CommScope lowers revenue outlook, plans cost cutting
CommScope has revealed that it’s expecting lower income in the second quarter and the year 2018 due to price reductions at certain large North...
American Tower faces troubles from ailing Aircel and other operators
American Tower Corporation said turbulence in Indian telecom operator will have a major impact on its revenue in coming quarters.
American Tower said certain wireless...
Nokia and Ericsson feel pressure due to Sprint deal with T-Mobile?
Ericsson and Nokia are some of the prominent suppliers to Sprint, a telecom operator owned by SoftBank of Japan.
Since Sprint, the fourth largest wireless...
Tower companies feel the heat after T-Mobile’s $26 bn Sprint deal
Tower companies -- Crown Castle International, American Tower and SBA Communications -- are going to feel the pressure after T-Mobile’s decision to buy rival...
Indosat Ooredoo cuts Opex and Capex after deploying Cloudera
Indosat Ooredoo, a leading telecommunications service provider in Indonesia, has deployed Cloudera Enterprise to enable real-time insights from its data customers.
Indosat Ooredoo can now collect...
Fitch Ratings on the merger between Bharti Infratel and Indus Towers
The merger of Bharti Infratel with Indus Towers – two leading telecom tower companies, reflects competition in the Indian telecoms market, Fitch Ratings said.
Fitch...
Nokia revenue dips 12% to $5.26 bn in Q1 mainly due to North America
Nokia said networks business sales fell 12 percent to EUR 4.324 billion or $5.264 billion, with operating profit of EUR 43 million in Q1...
China’s Huawei is facing US probe for Iran sanctions violations
The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating if Chinese technology company Huawei has violated U.S. sanctions in relation to Iran, the Wall Street Journal...
Bharti Infratel and Indus Towers merger announced
Bharti Airtel, Idea Cellular and Vodafone have agreed to merge telecom tower company Indus Towers into Airtel-owned Bharti Infratel -- creating the largest telecom...
Orange to use Cisco NCS to prepare for 400G speeds
Mobile operator Orange has selected Cisco for the modernization and expansion of Orange’s Open Transit Internet (OTI) service.
This initiative offers Orange Group the chance...
Bharti Infratel revenue growth slows down due to consolidation
Indian telecom tower company Bharti Infratel has started feeling the pressure from the ongoing consolidation and merger activities among mobile service providers.
Bharti Infratel said...
ZTE issues first response on U.S. ban on the sale
ZTE, the fourth largest telecom equipment maker, said on Friday that a U.S. ban on the sale of parts and software to the China...
Ericsson revenue dips 9% to $5.1 bn due to poor performance in all biz
Ericsson reported 9 percent dip in revenue to SEK 43.4 billion or $5.15 billion in the first quarter of 2018 – due to poor...
Huawei down sizes business presence in US
China’s Huawei Technologies, viewed with suspicion in congress as a potential threat to U.S. national security, has laid off five employees at its Washington...
Delhi seals 566 telecom towers impacting quality of mobile service
Delhi municipal corporations have sealed 566 mobile towers despite depositing a fee of Rs 48 crore.
In addition, 1,150 mobile tower sites, which are ready...
UK warns telecoms about use of equipments from ZTE
National Cyber Security Center, Britain’s main cyber security agency, has informed the UK’s telecom sector warning them about using services or equipment from Chinese...