NSN acquires IRIS Telecom

On 01.06.11, In Mobile, By Editor

Nokia Siemens Networks has announced that it has wrapped the acquisition of IRIS Telecom, a telecommunications and engineering services firm. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

Istanbul, Turkey-based IRIS Telecom was founded in 1999 in order to provide network planning and optimization services to telecommunications operators and equipment vendors in Turkey, Eastern Europe and Central Asia, the Middle East and Africa. According to company’s website, IRIS Telecom also provides network deployment and network operation services. Its customers include mobile operators Turkcell, Avea and Ucell.

In a news release, Finland-based Nokia Siemens Networks stated that the acquisition strengthens its implementation, network planning and optimization capabilities and business across Turkey, Eastern Europe and Central Asia.

IRIS will continue to function as a separate legal entity and will remain based in Istanbul. Mete Gokdemir, the co-founder of IRIS, will continue to lead the company as chief executive. IRIS co-founder Johan Bruce will assume a new position as executive director. Gokdemir and Bruce will both continue to serve on IRIS’ board of directors.

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Teclo Vimpelcom’s Uzbek revenues in Q3 up 7.4%

On 12.07.10, In Mobile, By Editor

Central Asian telco VimpelCom’s net operating revenues in Uzbekistan in the third quarter of 2010 comprised of US$$53.8 million, exceeding the index for the second quarter by 4.7 per cent and the results of the last year by 7.4 per cent.

VimpelCom Ltd, a leading international provider of telecommunications services, announced its operating and financial results for the quarter ended September 30.

Net operating revenues in Uzbekistan in the third quarter of 2010 comprised $53.8 million by adding 4.7 per cent from the second quarter ($51.4 million). The growth of mobile connection revenues made up 5.1 per cent ($51.4 million versus $48.9 million in the second quarter).

Adjusted OIBDA (Operating Income before Depreciation and Amortization) in Uzbekistan grew 9 per cent versus the second quarter (from $20.1 million to $21.9 million). At the same time operational margins increased by 1.6 per cent.

The number of mobile subscriptions in Uzbekistan as of end of September 2010 made up 4,398,000 persons, providing the increase of the number of subscription agreements in the third quarter 2010 by over 400,000 (up 10 per cent).

VimpelCom does not provide any information on the market share to avoid its use by competitor mobile operators to calculate the subscribers outflow and it results in variant reading of reports and mis-representativeness of final indexes.

Capital expenditures for the CIS markets increased substantially both year-on-year and quarter-on-quarter to support the network expansion, which is mainly focused on increasing mobile penetration and investments in fixed networks.

Capex in CIS made up $78.3 million (adding 10.9 per cent since the previous quarter) and were mainly extended for the development of 3G network in Uzbekistan (the launch of 3G networks in five cities of Ferghana valley in the end of August).

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MTS gets approval to employ 700MHz band for LTE expansion

On 12.02.10, In Mobile, By Editor

MTS Uzbekistan has reportedly obtained regulatory permission to use radio frequencies in the 700MHz band to expand its Long Term Evolution (LTE) network.

In July, MTS had announced the commercial launch of the 4G network, the first of its kind in the CIS and Central Asia. As it stands, the LTE network been deployed in the central part of Tashkent, using frequencies in the 2.5GHz-2.7GHz band.

The latest announcement will allow the company to expand network coverage significantly over time. MTS subscribers connected to the 4G network enjoy data transfer rates of up to 100Mbps using LTE-enabled modems. The equipment for the first phase of the network was supplied by Huawei.

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Nokia Siemens Networks to Acquire IRIS Telecom

On 10.14.10, In Mobile, By Editor

­Nokia Siemens Networks is buying Turkey based IRIS Telecom, for an undisclosed sum to boost its network planning and optimization business across the region. According to the company, subject to regulatory approval, the deal should be completed during the first quarter 2011.

According to Nokia Siemens, IRIS, which has around 630 employees, will continue to operate independently under its own name, with its head office in Istanbul.

According to Mete Gokdemir, CEO, IRIS Telecom, 3G and mobile broadband are driving the need to manage end-user experience while improving network efficiency. While a fair portion of the region’s operators are still managing their networks in-house, the company is seeing a growing trend toward outsourcing, given the higher complexities and competence requirements of managing IP networks. In this evolving scenario, Nokia Siemens Networks’ proven business model and the acquired local capabilities of IRIS Telecom will create a winning proposition for operators.

According to Geert Buijk, regional head of Services, Nokia Siemens Networks, the company will use IRIS Telecom’s localized operations and strong position in NPO to improve the service delivery model in Turkey, Eastern Europe and Central Asia. The company aims to deliver unmatched competitive advantages for customers across a region where network data traffic is increasing rapidly as 3G and mobile broadband are starting to take off.

The current CEO, Mete Gokdemir will continue in his role, and Johan Bruce, currently chairman of IRIS Telecom’s Board, will be nominated Executive Director of the company. After closing of the deal, Nokia Siemens Networks will honor all existing commitments made by IRIS Telecom, including those to other equipment vendors. Future multi-vendor services opportunities will be evaluated on a case by case basis in line with Nokia Siemens Networks’ strategy.

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MTS to launch its services in Grozny

On 09.24.10, In Mobile, By Editor

Mobile TeleSystems (MTS) has expanded its services to the capital of the Chechen Republic, Grozny, where it will be providing complete 2G coverage with limited 3G coverage in the city’s main business region.

Mobile TeleSystems is the leading telecommunications group in Russia, Eastern Europe and Central Asia, offering mobile and fixed voice, broadband, pay TV as well as content and entertainment services in one of the world’s fastest growing regions. Including its subsidiaries, the Group serviced over 102.4 million mobile subscribers in Russia, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Armenia and Belarus, a region that boasts a total population of more than 230 million.

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iBasis’s Premium Voice service to be used by MTS Russia

On 12.17.09, In Mobile, By Editor

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Mobile TeleSystems (MTS), Russia’s largest mobile operator will use iBasis, a KPN affiliate Premium Voice service to complete international calls for its customers. Through this interconnection, MTS joins
more than 1,000 carrier customers from all segments of telecom that use iBasis for all or part of their international voice service.

The premium voice will provide MTS with very high quality worldwide voice termination through a single connection to the iBasis global network. The transfer of Caller Line Identifier (CLI) to mobile and fixed destinations is also guaranteed along with international roaming support worldwide.

Currently, Eastern Europe and Central Asia are rapidly growing region for mobile telecommunications services and with mobile service penetration exceeding 125% and annual growth rate of 14.5 percent, Russia is the fourth largest mobile telecommunications market in the world. The interconnection with iBasis will strengthen Russia’s position in the year to come.

At present, MTS is a leading provider of mobile communications in Russia, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Armenia and Belarus and has 96 million mobile customers and annual revenue of $10 billion.

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China Telecom expands in Europe

On 09.18.06, In Mobile, By Editor

China Telecom inaugurated its European branch as a strategic step in its plans for overseas development.

Speaking at the ceremony, which also marks the launch of China Telecom’s Frankfurt and London international network nodes,

Leng Rongquan,
China

Telecom executive deputy general manager, described the move as “customer extension, services extension, and networks extension”.

“China Telecom Europe wants to play a major role in promoting trade between Europe and Asia,” Leng said. “We want to better serve our customers with secure,reliable and cost effective telecommunications solutions.”

The founding of China Telecom (Europe), he said, would increase effectively China Telecom’s competitive edge in the international telecommunications industry in addition to improving its brand values.

China Telecom is

China
‘s largest fixed-line network operator serving some 220 million fixed-line subscribers and 27 million broadband users.

The company pledges to continue its aggressive expansion into overseas markets to provide even better worldwide communication services for all its customers, especially for Chinese companies outside the mainland.

Brian Shaw, managing director of UK Trade and Investment, welcomed China’s largest basic telephone operator to

Britain
, saying the move indicated that the country had a favorable environment for Chinese enterprises to explore overseas markets and enter Europe.

The European expansion is one aspect of the group’s strategic growth plans and follows its move into North America, the Asia Pacific region and other key locations in central Asia.

Source- http://www.telecomasia.net

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