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Regional RSS FeedsTurkcell to file claim against MTN over Irancell licence - (Telecompaper) South Africa-based MTN said Turkish operator Turkcell has informed it that it will be filing a claim in a US court concerning Irancell, in which MTN has a 49 percent stake. The state-owned Iran Electronic Development Company owns the other 51 percent. Turkcell submitted a bid for Iran's second mobile network licence in 2005 but lost out to Irancell. MTN said it "understands" that Turkcell's claim will allege that MTN sought to indu...Feed Source: feedproxy.google.com 3 Austria buys Orange Austria for EUR 1.3 billion - (Telecompaper) France Telecom-Orange has entered into a binding agreement with its partner Mid Europa Partners for the sale of Orange Austria to Hutchison Whampoa's 3 Austria. France Telecom-Orange holds 35 percent in Orange Austria and MEP the remaining 65 percent. As part of the transaction, Hutchison will sell frequencies, base station sites, Orange's mobile discount brand Yesss! as well as certain intellectual property rights to Telekom Austr... America Movil picks Alcatel-Lucent for LTE deployment - (Telecompaper) America Movil has selected Alcatel-Lucent provide infrastructure for its LTE/4G network rollout in Latin America. The deployment will start with America Movil's Claro unit commercially launching high-speed mobile broadband services to subscribers in Puerto Rico in the coming weeks. Claro's service offering will use Alcatel-Lucent's LTE equipment, including its lightRadio product portfolio.... Ericsson, Qualcomm show LTE to WCDMA call handover - (Telecompaper) Ericsson and Qualcomm said they have completed the first successful handover of a voice call between LTE and WCDMA networks. LTE networks to date have been focused on handling data traffic only, while equipment makers work on a system to handle voice and SMS over LTE. In addition, equipment is needed to ensure calls can continue when customers move outside LTE coverage areas. The Ericsson platform is based on the 3GPP-standardized ... Indian Supreme Court cancels 122 GSM licences - (Telecompaper) India's Supreme Court has cancelled 122 GSM licences issued in 2008, putting at risk the business of some of the newest entrants on the market such as Telenor joint venture Uninor and Etisalat DB as well as established operators such as Tata Teleservices and Idea Cellular. The licences have been the subject of a corruption investigation for the past year and a half, which has landed the country's former telecoms minister in jail. T... TeliaSonera Q4 sales up 1%, sees modest growth in 2012 - (Telecompaper) TeliaSonera reported fourth-quarter sales up 1.0 percent to SEK 27.12 billion, while sales excluding currency effects and acquisitions increased 2.1 percent. For the full year, organic sales were up 2.6 percent, just short of its outlook for an increase of around 3 percent. Adjusted EBITDA was up 3.2 percent on an organic basis and 2.1 percent on a reported basis to SEK 9.19 billion in Q4, and the margin rose to 33.9 percent from 3... Facebook files for IPO - (Telecompaper) Facebook has filed for an initial public offering of shares in the US, aiming to raise USD 5 billion. The filing with the SEC reveals details on the continued growth at the world's largest social network. The number of active users reached 845 million in December 2011, up 39 percent from a year earlier. Active daily users numbered 483 million in December, up 48 percent from a year earlier, and Facebook said over 425 million users w... Qualcomm raises outlook again after strong Q4 - (Telecompaper) Qualcomm reported record revenues for its fiscal first quarter to 25 December of USD 4.68 billion, up 40 percent from the year-earlier period thanks to strong demand for its chips in smartphones. Operating profit rose 24 percent to USD 1.55 billion, net profit was up 20 percent to USD 1.40 billion, and EPS improved 14 percent to USD 0.81. The company shipped 156 million MSM in the quarter, equal to growth of 32 percent year-on-year... EU Parliament proposes steeper cuts in roaming prices - (Telecompaper) The EU Parliament is pushing for much steeper reductions in roaming fees than those proposed last year by European Commissioner Neelie Kroes. According to a draft proposal seen by Reuters, the parliament is aiming for a rate of EUR 0.15 per minute, compared with Kroes's plan for a one-third cut to EUR 0.24. Mobile data would be capped at EUR 0.20 per MB, rather than EUR 0.50 under the European Commission's proposal. Angelika Nieble... Sony names Playstation head Hirai as new CEO - (Telecompaper) Sony announced the appointment of Kazuo Hirai as its new president and CEO, effective 01 April. He replaces Howard Stringer, who will continue as chairman of the company and take over as board chair from June, when Yotaro Kobayashi retires. Hirai is currently executive deputy president of Sony, in charge of consumer products and services, and chairman of Sony Computer Entertainment, the division for Sony's Playstation gaming activi... Candelaria in Mexico - Every year around this time I start to notice people walking down the street cradling baby Jesus figures in their arms. It often takes me by surprise because at first ... Oasis Sens Resort Offers Tranquility and Fun -
Earlier this month I spent 48 hours in Cancun at the invitation of Oasis Hotels & Resorts. I stayed at the Grand Oasis Cancun, but I had the pleasure of ... Plan Your Spring Break in Mexico - Spring Break will soon be upon us and if you haven't already planned your getaway, time is running out! Buy those tickets, book that hotel and prepare to ... When is Carnival in Mexico? - Carnival is celebrated the week preceding Ash Wednesday, which marks the beginning of Lent. The date of Ash Wednesday, like the date of Easter, varies from year to year. In ... 2012 Mexico Travel Readers' Choice Awards: Nominations Open -
I'm pleased to announce that nominations are now open in this year's About.com Reader's Choice Awards. There are eight categories for consideration within Mexico Travel. You can nominate your favorite ... Best Mexico City Sights - Many travelers flying into Mexico have connecting flights in Mexico City. The majority of them are anxious to get on another plane to their final destination as quickly as possible, ... January Festivals and Events - Your Christmas and New Year's celebrations may be over and done, but the Christmas season in Mexico isn't finished yet! January 6th is the Día de los Santos Reyes, "Kings Day" ... Mexican New Year's Eve Traditions - Santa brought me a new suitcase, and I'll be walking it around the block tonight to ensure that I'll have plenty of opportunities to travel in the coming year .... Noche Buena - Christmas Eve in Mexico - In Mexico, Christmas Eve is called Noche Buena, literally "good night". This is the night of the last posada, and families gather together with their family and friends to have a ... Noche de Rábanos - "Radish Night" in Oaxaca -
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There's a special festival that takes place every December 23rd in the city of Oaxaca in southern Mexico. It is said to have originated in the ... Copyright © 2012, homeworkersbusiness. All Rights Reserved. |