East meets West as Libyana reconnects section of network after eight months

According to Middle Eastern business website Zawya.com, Libyana, Libya’s largest mobile operator in terms of subscribers, has ‘reconnected’ portions of its cellular network which have been out of action for around eight months – since the start of the increasingly violent revolution which culminated with Colonel Muammar Gaddafi being captured and killed by Libyan forces in Sirte. A statement issued by interim government, the National Transitional Council, confirmed: ‘Early on Friday morning Libyana’s telecommunications network was reconnected between eastern and western Libya, after being cut off for almost eight months. This news brought relief to many Libyans, who have been unable to communicate with their loved ones on either side of the country’

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STC expands LTE: deploys 200 base stations across five cities

Saudi Telecom Company (STC) has announced that it has launched its Long Term Evolution (LTE) network in five new cities, with a total of 200 base stations deployed in Makkah, Madinah, Abha, Khamis Mushayt and Dhahran. STC’s LTE network, which launched in mid-September, one day after its rival Mobily, already covers key locations such as Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam, Jubail, Alkhobar and Al-Ahsa. The latest deployment means that STC has now rolled out in excess of 600 LTE base stations across the country

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Yota requests Moscow LTE examination; hints at new MegaFon tie-up

Russian WiMAX operator Scartel (Yota), which received regulatory approval from telecoms regulator Roskomnadzor to abandon WiMAX for Long Term Evolution (LTE) in July 2010, has reportedly requested an electromagnetic examination of its in-deployment LTE network in Moscow. RIA Novosti reports that, if approved by the State Radio Frequency Commission (SRFC), Yota’s 4G network could conceivably launch as early as March 2012. Unconfirmed Russian press reports have suggested that Yota has already started to reconfigure its base stations in Moscow ahead of the SRFC’s review

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Multimedia gateways drive mobile internet infrastructure market growth

According to data from the Mobile Internet Infrastructure research service from TeleGeography partner Synergy Research Group, mobile Internet infrastructure revenues exceeded USD1.3 billion in Q3 2011, growing 21 percent since Q3 2010. Strong market growth is visible around the world, but the Asia-Pacific region is closing in on North America as the largest revenue generator. Synergy defines mobile Internet infrastructure as the hardware and software that facilitate the use and operation of Internet applications on mobile networks.

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NSN sells WiMAX unit to NewNet

Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) has announced it has agreed to sell its WiMAX business to NewNet Communication Technologies, a provider of solutions for next generation mobile and fixed line networks owned by US investment firm Skyview Capital. Under the terms of the agreement, NewNet will acquire the complete WiMAX product portfolio, the related employees and assets, as well as active customer and supplier contracts. ‘The addition of the WiMAX business would enhance the breadth of NewNet’s product portfolio, R&D capabilities, customer relationships and our overall market position in providing wireless infrastructure solutions to carriers on a global basis

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Vodafone targets 100,000 TV subs by year-end

Vodafone Germany aims to increase the number of subscribers to its hybrid television offering Vodafone TV from the current 85,000 to 100,000 by the end of the year, the company’s CEO Dhananjay Mirchandani told local newspaper Handelsblatt. Vodafone Germany is currently testing the TV service over Long Term Evolution (LTE) technology in the city of Dusseldorf, ahead of a commercial launch expected in the spring of 2012

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Lawmakers want GSM operators to list on bourse

A bill seeking to compel GSM service providers in Nigeria to sell a proportion of their shares to the public is to be presented to the National Assembly in the near future, according to a report by local newspaper THISDAY, which cites chairman of the Capital Market Committee Herman Hembe.

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