Airtel to empower African women through mobile solution
Telecom Lead Asia: Airtel Africa will set up a Farmer’s Information System to offer real time information to women farmers through its network...
BSkyB to buy Telefonica’s UK broadband unit for $300 million
Telecom Lead Europe: British pay TV giant BSkyB is set to buy Telefonica's UK broadband unit for around $300 million.
The deal will make the...
Telefónica Capex may reach more than €9.45 billion in 2013
Telecom Lead Madrid: Telefónica will spend more than €9.45 billion as Capex in 2013.
Telefonica on Thursday -- while announcing the revenue guidance and...
Alcatel-Lucent signs managed services deal with Uninor
Telecom Lead Asia: Telenor’s Telewings Communications has picked up Alcatel-Lucent for offering managed and transformation services in 3 circles -- Gujarat, Maharashtra and Andhra...
Telecom Budget 2013 creates mixed response from industry
Telecom Lead Asia: Indian telecom industry has shared mixed response to the Union Budget 2013-14.
Some of the main announcements in the Budget that may...
Budget 2013-14 ignores telecom industry
Telecom Lead Asia: Indian Budget 2013-14 did not offer any special support for the struggling telecom industry in India. Growth of the telecom sector...
Deutsche Telekom pegs Capex at EUR 30 billion in 2013-2015
Telecom Lead Europe: René Obermann, CEO of Deutsche Telekom, says the group would invest around EUR 30 billion as Capex in 2013-2015.
Deutsche Telekom’s confidence...
Will Indian telecom sector get enough support from Budget 2013?
Telecom Lead Asia: Will Indian telecom sector get enough support from Budget 2013?
Support is important for the survival of the telecom industry in India.
For...
Videoconferencing equipment revenue dips 2.6% to $2.6 billion in 2012
Telecom Lead India: Enterprise videoconferencing and telepresence equipment revenue reached $2.64 billion in 2012, down 2.6 percent from $2.71 billion in 2011, according...
IBM: Cloud strategies for virtualization of telecom infrastructure
Telecom Lead Asia: IBM announced its Cloud strategies for supporting virtualization of telecom infrastructure.
The technology giant is betting on two solutions -- prepared by...
Is 4G / LTE a bleeding telecom business for India and Korea?
Telecom Lead India: Is 4G / LTE a bleeding telecom business? Korean and Indian experience suggest so.
But American 4G / LTE operators have a...
SK Telecom CTO Byun shares future technology roadmap
Telecom Lead @ Mobile World Congress 2013: SK Telecom CTO Byun Jae-woan has shared technology roadmap for Korea’s largest telecom operator.
CTO Byun -- addressing...
Vodafone India betting on wireline biz for growth
Telecom Lead India: Vodafone Business Services is targeting around 20 percent of its enterprise revenues coming from wireline services over the next 5 years.
Vodafone...
TelecomLead.com Indian Mobile Operator CEO in 2012: Telenor’s Sigve Brekke
Telecom Lead Asia: To protect current business and enhance its market share from 4.54 percent (as per TRAI’s report for October 2012), Telenor has...