Articles tagged with: Netcom
Telefonica Looking to Increase Chinese Investment
Telefonica has not ruled out increasing its investment in China netcom Group in order to boost its holding in the future China Unicom network operator. Spain's Telefonica currently owns 5 percent of China netcom Group, which has been ordered by the government to merge with China Unicom. The agreement would dilute Telefonica's stake in the enlarged group so the company plans to increase its investment to maintain a 10 percent holding in the group, chairman Cesar Alierta told the Financial Times. more
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TeliaSonera Buys Norwegian Retail Chain
TeliaSonera says that it has acquired the remaining 66.6 percent of the shares in ComHouse, a holding company for the retail chains Klart Svar and Telebutikken in Norway, increasing its holding to 100 percent. The company said that the acquisition will allow TeliaSoneraÃ's subsidiary netcom to further integrate ComHouseÃ's distribution chains operationally. more
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Asia-Pacific represents exciting growth for all Contact Center Vendors
Dynamic growth is being predicted for both the number of contact centers and customer service agent positions in Asia Pacific. Market analysis firm Datamonitor puts this down to a combination of a growing middle class in China and India, the expansion in demand for products and services and the increase in offshoring. According to the report, which covers India, China, Australia, Japan and South Korea, this will lead to the creation of four times as many new contact center agent positions (APs) in developing markets over the next four years as in developed markets. more
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Influence of Telecom Restructuring in China's Telecom Market
On May 24, 2008, a telecom-restructuring plan was decided, triggering a new round of discussions in a telecom industry that had been quiet for some time. In accordance with the restructuring plan, China Telecom would purchase the CDMA network (both assets and subscribers) of China Unicom; China Unicom would be merged with China netcom; the fundamental telecom service of China Satcom would be merged into the business of China Telecom; and China Railcom would be merged into China Mobile. After the restructuring, three major operators, namely China Unicom, China Mobile and China Telecom, would come into being, and this will influence China's telecom market as follows: more
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China Unicom Chairman: No Plans to Distribute Special Dividend
HONG KONG -(Dow Jones)- China Unicom Ltd. said Monday it has no plans to distribute a special dividend following its merger with China netcom Group Corp. (Hong Kong) Ltd. more
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China Telecom Pays $15.9 Billion For Unicom's CDMA Assets
HONG KONG (Dow Jones) -- China Telecom Corp., China's largest fixed-line operator, said Monday it will pay 110 billion yuan ($15.9 billion) to acquire the wireless business of China Unicom Group. more
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The Devil's in The Details for China Mobile and Telecom Revamp
HONG KONG (Dow Jones) -- The real story of how China Mobile lost $25 billion in market capitalization doesn't lie with the regulatory revamp the Chinese government announced last weekend, analysts say. more
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China Telecom Operators to Reshuffle Management Amid Sector Revamp
HONG KONG -(Dow Jones)- China Unicom and China netcom Group (Hong Kong) said Sunday they will reshuffle key management positions as part of a telecom sector restructuring outlined by the government earlier Saturday. more
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China Confims Telecom Sector Revamp Plan
BEIJING -(Dow Jones)- China on Saturday unveiled details of its long-awaited restructuring plan for the telecommunications sector, which will involve mergers among the country's fixed-line and mobile operators. more
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China Telecom Cos Shares Halted;Indus Overhaul Reports
HONG KONG -(Dow Jones)- Shares in some of China's major telecom operators were suspended from trade Friday following reports that Beijing will unveil a long-awaited telecommunications industry overhaul plan as early as Friday. more
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