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Vodafone Germany and Huawei sign MoU for LTE Digital Dividend test

On 08.14.09, In Mobile, By Editor

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Vodafone Germany and Huawei today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to conduct a joint test gauging the performance of LTE (Long Term Evolution) in the Digital Dividend Band. This agreement marks a joint initiative to validate LTE’ s application within the Digital Dividend Band (790-862MHz) using Huawei’ s end-to-end LTE solution.

From this summer the cooperation will see Vodafone Germany and Huawei not only demonstrate LTE’ s ability to provide broadband coverage to rural and urban areas, effectively bridging the digital divide between those areas of Germany, but also to prove its compatibility with adjacent technologies such as Digital TV and Digital Radio. The test will be based on Huawei’ s end-to-end solutions and both parties will form a joint working group for conducting the test.

Hartmut Kremling, CTO of Vodafone Germany said: ‘Vodafone is an active player in bringing leading broadband services to Germany. By cooperating with local telecoms authorities, utilising the rich LTE experiences from Vodafone Germany and Huawei, we are confident that the test will be carried out successfully.’ (more…)

Nokia Life Tools launched across India

On 06.16.09, In Mobile, By Editor

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: After a successful pilot in the state of Maharashtra, Nokia announced the commercial launch of its pioneering Nokia Life Tools service in India. The service will be rolled out first in Maharashtra in association with the Maharashtra State Agricultural Marketing Board (MSAMB). Designed specifically for the emerging markets, Nokia Life Tools is a range of Agriculture, Education and Entertainment services sharply addressing the information gaps of target consumers.

Today, Nokia signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the MSAMB. Under this MOU, MSAMB will provide expertise in the areas of commodity prices from their network of 291 local mandis (marketyards). MSAMB will also have the opportunity to deliver relevant news, alerts on schemes and other information directly to grassroots consumers.

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Etisalat & Huawei ink deal to strengthen partnership (UAE)

On 06.10.09, In Mobile, By Editor

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Etisalat has inked a global framework agreement and financing memorandum of understanding with Huawei technologies, to further endorse its business expansion. UAE-based Etisalat and Huawei will jointly establish an application innovation centre, aimed at increasing the operator’s competitiveness and sustaining its business growth by introducing more customised applications.

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Tunisiana posts a subscriber base of 4.303Mn in Q1′09

On 05.28.09, In Mobile, By Editor

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Tunisian mobile operator, Tunisiana posted a subscriber base of 4.303 million at the end of Q1, in comparison from 4.257 million in December 2008. The operator holds an estimated market share of 51.6%, from 51.1% in the last quarter. The revenues have grown to 14% year-on-year to TND 218 million, while EBITDA plunged 2% to USD 58.8 million. ARPU dropped to TND 16.1 in Q1 from TND 17 in Q4, while MOU rose to 169 from 158 in Q1.

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Cellcom Israel posts revenues of $328Mn at Q1′09-end

On 05.26.09, In Mobile, By Editor

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Cellcom Israel Presents a Record Net Income – Increase of 27.5% and an Increase in Operating Income, EBITDA, EBITDA Margin, Despite the Economic Slowdown, Ongoing Price Erosions and Growing Competition

- EBITDA(1) Up by 3.0%; Record EBITDA Margin of Over 39%
- Cellcom Israel Declares a First Quarter Dividend of NIS 3.36 per Share (Totals Approx. NIS 330 Million)

First Quarter 2009 Highlights (compared to the first quarter 2008):

- Total Revenues from services increased 1.1% to NIS 1,373 million ($328 million)
- Revenues from content and value added services (including SMS) increased 36.5%, reaching 14.7% of services revenues
- Total Revenues (including revenues from end-user equipment) totaled NIS 1,561 million ($373 million), a 2.1% decrease resulting from a 20.7% decrease in handset and accessories’ revenues
- EBITDA increased 3.0% to NIS 611 million ($146 million); EBITDA margin 39.1%, up from 37.2%
- Operating income increased 4.2% to NIS 442 million ($105 million)
- Net income increased 27.5% to NIS 348 million ($83 million)
- Subscriber base increased approx. 21,000 during the first quarter; reaching approx. 3.208 million at the end of March 2009
- 3G subscribers reached approx. 833,000 at the end of March 2009, net addition of approx. 102,000 in the first quarter 2009
- The Company Declared first quarter dividend of NIS 3.36 per share (more…)

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Hutch Lanka subscriber base falls to 722,000 at March’09-end (Sri Lanka)

On 05.25.09, In Mobile, By Editor

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Hutch Lanka, the Sri Lankan mobile operator, has reported a subscriber base of 722,000 at March’09-end, down from 887,000 in the previous quarter and 1.289 million a year earlier.
The drop has been due to the adverse economic conditions and tough competition among operators in the country, parent company Hutchison Telecom said. The annual decline was also due to measures taken last year to tighten customer registration, required by local regulation. ARPU dropped 9.8% in Q1 to LKR 148, mainly due to tariff reductions required to preserve competitiveness in the market in response to competitors’ actions. MOU increased to 77 from 74 in the previous quarter and from 60 in Q1 2008.

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Hutch Thailand posts a rise of 1.6% in ARPU

On 05.25.09, In Mobile, By Editor

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Hutch Thailand reports a drop in subscriber base to 1.041 million at end-March, from 1.071 million in the same quarter last year and 1.070 million in December. ARPU rose to THB 387, up 1.6% in comparison to THB 381 in the previous quarter in spite of 0.8% decrease in MOU to 614 minutes from 619 in Q4. Churn remains at the same level i.e. 5.4% in comparison to the last quarter and improved slightly compared to the same quarter last year at 5.8%, attributed to the ongoing efforts to retain existing subscribers.

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Claro ends Q1′09 with 3.1Mn subscribers (Chile)

On 05.01.09, In Mobile, By Editor

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Claro, the Chilean mobile operator, a subsidiary of America Movil, has added 78,000 new subscribers to its base in Q1′09, taking the total to 3.1 million subscribers at March-end. The subscriber base rose by 13.9% on a yearly basis and 2.6% since Q4′08.
Claro’s postpaid subscriber base hiked by 6.8% on a yearly basis to 400,000 subscribers, whereas the prepaid subscriber base went up 15.1% to 2.6 million subscribers at March-end.
The revenues for Q1′09 rose by 8.4% to CLP 66.9 billion since 2008, while EBITDA totalled to CLP 1.4 billion, up by 1.5% year-on-year. Data was the most dynamic component of service revenues, rising 74.9% year-on-year. ARPU dropped by 8.5% since a year earlier, while MOU rose 18.4% in the period to 143 minutes per subscriber.

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Base ends Q1′09 with 3.497Mn subscribers (Belgium)

On 04.28.09, In Mobile, By Editor

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Base, the Belgian mobile operator, has posted a 4.9% rise Q1′09 revenues to EUR 191 million. Service revenues grew by 6.2% to EUR 154 million, whereas EBITDA rose by 13% to EUR 62 million. The Belgian operator added 52,000 new subscribers in Q1, of which 14,000 attributed to the postpaid base, taking the total to 3.497 million subscribers at Q1′09-end.
Net additions in comparison to Q4’s 204,000 were sluggish and the operator also cleaned-up the inactive prepaid base, resulting in the loss of 93,000 subscribers.
ARPU for the operator dipped to EUR 15 from EUR 16 in Q4, while SAC/SRC rose to EUR 18 from EUR 17. MOU rose to 124 minutes/customer from 122 in Q4.
Base said it intends to launch first HSPA services towards 2009-end in major cities, and further expansion planned for 2010.

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Qtel & San Miguel Corp. sign a MoU (Qatar, Philippines)

On 12.15.08, In Mobile, By Editor

Qtel is in alliance with Philippines’ San Miguel Corporation have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU). Peter Favila, Philippines Department of Trade and Industry Secretary, said, “Qtel expressed its interest to invest in Southeast Asia. The company was looking for a partner with money, who understands the Philippine market, so they picked the Philippines.”

“Qtel is looking to increase its profile within the Republic of the Philippines and the environment appears increasingly open to external investment and the provision of communication services. We see huge opportunities for growth and partnership within the Philippines. The meeting offered an important opportunity for Qtel to share its ambitions and obligations to the people there,” said Al Thani, Qtel’s Chairman.

Both the companies will begin exploring opportunities in the wireless broadband, mobile and mobile broadband sectors in the Philippines.

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