WeChat free internet calling app to threat telecoms
Messaging app WeChat is threatening the revenue streams of China Mobile, China Unicom and China Telecom with the latest internet calling app for iOS and Android.
The threat...
Telefonica Capex up 26% to $7.1 bn in 9-months, revenue up 2% to $47.4...
Telecom service provider Telefonica today said its Capex (capital spending) rose 26.2 percent to €5,738 million or $7,167 million in the first nine months...
VimpelCom Capex up 4% to $964 mn in Q3, revenue dips 3%
Telecom service provider VimpelCom today said its Q3 2014 Capex (capital spending) rose 4 percent to $964 million, driven by investment in 4G LTE...
SES inks deal to offer satellite broadband service to 36 German villages
SES Broadband Services has inked its deal to provide its Astra Connect for satellite broadband service to 36 German villages.
Eifel district of Bitburg-Prum, the...
Sprint slashes data access charge to $15 per month per line
American wireless carrier Sprint on Tuesday slashed the data access charge on $80 and $90 Sprint Family Share Pack Plans to $15 per month per line.
The...
Juniper Networks powers Kazakhtelecom JSC’s 100G optical network trial
Juniper Networks today said Kazakhtelecom JSC has demonstrated a 100 Gigabit-per-second (100G) optical network connection in a live field trial.
The telecom service provider is...
SITI Cable selects Cisco DOCSIS 3.0 technology to launch cable broadband
Indian cable TV MSO SITI Cable has selected Cisco DOCSIS 3.0 technology to launch cable broadband services in the country.
DOCSIS 3.0 technology will enable...
Vodafone Group Capex surges 70% to $6.2 bn in first half
Telecom service provider Vodafone today said its Capex during the first half of current fiscal rose 41 percent to £3.9 billion or $6.2 billion.
H1...
Vodafone India half year revenue up 0.43% to $3.26 billion
Telecom service provider Vodafone said its revenue in the first half of fiscal 2014-15 rose 0.43 percent to £2,057 million or $3.26 billion from...
Live video: Vodafone India Q2 result
Telecom service provider Vodafone India will announce its revenue for Q2 in fiscal 2014-15 today.
You can watch the live video at around 2 pm.
Vodafone...
Carrier Wi-Fi solutions market size will be $8 bn by 2019
The size of the Carrier Wi-Fi solutions market will be $8 billion by 2019, said ABI Research.
Growth drivers include the recent move for standardization,...
Telefonica sells 2.5% stake in China Unicom for $854 million
Spanish telecom service provider Telefonica has sold half of its 5 percent stake in China Unicom (Hong Kong) for $854 million.
The transaction leaves Telefonica with...
Time Warner Cable, AT&T and TIA slam Obama’s call for free Internet
Time Warner Cable, wireless carrier AT&T and telecom industry association TIA have opposed President Barack Obama’s call for open and free Internet.
AT&T said the...
Obama wants FCC to follow open and free Internet policy
President Barack Obama has urged the American telecom regulator FCC to keep the Internet open and free.
Obama believes that there should be no gatekeepers...
Ericsson 2014 Networked Society City Index ranks LA @ 11, Beijing 26, Delhi 36
The Ericsson 2014 Networked Society City Index has ranked Stockholm, London, Paris, Singapore and Copenhagen as the top 5 cities.
Los Angeles is in position...
AT&T to slash Capex for 2015 to nearly $18 billion
American wireless carrier AT&T on Friday said its Capex (capital spending) for 2015 will be nearly $18 billion against an earlier estimate of $20...