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Regional RSS FeedsWACS sets 11 May launch date - (Telecompaper) The management committee of the West African Cable System (WACS) has announced that it will hold a launch event for the new submarine cable on 11 May. WACS is a 14,500 kilometre optical fibre submarine cable that aims to link Southern Africa, West Africa and Europe with landings in Namibia, Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Republic of Congo, Cameroon, Nigeria, Togo, Ghana, Cote d'Ivoire, Cape Verde, the Canary Islands,...Feed Source: feedproxy.google.com LG launches cloud service for mobiles, smart TVs - (Telecompaper) LG Electronics announced the beta opening of its LG Cloud service on 01 May. The service will support online storage and streaming of media content for LG phones, tablets, PCs and smart TVs. To use the service, users need to download the LG Cloud app from Google Play, the LG SmartWorld app store or the LG Cloud website (www.lgecloud.com). LG's Cloud service automatically synchronizes smartphone content with the cloud server and the... Barnes & Noble sells stake in e-books business to Microsoft - (Telecompaper) Barnes & Noble is selling a stake in its Nook e-reader business to Microsoft. The US books retailers announced earlier this year that it was looking at strategic options to spin off its digital business. Under the agreement, Microsoft will pay USD 300 million to buy a 17.6 percent stake in a new company set up to control the Nook e-reader, digital books and college software businesses. The agreement values the Newco at USD 1.7 bill... TeliaSonera acts to protect privacy in non-democracies - (Telecompaper) TeliaSonera said it is taking action to deal better with privacy protection and freedom of expression in non-democratic countries, after recent media criticism and concern from its shareholders.The company's statement follows a recent Swedish TV programme alleging it gives state security services in what used to be the Soviet Union access to its systems. Chairman of TeliaSonera's board of directors Anders Narvinger has presented M... Regulator says Megafon-Scartel merger could dent competition - (Telecompaper) Russian national competition regulator FAS has postponed its decision on the merger of mobile operator Megafon with LTE operator Scartel, which works under the Yota brand, reports Prime-Tass. The merger application had been submitted by Garsdale Services Investment Limited, which is affiliated to Megafon. FAS considers that the merger could lead to the limitation of competition, including the domination of the Garsdale group of the... Nokia in talks to sell Vertu to Permira - report - (Telecompaper) Nokia is in advanced talks to sell its mobile phone brand Vertu to private equity group Permira. The sale of its luxury mobile brand would raise about EUR 200 million, people familiar with the matter told the Financial Times. UK-based Vertu is an independently managed subsidiary launched by Nokia in 1998. The phones are made by hand and can cost more than GBP 200,000 due to the precious metal components. EQT, a Northern European pr... Telenor writes off remaining Indian stake - (Telecompaper) Telenor is writing off the remaining value of its stake in Indian mobile operator Uninor. This follows the Supreme Court's ruling in February to cancel Uninor's licences and the recent recommendation from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India to sharply increase the price of the licences when they are re-auctioned. Telenor said that if the Trai recommendation in its current form should be approved by the Department of Telecommu... Brazil to raise at least BRL 3.8 bln in 4G auction - (Telecompaper) Brazilian telecom agency Anatel said that the reserve prices in the auction of 2.5GHz and 450MHz frequencies will total at least BRL 3.8 billion. The 2.5GHz band will be used for LTE services, while winners of the 450MHz frequencies will be required to roll out services in rural areas. Brazil targets all municipalities with at least 10,000 inhabitants to have LTE service by the end of 2016. The winners of the 450MHz band will be th... Docomo sees stronger growth on data services demand - (Telecompaper) Japan's NTT Docomo forecast stronger growth in the current fiscal year, led by demand for its LTE data services and smartphones. The mobile operator reported revenues for the fiscal year to March 2012 up 0.4 percent to JPY 4.24 trillion, with a 9.9 percent drop in voice revenues offset by 8.8 percent growth in data and 4.6 percent higher equipment sales. Operating profit increased 3.5 percent to JPY 874.5 billion, supported by cost... China Telecom profits fall on handset costs - (Telecompaper) China Telecom reported first-quarter revenues up 15.7 percent from a year earlier to CNY 67.93 billion. Excluding mobile device sales, revenues were up 12.0 percent to CNY 62.3 billion. The operator's EBITDA, before fees for CDMA network leasing, came in at CNY 24.03 billion, up just 0.9 percent, due to higher costs for the strong increase in device sales, including the iPhone 4S. Device revenues were up 80.7 percent from a year ea... Impressions of San Miguel de Allende - Before visiting San Miguel de Allende for the first time several years ago, I thought that I wouldn't like it. From what I had heard and read, I got the ... Island Escapes in Mexico - From Espiritu Santo, a UNESCO-listed nature reserve off of Baja California Sur, to Cozumel, Mexico's largest port of call for cruise ships, Mexico's islands hold diverse charms. You can experience ... Mother's Day Serenade -
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