Submarine cable launched
The Asia America Gateway (AAG) submarine cable system has been launched, representing the first cable system to directly link Southeast...
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Costa Rica gears up for telecoms liberalisation
Costa Rican telecoms regulator Sutel yesterday kicked off its wireless tender, the auction for which is to take place in...
Telecom Argentina could be nationalised if necessary
Following Friday's news that an Argentinean appeals court has suspended the timetable by which Telecom Italia must sell off its...
Hutch: we will hold on to Sri Lankan ops
Hutchison Telecommunications International (HTI) is not planning to offload its Sri Lankan operations. A spokesperson told Dow Jones that only...
Reliance Infratel begins pre-IPO process
The tower unit of Reliance Communications, Reliance Infratel, has begun its pre-IPO process and is negotiating a 5% stake sale...
Russians look set for IPO
The board of Sistema Shyam TeleServices has approved plans for an IPO on the Bombay bourse. President and CEO of...
Bintel lands Congo licence
Saudi telecom group Bintel has won a GSM licence in Congo, according to the website of Congolese telecoms minister Thierry...
New appointment at UPC Business
David Jan Aris has been appointed director of wholesale Services Europe at UPC Business, the B2B unit of UPC Broadband....
Omantel stake sale resurfaces
The Omani government may look at selling a 30% stake in telecoms incumbent Omantel this year, the minister of national...
Macedonia revives plans to sell 3G licences
The government of Macedonia plans to launch a new tender to sell a fourth mobile licence this year, according to...
