Wireless Federation

Vodafone Turkey announces first annual profit in four years (Turkey)

Editor — Thu, 31 May 2012 07:20:19 +0000

British telecom giant, Vodafone Group Plc’s Turkish unit recorded its first annual operating profit in four years, Serpil Timuray, chief executive of Turkish operations, said, as reported by BN. Vodafone Turkey had an operating profit of $1.9 million in the fiscal year that ended March 31, compared with a loss of $94.24 million in the [...]

China Telecom partners with Alcatel-Lucent for high-speed broadband services (China, USA)

Editor — Thu, 31 May 2012 06:48:50 +0000

Alcatel-Lucent announced that it will significantly expand China Telecom’s broadband access network, bringing services such as IPTV, video-on-demand and voice-over-IP (VoIP) services to millions of homes in China. The $123.95 million contract – secured through Alcatel-Lucent Shanghai Bell, Alcatel-Lucent’s flagship company in China – will lead to the deployment of fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) networks across China’s [...]

SingTel fined $400,000 for disruption in 3G network (Singapore)

Editor — Thu, 31 May 2012 05:52:14 +0000

The Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) has imposed a financial penalty worth $400,000 on SingTel Mobile Singapore Pte Ltd (STM) for breaching the Code of Practice for Telecommunication Service Resiliency (the ‘Service Resiliency Code’). This follows IDA’s investigation of the disruption of STM’s 3G mobile services on 6 and 7 September 2011, which found [...]

Bell Mobility partners with Econz Wireless for mobile business solutions (Canada)

Editor — Thu, 31 May 2012 05:41:55 +0000

Econz Wireless, a leader in mobile time and attendance, announced a new business partnership that will enable Bell Mobility customers the benefits of streamlining their businesses with cost effective, easy to use, mobile time and attendance and job dispatch solutions. Bell Mobility recently launched their next generation mobile Push-to-talk service (PTT) and now blends mobile [...]

Telstra tops network quality study as customers join 4G fast lane (Australia)

Editor — Wed, 30 May 2012 11:24:51 +0000

Telstra customers have access to Australia’s highest quality mobile network for voice calls, mobile data and text messaging according to a new study. The news comes as Telstra confirmed its customers are now using more than 300,000 ultra-fast fourth generation smartphones, tablets and mobile broadband devices and it had switched on its 1000th 4G LTE [...]

Sprint plans to shut down Nextel network (USA)

Editor — Wed, 30 May 2012 10:48:34 +0000

Sprint Nextel, the third-largest US mobile network operator by subscriber numbers, plans to shut down its Nextel network next year, as reported by FT. The company announced that it will shut down the Nextel service on June 30 2013 at the same time that it unveiled a $1bn credit facility that it will use to [...]

BlackBerry maker RIM may be looking for a buyer (Canada)

Editor — Wed, 30 May 2012 10:28:01 +0000

Following RIM’s first-quarter warning and disclosure that the company has hired bankers to advise it on strategic reviews, there may be a possibility that the Canada based company is looking for a buyer, according to a report by Cnet. As per the report, RIM said that it hired J.P. Morgan and RBC Capital for strategic [...]

Moldcell introduces unlimited internet all night for $0.08 (Moldova)

Editor — Wed, 30 May 2012 10:11:36 +0000

Telecom operator Moldcell Moldova is offering subscribers the chance to communicate with friends in social networks, watch the most popular videos or play online games for the whole night with their new offer. As per the company, consumers can use the Internet from 10 PM till 6 AM just for $0.08 per night. The service [...]

Globe Telecom offers new iPad (Philippines)

Editor — Wed, 30 May 2012 10:09:09 +0000

Globe Telecom announced it will offer the new iPad in the Philippines on Tuesday, May 29. Globe Telecom will offer iPad with a range of attractive Tattoo data plans that will allow customers to connect to its nationwide network at speeds up to 42Mbps. The third generation iPad is a category defining mobile device that [...]

America Movil to maintain offer for KPN stake (Latin America)

Editor — Wed, 30 May 2012 09:27:19 +0000

Mexico based telecom operator, America Movil, which is bidding for a bigger stake in Royal KPN NV (KPN), said the investment will boost profit, helped by the Dutch phone company’s exposure to Germany and the Netherlands, according to a report by BN. As per the report, America Movil Chief Financial Officer Carlos Garcia-Moreno, said that [...]