Operator News in Brief - 9th Jul 2012

Netherlands based MVNO, Simpel has confirmed to local media that it suffered a data privacy breach leading to the downloading of some 12,000 customer email addresses.

Danish network, Three expects to cover nearly 40% of the population when it launches its LTE coverage this September.

USA based AT&T is to start blocking handsets from its network if the serial number is reported to the network by the customer. The industry is currently working on a shared database for all US networks.

Qatar's Qtel has launched a mobile roaming package with 1GB of download allowance for QAR100 which is valid for 7 days.

Singapore's StarHub plans to deploy LTE coverage in several key locations in the main business district and the airport over the next two years.

Saudi Arabia's Etihad Etisalat (Mobily) has signed an M2M cooperation agreement with Pacific Controls.

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