Operators Orange Telefonica October 29, 2009 CMT fines Telefonica 20M Telecompaper notes that Spanish telecommnications regulator CMT has fined Telefonica Spain €20 million for not having met its obligations with respect to local loop access. By Mobile World Live
Operators Telefonica October 29, 2009 Telefonica plans CDMA closures in Americas Spain's Telefonica says it is looking to switch-off its CDMA networks in favour of GSM across its Latin American subsidiaries over the next five years. By Mobile World Live
Asia Pacific Operators Telefonica October 27, 2009 Telefonica extends China Unicom ties Telefonica has sought to strengthen its presence in the world's largest mobile market by signing a "business cooperation framework agreement" with China Unicom, the country's number two mobile operator. By Mobile World Live
Deutsche Telekom Europe Operators Orange Telefonica Vodafone October 27, 2009 Operators set for final battle against charge cuts Reports state Europe's top mobile operators will meet the European Commission today in an attempt to delay EU plans to force them to cut the charges they make for connecting calls to their networks, known as termination rates. By Mobile World Live
Asia Pacific North America Operators Orange Telefonica Verizon Vodafone October 27, 2009 LiMo Foundation ups presence in OS battle The LiMo Foundation - tasked with creating a mobile Linux-based open-source operating system that can be quickly designed into a handset - unveiled a number of announcements today after being out of the spotlight for a while. By Mobile World Live
Operators Telefonica October 27, 2009 NSN expands Telefonica’s 3G network in Spain Telefonica Spain has undertaken a 3G network expansion which will enable it to provide mobile services to more subscribers by extending its service reach by more than 25 percent in dense urban areas. By Mobile World Live
Operators Telefonica October 27, 2009 Telefonica invests US180M in HSPA in Colombia Spanish-owned Latin American mobile giant Telefonica plans to invest CLP465 billion (US$180 million) in extending its GSM and HSPA networks in Colombia, reports Dow Jones Newswires citing a company statement. By Mobile World Live