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Robi must pay all licence renewal dues; precedent set for other operators

By on May 14, 2012 in News

Bangladeshi mobile operator Robi Axiata has been ordered by the High Court to pay all dues related to the renewal of its mobile operating licence, after losing a case against the Bangladesh Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (BTRC).

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Thaicom’s combined Cambodia, Laos revenues down by 7.5%

By on May 14, 2012 in News

Thai holding group Thaicom has reported that its combined revenues from its telecoms operations in Cambodia and Laos contracted by 7.5% year-on-year in Q1 2012 to THB297 million (USD9.4 million) as it continued to shed subscribers. At the end of March 2012, Lao Telecommunications Co (LTC) had a total telephony subscriber base (largely cellular) of 1.322 million, down from 1.651 million twelve months earlier, while Cambodia’s Mfone slumped to a total of 414,000 customers, down from 701,000 a year earlier

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Ericsson inks LTE rollout deals with eight rural cellcos in US, Guam

By on May 9, 2012 in News

Swedish telecoms equipment vendor Ericsson has announced a series of deals to deploy Long Term Evolution (LTE) networks for a number of small-scale rural mobile operators in parts of the US and also Guam, an unincorporated US territory located in the western Pacific Ocean. Ericsson lists the companies as follows: Kentucky-based Appalachian Wireless (which will deploy LTE across the Appalachian Mountains in eastern Kentucky); Agri-Valley Communications (70% of Michigan across the Lower and Upper Peninsula of the state); Bluegrass Cellular (the central portion of Kentucky); Enhanced Telecommunications Corp.

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No new licences on offer in Zimbabwe

By on May 9, 2012 in News

The Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ) has revealed that it has no plans to issue new fixed line or mobile telephony licences, despite interest from a number of foreign firms, Telecompaper reports. The regulator says the government would have to alter legislation to permit new players to enter the market, which is currently served by one fixed operator – TelOne – and three cellular providers – Econet Wireless, Telecel and NetOne.

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PLDT reports 6% dip in Q1 profits; announces cost-cutting measures

By on May 8, 2012 in News

Telecoms heavyweight Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT) has reported a 6% fall in net income for the three months ended 31 March 2012 on the back of a sharp rise in expenses, but says that the integration of recently acquired telco Digital Telecommunications Inc (Digitel) and cost-cutting will help boost future earnings. In a press briefing today, PLDT reported that it booked net income of PHP10 billion (USD236.7 million) for 1Q12, including PHP700 million in profit from Digitel.

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Conatel launches 1800MHz, 1900MHz licence tender

By on May 4, 2012 in News

Venezuela’s National Telecommunications Commission (Conatel) has issued an invitation to participate in an upcoming tender for three blocks of mobile spectrum within the IMT band 1710MHz-2170MHz, with the aim of improving access to mobile telephony services and broadband wireless networks. Three nationwide licences will be up for grabs, including a total frequency allocation of 70MHz, divided into blocks as follows:*Block D-D: 1930MHz-1940MHz paired with 1850MHz-1860MHz (2x10MHz);*Block E-E: 1945MHz-1955MHz paired with 1865MHz-1875MHz (2x10MHz);*Block F-F: 1810MHz-1825MHz paired with 1715MHz-1730MHz (2x15MHz).*The regulator also set the base price for 1MHz of spectrum at VEF803,000 (USD187,000) per year.

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Armenian telecoms revenues climb 4% y-o-y in Q1, NSS says

By on May 3, 2012 in News

According to data published by the National Statistical Service (NSS) of Armenia, earnings from the country’s telecommunications industry reached AMD37.2 billion (USD94.9 million) in the first three months of this year, up 4% on the corresponding period of 2011.

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WACS on, hats off to African submarine bandwidth

By on May 1, 2012 in News

The West African Cable System (WACS) will be officially launched on 11 May 2012, its management have announced.

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Competition drives down profits at Indosat, XL Axiata

By on May 1, 2012 in News

Indonesian telecommunications group PT Indosat has reported a 96.5% slump in first-quarter net profit to IDR16.7 billion (USD1.8 million) from IDR483.7 billion in the first three months of 2011, on revenue which climbed 2.1% year-on-year to IDR4.98 trillion. Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) during the period increased 3.7% y-o-y to IDR9 billion.

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Adrenalin boosts Cablenet performance

By on May 1, 2012 in News

The Cypriot cable TV operator Cablenet has deployed a new back-office system from US-based vendor SeaChange to support video-on-demand services and time-shift TV services. The new system is based on SeaChange’s Adrenalin solution. Founded in 2003, Cablenet is the leading cable TV and telecommunications supplier in Cyprus

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