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Middle East round-up: Du provides Metro wifi, Orange Israel seeks new owner, Batelco reviews India

A Dubai Metro station

In the Middle East, UAE operator Du has announced plans to provide Wifi access across the Dubai Metro, the majority shareholder in Orange Israel is looking to sell its stake in the firm and a Bahraini operator is left reeling after the Indian Supreme Court cancels its licence to provide 2G services in the country.

Huawei and Ericsson Build over 80% of the World’s Commercial LTE Networks

The GSA (Global Mobile Suppliers Association) has published an update to its Evolution to LTE Report, confirming 49 operators have now launched commercial LTE services in 29 countries. According to the report, Huawei and Ericsson are responsible for building over 80% of these commercial networks around the world.

New LTE devices to shake up smartphone market

The Nokia Lumia 900 and Sony Xperia S

Sony, Nokia and Huawei have each announced new handsets at CES in Las Vegas, as competition in the smartphone market hots up.

Huawei: “Winning this award demonstrates our capability for innovation”

Dr. XiPeng Xiao, Huawei Europe

We speak to Dr. XiPeng Xiao, Head of Chief Engineer Office for Network Product Line at Huawei Europe, which won the category ‘Broadband Innovation of the Year’ at this year’s Broadband Infovision Awards for its 200G line card.

We’ve seen Plan B, but what is Huawei’s Plan A?

The Huawei Vision

Huawei pushed the boat out when it announced its two new Android-based devices, the MediaPad tablet and the Vision smartphone. The Chinese firm hired out a lavish venue; a converted church in Mayfair, and dug deep into its pockets to entice Brit-winning UK act Plan B into performing, inviting an array of reality TV stars along to add an element of “exclusivity” to the event.

Ericsson claims twice as much market share as Huawei

ericsson

Ericsson has said that it increased its market share in mobile infrastructure by four per cent in the past six months, which means it has twice as large a slice of the market as its nearest rival, Huawei. The firm has increased its market share from 32 per cent in May 2011 to today’s estimated 36 per cent, it said.

Huawei shows off new devices, sets up UK design centre

Huawei's Vision smartphone

Chinese telecoms solutions provider has unveiled two new devices in an attempt to gain a stronger foothold in the smartphone and tablet markets. The firm also announced that it will open a dedicated European design centre for its mobile device business in London in Q1 2012.

Edward Zhou, Europe Marketing Director, Huawei

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Edward Zhou, Europe Marketing Director, Huawei

Huawei: “This award provides great publicity and recognition”

Baber J.Awan, Huawei

We speak to Baber J. Awan, Marketing Director of IPTV solutions at Huawei, which won the category ‘Content, Entertainment, Applications and Services’ at this year’s Broadband InfoVision Awards for its IPTV solution.

Huawei: “Broadband will become a social infrastructure”

XiPeng Xiao, Huawei Europe

We speak to Dr. XiPeng Xiao, Head of Chief Engineer Office for Network Product Line at Huawei Europe, which won the category ‘Broadband Network and Services management and Operations’ at this year’s Broadband InfoVision Awards for its intelligent ODN-iODN solution.