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Asia Pacific Operators Telenor February 15, 2016

Telenor Pakistan raises concerns over Mobilink-Warid merger

Telenor Pakistan reportedly has raised concerns over the proposed Mobilink-Warid merger with the county’s Competition Commission, which is reviewing the deal for regulatory approval. Mobilink’s parent company, VimpelCom, announced…

By Joseph Waring

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Operators Telenor January 26, 2016

Pakistan operators condemn new SIM, handset tax

Three Pakistan operators have united in urging the government to drop its proposal to impose sales tax on SIM cards and handsets and called the device tax “irrational, illogical, arbitrary…

By Joseph Waring

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Greater China Huawei Network Tech RAN Vendors January 4, 2016

Asia Briefs: China’s operators invested $14B in 4G last year, Huawei expects 2015 revenue to jump 35% & more

China’s operators invested $14B in 4G last year China’ three mobile operators invested CNY91.3 billion ($14.2 billion) in their 4G networks last year and boosted the number of base…

By Joseph Waring

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November 26, 2015

Mobilink to merge with Warid Telecom in Pakistan

VimpelCom is looking to combine Pakistani unit Mobilink with local rival Warid Telecom, claiming the first merger in the country’s telecoms sector. The new entity will serve 45 million customers. The…

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February 19, 2015

SpiderCloud wins in Pakistan

Enterprise small cell startup SpiderCloud Wireless announced a win at recovering Pakistan operator Warid Telecom, its first commercial deployment in Asia. Warid will use SpiderCloud’s kit to provide enterprise and…

By Justin Springham

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Network Tech Regulation January 23, 2015

Pakistan prepares to sell off leftover spectrum

Pakistan’s telecoms regulator has started looking for consultants to help sell two blocks of spectrum that were not sold in last year’s auction, which raised $1.1 billion for the government.

By Joseph Waring

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October 14, 2014

Pakistan’s Warid skips from 2.5G to 4G with $470M investment plan – report

Having failed to find a buyer, Pakistan’s Warid Telecom is to invest $470 million over the next five years, most of which will go on upgrading its network from 2.5G to…

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