BT to offer 41 market towns super-fast broadband? (UK)

On 01.14.11, In Mobile, By Editor

UK’s fixed line incumbent, BT has revealed the 41 towns that will benefit from the next phase of its high speed fibre broadband launch.

Almost 300,000 business and consumers in these areas, which include Sandwich in the South East, Ripley in the East Midlands and Dalkeith in Scotland, will be able to access broadband at download speeds of up to 40Mbps over the fibre-to-the-cabinet (FTTC) network from spring 2012.

The 41 market towns join the 785 exchange locations across the country that BT has revealed under its fibre rollout plan to date. These locations serve around eight million premises in total, around half of BT’s total fibre deployment plan.

The company is investing up to US$3.9 billion to deliver fibre broadband to approximately two thirds of UK homes and businesses, subject to an acceptable environment for investment. Openreach, BT’s local network business, is responsible for the deployment of fibre to these areas. The technology will be available on an open, wholesale basis to all companies providing broadband services.

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Android suffers setback: Ad Metrics Report

On 04.16.10, In Mobile Marketing, By Editor

A latest metrics released by Mobile ad optimization firm Smaato has revealed that Android has been enjoying huge success in terms of clickthrough rates in South-east Asia, but on the global front, it has dropped by around 50%, and now stands in fifth place in Smaato’s  CTR (Clickthrough Rate) Index, with Symbian retaining top spot and feature phone handsets claiming second space.

The metrics are based on 36 mobile ad networks and over 4 billion ad requests served in the Smaato network of more than 3,300 registered mobile publishers in March 2010.

The report has stated that android has suffered a major setback with a drop of almost 50% as its global CTR Index fell from 110 in February to 58 in March. It’s the second consecutive moth when Android has dropped.

According to Smaato, this data helps to prove that an ad network aggregation system can help partners achieve the best possible return and the highest possible fill rate, across the globe.

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Vimpelcom building a solid South East Asian Cluster – Boris Nemsic, CEO Vimpelcom.

On 09.23.09, In Mobile, By Editor

VimpelCom will pay about $66 million for Millicom’s 78 percent stake in Millicom Lao Co. Ltd. The remaining 22% of Millicom Lao Co., Ltd. is owned by the Government of the Lao PDR.

VimpelCom’s CEO Boris Nemsic describes the deal as, “the next logical step in our international expansion strategy” and one that “fits perfectly into our strategy of building a solid Southeast Asian cluster.”

VimpelCom already has mobile operations in Vietnam and Cambodia, having launched services in both markets in July 2008. It holds a 40 percent stake in a JV established with state-owned GTEL in Vietnam. In Cambodia, it owns 90 percent of Sotelco.

Laos has a population of 6.5 million people and low mobile penetration estimated at around 23%, thus making it attractive for Vimpelcom and an obvious choice for acquisition.

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After China, Ericsson Moves Into Indonesia and Bangladesh

On 08.15.06, In Mobile, By Editor

An Ericsson statement said the company has signed a deal with
Indonesia’s largest cellular phone operator Telkomsel to provide a 3G/WCDMA network. Another statement said it has been given a managed services contract by Warid Telecom for a GSM/GPRS network in
Bangladesh. Under a three-year agreement signed with Telkomsel, Ericsson will deliver a 3G/WCDMA radio and core network, including HSPA, with deployment beginning immediately. The contract also includes three years of managed services, with Ericsson providing a comprehensive services offering including establishing, operating and managing the operations of Telkomsel’s 3G network. Bengt Thornberg, Country Manager of Ericsson
Indonesia, said: “We have had a longstanding cooperation with Telkomsel for more than 10 years and we are honored to be selected to deliver its 3G network in
Indonesia. Our solutions will allow Telkomsel to introduce new and advanced services in the country.”

Telkomsel is 65 percent owned by PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk and 35 percent by Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.

The
Bangladesh contract covers the operation, management and maintenance of Warid Telecom’s core GSM/network, backbone transmission and real-time charging/Value Added Services (VAS). This agreement is an extension to the contract signed earlier this year where Ericsson was chosen by Warid Telecom to supply and implement the complete core and backbone transmission equipment for its nationwide GSM/GPRS network. Ericsson will now also manage Warid Telecom’s radio network in the western part of the country, covering the areas of Rajshahi,
Khulna, and
Barisal.

Muneer Farooqui, Warid Telecom CEO said: “By having Ericsson to manage and operate our network, we are able to focus our resources on building our branding, sales and marketing activities, strengthening our customer services and developing more services that meet our subscribers’ needs and expectations.”

Jan Signell, President, Ericsson South East Asia, added: “We are proud of being selected by Warid Telecom in this contract. We have enjoyed a fruitful managed services partnership with them in
Pakistan, where Warid has exceeded its own expectation. We are committed to ensure that Warid Telecom repeats similar success in
Bangladesh.” The GSM expansion contracts with China Mobile together worth $550 million were signed during the first half of 2006. They include projects in 17 regions of
China. Ericsson has already started deliveries of network equipment which it claims will be able to support nearly 200 million subscribers across the 17 regions. Under the contracts, Ericsson will provide China Mobile with core and radio networks, together with related technical support and services. It will also deploy its Mobile Softswitch Solution in the contracted regions.

Source- http://news.tmcnet.com

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