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Zain fuels African sale rumours
Zain fuels African sale rumours

Speculation that aspiring global carrier Zain is looking to sell off its African portfolio was fuelled further this week, after it emerged that Swiss bank UBS has been appointed to help the firm assess its operations.

Vistream upgrades German network
Vistream upgrades German network

German mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) Vistream said Friday it has tapped Chinese kit vendor ZTE to build it a GSM and UMTS core network to resell services over.

Solaris confirms faulty satellite

European satellite operator Solaris Mobile, which is owned by Eutelsat Communications and SES Astra, said that it has filed an insurance claim over the faulty satellite launched on April 3.

Vodafone, Carphone Warehouse kiss and make up

Vodafone, the world’s biggest carrier by revenues is back together with UK retailer Carphone Warehouse after a three year split, as it tries to boost its share of the UK market.

India on target for 500 mil. connections by 2010

At current growth rates, India’s target of 500 million fixed and mobile phone connections by 2010 is well within reach, the government said Thursday.

Coming soon
Coming soon

Thomas Noren, head of Product Line LTE at Ericsson’s Networks business unit talks to telecoms.com about his confidence in the future that LTE will bring.

Interview
Opinion
Tony BrownKorean IPTV trio facing crunch time, but FMC could hold the key

To say that subscriber take-up of the full IPTV services launched by South Korea’s triumvirate of IPTV operators, KT, SK Broadband (SKB) and LG Dacom, has been underwhelming would be something of an understatement.

Features
The cost of exclusivity
The cost of exclusivity

O2 UK was conspicuous by its absence from the list of carriers offering Nokia’s next flagship device - the N97. Could this be because of its exclusive relationship with Apple?

Customer centricity is the order of the day
Customer centricity is the order of the day

Mobile data is finally coming of age following years of dependence on messaging to drive non-voice revenues.

The evolution of Carrier Ethernet
The evolution of Carrier Ethernet

Carrier Ethernet is no longer the new kid on the block. Its many virtues, from flexibility and scalability to lower operational costs and greater simplicity and interoperability, are now well understood and widely attractive to carriers and, more importantly, their customers.

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Issue 159 June 2009

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