Ecuador | January 19, 2011 In a press release yesterday Jaime Guerrero Ruiz, the head of Ecuador’s telecommunication ministry, announced a multimillion investment to improve internet and communication services in Ecuador. The ministry (MINTEL) signed a $13.5M deal with Telconet …
TeleGeography | January 19, 2011 Malaysian mobile network operators Celcom Axiata and DiGi Telecommunications have announced a network sharing agreement which the duo hopes will save them a combined MYR2.2 billion (USD718.7 million) over a ten-year period. According to The …
Synchronica | January 18, 2011 | Press Release Highlights: Claro Perú becomes the fifth América Móvil subsidiary to launch Claro Messenger IM solution Synchronica has a group-wide framework agreement to deploy the service across all 17 América Móvil subsidiaries, targeting …
NTT Com | January 18, 2011 | Press Release TOKYO, JAPAN – NTT Communications (NTT Com) announced today plans to establish a point of presence (POP) for its Arcstar™ Global IP-VPN service in Perth, Australia, which will launch in the …
Korea Times | January 19, 2011 | Yoon Ja-young KT, Korea’s telecommunication giant, is setting up a smart belt in Northeast Asia, lowering barriers for roaming services in the region. China Mobile and NTT Docomo, leading mobile operators from China …
Reuters Africa | January 17, 2011 | Fathiya Dahrul & Janeman Latul JAKARTA Jan 17 (Reuters) – PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia , the nation biggest telecommunication firm, is re-evaluating a fixed-wireless deal with PT Bakrie Telecom worth nearly $1 billion as …
Reuters Africa | January 17, 2011 | Fathiya Dahrul & Janeman Latul JAKARTA Jan 17 (Reuters) – PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia , the nation biggest telecommunication firm, is re-evaluating a fixed-wireless deal with PT Bakrie Telecom worth nearly $1 billion as …
Wall Street Journal | January 19, 2011 | Rogerio Jelmayer SAO PAULO (Dow Jones)–Brazil mobile phone subscriptions rose to 202.94 million in 2010, up 16.66% from the previous year, according to figures released Wednesday by telecommunications regulator Anatel. New subscriptions …
The Bangkok Post | January 19, 2011 DTAC, the country’s second-largest mobile phone operator, has announced the appointment of Jon Eddy Abdullah as chief executive for its Thailand operation, succeeding Torre Johnsen, who will oversee the Bangladesh operation, effective March …
Stoke announced that it received $17 million in a fully subscribed Series E funding round. Stoke provides carriers 3G mobile broadband and LTE core infrastructure solutions, and its total funding to date is approximately $92 million. Stoke’s investors include: Sequoia …
Blogging Stocks | January 17, 2011 | Steve Halpern “Telefonica SA (TEF) is a member of our model portfolio; it meets 100% of the criteria we use in our James P. O’Shanghnessy growth and value model,” notes John Reese. The …
Geodesic | January 18, 2011 | Press Release Content Partnership Brings Portuguese Music, News and More to Mundu Radio Listeners Worldwide CUPERTINO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Geodesic Limited (BSE: 503699) (NSE: GEODESIC), a leading provider of award-winning mobile and desktop solutions for instant …
TeleGeography | January 18, 2011 | Thailand The board of Thai state-owned CAT Telecom’s board has approved a plan to partner private sector cellco True Move to provide 3G mobile services based on W-CDMA/HSPA technology, Dow Jones Newswires reported yesterday. …
Gemalto | January 18, 2011 | Press Release Partnership also involves MasterCard Worldwide, Orient Corporation, Credit Saison and Kyodo Printing Amsterdam, Jan 18, 2011 – Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, announces its selection by SOFTBANK MOBILE for …
Xinhua Net News | January 13, 2011 | Xiong Tong LA PAZ, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) — Bolivian President Evo Morales said Wednesday that a telecommunications satellite to be built and launched by China would greatly contribute to Bolivia’s development. The …
Business Wire | January 14, 2011 | Press Release MONTERREY, Mexico–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Fitch Ratings has taken the following rating actions for Alestra, S. de R.L. de C.V.’s (Alestra) Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) and outstanding debt highlighted below: -Local currency IDR upgraded …
Business News Americas | January 18, 2011 | Patrick Nixon LTE is the fastest-developing system in the history of mobile telecommunications, with 180 operators around the world investing in the technology, but a lack of regulatory clarity is the main …
Economic Times | January 17, 2011 NEW DELHI: Telecom equipments provider ZTE Telecom India , a wholly-owned subsidiary of ZTE Corporation, on Monday said that it has appointed Cui Liangjun as the new chief executive officer (CEO). Incumbent CEO Huang …
Korea IT Times | January 17, 2011 Opens a data center for cloud computing service at SK Broadband’s Internet Data Center to support 1,500 virtual servers SK Telecom (NYSE:SKM) announced today that it opened Cloud Data Center, a cloud computing …
Corning | January 16, 2011 | Press Release MELBOURNE, Australia–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Corning Cable Systems Pty. Ltd., part of Corning Incorporated’s (NYSE: GLW) Telecommunications segment, today announced that Corning has been selected as a primary NBN Co supplier of optical fiber cable …
Following are infrastructure contracts announced during the past week:TeliaSoneraNorway: With Ericsson to modernize and expand the northern part of TeliaSonera’s Norwegian network and to roll out 4G/LTE in the same region.Value: UndisclosedBarrett Xplore Inc.Canada: With Tellabs to help roll out …
Bloomberg | January 17, 2011 | Francisco Marcelino Positivo Informatica SA, Brazil’s biggest computer maker, rose the most in nine months on speculation Lenovo Group Ltd. may acquire the company. Positivo jumped 6.4 percent, the most since April 7, to …
Business Wire | January 17, 2011 | News Wire DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/b7c4e6/cloud_computing_en) has announced the addition of Frost & Sullivan’s new report “Cloud Computing End-user Analysis – Mexico” to their offering. Most of the major factors driving adoption …
Business News Americas | January 17, 2011 Chilean telecoms operator Movistar, of the Telefonica (NYSE: TEF) group, is preparing to kick off a US$100mn investment fund to support technological innovation in the infrastructure network, newspaper El Mercurio quoted the company’s …
TeleGeography | January 14, 2011 Malaysian WiMAX provider Packet One (P1) has revealed that in a bid to enhance capacity and increase its coverage to 52% in West Malaysia it will invest a further MYR200 million (USD65.4 million) in its …
