Telecom Sector

Analyst: 2013 will be a challenging year for MTN and Vodacom

According to investment analyst Nadim Mohamed, who is a partner at First Avenue Investment Management, the year 2013 will probably be a more challenging year for two of South Africa's operators - MTN and Vodacom - even though they have "good leadership and assets."

South Africa learners’ group lobbying mobile operators for free Wikipedia access

With free Wikipedia access already available in a number of North American and Middle East countries, a group of learners in South Africa is lobbying the mobile operators in the country to provide them with free access to the open source online encyclopedia.

T-Mobile to cut out subsidies next year; moving completely to its "Value" plans

In an evident attempt to give momentum to its turnaround in the wireless industry, T-Mobile USA apparently has plans in place to become in first US carrier to discard the longstanding, and typically more profitable, practice of requiring subscribers to sign in to long-term service agreements in exchange for subsidies.

Akamai, AT&T team up to provide new CDN and telecom solutions to companies

In a recent announcement, cloud platform provider Akamai Technologies and bigwig US carrier AT&T revealed that they have worked out a "global strategic alliance" to provide new content delivery network (CDN) and telecom solutions to business all over the world.

Lookout and France Telecom enter into a deal

As per reports, it has been revealed that Lookout, a mobile security company has been entering into a deal with France Telecom, which is the owner of mobile carrier Orange. It has been found that France Telecom has decided to invest in the plans of Lookout, which now aims to become a household name.

Canadian carriers Virgin Mobile and Bell unlocking iPhones for $75

According to a new report on Canadian tech blog MobileSyrup, Canadian carriers Virgin Mobile and Bell have come up with a policy under which unlocked versions of all the models of the popular Apple iPhone will be offered to eligible customers.

International Telecommunications Regulations treaty to be revised next month

From December 3 to December 14, the United Nations' International Telecommunications Union (ITU) agency will be meeting in Dubai UAE, to make some pertinent revisions to the 1988-drafted International Telecommunications Regulations treaty --- a treaty which was framed before the commercial Internet came into being; and when telecommunications chiefly pertained to voice telephone calls through nati

Uber Pays Double to Drivers, Farers Relieved

Hurricane Sandy has destroyed many things in the New York City, which everyone would be aware of. The devastation has also been noticed to have affected wireless and wired communication services in some regions. Now, a recent report has revealed that post-storm, Uber is also facing a problem in limo-summoning service.

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