Report: Maxis looks to exit India
Malaysian telco exploring idea of selling stake in Aircel, with Russia's Sistema an interested party, but quick deal unlikely given uncertain industry landscape, report notes.
Malaysian telco exploring idea of selling stake in Aircel, with Russia's Sistema an interested party, but quick deal unlikely given uncertain industry landscape, report notes.
MobiFone and Vinaphone are increasing prices for their 3G packages by 25 percent as they look to offset losses caused by third-party services such as Viber, WhatsApp and Skype.
Singapore telco contracts Nokia Siemens Networks to upgrade its core infrastructure to an all-IP network and deploy a nationwide 3G radio network on the 900MHz band.
The government is looking to end domestic roaming charges by next year, but its telecom regulator has yet to start consultations with industry stakeholders on how to implement this change.
State-owned Indonesian telco looks to expand into 5 new markets by end-2013, and hopes this will increase its overseas earnings to 10 percent of overall revenue by 2015.
Trade body says the unique number of mobile subscribers worldwide will stand at 3.2 billion by end-2012, which points to a "significant growth opportunity" for mobile operators to capitalize on.
Southeast Asian minnow requires investors who can look beyond mid-term losses and have a strong talent pool with technical know-how to help with liberalizing and regulating its telecoms market.
The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology wants the growth of Internet users to boost revenues of the local telecommunications and software industries.
Telcos tend not to excel in software-related businesses or vertical channels, but they will need to work on these areas to stay relevant in 2013.
Singapore telco experiences 2.4 percent growth in revenue to S$382 million in first half of 2012, but net profit drops by 11.5 percent due to higher handset subsidies.