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Articles tagged with: Maxis
Western Union, Maxis to Launch Mobile Money Transfer Service in Malaysia
Malaysian mobile network operator, maxis has teamed up with Western Union to launch a service that would allow maxis subscribers to send cross-border remittances directly from their mobile phones. The service is expected to be rolled out in early 2010. more
Related Tags: western-union, mobile-banking, Malaysia
France Telecom Reported to be Seeking Indian Investment
France Telecom is reported to be in talks to take a stake in India's Aircel for between US$1.4-$2 billion. The French company is said to be in talks with Malaysia's maxis, which owns 74% of the company to take the stake. In the meantime, maxis shareholder, Saudi Telecom is looking to increase its holding in the firm from 25% to 35%. more
Related Tags: france-telecom, orange, aircel, maxis-communications, India
Maxis Communications Selects NetCracker to Optimize Infrastructure
..arket share of 41%. On the web: Maxis - Mobile World - NetCracker Technology more
Related Tags: netcracker, network-optimisation, umts, Malaysia
Visa Makes NFC Mobile Point-of-Sale Payments Commercially Available
Credit card merchant, Visa has announced the launch of the world's first commercial Visa mobile payments service for point-of-sale transactions using Near Field Communications (NFC) technology. The service marks the first time consumers can purchase an NFC-enabled mobile device off the shelf and use that device to make Visa payWave-enabled transactions at the point-of-sale instead of using their payment card. more
Related Tags: nokia, sim, nfc, near-field-communication, itu, tim, mobile-payments, iden, smart, partner, visa, Malaysia
India's Aircel Reported to be in Talks to Buy Loop Mobile
India's Aircel Cellular is reported to be in talks to buy Mumbai based Loop Mobile (formerly BPL Mobile), which is owned by the Ruias of the Essar group. Both companies have been holding discussions for around seven months now, two people familiar with the discussions told the Economic Times. more
Related Tags: ict, vodafone, tim, mtn, cdma, loop-telecom, bpl-mobile, essar-group, bharti, bharti-airtel, mtnl, mumbai, seven, essar, vodafone-essar, aircel, loop-mobile, India
Aircel Announces $5 Billion Investment Plan
India's Aircel has announced plans to double its subscriber base and invest US$5 billion in its network over the next three to five years. The firm, a majority owned subsidary of Malaysia's maxis, will spend at least US$1 billion during 2009 and expects to end the year with 32 million customers. more
Related Tags: mumbai, aircel, delhi, maxis-communications, tamil-nadu, India
Maxis Mobile Signs 5-Year IT Deal with IBM
Malaysia's maxis Mobile and IBM in Malaysia say that they have entered into a five-year Information Technology (IT) services relationship. more
Related Tags: intel, ibm, Malaysia
Microwave Backhaul Firm Raises Extra Funding
Cambridge Broadband Networks, which provides microwave backhaul kit says that it has secured a further US$7.5 million from its existing investors, which include Accel Partners, Adara, Amadeus Capital Partners and TVM more
Related Tags: intel, mtn, vodacom, microwave, backhaul
Fitch Affirms Sri Lanka Telecom Debt Ratings; Outlook Stable
Fitch Ratings has today affirmed Sri Lanka Telecom's (SLT) Long-term foreign currency (LTFC) Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at 'B+', which is constrained by the debt ratings of the Sri Lankan government. more
Related Tags: fitch-ratings, capex, bharti, bharti-airtel, fitch, Sri Lanka
ZTE Wins Indian GSM Network Contract
China's ZTE has won a US$400 million GSM expansion contract from India's Aircel - a subsidiary of Malaysia's maxis. Aircel is currently operating in 10 telecom circles (Assam, Bihar, Chennai, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Calcutta, North East, Orissa, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal) and with licences secured for the remaining 13 of the 23 telecom circles. more
Related Tags: wcdma, zte, cdma, aircel, tamil-nadu, jammu, India