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Vodafone network-sharing strategy rumbles on with 3 Ireland deal
Operators to form infrastructure joint venture, decommission duplicate sites. Vodafone's network-sharing strategy gathered further momentum on Friday when it announced its Irish operation will merge its physical infrastructure with that of local rival 3 Ireland.Much like Vodafone's deal...
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Vodafone, France Telecom win EU case on local tax payments
Court rules operators not liable for local govt taxes on infrastructure they don't own. The Spanish divisions of Vodafone Group PLC and France Telecom Thursday won a case at the European Union's top court, which ruled that telecom...
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MediaTek signs strategic pact with Twitter
MediaTek Inc., a leading fabless semiconductor company for wireless communications and digital multimedia solutions, on Wednesday entered into a strategic partnership with Twitter, a leading communications platform. The partnership that will see Twitter integrated into MediaTek’s mobile platform...
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Amazon working on smartphone with Asian component makers
Sources claim mass production of new device may start by late 2012. Amazon.com Inc. is working with component suppliers in Asia to test a smartphone, people familiar with the situation said, suggesting that the Internet retail giant, which...
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Verizon’s cable deals make headway but regulatory doubts linger
FCC ready to approve spectrum buys but Justice Department still reviewing potential transactions. The Federal Communications Commission is prepared to approve Verizon Wireless' plan to buy airwaves from cable companies including Comcast Corp. and Time Warner Cable Inc....
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Reliance Communications unit aims to raise up to $1bn in Singapore IPO
A Reliance Communications Ltd. unit which owns undersea cable assets is planning to raise $700 million to $1 billion through an initial public offering in Singapore, said a person familiar with the situation. Global Telecommunications Infrastructure Trust is...
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India 2G auction ‘not possible’ by 31 August
India's plan to re-auction 2G spectrum by the end of August is in tatters, after the Department of Telecommunications' (DoT) inter-ministerial group (IMG) on Friday concluded it would not be possible to complete the process by the 31 August...
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