ESA awards Astrium second Sentinel contract
The European Space Agency (ESA) has awarded EADS Astrium an E105m contract to build Sentinel-2B, the second Sentinel satellite to...
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BSkyB forced to cut wholesale price of premium sport
The British media regulator Ofcom has ordered satellite broadcaster BSkyB to sell Premier League football and other premium programming to...
Harbinger to create nationwide 4G network following SkyTerra acquisition
Harbinger Capital Partners has finally made its spectrum play. In completing its US$262.5m acquisition of MSS operator SkyTerra, the hedge...
ZTE lands new president
ZTE Corporation's board of directors has appointed Shi Lirong as president of the company. Lirong replaces Yin Yimin, who stands...
Shyam signs debt deal
Sistema Shyam TeleServices has inked a Rs5bn (US$111m) two-year loan from state-run Central Bank of India. Russian parent JSFC Sistema,...
Ericsson lands bumper Bharti contract
-Ericsson has been awarded a US$1.3bn contract from Bharti Airtel to expand and upgrade its network in 15 of India's...
Mobile money partnership signed in South Africa
Vodacom and Nedbank have teamed up to offer mobile money services in South Africa. The M-PESA solution enables unbanked customers...
France Telecom wins ETC management contract
France Telecom has won a contract to manage Ethiopian Telecommunications Corporation (ETC) for up to three years, according to Addis...
Wataniya Palestine to list on local exchange by the summer
Wataniya Palestine, a subsidiary of Qatar's Qtel, will list 30% of its shares on the Palestine Securities Exchange before the...
Zain completes US$10.7bn sale of African assets to Bharti Airtel
Kuwait's Zain has completed the sale of 15 African mobile phone operators to India's Bharti Airtel in a US$10.7bn deal....
