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Regional RSS FeedsTelia upgrades LTE to 100Mbps - (Telecompaper) Swedish mobile operator Telia is upgrading its mobile broadband base stations in central Stockholm to deliver speeds of 100 Mbps. The rest of its LTE base stations will undergo the upgrade process beginning this spring. After the upgrade, customers will be able to access the web with practical speeds of up to 80 Mbps. At present, Telia's LTE network covers the central parts of Stockholm, as well as Stockholm's districts Alvsjo, Kis...Feed Source: feedproxy.google.com Virgin Media trials using telephone poles for broadband - (Telecompaper) Virgin Media will soon begin a trial to deliver 50 Mbps broadband to the Berkshire village of Woolhampton using telegraph poles. The trial is expected to effectively increase broadband speeds by more than ten-fold by connecting homes directly to Virgin Media's network. The rural community previously relied on BT's copper network. Villagers will also be offered Virgin Media's TV service. The trial will start this month and is schedu... MTN Group FY revenue up 9.2% to ZAR 111.9 bln - (Telecompaper) Africa and Middle East mobile operator MTN Group reported revenues up 9.2 percent to ZAR 111.9 billion for 2009, largely driven by subscriber growth. The Group's EBITDA increased by 6.7 percent to ZAR 46.1 billion for the year. Movements in foreign currencies had a negative impact on revenue of ZAR 10.9 billion and on EBITDA of ZAR 5.1 billion, MTN said. This was mainly due to the stronger South African rand. Net profit declined 4.... Kabel Deutschland sets IPO share price range - (Telecompaper) German cable network operator Kabel Deutschland and the shareholders exiting the company have decided to set the share price for the IPO between EUR 21.50 and EUR 25.50. The total number of shares being sold on the market amounts to 30 million, plus up to 4.5 million additional shares for the over-allotment option granted to the underwriters (combined with a greenshoe option). The offer period begins on 11 March and is expected to ... France Telecom names management team for French operations - (Telecompaper) France Telecom has appointed a new management committee for French operations, effective from 6 April. The new organisation was announced by group CEO Stephane Richard and executive vice president and deputy for French operations Delphine Ernotte. It has been tasked with implementing the new social contract currently under development, meeting the group's revenue, market share and profit goals in France, and strengthening the relia... Telecom Argentina net profit up 46% to ARS 1.4 bln in 2009 - (Telecompaper) Telecom Argentina reported revenues of ARS 12.26 billion in 2009, up 15 percent year-on-year. Net income for the period reached ARS 1.4 billion, up by 46 percent versus 2008. Mobile revenues rose 16 percent to ARS 8.06 billion, while fixed-line revenues increased 14 percent to ARS 4.1 billion. OIBDA improved 17 percent to ARS 3.9 billion. The operator's mobile unit Personal gained 1.9 million new customers in the year, for a total ... China Mobile buys 20% stake in Pudong Bank - (Telecompaper) China Mobile will buy a 20 percent stake in Shanghai Pudong Development Bank for a total cash consideration of CNY 39.80 billion. The company, through its subsidiary Guangdong Mobile, entered into an agreement with Pudong Bank to subscribe for 2.21 billion new shares in the bank, which will make China Mobile the second largest shareholder in the bank. China Mobile and Pudong Bank have also signed a memorandum of understanding on st... Megafon grows FY revenues 3.7% - (Telecompaper) Russian mobile operator Megafon announced revenues of RUB 181.9 billion for 2009, up 3.7 percent. OIBDA dropped by 0.1 percent to RUB 88.2 billion, and the OIBDA margin fell to 48.5 percent from 50.5 percent in 2008. Net profit increased 2.2 percent to RUB 45.3 billion. The company generated RUB 33.5 billion in free cash flow last year, while capex rose 4.7 percent to RUB 52.5 billion. Fourth-quarter revenues were up 1.9 percent fr... Dutch 2.6GHz auction attracts 9 bidders - (Telecompaper) The Dutch auction of 2.6GHz radio frequency licences will start on 20 April, with nine bidders qualified, the government announced. The spectrum regulator Agentschap Telecom evaluated the applications from potential bidders, which were due by 8 January. A trial auction was already held in December and another will follow before the final bidding. Depending on how long the auction runs, the government expects to issue the licences i... UKE supports broadband networks construction - (Telecompaper) Polish regulator UKE announced the launch of the project to support broadband networks construction. On 4 March UKE received information that the Ministry of Interior and Administration approving the project to support construction of broadband internet access networks, as part of the Operational Programme Innovative Economy - POIG). UKE will advise on the investments within the Regional Operational Programme, the Operational Progr... Día de la Samaritana: Lenten Tradition in Oaxaca -
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