www.totaltele.com— Russian telecommunications operator Vimpel Communications Ltd. Thursday confirmed it is in talks to buy Egyptian and Italian telecommunications assets, as it reported a 52% decline in net profit after a foreign exchange gain last year and a loss this time… Continue…
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Capgemini buys majority stake in Brazil’s CPM Braxis
www.totaltele.com— French IT services company Capgemini said Thursday it will buy a majority stake in Brazilian IT services company CPM Braxis for EUR233 million in cash, as it looks to boost its presence in emerging markets… Continue…
ZTE to launch Android tablet this year
www.totaltele.com— Chinese telecommunications equipment maker ZTE Corp. plans to launch a tablet device using Google Inc.’s Android operating system this year in Europe, Latin America and the Asia-Pacific, He Shiyou, head of ZTE’s mobile terminals business, said Thursday… Continue…
Brazil’s Embratel offers to buy Net ADS
www.totaltele.com— Brazilian long-distance telecommunications provider Embratel Participacoes SA said Tuesday it will extend a public tender offer to buy all preferred shares of local cable-TV provider Net Servicos de Comunicacao SA to holders of the company’s America Depositary Shares… Continue…
Nokia Siemens CEO confirms private equity interest
www.totaltele.com— Nokia Siemens Networks’ chief executive confirmed the telecommunications-gear maker has received unsolicited interest from private-equity firms… Continue…
Reliance Communications names 3G head
www.totaltele.com— Reliance Communications Ltd. Monday named Prashant Gokarn as the head of a team that will roll-out the company’s third generation, or 3G, mobile telephony services… Continue…
KT Corp launches own tablet PC, but still looking to offer iPad
www.totaltele.com— South Korea’s KT Corp. said Monday that it has launched its new touch-screen tablet computer, named Identity Tab, on the domestic market to meet the fast-growing demand for wireless data use… Continue…
Thailand’s three major telcos enter 3G licence auction
www.totaltele.com— Thailand’s three major telecommunication companies have, via their units, been given initial approval to take part in the auction for licenses for third generation services, the National Telecommunication Commission, or NTC, said Tuesday… Continue…
PhilWeb looking overseas to boost revenue
www.totaltele.com— PhilWeb Corp. is seeking licenses to provide online gaming services in several Asia-Pacific countries, a move that is envisioned to eventually diversify the income stream of the Philippine-listed Internet-based company… Continue…
Orange, TPS Star TV tie-up may be ready by end September
www.totaltele.com— France Telecom’s Orange television and the TPS Star channel of Vivendi SA’s pay-TV operator Canal Plus SA, could finalize a tie-up by the end of September, La Tribune newspaper reports on Friday, without citing sources… Continue…
SFR in talks with La Poste to launch mobile services
www.totaltele.com— French state-owned postal operator La Poste on Thursday said it is in exclusive talks with mobile operator SFR, subsidiary of French media conglomerate Vivendi SA to launch mobile services under the La Poste brand… Continue…
Pakistan Telecom FY net profit up 1.5%
www.totaltele.com— Pakistan Telecommunication Co. Ltd.’s net profit for the last fiscal year rose 1.5% to PKR9.29 billion ($108 million) from PKR9.15 billion a year earlier, helped by higher other operating income… Continue…
Asia to fuel next wave of subsea network growth – Alcatel-Lucent
www.totaltele.com— Alcatel-Lucent on Thursday said it expects the next wave of investment in submarine cable networks to be fuelled by markets in Asia… Continue…
Orange to launch own-brand tablet this year
www.totaltele.com— Orange plans to launch at least three tablet devices before the end of this year, one of which will carry its own brand, according to a report in the French press on Thursday… Continue…
Argentina’s Clarin expects favourable Internet ruling in days
www.totaltele.com— Argentine media giant Grupo Clarin S.A. expects a court to act within days to suspend a government resolution ordering the group’s Internet unit, Fibertel, to shut down, a company executive said Wednesday… Continue…
Mexico’s Megacable inks wireless deal with Telefonica
www.totaltele.com— Megacable Holdings SAB, one of Mexico’s biggest cable TV companies, said Wednesday that it has signed an agreement to sell the wireless services of Spain’s Telefonica SA to its clients… Continue…
