British Telecom rated best broadband provider in UK
An internet survey has claimed that British Telecom is the best performing ADSL UK internet service provider.
The survey was conducted by internet testing firm Epitiro and they collected data on all the leading consumer ISPs in the UK.
They used a software application, which connected to services every [...]
Nokia wins a big China Mobile network deal
World’s largest mobile company Nokia has said that they have won a $150 million deal with China Mobile’s division named Henan Mobile Communication Co. Ltd.
Nokia would now help the company expand GSM and GPRS networks in Henan province.
The company further said that this expansion would boost Henan Mobile’s [...]
Saudi Arabia: Next big market for 3G services
Saudi Arabia is due to license a third telecom operator by the end of this year. This move is expected to provide tremendous potential for third-generation mobile-phone use.
Nokia is one of the nations looking at this segment in Saudi Arabia. Walid Moneimne, senior vice-president for Europe, Middle [...]
Indian mobile companies eyeing Bhutan
TRAI might believe that the Indian mobile operators are not doing enough to improve the quality of their services in the Indian market, but the operators are having different plans. They are now eyeing the Bhutanese market for further growth.
The mobile service providers in the country now want to become the [...]
Gartner believes India would soon outpace China in new mobile connectivity numbers
India might be one of the fastest growing mobile markets in the world but they still trail China. However, research firm Gartner believes that this won’t stay like that for long and India would soon outpace China in getting more mobile customers every month.
This [...]
Reliance Communications gets Deutsche Telekom AG’s bandwidth contract
Anil Ambani’s Reliance Communications has bagged an important Deutsche Telekom AG’s bandwidth contract.
They overcame the competing bids from Global Crossing (owned by SingTel), Apollo (Cable & Wireless) and Indian firm VSNL.
Reliance won this bid through their wholly owned subsidiary, Flag Telecom. The worth of the contract is [...]
Club Internet to launch IPTV in France
Deutsche Telekom’s French Internet arm, Club Internet would soon be launching the first IPTV service in the European market in France. They would be launching this service powered by Microsoft’s IPTV technology.
This kind of service was launched in the United States last year and is a key area where [...]
Bharti to launch services in Jersey
Bharti has won an important license which would enable them to provide comprehensive telecom services, including cellular and international long distance (ILD), in Jersey located in British Isles.
Jersey as a result becomes the second foreign destination where Bharti would be providing their services. They are already functioning in Seychelles, where [...]
AOL partners with Clearwire Team for WiMAX Access
Time Warner’s internet division AOL has said that they are working with Clearwire Corporation to provide its services wirelessly to their customers.
They would be providing internet services over WiMAX-class networks in 27 small and medium-sized cities.
AOL is initially providing this service in Jacksonville and Daytona Beach, Florida and [...]
VSNL entering South African market
People would be surprised that VSNL, which has failed to make a mark in their home market in the past couple of years, are now entering the South African market for extending their services network.
The Tata owned telecom company has said that it would launch fixed line telecom services in South [...]
