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Americas Telecommunications

Industry / Colombia

ETB stakeholders have authorised the company to take US$600mn debt to fund expansion. The money is to go towards expansion of the company's fibre-optic network in Bogota and the surrounding area. The announcement coincides with the news that ETB is to launch pay-TV services in Bogota and the surrounding area by December 2012. BMI welcomes ETB's diversification into mobile services... 2012-05-11


Industry / Colombia

ETB stakeholders have authorised the company to take US$600mn debt to fund expansion. The money is to go towards expansion of the company's fibre-optic network in Bogota and the surrounding... 2012-05-11


Industry / Haiti

A month after Haitel was sequestered by the state, the company has officially entered receivership of the Haitian government. The company has a debt burden of US$80mn, nearly 40% of... 2012-05-02

Asia Telecommunications

Industry / New Zealand

Telecom Corporation of New Zealand (TCNZ) announced on May 14 that it will conduct live customer trials of LTE later this year in preparation for the transition of its 3G XT network to 4G technology. The launch of high-speed mobile broadband technology should herald the introduction of premium sophisticated services, which we believe is TCNZ's main strategic focus.

2012-05-14

Industry / Singapore

Coverage for Singapore's Next Generation Nationwide Broadband Network (NGNBN) has reached more than 90% of homes and businesses, and the company responsible for the deployment, OpenNet,... 2012-05-14


Industry / Indonesia

Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Telkom) has reportedly submitted a bid for submarine cable operator Pacnet as the Indonesian firm looks to reinvest profits generated from its domestic telecoms... 2012-05-11

Emerging Europe Telecommunications

Industry / Romania

Romania's regulator ANCOM has published a set of regulatory guidelines to facilitate the entrance of MVNOs into the market. The document outlines the necessity of efficient economic use of the network, containing non-discriminatory conditions on quality of service. While BMI welcomes moves towards greater competition, we caution that, with five operators currently in the market,... 2012-05-09


Industry / Russia

In late April 2012, leading Russian cable operator ER-Telecom secured six-year, RUB6.5bn of financing from Sberbank. The financing is needed to fund ER-Telecom's aggressive strategy... 2012-05-02


Industry / Hungary

In the Szell Kalman Plan 2.0, Hungary's budget for addressing its deficit, the government announced proposals for new usage-based taxes on the telecommunications sector. BMI believes... 2012-05-01

Middle East and Africa Telecommunications

Industry / Zimbabwe

Econet Wireless, Zimbabwe's biggest telecoms service provider, is close to concluding negotiations with a consortium of international banks for a US$307mn syndicated loan facility to finance capital projects, according to the company's chief executive, Douglas Mboweni. Econet dominates Zimbabwe's mobile voice and data markets, a feat partly achieved by superior network investments... 2012-04-27


Industry / Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia's three mobile operators reported strong financial results in Q112, benefiting from increased usage of high-value services. Incumbent STC recorded a 12% and 60% y-o-y growth... 2012-04-19


Industry

UAE-based operator Etisalat has selected Jasper Wireless' machine-to-machine (M2M) platform to wirelessly connect devices across its 17-market footprint. Etisalat hopes Jasper's platform... 2012-02-29

Western Europe Telecommunications

Industry / Italy

France's Hi-Media Payments has formed a partnership with MobilePay, the micropayments platform built by the six largest Italian mobile operators - Fastweb, Poste Mobile, Telecom Italia Mobile, 3 Italy, Vodafone and Wind. The partnership will integrate Hi-Media's Allopass offering with MobilePay, expanding Hi-Media's mobile payments outreach in the country. BMI believes the Italian... 2012-05-16


Industry / United Kingdom

O2 became the first UK operator to launch its own mobile money service on April 26 2012. The service, called O2 Wallet, allows consumers to send and receive money, compare prices and... 2012-04-26


Industry / United Kingdom

Vodafone Europe has agreed to acquire Cable & Wireless Worldwide (CWW) for GBP1.044bn. Vodafone's interest in CWW is derived from two factors - opportunities in enterprise markets... 2012-04-23