Millicom CEO Hans-Holger Albrecht to step down
Millicom CEO Hans-Holger Albrecht has decided to step down.
Tim Pennington, chief financial officer, will be the interim CEO. The board will be looking for...
Videocon Telecom invests Rs 130 crore as Capex for 2.75G EDGE network
Indian mobile service provider Videocon Telecom today announced that it invested Rs 130 crore as Capex (capital spending) for upgrading its network to 2.75G...
GSM mobile rural subscribers added in October: COAI
GSM mobile operators have added 3.79 million subscribers in rural areas in October, Cellular Operators' Association of India (COAI) said here Monday.
The total number...
TeliaSonera faces objections to acquire Tele2
Telecom service provider TeliaSonera today said it is facing objections from local authorities for acquiring Tele2's Norwegian wireless operations.
In a statement, TeliaSonera said Konkurransetilsynet, the Norwegian Competition Authority, has...
Airtel follows Vodafone: plans group sharing for post-paid users
Indian telecom service provider Bharti Airtel is planning to unveil group sharing scheme for its post-paid subscribers.
A Times of India report said the new...
Vodafone aims to acquire Liberty Global
Vodafone Group is targeting to acquire Liberty Global
A news report in Bloomberg said Vodafone, which has exited from the U.S. telecom market, is exploring...
TRAI proposes 15% rise in CDMA spectrum reserve price
TRAI has recommended a reserve price of Rs.3,104 crore per megahertz for CDMA or 800 MHz band, which is 15 percent higher than the rate...
TRAI wants DoT to take back 800 MHz spectrum of BSNL, MTNL
India's telecom regulator Thursday reiterated its recommendation that the entire available spectrum with the department of telecom (DoT) in the CDMA or 800 MHz...
Aircel offers Rs 10 loan to Delhi and Mumbai pre-paid mobile users
Aircel, following the footsteps of Reliance Communications, today added Extra Credit service that will provide its users an instant loan of Rs 10 that...
Reliance Comm to expand Pro 3 data network offering 14.7 Mbps speed
Indian telecom service provider Reliance Communications has unveiled its Pro 3 data network offering speeds of up to 14.7 Mbps.
Reliance Communications does not mention the guaranteed...
SK Telecom launches two pilot projects on Smart Class in Bangkok
SK Telecom on Thursday said it launched two pilot projects on Smart Class at Darakam Elementary School and Patumkongka Middle School in Bangkok, Thailand.
The...
GSMA wants India to release more spectrum for auction
Telecom industry body GSMA has sent a letter to India’s Communications minister Ravi Shankar Prasad urging the ministry to release more spectrum during the...
Telecoms in Latin America to invest $193 bn for Capex in 7 years
Telecom operators in Latin America will invest $193 billion towards Capex (capital spending) over the next seven-year period (2014 to 2020), said GSMA.
The main...
Indian telecoms deployed small number of green projects: Prasad
Communications and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said the private sector telecom companies have executed only a small number, around 3,400, of Renewable Energy...
MTS India posts $71 mn net loss on $57 mn revenue in Q3, Capex...
Telecom service provider MTS India on Tuesday said its Q3 2014 revenue rose 20 percent to $56.5 million, while net loss reduced to $71...
TRAI reiterates its recommendations for spectrum auction
Indian telecom regulator TRAI said there will be no change in the recommended reserve prices for spectrum in the 900 MHz and 1800 MHz bands...