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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
Mobile money: operators and banks working together 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
Bharti to bid for rest of Zain Zambia 23 July 2010

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

Telecom NZ CEO: splitting the company could boost value 30% 01 September 2010

Paul Reynolds tells Global Telecoms Business that two separate companies, one owning infrastructure and one running services, would be worth 30% more to shareholders
Interview: Paul Reynolds of Telecom New Zealand 01 September 2010

Reynolds explains plan to split of Telecom NZ into separate network and services companies
Telstra to offer HSPA+ at double speed 01 September 2010

Telstra is doubling the peak speed of its 3G services to 42 megabits a second, but only for half the Australian population
Thailand approves three bidders for 3G auction 01 September 2010

Three of Thailand’s three operators are to bid for 3G licences, while a fourth opts to create an MVNO

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
TM Forum leaves Nice for Dublin in 2011 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
Nokia and Siemens consider JV buyout 31 August 2010

Reports suggest that the owners of Nokia Siemens Networks are talking to private equity companies about a stake
Polkomtel sells $320m in bonds 31 August 2010

Polish mobile operator Polkomtel has sold bonds worth $319m to fund operations and refinance debt

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

Vodafone Essar drops IPO plans 27 August 2010

The Essar group in India has dropped plans to sell part of its 33% stake in Vodafone Essar, say reports
Tata Teleservices selects NSN to supply 3G 24 August 2010

Nokia Siemens Networks has won a deal to supply LTE-ready 3G equipment to Indian operator Tata
India ‘lifts Chinese telecom import ban’ 23 August 2010

Huawei and ZTE appear to have won Indian government approval to sell equipment to local operations, say reports
Alcatel-Lucent in Indian broadband kit talks 19 August 2010

Alcatel-Lucent says it is expecting the first of a number of Indian orders for broadband equipment to arrive in 2011

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
Innovators honoured in 2010 GTB Awards 07 June 2010

Global Telecoms Business has presented its 2010 Innovation Awards to the operators and vendors behind the world’s most exciting projects in the industry

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

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
Sprint weighs partnership for Clearwire funding 01 September 2010

Sprint’s board is said to be considering allowing Deutsche Telekom’s T-Mobile USA to invest in WiMax operator Clearwire
Fibertech to sell for ‘over $500m’ 27 August 2010

Private equity owners of Fibertech are to sell the group to a different private equity company for a reported $535m