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Articles tagged with: Telecel
Telecel expands service to 22 towns
Paraguayan mobile operator telecel has extended its coverage to 22 new towns so far this year bringing nationwide coverage to 180, newspaper ABC Color quoted company CEO Gloria Ortega as saying. more
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Tigo to invest US$70mn-80mn in 2008
Paraguayan mobile operator telecel plans to invest US$70mn-80mn in 2008 in infrastructure of its GSM service that operates under the Tigo brand, newspaper Última Hora reported. more
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South Africa's MTN Group says that it has appointed Eric Tronel as chief executive of MTN Congo. Tronel joins MTN Congo Brazzaville from telecel Burkina Faso, and has previously held various positions in the telecommunications industry in Europe and Africa, MTN Group said in a statement. more
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Mobile operators generate revs of US$345mn in 2006
Mobile telephony operators in Paraguay posted revenues of US$345mn in 2006, up 37.1% compared to 2005, newspaper ABC Color reported, citing data from Paraguay's economy ministry. more
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China Mobile sees opportunities in LatAm
Chinese mobile telephony group China Mobile plans to expand its overseas operations to emerging markets in Asia and Latin America, international press reported China Mobile CEO Wang Jianzhou as saying. more
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LatAm drives Millicom revenue growth
Latin America fueled revenues for Luxembourg-based mobile holding company Millicom International Cellular in the third quarter 2006 with gains of 72% and 70% in Central and South America respectively, Millicom's CEO Marc Beuls said during a conference call. more
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Kyocera aims for 25% share in CDMA handset market in 2006
US CDMA mobile handset manufacturer Kyocera Wireless expects to increase its market share in Mexico this year to 25% from the current 20% of CDMA handsets, newspaper El Universal reported Kyocera Mexico's director Renata de la Vega as saying. more
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Millicom Q2 profit up sevenfold at US$34mn
European mobile holding company Millicom International Cellular saw its second quarter profit leap sevenfold to US$34mn from US$5mn in the same period a year ago, the company said in a statement. more
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MTN Increases Investments in Uganda and Ivory Coast
South Africa's MTN has announced that it has increased its shareholding in MTN Uganda to 84.44% from 52.01%, converting the joint venture operation into a fully consolidated subsidiary of the Group. This follows the successful acquisition of a 32.44% stake purchased from Swedish telecom giant, Overseas Telecom for EUR130 (US$166) million. Overseas Telecom is 65%-owned by TeliaSonera. more
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Personal to invest US$12mn this year
Paraguayan mobile carrier Personal, a unit of Telecom Argentina, plans to invest US$12mn this year, local newspaper ABC Color reported. more
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