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Reliance Communications passes 100 mln mobile customers - (Telecompaper) Indian operator Reliance Communications announced the milestone of 100 million mobile customers on its CDMA and GSM networks. The operator last reported 96.59 million customers at the end of January. Reliance becomes the second operator to pass the 100-million customers milestone in India, after Bharti Airtel, the market leader. The company said it aims to achieve the next 100 million customers within the next 1,000 days. Customer ...
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Telecom Egypt FY revenue drops below EGP 10 bln - (Telecompaper) Telecom Egypt announced revenues of EGP 9.96 billion for 2009, down from EGP 10.12 billion in 2008. Voice revenues fell 13 percent to EGP 2.61 billion as the fixed-line operator launched promotions to counter mobile offers on the market. The number of fixed-line subscribers fell 18.4 percent over the year to 9.6 million. Revenues from internet and data showed an increase of 13 percent to EGP 649 million, the majority of which can b...
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Nigeria orders review of Nitel sale - (Telecompaper) Nigeria's Acting President Goodluck Jonathan has ordered a review of the recent sale of state-run telecoms operatir Nitel after controversies surrounding the deal. The New Generation Telecoms Company, a consortium of local and foreign firms, won the bidding for Nitel last month with an offer of USD 2.5 billion, but its technical partners China Unicom denied knowledge of the deal. Jonathan set up a seven-member panel headed by Justi...
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Exfo acquires wireless test specialist NetHawk - (Telecompaper) Test and service assurance products provider Exfo has acquired Finland-based wireless test specialist NetHawk for EUR 37.3 million. Excluding NetHawk's net cash, the takeover costs EUR 27.6 million. Exfo entered into a purchase agreement to acquire 91 percent of NetHawk's outstanding shares and will purchase the remaining shares pursuant to a statutory procedure under the Finnish Companies Act. An additional earn-out, based on sal...
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Willcom agrees restructuring with Softbank - (Telecompaper) Japanese mobile operator Willcom has agreed a refinancing plan with Softbank, Advantage Partners and the government's Enterprise Turnaround Initiative Corporation. The framework agreement includes an investment from AP funds and loans from ETIC, while Softbank will help reduce operating costs at Willcom by taking over some network operations, customer services and other tasks. Willcom will contiue its PHS business, but its next-gen...
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NTC ups financial requirements for 3G licence - (Telecompaper) The Philippine regulator has issued new rules for the upcoming 3G spectrum licence auction. The Memorandum Circular No. 01-03-2010 requires applicants for the last 3G slot to have a net worth of at least PHP 3 billion, The Manila Times reports. Earlier, the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) only required PHP 100 million in paid-up capital for new telecommunications companies and PHP 400 million for existing players. Furt...
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Google almost certain to stop Chinese search engine - report - (Telecompaper) Google is '99.9 percent' certain it will close its Chinese search engine google.cn. Google has been in talks with the Chinese government over the company's future in the country after the company announced it would stop censoring search results on google.cn and that it was considering pulling out of the country altogether following a hacker attack that allegedly originated in China. The Chinese government, meanwhile, has warned the...
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Nokia revises market volume estimates - (Telecompaper) Nokia has changed the way it estimates device volumes in the mobile phone market, and as a result its forecast for 2010. Nokia said its new measurement tools allow better visibility on the number of mobile devices sold by certain new entrants in the global mobile device market. These include vendors of legitimate, as well as unlicensed and counterfeit, products with manufacturing facilities primarily in Asia and other emerging mar...
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Turkcell to offer 3G speeds of 42.2 Mbps later this year - (Telecompaper) Mobile operator Turkcell will offer customers a speed of 42.2 Mbps with its 3G technology later this year. The high speed was already reached on 5 March in Istanbul when Turkcell and its partner Ericsson conducted an HSPA Multi Carrier 42.2 Mbps test. Turkcell is among the first operators in the world to reach 42.2 Mbps speed with Ericsson's HSPA Multi Carrier Solution, according to Ericsson business area radio manager Turgut Erkul...
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Magyar Telekom bundles electricity, gas, telecoms services - (Telecompaper) Magyar Telekom has expanded its client services portfolio by entering the Hungarian retail electricity and gas market. Magyar Telekom will enter the retail energy market via the resale of natural gas and electricity, leveraging its already existing sales network. Magyar Telekom plans to resell electricity and gas to its existing customer base as a bundled product, supplementing its current telecoms services offering. Via this move,...
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Daylight Saving Time in Mexico - Daylight Saving Time begins in the United States and Canada this weekend but here in Mexico we won't be setting our clocks forward until the first week of April. So ...
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Día de la Samaritana: Lenten Tradition in Oaxaca - Photo &copy Suzanne Barbezat On the fourth Friday of Lent (this year on March 12) a special celebration known as La Samaritana takes place in Oaxaca. Aguas frescas, refreshing fruit drinks, ...
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Tell Us About Your Mexico Blog - Do you write a blog about Mexico? We're compiling information about Mexico blogs in order to create a resource for people planning a trip to Mexico, those planning to move ...
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Mexico Requires Passports - A new rule brought into effect by the Mexican government this week will require U.S. and Canadian citizens to present a passport or equivalent travel document to enter Mexico. Until ...
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Safety in Cancun - A year ago I wrote about concerns of prospective visitors about safety in Cancun. Many readers commented on that blog post, several who were in the process of planning a ...
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Lent Observances in Mexico - The craziness of Carnaval is over and in the church calendar, this period leading up to Easter is supposed to be a time for reflection and self-restraint. There are some ...
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Ancient Cultures of Mexico - Mexico's many archaeological sites are an enigma and a source of wonder for visitors of all ages and backgrounds. However, it's sometimes a challenge keeping the different ancient cultures ...
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Valentine's Day in Mexico - Heart shaped balloons, flowers, candies and teddy bears are as common in Mexican Valentine's celebrations as they are in other places, but there are some special things about the way ...
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Flooding in Monarch Butterfly Territory - This is usually the best time of year to visit Mexico's Monarch butterfly reserves, but unfortunately, flooding and landslides in eastern Michoacan state have made it impossible to visit the ...
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Best Mexico City Sights - Many travelers flying into Mexico have connecting flights in Mexico City. The majority of them are anxious to get on another plane to their final destination as quickly as possible, ...
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