mobile operator Iusacell

Hutch to acquire Orange Austria for €900m 03 February 2012

Hutchison Whampo’s H3G Austria completes negotiations to buy Orange Austria from France Telecom and private equity

Alcatel-Lucent completes Genesys sale 02 February 2012

Alcatel-Lucent has sold customer service software arm Genesys to private equity for $1.5bn

Etisalat plans selling African towers 02 February 2012

UAE based operator expects over $600m from sale of its mobile phone towers in Africa

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Thailand’s TOT may sign new MVNO deals 30 January 2012

TOT negotiates with unnamed European operators to provide 3G MVNO deals in Thailand

France Telecom and Bouygues in FTTH deal 17 January 2012

France Telecom-Orange follows SFR and Free deals with partnership with Bouygues to share fibre to the home

Deutsche Telekom to backhaul O2 Germany 13 January 2012

Telefónica O2 signs backhaul agreement with Deutsche Telekom to connect German base stations

China Telecom launches UK mobile network 04 January 2012

Everything Everywhere to provide infrastructure for MVNO aimed at Chinese tourists and business travellers in UK

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US Cellular to launch 4G network in March 03 February 2012

Mobile operator’s LTE network will cover 25% of existing customers in select cities, says CEO Mary Dillon

Thailand vows faster action towards 4G 02 February 2012

Thailand regulator NBTC promises speedy move to 4G after launching LTE trials with operators and NSN, Cisco and Huawei

Broadband access drives home networking 26 January 2012

As consumers install faster broadband into their connected homes, there will be greater demands on the technology that is used to link the value-added services together. Home wiring and very high-speed wireless will both be harnessed for the home network

Batelco acquires 3G licence in Jordan 25 January 2012

Bahrain operator buys 3G licence in Jordan for $70.3m through Umniah subsidiary

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Etisalat plans selling African towers 02 February 2012

UAE based operator expects over $600m from sale of its mobile phone towers in Africa

Hits ‘plans expansion in Africa’ 24 January 2012

CEO of Kuwait’s Hits Telecom considers acquisition in plans to improve footprint in Liberia and Tanzania

AfriConnect to launch 4G in Zambia 12 January 2012

Vodacom’s Zambian ISP unit AfriConnect to use Airspan infrastructure to offer 4G services

Libya ‘interested in buying Rwandatel’ 09 January 2012

Libyan investment arm interested in buying assets of Rwandatel after operator is placed under insolvency process

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Ericsson extends MTN Ghana partnership 31 January 2012

MTN renews agreement with Ericsson to manage network operations for 3G sites in Ghana

NTT to buy 74% of India’s Netmagic 27 January 2012

Buy-out will enable NTT to enhance cloud services offering via ICT infrastructure across Asia

NSN to manage Airtel 3G network in India 20 January 2012

Airtel has strengthened existing contract with NSN with a new managed services deal for its Indian network

View from the Top: Today’s technology forecast: cloud creating storm of new possibilities 03 January 2012

Before any enterprise moves its data to a public cloud, enterprise IT executives want assurances about security, availability, reliability and performance of enterprise applications. Jeff Morgan offers some solutions

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Cofeco blocks Televisa’s mobile plans 03 February 2012

Mexican antitrust regulator Cofeco rejects Televisa’s plans to acquire 50% stake in mobile operator Iusacell

New 2G auction after India cancels licences 02 February 2012

The Indian supreme court has cancels 122 2G licences in corruption case and calls on regulator to hold new auction

Thailand vows faster action towards 4G 02 February 2012

Thailand regulator NBTC promises speedy move to 4G after launching LTE trials with operators and NSN, Cisco and Huawei

LightSquared gets new six-week extension 01 February 2012

Sprint has given LightSquared six more weeks to obtain approval for planned 4G network

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