Indian telco losses to continue – official
COAI official warns pricing pressure unlikely to ease in coming few quarters
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Softbank lines up banks for year-end listing
Japanese telco working towards mega-IPO in mid-December
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Australia calls for applicants for mobile coverage scheme as 600th site goes live
Country’s project to tackle mobile black spots enters its fourth phase just days after hitting new base stations milestone
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US pushes Canada on Huawei 5G ban
Senators say use of Chinese 5G equipment north of the border could damage cooperation and intelligence-sharing
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Carlsberg contracts 3 to control communications costs
Price is clearly the driver behind international brewery company’s decision to use 3 for voice and data
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Ofcom gets two new board members, including deputy chair
U.K. regulator welcomes more new faces following last week’s arrival of new CTO
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O2’s UK spectrum spend sees data speeds soar
Mobile operator snapped up entire 2.3 GHz block at U.K. auction in April and has activated it on around 650 4G sites, according to Tutela
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Masmovil passes 6 million mark
Spain’s fourth player has added 1 million mobile customers in 2018 to date thanks to growth across all of its brands
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3.7 GHz bidding nears €3bn in Italy 5G contest
5G frequency auction has attracted more than €5 billion in bids so far, more than double government’s reserve price
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TIM gets firm offer for broadcasting business
Rai Way confirms it has made a binding bid for Italian telco’s Persidera unit
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Telefonica looking to sell out of Mexico, Central America
Spanish incumbent is holding talks on assets sales in a bid to reduce debt and could make an announcement in the coming weeks, press sources say
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TIM admits assets sales still an option
Board reportedly looking at Nextel buy in Brazil, confirms abolition of chief commercial officer role
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T-Mobile US appoints industry veteran to lead Sprint integration
Numbers guy Sunit Patel leaves CenturyLink for U.S. mobile operator, effective next month
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Hong Kong kicks off spectrum sale, bidding to start in December
Regulator gives incumbents first dibs on some 1800 MHz spectrum, more airwaves to be sold via auction
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Telit parts company with another CEO
IoT vendor on the hunt for a new chief exec as shareholder group ousts Yosi Fait
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Tele2 shareholders OK Com Hem takeover, name new directors
Swedish telco aims to complete merger by end of 2018, subject to regulatory approvals
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Philippines finally names date for third operating licence applications
Government gives would-be market newcomers until 5 November to apply to take part in long-awaited licensing process
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Italian 5G auction exceeds €4 billion
Wind Tre, TIM and Iliad pledge big sums for 3.7 GHz frequencies
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Norway ices high-band spectrum sale
Nkom postpones November’s spectrum auction after telcos complain about proposed cap
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Vodafone’s S Europe troubles show ‘bums on seats’ still an issue that 5G won’t fix
Just days before he takes over as Voda CEO, Nick Read talks through turnaround measures in Italy and Spain, but the situation in those markets shows that all telcos have a big issue to address: the lack of sticky services
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