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British Telecom set to exit Chennai company Accel

Jul 28, 2011 at 5:20 am in News by LT Writer · Leave a Comment »

British Telecom is set to exit Accel Frontline Ltd, a Chennai-based IT company, in which it has 51 per cent stake. It is reliably learnt that the formal bye-bye deal will happen in a few days.

The British telecommunications major ended up with 51 per cent (1.15 crore shares) in the Rs 330-crore Chennai-based IT company in May 2007, when it took over Accel Frontline`s erstwhile partner, Frontline Technologies of Singapore.

Accel Frontline, listed on the NSE and the BSE, provides a  [read more →]

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Olaf Swantee Appointed CEO of Everything Everywhere

Jul 18, 2011 at 11:58 am in News by support · Leave a Comment »

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Everything Everywhere Ltd today announced the appointment of Olaf Swantee as Chief Executive Officer as of 1st September 2011. He will replace Tom Alexander who has resigned for personal reasons and to pursue other interests. Tom will step down from his post as CEO on 31st August 2011, but will continue to advise the company, and support Olaf in the transition, until the end of the year.

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Huawei and ZTE in two-way patent spat

May 3, 2011 at 11:50 am in News by support · Leave a Comment »

On Thursday, Huawei announced it had filed lawsuits against fellow Chinese company ZTE in three European countries for patent and trademark infringement.Huawei chose Europe to file its complaints, which focus on LTE and, specifically, on mobile broadband data cards – ironically an area where the European Commission has been probing the firms after accusations of dumping. ZTE hit back a day later with a lawsuit in China, citing LTE patents and demanding compensation. ZTE said it would also  [read more →]

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UK gears up for 4G spectrum auctions in 2012

Mar 22, 2011 at 11:39 pm in News by LT contributor · Leave a Comment »

UK regulator Ofcom has announced plans for the largest ever single auction of additional spectrum for mobile services in the UK, equivalent to three quarters of the mobile spectrum in use today and 80% more than the 3G auction which took place in 2000.

This spectrum is essential to meet the UK’s rapid increase in mobile traffic, fuelled by the growth of smartphones and mobile broadband data services such as video streaming,  [read more →]

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European mobile ARPU falls 20%

Mar 11, 2011 at 4:00 pm in News by LT contributor · Leave a Comment »

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European mobile data use has so far failed to compensate for the sharp decline in mobile voice revenue, according to new Wireless Intelligence research. A new study reveals that mobile ARPU across the 27 European Union (EU27) countries has fallen by 20 percent over the last three years, dropping from EUR25 in 2007 to EUR20 in 2010 on average (see chart). This fall has been caused primarily by ongoing declines in the  [read more →]

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BT GROUP, Q3 Profit before tax up by 30%

Feb 4, 2011 at 10:11 pm in News by LT contributor · Leave a Comment »

BT Group plc (BT.L) today announces its results for the third quarter and nine months to 31 December 2010.

Key points for the third quarter:

  • Revenue of £5,038m, down 3%
  • EBITDA1 of £1,484m, up 7%
  • Profit before tax1 of £531m, up 30% (after specific items, up 111%)
  • Earnings per share1 of 5.4p, up 32% (after specific items, up 96%)
  • Free cash flow2 of £515m, up 69%
  • Net debt of £8.7bn, down £1.4bn
  • DSL broadband net additions of 188,000, 53% market share
  • BT Global Services expected to generate operating  [read more →]
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TeliaSonera modernizing and expanding network in Norway

Jan 11, 2011 at 4:02 pm in News by LT contributor · Leave a Comment »

  • Ericsson new supplier of GSM/EDGE and WCDMA/HSPA for TeliaSonera in Norway
  • 4G/LTE expansion
  • Delivery of Ericsson’s multi-standard radio base station RBS 6000
  • Norwegian mobile consumers to experience enhanced coverage and speed for voice and data services

TeliaSonera, owner of Norway’s second largest mobile operator, is modernizing and expanding its network for improved coverage and speed. Ericsson is entering a 3-year contract to modernize and expand the northern part of TeliaSonera’s Norwegian network and to roll-out 4G/LTE  [read more →]

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BT first telco company to receive Spanish “Equality in Business†award

Dec 15, 2010 at 9:32 am in News by LT contributor · Leave a Comment »

BT in Spain is the only Telco business to have achieved the “Equality in Business†award, which has been granted for the first time by the Spanish Ministry of Health, Equality and Social Policy, for its outstanding record in applying equal opportunities and treatment of female and male employees. BT is among the 36 winners out of the 600 companies that have applied for this certification.

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T-Mobile and Orange inroduce combined Retail Stores

Nov 25, 2010 at 11:11 pm in News by LT contributor · Leave a Comment »

The UK mobile networks, T-Mobile and Orange have announced that they are testing six new retail stores that will be dual branded with both company identities.The trial takes the form of a concession-within-store format, so for the three T-Mobile stores, there will be an Orange concession inside showcasing the best offers, plans and devices from Orange and likewise for the Orange store hosting the T-Mobile concession. Both brands will be firmly displayed in the window but with the  [read more →]

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Telefonica Ranks as Top German Display Advertiser in Q3 2010

Nov 22, 2010 at 12:04 am in News by LT contributor · Leave a Comment »

Telefonica Europe, which owns 02 and Alice, was the top online display advertiser in Q3 2010 with nearly 3.4 billion impressions, representing 1.8 percent of all display ad impressions during the quarter. Deutsche Telekom AG held the second position with also nearly 3.4 billion (1.8 percent share), followed by 1&1 Internet AG with 2.6 billion (1.4 percent) and eBay with 1.7 billion (0.9 percent), a report from comscore.

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