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Sri Lankan operators decline Airtel’s claims of anti-competitive industry (Sri Lanka)

  • September 5th, 2008
  • 10:56 am

The Sri Lankan mobile operators have denied the Airtel claims of the industry being anti-competetive and blocking new players.

Dialog, Mobitel, Tigo and Hutch together said, “As strong believers in competition and the resulting dividends to consumers and market growth, Sri Lanka’s mobile operators welcome additional competition.”

“It is also their aspiration that the industry would remain consistent in its focus on quantifiable and real delivery in the best interest of the consumer,” they added.

The response to the Airtel’s statement about the Sri Lankan mobile operator providing no interconnection to Airtel ‘on the same terms as they practice among themselves,’ among other charges.

“Distractions in the form of inter-operator aspersions in particular those which are misleading can only serve to disrupt an industry which is a regional leader and can serve to undo the good work carried out by regulators and investors alike rather than enable further growth across and beyond the 50% (per-capita penetration) milestone on which the industry and Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (TRCSL) is focused upon with much anticipation and excitement,” the statement added.

Tigo instigates commercial 3G services (Bolivia)

  • August 29th, 2008
  • 12:29 pm

According to a local media report, Telecel (Tigo) has launched commercial 3G services in Bolivia, with the operator offering services including videocalling, high speed mobile broadband and music and video downloads. No details of network coverage have been disclosed, although the operator has stated its intention to eventually roll out 3G services nationwide. Tigo had 1.19 million mobile telephony subscribers at the end of the second quarter. Presently, operator is migrating its few remaining TDMA customers across to its GSM network.

Data Roaming services for Customers of Celtel Nigeria in US,UK,Ghana and others

  • July 29th, 2008
  • 9:18 am

Data Roaming services by Celtel Nigeria in many hot spots of the world including the United States of America, United Kingdom, Ghana, and Kenya.

Others include South Africa, the United Arab Emirate, Sri Lanka, and Gabon, Senegal and Kuwait. Customers of Celtel can now do data roaming on a number of mobile networks in several countries of the world such as Cingular in the USA, Cincinnati Bell Wireless, USA, Orange in the United Kingdom, DU of UAE, Vodacom in South Africa, Tigo (Millicom) of Ghana, Celtel Gabon, Celtel Uganda and Celtel Kenya.

Tigo launches 3G in August’08 (Bolivia)

  • July 28th, 2008
  • 12:59 pm

Telecel (Tigo), the Bolivian mobile operator, is all set to launch 3G services in August this year. The new network will have nationwide coverage and will be capable of supporting services such as video calling and mobile broadband.

Tigo is also due to complete the migration of its few remaining TDMA customers on to its GSM network by the end of July. According to a database, Tigo is currently the second largest mobile operator in Bolivia, claiming market share of 31.95% at March 2008, behind rival Entel Movil.

   

Colombocity.mobi concept presented to international audience (Sri Lanka)

  • November 12th, 2007
  • 8:27 am

A high-powered team from Infotechs and BatesAsia attended the first ever Asian Mobile Advertising and Marketing Summit held in Bangkok recently to absorb new developments in mobile advertising and marketing and present a case study of the Colombocity.mobi concept. The presentation was done by Michelle Pinto, CEO of Infotechs, according to a Bates press release.

Colombocity.mobi was developed as an innovative city guide and lifestyle directory that provides information and advertising right in the consumer’s hand, reflecting the shift from push-marketing to on-demand advertising. It became the first commercially marketed made-for-mobile website launched in Sri Lanka, with marketing done by site owners Infotechs, exclusive marketing and sales consultants BatesAsia and mobile service providers Dialog and Tigo.

It has been embraced by several top advertisers and smaller outlets who find this a cost-effective way to communicate and provide access to their shops, restaurants, services and promotional offers.It is easily accessed on the mobile phone using GPRS by a growing number of mobile phone users, the statement said.

The Asian Summit was attended by delegates from across Asia and had speakers from cutting edge tech companies, digital media and advertising consultancies and clients including Madhouse China, Group M Interaction Asia Pacific, Mindshare, Adidas, Nokia and I- POP Networks the mobile partners of Freemantle Media - producers of the “Idol” TV shows. Among the exciting sessions and case examples shared were an Adidas “GPS Run” to track consumers and create user communities as they used the brand, development of interactive mobile campaigns, creative mobile marketing campaigns, mobile integration with TV campaigns, and campaigns that activated advertising messages close to point of purchase.

   

Colombian mobile subscriber base grows to 29.45 mln (Colombia)

  • October 18th, 2007
  • 2:34 pm

Colombia had 29.45 million mobile phone subscribers at end-September, up from 28.55 million at end-June, according to figures from the country’s trade & industry superintendence (SIC). Of the total, Comcel accounted for 19.24 million, up from 18.53 million at end-June; Movistar Colombia for 7.55 million, down from 7.61 million; and Colombia Movil-Tigo for 2.67 million, up from 2.4 million. The total base rose by 904,996 versus end-June. Movistar received 13,064 complaints about its service in Q3, down from 19,625 in Q2. Comcel had 11,968 complaints, down from 13,689, and Tigo had 9,663 complaints, up from 9,113.

   

Telefonica plans additional investment (Guatemala)

  • October 3rd, 2007
  • 2:31 pm

Telefonica says its total investment in its Guatemalan operations will reach USD810 million by the end of 2007, according to a report from BNamericas. The Spanish firm is planning to spend USD80 million between now and the end of the year to expand its mobile coverage nationwide, adding to the USD730 million it has already invested. The firm says it now has two million cellular subscribers in Guatemala, already beating its end-2007 target. Telefonica competes with America Movil subsidiary Claro and Millicom’s Tigo.

   

 

Bharti Airtel Sri Lanka to be headed by top Unilever director (Sri Lanka)

  • September 2nd, 2007
  • 6:30 pm

The newly set up Bharti Airtel Sri Lanka unit had a hired top Unilever official to head its operation in the island, Lanka Business Online learns.
Amali Nanayakkara directed of Unilever Ceylon’s personal care division and had headed its foods division earlier.

Nanayakkara was a pioneer female director on the Unilever Ceylon’s board.

Bharti Airtel Lanka is hoping to start commercial services in the first quarter of 2008 and is hoping for a 70 percent network coverage with an investment of around 200 million dollars.

Sri Lanka mobile industry is dominated by Dialog Telekom, a unit of Telekom Malaysia which has a 60 percent share of the market.
The rest is shared between Mobitel, a unit of fixed operator Sri Lanka Telecom; Tigo, a unit of Millicom International Cellular and Hutch, a unit of Hutchison Telecom.

   
 

Colombia adds half million new mobile users in Q2

  • July 19th, 2007
  • 3:14 pm

Colombia gained another 504,653 new mobile users in the second quarter for a total 28.548 million at the end of June, according to figures from the superintendent for commerce and industry. Telefonica Moviles, which operates under the brand Movistar, added 66,641 new clients in Q2 for a total 7.612 million at the end of June. Colombia Movil, the owner of the brand Tigo, conquered 159,919 users in Q2, for a total base of 2.404 million. Comcel gained 278,093 new users, taking its base to 18.533 million.

   

Telecel boosts coverage

  • June 13th, 2007
  • 3:20 pm

Telegeography writes…Telecel Paraguay says it has expanded its networks to 22 new towns so far this year, bringing its total coverage to 180 towns and cities, reports BNamericas quoting local newspaper ABC Color. Telecel, which is owned by Millicom of Luxembourg, had more than 1.42 million subscribers and a 37% market share at the end of March, according to TeleGeography’s GlobalComms database. It offers services under the brand name Tigo.