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Ericsson looks to jump ship from SonyEricsson as handset vendor’s fortunes go from bad to worse
The news that Ericsson is reportedly considering jumping ship from its device-manufacturing joint venture with Ericsson will not come as much of a surprise to most of the industry. Ericsson is thought to be keen to offload the 50% stake to partner Sony, however given the imperilled financial state of the company, such a sale could prove difficult.
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Operators go twelve rounds but new ‘version’ of data roaming caps is still a defeat
Operators fought long and hard with European legislators in the hope of defeating the imposition of caps to data roaming tariffs, but in the end the vote by members of the European Parliament to approve a modified version of proposed caps on wholesale mobile data and SMS tariffs for subscribers roaming in the EU, will still be seen as a defeat.
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India awaits MVNOs, but market will be judge
The long, agonized wait for MVNOs to enter India may be over, at least in bureaucratic terms, but only time will tell if prospective entrants can fit themselves to the world’s second biggest and increasingly competitive market.
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Low-cost US operators feel the pinch too
US-based flat rate operators are used to relatively low ARPU from the cost-conscious prepaid segment, but even they are feeling the pinch, as cash-strapped subscribers seek to economize.
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GSMA UCS campaign gathers steam - and big names
The campaign by the GSMA for implementing a Universal Charging Scheme (UCS) by 2012, looks to be gathering steam with operators and device vendors including Vodafone, T-Mobile, Telefonica, Orange, Motorola, Nokia and Sony Ericsson the latest big-name players to join.
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Vodafone looks to Africa in the hope of reversing ARPU decline
As any operator knows it’s no mean feat launching and establishing a presence in new markets, as Vodafone’s experience in Turkey attests. But the operator is likely to find that Africa offers it no respite from the falling-ARPU trend it is experiencing elsewhere.
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Loss of iPhone exclusivity in France grates with FT
Orange parent group France Telecom (FT) may be “shocked” by this week’s court ruling that it will lose exclusivity rights to offer Apple’s iPod in France, but it can hardly come as much of a surprise.
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Nokia hopes luck will change in Japan with an MVNO
Nokia is hoping for a drastic turnaround in fortunes in Japan, with the announcement that it is to launch a new MVNO venture, barely two months after it exited the country’s device market.
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French MVNOs looking for 3G market shake-up
Orange France, Bouygues, and SFR will no doubt dismiss the suggestion that France’s 3G market is an “oligopoly”, but the claim from little-known MVNO collective Libre Choix, arguably bares some truth.
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Crunch time as Nortel files for bankruptcy protection
Canadian telecoms-network provider Nortel, which last week filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the US, faces an uphill struggle to survive amid worsening economic gloom and plummeting revenues.
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Chris Garland
Chris joined Informa Telecoms & Media in 2007, and is News Reporter and editor of daily research service Global Mobile Daily. Prior to joining Informa Telecoms & Media, he worked as a telecoms newsletter editor and features writer at visiongain. Chris has over two years experience in the telecoms sector as a journalist and has overseen the successful re-launch of Global Mobile Daily, since taking over as editor. In his role as daily news editor, Chris is responsible for the news content that goes into Informa’s Intelligence Centres, and works closely with the Global Mobile team on coverage of industry trends and breaking stories. Chris covers every aspect of the global mobile industry on a daily basis from M&A activity and financial results to operator strategies, new devices, and mobile content. Other industry issues covered for GMD and the Intelligence Centres include regulation, license and spectrum bidding and awards, 3G development, networks, and MNP and MTRs.
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