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O2, Orange UK, Bouygues latest telcos to deploy femtocells

France, U.K. become first countries to see all mobile network operators roll out the technology. O2 and Orange UK, and France's Bouygues Telecom have become the latest operators to announce femtocell rollouts, pushing the total number of deployments...

Google TV to launch in UK next month

Sony plans to offer connected set-top-box, remote control across Europe priced at €200. Google TV is to launch in the U.K. for the first time in July, nearly two years after it made its bumpy U.S. debut. The news emerged on...

MegaFon shelves IPO plans during economic turmoil

Mobile operator is only non-listed telco of Russia's 'big three'. Russian mobile operator MegaFon hasn't set a date for an initial public offering as it isn't happy with market conditions, the company said in St. Petersburg Thursday, the...

Singapore still struggling to sign-up high-speed broadband subscribers

Take-up of national broadband network services will pick up from 2013, according to opco chief David Storrie. At CommunicAsia 2011, this time last year, executives from Singapore's telecoms regulator the IDA and incumbent operator SingTel admitted that take-up...

Telcos urged to avoid ‘goldfish principle’ in customer care

Don Peppers advises telecoms operators to be proactive when it comes to looking after customers; highlights Vodafone Turkey as a good example. Telecoms service providers must be proactive about customer service to build loyalty, make more money, and...

Yahoo Japan to set up India JV with Bharti

New entity to develop mobile Internet portal; operations to start later this month. Yahoo Japan Corp. said Tuesday that it will set up a joint venture later this month with India's Bharti Group to develop an internet portal...

Nokia to launch 808 PureView device in US Monday

Finnish handset maker Nokia Corp. is set to launch its 808 PureView handset on the U.S. market Monday, a person familiar with the company's plans said. Several postings on Nokia's U.S. Facebook page this weekend refer to Monday's...

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