April

EU states ‘oppose Huawei-ZTE investigation’ 19 April 2013

Trade ministers in Europe are telling the European Commission they don’t want an investigation into Chinese vendors, say reports

Lebanon moves to block roaming 19 April 2013

Lebanese government says visitors’ mobile phones won’t work unless they are registered at the airport on arrival

The industry’s young leaders of today, and the top executives of tomorrow 19 April 2013

Global Telecoms Business presents this year’s list of the most exciting people in the telecoms business under 40, the people who are most likely to lead the business into the future

March

Dallas court sentences telecoms fraudster to 7 years 26 March 2013

Last of six defendants goes to US jail for seven years after $60m conspiracy against BT and Verizon

February

GSMA claims record numbers for MWC 2013 28 February 2013

72,000 visitors to new Barcelona venue for Mobile World Congress, says GSM Association on last day

GTB TV interviews industry's leaders at MWC 27 February 2013

All the TV interviews from Global Telecoms Business at Mobile World Congress 2013 in Barcelona

KT chairman plans ‘virtual goods’ market 27 February 2013

Lee Suk-Chae tells Mobile World Congress that telcos must now become virtual goods distributors like Apple’s app store

Bernabè presents award to Korean operators 26 February 2013

Leader of GSM Association presents 2013 chairman’s award to South Korea’s KT and SK Telecom

DT and Qualcomm partner on M2M platform 26 February 2013

Qualcomm and Deutsche Telekom announce deal at MWC on development platform for internet of everything applications

Ooredoo is new brand for Qtel companies 26 February 2013

End to Wataniya and Indosat as Qatar operator Qtel to unify all subsidiaries under Ooredoo brand

Mobile World Congress opens in new venue 25 February 2013

70,000 visitors expected as 2013 Mobile World Congress opens in new venue in Barcelona

Ex Vodafone exec to lead Alcatel-Lucent 22 February 2013

Former CEO of Vodafone Europe Michel Combes to take over from Ben Verwaayen at Alcatel-Lucent on 1 April

Sistema changes mind on India 22 February 2013

Russian owner of MTS India decides to bid in March auctions for spectrum in some areas, but withdraw from others

Indian operators lose licence appeal 15 February 2013

Supreme court of India rejects appeal by four mobile operators over cancelled licences

Eva Castillo, the banker who’s taken over command of Telefónica Europe 14 February 2013

After 25 years as a banker with Goldman Sachs and Merrill Lynch, Eva Castillo is CEO of Telefónica Europe. What does her experience offer in the challenging world of European telecoms? Interview by Alan Burkitt-Gray

TeliaSonera CEO quits after Uzbekistan probe 01 February 2013

Lars Nyberg has resigned as CEO of TeliaSonera after an investigation revealed questions about its partner in Uzbekistan

January

Samsung reaches 30% of smartphone sales 25 January 2013

Juniper Research shows Samsung made 30% of all smartphones sold in the last quarter of 2012

OTE’s CEO Michael Tsamaz says outlook positive as Greeks work hard to revive economy 17 January 2013

Michael Tsamaz has led the revival of Greek incumbent OTE, which also owns mobile unit Cosmote, by taking tough measures in a challenging economy. Interview by Alan Burkitt-Gray