02 September 2010
The TM Forum has decided to switch its Management World conference and exhibition in 2011 from Nice to a new convention centre in Dublin More »
The seven winning bidders in India’s 3G auction have been allocated spectrum, and the government has set a roll-out timetable More »
HSBC and RBS are providing set-top box maker Pace with $450m in loans in order to buy 2Wire More »
Nawras, the Oman operator owned by Qtel of Qatar, is to raise up to $600m in an offer of shares this month More »
Carlos Slim’s Telmex is planning to invest heavily in optical fibre networks to boost residential internet speeds to 20 megabits More »
01 September 2010
Reynolds explains plan to split of Telecom NZ into separate network and services companies More »
Canada’s regulator, Konrad von Finckenstein, has told operators to repay customers and invest more in broadband More »
Sprint’s board is said to be considering allowing Deutsche Telekom’s T-Mobile USA to invest in WiMax operator Clearwire More »
Telstra is doubling the peak speed of its 3G services to 42 megabits a second, but only for half the Australian population More »
Three of Thailand’s three operators are to bid for 3G licences, while a fourth opts to create an MVNO More »
31 August 2010
Reports suggest that the owners of Nokia Siemens Networks are talking to private equity companies about a stake More »
Polish mobile operator Polkomtel has sold bonds worth $319m to fund operations and refinance debt More »
Reports suggest Vodafone is considering selling its stake in China Mobile, a deal that could raise $4bn More »
Zain’s Saudi Arabian operation is planning to fund the next phase of its growth through a $1.1bn rights issue More »
Reynolds explains plan to split of Telecom NZ into separate network and services companies
25 August 2010
As broadband data is putting pressure on operators’ backhaul networks, Ciena CEO Gary Smith discusses the scale that his acquisition of Nortel’s business will give
17 August 2010
Enterprise mobility, applications and M2M underpin wholesale ambition with global scale
09 August 2010
Tellabs moving on from backhaul as operators’ focus changes to content
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06 August 2010
There’s an increasing pace of deals between operators, banks and mobile money specialists as the industry seeks to win a share of a fast-growing business
27 July 2010
Those behind the £100m deal for Easynet see cloud services as a key attraction — and are looking for consolidation opportunities
21 July 2010
Revenue from Motorola’s wireless infrastructure business will boost Nokia Siemens Networks by 23%
26 August 2010
The GSM Association is thinking of moving Mobile World Congress away from Barcelona after 2012. Global Telecoms Business looks at the alternatives
19 July 2010
Global Telecoms Business wants nominations for its annual list of the 100 most powerful people in the telecoms industry worldwide
65 phones in O2 stores to be given environmental sustainability score, with Sony Ericsson getting highest rating
23 July 2010
A scaled-down plan by BSNL to add 5.5 million lines of GSM capacity has attracted bids from Alcatel-Lucent, Ericsson and NSN
22 July 2010
China Mobile and China Telecom have signed up Alcatel-Lucent to build FTTH networks
Main One, the cable linking Europe to the west African states of Nigeria and Ghana, has signed up its first customers
Vodafone's Michel Combes is to chair the mobile industry's Wholesale Applications Community, with JIL's CEO Peters Suh taking over as CEO
Some operators offering Apple’s new iPad are asking five times as much as others, while prices for the iPhone appear to have stabilised
16 July 2010
Telefónica’s O2 operation in Europe has launched cheap international calling following the group’s takeover of Jajah in January
Bharti Airtel, which has paid $10.7bn for Zain’s African operations, plans to bid for 22% of Zain Zambia not included in the deal
20 July 2010
Industrial group Essar is considering selling part of its stake in Vodafone India through an IPO or the whole 33% to Vodafone
02 July 2010
MainOne links Ghana and Nigeria with western Europe
01 July 2010
Cloud platform for infrastructure as a service
24 August 2010
Rogers Business Solutions is engaging in the international market through carrier and wholesale alliances, partnerships and agreements
With cables landing on both sides of the continent the bandwidth shortage is over – at least in coastal areas
For all operators, transitioning to IP is a critical business imperative. Wholesale providers can become their trusted partner
Traditional wholesale was a simple proposition of selling capacity on routes based on rigid contracts
Targeting niche customer segments to boost revenue. Co-sponsored feature: Sprint
Fixed-line wholesale services have been in decline for several years
Wholesale operators are becoming open, savvy and flexible partners but they must be ready for massive growth in ethernet demand
Wholesale telecoms used to be all about routes and reliability. Those are baseline requirements for any wholesale provider, essential foundations for more advanced services
The SME market is packed with potential for service providers of all types and the web companies needn’t have it all their own way
The time is ripe for cloud services with 43% year-on-year growth projected in 2011
In the first of a two part article, Martin Geddes explains the need to rethink communications for doing business in the cloud
In the second of a two articles, Martin Geddes outlines his vision for the role of communications providers in the cloud
On the eve of broadband lines reaching the half billion milestone, Robin Mersh says broadband is at the heart of progress
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