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Articles tagged with: Hutchison
Indonesia's Telkomsel surges forward as rivals falter
The Indonesian market has seen phenomenal growth in recent quarters, but in Q1 09 there was a definite cooling off. The previous seven quarters had seen net additions in excess of 7m, with a peak of 14.94m in Q3 08, but in Q1 09 there was a gain of just 4.47m. This was the lowest figure since Q3 06. The total market reached 144.64m with penetration at 56.8%. Although Annual growth was still impressive at 41.0%, despite falling from 48.2% in the prior twelve-month period, but on a quarterly basis the uplift of 3.2% was the lowest for more than ten years. more
Related Tags: satelindo, excelcomindo, telkomsel, smart, Indonesia
Hutchison Telecom Reported in Talks to Sell Israeli Mobile Network
Israeli businessman Ilan Ben-Dov is reported to be interested in forming a group of investors to acquire Partner Communications, a mobile network operator that trades under the Orange brandname. The local Globes newspaper reported that Ben-Dov recently met with former Partner CEO Amikam Cohen, who is representing the cellular operator's controlling shareholder hutchison Telecommunications International. more
Related Tags: partner-communications, hutchison-telecommunications--international, partner, Israel
Vodafone Australia Takes Control of Retail Shops
The newly merged Australian networks, Vodafone and hutchison, known as VHA, have paid a reported AU$80 million to bring 208 outsourced Vodafone branded retail outlets back under direct control. Vodafone Australia has historically outsourced the management of its retail outlets to four different companies, while hutchison kept management control of its own outlets. more
Related Tags: vodafone-australia, hutchison-3g-australia, vodafone-hutchison-australia, gsm, Australia
Lycamobile Launches Italian MVNO
Multi-national MVNO, Lycamobile has launched operations in Italy after signing a reseller deal with hutchison 3G Italy ( 3 Italia). The prepaid SIM cards and top-up will be available from over 65,000 retail outlets from the 15th of June. more
Related Tags: lycamobile, 3-italia, mvno, Italy
Mobile Data Usage on INQ1 Tops Performance of Smartphones
hutchison Whampoa backed mobile phone manufacturer, INQ Mobile has released data on usage of its first phone, the INQ1 on the hutchison 3G UK network. The company's handset was built from the ground up with social media and internet services at its core. An average of 65% of INQ1 customers are using Facebook, with the majority of users accessing once a day or more. more
Related Tags: hutchison-whampoa.-hutchison-3g-uk, inq-mobile, inq1, facebook, skype, mobile-im, 3, UK
Hutchison Warns Off Possible Indian Tax Liability in Sale to Vodafone
hutchison Telecom International has accepted that it might have to make some payments in regards to the ongoing tax dispute in India over the sale of its stake in hutchison Essar to Vodafone in May 2007. Although the transaction technically occurred outside India, the government has been suing Vodafone for up to US$2 billion in sales tax that it claims is owed to it. more
Related Tags: hutchison-telecom-international, essar, vodafone, vodafone-essar, cgp-investments, tax, hutchison-essar, India
Three Bidders for Italian 3G Radio Spectrum
Italy's Ministry of Economic Development has announced that three of the country's four incumbent operators have submitted bids for additional 3G radio spectrum. Telecom Italy, Vodafone and Wind have submitted bids, but hutchison 3G Italy (3 Italia) chose not to, despite requesting tender documents. more
Related Tags: telecom-italy, vodafone, wind, hutchison-3g--italy, 3-italia, Italy
Ericsson Inks 7-Year 3G Network Contract with 3 Italy
Ericsson has announced an exclusive contract with hutchison 3G Italy (3 Italia) that includes a seven-year agreement to modernize and upgrade the existing WCDMA/HSPA network with Ericsson technologies and architectures. It also includes an extension of the current managed services deal. more
Related Tags: 3-italia, hutchison-3g, ericsson, 3, partner, Italy
Telecom executives spend an extra 10 hours a month learning (and teaching) online
At a time when companies are increasingly blocking staff from accessing social networking websites, a study run by online business networking service, MeettheBoss found that their bosses are spending an extra 10 hours a month online sharing their professional experiences and learning from their peers. more
Related Tags: meettheboss, twitter, facebook, social-networking
FoneStarz to Manage Vodafone Egypt's Mobile Content Store
Mobile content white-label supplier, FoneStarz Media has won one of its most significant deals and is now managing the entire content downloads portal for Vodafone live! in Egypt. The dual-language English and Arabic downloads service has allowed FoneStarz to vertically integrate games, ringtones, video and personalisation products like wallpapers, themes and Flash Lite into one fully managed storefront, using its content management and delivery system, Daius. more
Related Tags: vodafone-egypt, fonestarz, 3, ringtones, flash, Egypt