IFT orders America Movil to separate wholesale ops
Telco says ruling ignores rising competition in Mexico; pledges to challenge decision.
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Ofcom pushes ahead with freeing up more WiFi spectrum
U.K. telco watchdog consults on draft regulations to allocate another 125 MHz of 5-GHz frequencies for licence-exempt use.
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BSNL-MTNL merger could be back on
India’s DoT reportedly discussing tie-up between state-owned telcos due to damaging price war.
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BT names Rio Tinto’s Jan du Plessis as new chairman
Sir Mike Rake to retire from BT in November after serving 10 years as chairman.
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Softbank to sell 25% of ARM to its own VC fund
Japanese telco to reportedly offer $8bn stake in chip designer to secure backing from U.A.E.-based investors.
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SK Broadband preps KRW5trn investment plan
Korean Internet provider targets 27 million subscribers, KRW4.5 trillion of revenue by 2021.
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MTN South Africa chief steps down
Successor Godfrey Motsa to become telco’s new SA head on same day that Rob Shuter takes on group CEO role.
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US fine pushes ZTE into the red
Chinese vendor warns of €323.4 million full-year loss on Iran export settlement.
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US fines ZTE $1.2bn for shipping kit to Iran, North Korea
Chinese kit maker slapped with record-breaking penalty for ‘systemically misleading’ authorities.
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Iliad full-year revenue jumps on mobile growth
France-based telco says Italian business can break even with 10% market share.
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Vodafone in the mooo-d for IoT
Telco’s network underpins Moocall service to cut mortality rate during calving season.
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China operators to scrap roaming fees by October
Big three also pledge to cut leased line tariffs for SMEs.
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Operators are not innovative but that’s OK – consultant
Profitably running networks despite huge costs, fierce competition is an achievement in and of itself, claims Bengt Nordström.
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BT spends £1.2bn to extend Champions League rights
U.K. incumbent’s costly content push continues with exclusive broadcast deal until 2021.
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MWC 2017: Modern classic
Amid the expected developments in AI, 5G, VR/AR and the IoT, there is also nostalgia-tinged anticipation for new handsets from some old favourites.
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Orange, Telefonica report similar fortunes in fourth quarter
French incumbent and its Spanish counterpart both predict underlying earnings growth in 2017.
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Bharti Airtel to buy Telenor India
Norwegian incumbent heads for the exit amid intense competitive pressure.
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New Zealand blocks Vodafone/Sky merger
Commerce Commission says deal had potential to jeopardise future investment in broadband, mobile markets.
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BT, Huawei to research 5G network slicing
Agreement builds on wide-ranging 5G partnership; work to take place at telco’s Adastral Park facility.
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Telefonica picks Sigfox for global IoT rollout
Spanish incumbent to integrate Sigfox networks, cloud platform with its managed connectivity solution.
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