International Business News - Telecoms http://ibtimes.co.uk/subsection/companies/telecom.htm All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://ibtimes.co.uk/ http://ibtimes.co.uk/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Phone operator BT Group said on Tuesday it plans to invest 1.5 billion pounds to roll out super-fast broadband to up to 10 million homes by 2012. http://ibtimes.co.uk/data/articleimgs/3874-bt.jpg http://ibtimes.co.uk/articles/20080715/invest-super-fast-broadband.htm http://ibtimes.co.uk/articles/20080715/invest-super-fast-broadband.htm Tue, 15 Jul 2008 07:33:37 EDT France Telecom withdrew its $40 billion (20 billion pound) offer for Nordic telecoms group TeliaSonera on Monday, saying the parties could not reach an agreement on the terms of a deal. http://ibtimes.co.uk/data/articleimgs/3692-didier-lombard.jpg http://ibtimes.co.uk/articles/20080630/france-telecom-bid-teliasonera.htm http://ibtimes.co.uk/articles/20080630/france-telecom-bid-teliasonera.htm Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:51:59 EDT Cable & Wireless said on Monday that it had increased its bid for fellow telecoms company Thus to £329 million, valuing the company at 180 pence per share. Thus have already rejected a bid worth 165 pence per share, on the grounds that it was too low. http://ibtimes.co.uk/articles/20080630/cable-wireless-thus-bid.htm Mon, 30 Jun 2008 10:49:59 EDT Nokia Corp announced on Tuesday that it would buy out other shareholders of handset software company Symbian. The Finnish mobile giant said it would allow the software to be used without users having to pay royalties. http://ibtimes.co.uk/data/articleimgs/3614-nokia-phone.jpg http://ibtimes.co.uk/articles/20080624/nokia-symbian-buy-shares.htm http://ibtimes.co.uk/articles/20080624/nokia-symbian-buy-shares.htm Tue, 24 Jun 2008 10:08:34 EDT BCE, Canada's largest telecom company, won the backing of the country's Supreme Court on Friday to proceed with the world's biggest leveraged buyout, but financing could still trip up the deal. http://ibtimes.co.uk/data/articleimgs/3578-telephone-booth.jpg http://ibtimes.co.uk/articles/20080621/bce-canada-supreme-court-buyout.htm http://ibtimes.co.uk/articles/20080621/bce-canada-supreme-court-buyout.htm Sat, 21 Jun 2008 08:20:54 EDT Sony Ericsson yesterday unveiled its new "Maria Sharapova Design Collection" ahead of next week's annual Tennis Championships at Wimbledon. http://ibtimes.co.uk/articles/20080620/maria-sharapova-sony-ericsson.htm Fri, 20 Jun 2008 10:55:54 EDT Mobile phone giant Vodafone has dropped out of an auction for Italian firm Tiscali, it was reported on Thursday. http://ibtimes.co.uk/data/articleimgs/3554-vodafone.jpg http://ibtimes.co.uk/articles/20080619/vodafone-bid-auction-tiscali.htm http://ibtimes.co.uk/articles/20080619/vodafone-bid-auction-tiscali.htm Thu, 19 Jun 2008 10:41:54 EDT Carphone Warehouse profits were up 75 per cent to £216 million in the year ended 29 March 2008, the telecoms company said on Thursday. Revenue for the group also rose by 12 per cent to £4,474 million. http://ibtimes.co.uk/data/articleimgs/3460-carphone-warehouse.jpg http://ibtimes.co.uk/articles/20080612/carphone-warehouse-profit.htm http://ibtimes.co.uk/articles/20080612/carphone-warehouse-profit.htm Thu, 12 Jun 2008 10:23:14 EDT Verizon Wireless said on Thursday it will buy rural mobile service provider Alltel for $28.1 billion (14.4 billion pounds) including debt, which would vault it to first place in the U.S. market ahead of AT&T. http://ibtimes.co.uk/data/articleimgs/3371-verizon-wireless.jpg http://ibtimes.co.uk/articles/20080605/verizon-wirelss-buy-alltel.htm http://ibtimes.co.uk/articles/20080605/verizon-wirelss-buy-alltel.htm Thu, 05 Jun 2008 16:48:54 EDT Vodafone said on Thursday that Verizon Wireless is currently in advanced talks to buy US rural mobile service provider Alltel. Vodafone own a 45 per cent stake in US-based Verizon. http://ibtimes.co.uk/data/articleimgs/3366-vodafone.jpg http://ibtimes.co.uk/articles/20080605/vodafone-verizon-wireless-alltel-deal.htm http://ibtimes.co.uk/articles/20080605/vodafone-verizon-wireless-alltel-deal.htm Thu, 05 Jun 2008 10:49:54 EDT When Vittorio Colao returned as deputy chief executive to mobile phone giant Vodafone in 2006, the news sparked speculation that he was being set up to replace the "beleaguered" CEO Arun Sarin. http://ibtimes.co.uk/data/articleimgs/3268-arun-sarin.jpg http://ibtimes.co.uk/articles/20080528/arun-sarin-resignation-vodafone.htm http://ibtimes.co.uk/articles/20080528/arun-sarin-resignation-vodafone.htm Wed, 28 May 2008 08:17:03 EDT Vodafone Group Chief Executive Arun Sarin is to stand down in July after five years in charge, the company said on Tuesday, as it hit forecasts for annual revenues and earnings and issued a solid outlook for 2009. http://ibtimes.co.uk/data/articleimgs/3256-arun-sarin.jpg http://ibtimes.co.uk/articles/20080527/vodafone-arun-sarin-resigns.htm http://ibtimes.co.uk/articles/20080527/vodafone-arun-sarin-resigns.htm Tue, 27 May 2008 08:17:03 EDT Telecoms company BT said on Thursday that its revenue for the full year to 31 March had risen two per cent to £20,704 million. Pre-tax profit was virtually unchanged at £2,506 million. http://ibtimes.co.uk/data/articleimgs/3170-bt-tower.jpg http://ibtimes.co.uk/articles/20080515/profits.htm http://ibtimes.co.uk/articles/20080515/profits.htm Thu, 15 May 2008 22:49:44 EDT Richard Branson's Virgin Mobile USA and South Korea's SK Telecom, which controls U.S. mobile service Helio, are in early talks on a deal, a person familiar with the discussions said on Friday. http://ibtimes.co.uk/data/articleimgs/3123-sir-richard-branson.jpg http://ibtimes.co.uk/articles/20080510/virgin-mobile-telecom-talks.htm http://ibtimes.co.uk/articles/20080510/virgin-mobile-telecom-talks.htm Sat, 10 May 2008 07:02:51 EDT Carphone Warehouse will sell a 50 percent stake in its retail unit to U.S. electronics chain Best Buy for 1.1 billion pounds and they will launch a new company to expand across Europe. http://ibtimes.co.uk/data/articleimgs/3104-carphone-warehouse.jpg http://ibtimes.co.uk/articles/20080508/carphone-warehouse-sell-stake-best-buy.htm http://ibtimes.co.uk/articles/20080508/carphone-warehouse-sell-stake-best-buy.htm Thu, 08 May 2008 08:35:14 EDT Vanco Plc requested on Tuesday that the Financial Services Authority suspend trading in its securities pending clarification of its financial position. http://ibtimes.co.uk/articles/20080506/vanco-susend-trading-leadership.htm Tue, 06 May 2008 08:35:14 EDT The Carphone Warehouse Group has reported an increase in the number of people who have signed up to its telecoms subscriptions by 16 per cent year-on year. The company also said it had increased mobile connections by 12 per cent to 2.7 million. http://ibtimes.co.uk/data/articleimgs/2887-carphone-warehouse.jpg http://ibtimes.co.uk/articles/20080414/carphone-warehouse-results.htm http://ibtimes.co.uk/articles/20080414/carphone-warehouse-results.htm Mon, 14 Apr 2008 08:33:11 EDT BT Group has announced that the head of BT Retail will be succeeding Ben Verwaayen as chief executive of the group on 1 June 2008. Verwaayen is to leave the board of BT completely on 30 June. http://ibtimes.co.uk/data/articleimgs/2815-bt-tower.jpg http://ibtimes.co.uk/articles/20080407/chief-executive-ian-livingstone.htm http://ibtimes.co.uk/articles/20080407/chief-executive-ian-livingstone.htm Mon, 07 Apr 2008 08:27:04 EDT India has given the green light to the tie-up between telecoms operator Tata Teleservices and Virgin Mobile, after it was convinced the combination was legal, the Economic Times newspaper said on Saturday. http://ibtimes.co.uk/data/articleimgs/2714-sir-richard-branson.jpg http://ibtimes.co.uk/articles/20080325/tata-teleservices-virgin-mobile.htm http://ibtimes.co.uk/articles/20080325/tata-teleservices-virgin-mobile.htm Tue, 25 Mar 2008 09:33:49 EDT Sportech has said it would be interested in making a bid for state owned bookmaker Tote. The government opened Tote up for bids earlier in the month. http://ibtimes.co.uk/articles/20080317/tote-sportech-offer-auction.htm Mon, 17 Mar 2008 09:15:33 EDT