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UK: BT confident in its Vision
BT Vision CEO Dan Marks, speaking to the Telegraph, has predicted the on-demand TV service will "revolutionise" viewing....
SAFRICA: Telkom expects pay TV sale this month
South African fixed-line operator Telkom says it expects to sell part or all of its stake in its pay TV operations, Telkom Media, by the end of the month....
RWANDA: Rwandatel to invest US$45m in 2009
Rwanda's smallest mobile carrier, Rwandatel, plans to invest around US$45m in operations this year and expects to turn a profit in three years from now, reports a local newspaper....
PHILIPPINES: Globe Telecom secures cash
Globe Telecom has sealed a US$66m loan from Norddeutsche Landesbank to aid its capital expenditure requirements in 2009....
SRILANKA: Bharti set for Sri Lanka launch
Indian telco Bharti Airtel has announced that it will launch a new network in Sri Lanka on January 12 that will offer both 3G and GSM services....
SRILANKA: MTNL cancels Suntel deal
State-owned Indian telco Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) has scrapped its plans to acquire Sri Lankan mobile operator Suntel, according to the Economic Times....
ARGENTINA: Telecom Argentina: Telecom Italia told to stay put
Argentine competition authorities have told Telecom Italia not to alter its position in local operator Telecom Argentina, saying that indirect owner Telefonica may not increase its influence in the country....
GERMANY: Teleste buys three German cablecos
Finnish broadband data systems provider Teleste has acquired three German cable network companies - MKS, Young-Net and Antel. It announced that it will use them as a platform for developing local network services and providing a more complete product...
UK: Digital Britain details leaked
UK communications minister Lord Carter is this month expected to unveil plans to scrap the requirement for BT to run a phone line into every home in the country, reports the Sunday Times. All telecoms companies will instead have to provide basic phon...
UK: Vodafone and Orange in technology sharing accord
UK mobile operators Vodafone and Orange are set to announce a technology sharing deal, reports the Observer. This could see them integrating their 3G access networks and working together on managing international network coverage. The deal is expecte...
BAHRAIN: STC retains interest in Batelco stake
Saudi Telecom has maintained its interest in acquiring a 36.7% stake in Batelco, according to Kuwaiti newspaper Daily Al-Seyassah....
ZIMBABWE: Zimbabwe mobile users to pay in US dollars
Zimbabwe's three mobile operators, Econet, NetOne and Telecel, acquired regulatory approval to charge their customers in foreign currency, after they argued that the move was necessary for them to stay afloat....
INDIA: Quippo seals tower deal
Quippo Telecom Infrastructure has completed the acquisition of a 49% stake in Tata Teleservices' tower unit, Wireless Tata Telecom Infrastructure (WTTI), for around US$1.35bn, according to a number of media reports....
INDIA: Telenor expects January closure for Unitech deal
Norwegian telecom incumbent Telenor expects to close its US$1.07bn investment in India's Unitech in January this year, instead of last December as initially announced....
INDIA: 3G bidders will have to wait
India's 3G auctions have been delayed for the second time in the long running process....
SPAIN: Vivendi and Telefonica near Digital + deal
Former Digital + shareholders Vivendi and Telefonica are close to acquiring the pay TV station for roughly E2.3bn, a source close to the situation confirmed to TelecomFinance....
ROMANIA: Vodafone among six interested in Romanian WiMAX licence
Six companies including Vodafone Romania have shown interest in acquiring the two 3.5GHz WiMAX licences that are for sale, Romania's telecoms regulator, ANC, said. The five others are Asesoft International, Comcore Management, Cosmote Romania, Media ...
MACEDONIA: Turk Telekom lines up preliminary bid for Cosmofon
Turkish fixed-line operator Turk Telekom has submitted a preliminary, non-binding bid for Greek-owned Cosmofon, Macedonia's second largest mobile operator by subscribers....
NIGERIA: Ericsson to build Nigerian fibre network
Swedish telecom equipment firm Ericsson has signed a deal with Nigeria's 21st Century Technologies to supply and build a nationwide residential fibre optic network....
SAFRICA: MTN bids for UUNet stake
South African mobile operator MTN is looking to buy a 50% stake in corporate internet provider UUNet, which was bought by Telkom South Africa only last year. The offer is the latest example of South African operators investing in business ISPs....