Asia Pacific North America Operators RAN Vendors Telenor Telstra Verizon ZTE October 20, 2009 ZTE boosted by Chinese 3G sales in 1H09 Chinese equipment vendor ZTE has reported strong double-digit growth in both revenue and profit for the first half of the year on the back of strong demand for 3G equipment in its domestic market. By Mobile World Live
Operators Telenor October 19, 2009 Telenor teams on campaign against digital bullying Telenor has teamed with the Red Cross, ChildMinder and the Norwegian Media Authority to launch Norway's biggest ever campaign against digital bullying By Mobile World Live
Operators Telenor October 19, 2009 Govt okays Telenor’s plan to up stake in Unitech India's Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs today approved Norwegian telecom operator Telenor's proposal to increase its stake in new operator Unitech Wireless to 74 percent. At present, Telenor has a 67.25 percent stake in Unitech. By Mobile World Live
Operators Telenor October 19, 2009 Unitech secures US1B loan, losses to hit US3.2B Unitech Wireless, the Indian mobile joint-venture between India's Unitech and Norway's Telenor, has secured a INR5,000 crore (US$1.03 billion) loan from the State Bank of India (SBI) in a bid to fund its network rollout, reports Economic Times. By Mobile World Live
Europe Operators Telenor October 19, 2009 Sweden investigates LTE spectrum “cartel” The Swedish Competition Authority (Konkurrensverket) has launched an investigation into whether the LTE spectrum agreement forged by Sweden's five main mobile operators is anti-competitive. The investigation relates to a deal struck between TeliaSonera, Telenor, Tele2, Swefour and 3 Sweden in November last year to share Sweden's 900Mhz bandwidth in a so-called "frequency pact." By Mobile World Live
Operators Telenor October 19, 2009 Telenor rebrands in India as ‘Uninor’ Unitech Wireless - the Indian start-up operator majority-owned by Norway’s Telenor - is to rebranded as 'Uninor,' reports India's Business Standard. By Mobile World Live
Operators Telenor October 17, 2009 Telenor launches m-payments in Pakistan Telenor Pakistan and Tameer Microfinance Bank have announced the launch of easypaisa, aiming to be a convenient and safe way for the people of Pakistan to carry out financial transactions. By Mobile World Live