According to reports in The Express Tribune, the Information Technology Ministry has direct the Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA) to instigate a 3G mobile internet auction within the next 3 months. With many countries around the world already having completed 3G auctions and looking forward to 4G, Pakistan are looking to quickly catch up and service [...]
It has been revealed this past week that France Telecom is to sell its mobile phone operator, Orange Switzerland, to a private equity group, Apax Partners, for about €1.6 billion, which is the equivalent of a rather cool £1.3 billion. France Telecom, which is Europe’s fourth largest telecoms operator, will now try to refocus its [...]
In previous posts we have brought you news regarding the Indian telecoms scandal and today we have the news that Ravi Ruia, the billionaire founder of Essar Group, has decided to step down temporarily from his post. This comes following the legal ruling in New Delhi that has stated that Mr Ruia is to face [...]
It has been announced that prices of LTE services are to drop by 60% over the next five years. UK based pricing and tariff services analysis firm, Tariff Consultancy, have claimed that LTE mobile broadband is set to lose its premium tag by 2016. Pricing and product information for LTE Mobile Broadband services was collated [...]
It has been announced today that BT has accused Google of infringing on six of its patents. The telecoms giant has now filed a lawsuit against the American company in a Delaware court alleging that a variety of Google’s services infringe BT’s patents. British Telecom has claimed that the Google services, including Android Market, Google [...]
Telefónica has announced that it is cutting its dividends just a few months after saying that its pay-out rate was locked. This move is likely to shock those who have invested in the indebted Spanish telecoms operator and it is also likely to now call into question the sustainability of shareholder pay-outs by competitors. Telefónica [...]
Telecoms provider eze Talk has been named one the fastest growing technology companies in Europe in the “UK Deloitte Technology Fast 50”. This is an independent ranking of the UK’s fastest growing technology companies. The telecoms company saw off great competition to take the top spot in the award for their region, Crewe. eze Talk [...]
Over the past couple of weeks we have kept you right up to date with the Indian telecoms scandal, and today there has been yet more news surrounding the controversy. It has been announced that the CBI, India’s central investigating agency, has charged five more people with fraud and conspiracy in what is turning out [...]
The Indian Prime Minister has been addressing the concerns that have been raised in the Indian telecoms sector over government policies this past week. PM Manmohan Singh has told a telecoms summit in Delhi that the government is committed to growing the sector that he claimed was “vitally important” to India on the whole. At [...]
After Monday’s article about the antitrust probe in China, today, we bring you another news article regarding a probe into price fixing. This time, it’s Dutch mobile operators that are under investigation. It has been reported that the Dutch competition authority raided offices of KPN, Vodafone, and Deutsche Telekom’s T-Mobile in an investigation into alleged [...]