The GSMA and Bharti Infratel Limited signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Wednesday to develop and promote green technologies for telecom tower infrastructure in India. The collaboration will entail working together to convert 1,000 Infratel towers into green sites, which will reduce greenhouse gas carbon emissions by almost 11,000 tonnesRead More →
Abu Dhabi (REPORT) Etisalat, the largest telecommunication company in the Middle East, Asia and Africa, has launched the first ever 3G services in Afghanistan through its arm “Etisalat’s Afghanistan”. The service agreement was signed by the Chairman of Afghanistan Telecommunication Regulatory Authority, H.E. Abdul Wakil Shergul and Etisalat’s Afghanistan CEO, AhmedRead More →
ISLAMABAD (SPECIAL REPORT) The federal cabinet has reportedly extended financial benefit of Rs 2.3 billion to the fixed line telecom companies based on recommendations of ministerial committee headed by the Minister for Kashmir Affairs and Gligit Baltistan, Mian Manzoor Ahmad Wattoo. Official documents reveal that the Minister for Privatisation, GhausRead More →
MUMBAI—India’s telecom regulator plans to propose to the government that the license fees companies pay for services will continue to be non-refundable, indicating another setback for operators whose licenses are due to be revoked following a recent court order. India’s Supreme Court on Feb. 2 ordered the scrapping of 122Read More →
DELHI (INDIA) Telenor ASA, which is facing the risk of losing its permit to provide telecom services in India, sent a notice to the Indian government, claiming damages of $14 billion and threatening international arbitration if New Delhi fails to protect the Norwegian company’s investments, the Times of India reportedRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( SPECIAL FOR TELECO ALERT ) FOR FOUR DAYS THAT I WAS IN UKRAINE THE MAXIMUM TEMP. WAS MINUS 2 C AND THANKS TO LANGUAGE ISSUE, “BREAKING THE ICE” WASN’T ALL THAT EASY EITHER! But two things I couldn’t help noticing. The first thing was that despite the hugeRead More →
ISLAMABAD (MEDIA) The government could not finalise the new schedule for the auction of 3G licences on as two key ministers were not present at the meeting. Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) could not present fresh dates for the auction and reiterated its old stance of completing the transaction in theRead More →
TEHRAN (MEDIA) A Chinese telecommunications equipment company has sold Iran’s largest telecom firm a powerful surveillance system capable of monitoring landline, mobile and internet communications, interviews and contract documents show. The system was part of a 98.6 million euro ($130.6 million) contract for networking equipment supplied by Shenzhen, China-based ZTERead More →
Etisalat Afghanistan announced the launch of its 3G services, claiming a first in the country. Etisalat is yet to reveal the coverage of the network, or specific plans or packages for 3G services. Started in 2007, Etisalat Afghanistan is a 100 percent subsidiary of UAE-based operator Etisalat. The launch wasRead More →
ISLAMABAD (REPORTER) Omar Manzur, Director Public Relations and Corporate Social Responsibility, has been deputed to Human Resource Department at Mobilink as Director Business Partner Division. He will be given a charge of entirely newly formed section at Mobilink for sorting out human resource needs of different departments in accordanceRead More →
India’s finance ministry has projected revenue of 400 billion rupees ($7.9 billion) from upcoming auctions of mobile radio spectrum during the year to March 2013, the annual budget presented in parliament on Friday showed. India will auction 2G mobile radio spectrum after the country’s Supreme Court last month ordered cancellation of allRead More →
UAE based Etisalat is reported to be considering the sale of its 13.3% stake in the Indonesian mobile network, XL Axiata. The sale would raise between US $600 to US $700 million. Etisalat is said to be considering the sale following a break down of relations with the majority shareholder,Read More →