Mobile & Wireless
Dutch mobile market grows 0.9% to EUR 6.5 bln in 2009 12 Mar 2010 08:35 AM CET | Netherlands

The Dutch mobile industry generated EUR 6.5 billion in service revenue for the full year 2009, up 0.9 percent from a year earlier. The growth rate slowed from an increase of 2.4 percent in 2008. According to Telecompaper's quarterly mobile market monitor, growth in 2009 was ... | Read

GyPSii launches Tweetsii app, raises USD 11 mln in funding 12 Mar 2010 06:14 AM CET | World

Geo-location and social networking applications GyPSii has launched an application named Tweetsii. The application connects people with places and networks by bridging the Twitter experiences with mobile social media, the social graph, location and contextual mobile-based ... | Read

Axiata to offer 20% of XL Axiata shares 12 Mar 2010 02:23 AM CET | Indonesia

Asian mobile operator group Axiata plans to offer up to 20 percent in its Indonesian subsidiary XL Axiata to institutional investors. Axiata owns 86.5 percent of XL Axiata. The exercise will be carried out via an international private placement of secondary shares. Final ... | Read

La Poste confirms MVNO talks, launches online storage
Axtel launches mobile VoIP service with Fring
Telia upgrades LTE to 100Mbps
Motorola to put Microsoft's Bing on Android phones


Internet
FCC launches broadband consumer tools 12 Mar 2010 09:31 AM CET | United States

The Federal Communications Commission launched the 'Consumer broadband test' and the 'Broadband dead zone report' digital tools. The former enables consumers to test their broadband service and the latter enables users to report areas where broadband is not available. The ... | Read

Google unlikely to withdraw from China altogether - report 12 Mar 2010 02:48 AM CET | China

Google is unlikely to withdraw from China entirely but could stop censoring its web search results, The Wall Street Journal reports citing people familiar with the matter. Google is currently negotiating with the Chinese government over its future in the country. Google CEO ... | Read

Virgin Media trials using telephone poles for broadband 11 Mar 2010 12:59 PM CET | United Kingdom

Virgin Media will soon begin a trial to deliver 50 Mbps broadband to the Berkshire village of Woolhampton using telegraph poles. The trial is expected to effectively increase broadband speeds by more than ten-fold by connecting homes directly to Virgin Media's network. The ... | Read

UKE supports broadband networks construction
NTT Com to buy online advertising company
Online piracy rises in France despite new law - study
Google tests TV search with Dish STB - report


General
Telefonica launches bravo! three-year strategic programme 12 Mar 2010 08:13 AM CET | Spain, World

Telefonica has launched a new strategic programme for the next three years. Dubbed bravo!, the programme sets out Telefonica's strategic priorities and key initiatives to align operations in the three regions in which Telefonica is present. The bravo! programme focuses on ... | Read

France Telecom names management team for French operations 11 Mar 2010 09:03 AM CET | France

France Telecom has appointed a new management committee for French operations, effective from 6 April. The new organisation was announced by group CEO Stephane Richard and executive vice president and deputy for French operations Delphine Ernotte. It has been tasked with ... | Read

Telecom Argentina net profit up 46% to ARS 1.4 bln in 2009 11 Mar 2010 04:25 AM CET | Argentina

Telecom Argentina reported revenues of ARS 12.26 billion in 2009, up 15 percent year-on-year. Net income for the period reached ARS 1.4 billion, up by 46 percent versus 2008. Mobile revenues rose 16 percent to ARS 8.06 billion, while fixed-line revenues increased 14 percent ... | Read

Icasa issues guidelines for market reviews
Spain sheds mobile lines in January
Hutchison Hong Kong doubles profit in 2009
Sonaecom revenues fall 6.6% to EUR 232 mln in Q4


Fixed
ST Telemedia takes 10% stake in VNPT Global 12 Mar 2010 12:55 AM CET | Viet Nam

Singapore-based telecommunications investment company ST Telemedia has taken a 10 percent share in VNPT Global, a subsidiary of Vietnamese communications firm VNPT. ST Telemedia did not disclose financial details. VNPT Global's main business activities include setting up ... | Read

Pacific Fibre plans cable between NZ, Australia, US 11 Mar 2010 11:37 PM CET | Australia, New Zealand, United States

A New Zealand investor group, Pacific Fibre, plans to build a 5.12 Tbps cable to connect Australia, New Zealand and the USA. Founders of the new venture include Stephen Tindall, Sam Morgan and Rod Drury, Mark Rushworth (former Vodafone chief marketing officer), John ... | Read

Kabel Deutschland sets IPO share price range 11 Mar 2010 09:24 AM CET | Germany

German cable network operator Kabel Deutschland and the shareholders exiting the company have decided to set the share price for the IPO between EUR 21.50 and EUR 25.50. The total number of shares being sold on the market amounts to 30 million, plus up to 4.5 million ... | Read

AT&T completes 100G field trial
Cisco triples routing capacity with CRS-3 launch
Avaya, Polycom to launch joint UC products
Ono board approves EUR 200 mln refinancing by shareholders


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