Webscale and transmission network operators' interests are aligning as the 5G era dawns
FASTTAKES: SingTel, China Mobile, DoCoMo
May 14, 2010
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SingTel Group CFO Jeann Low said the firm, which owns a 45% stake in Bangladeshi cellco PBTL, is looking at tower and site sharing opportunities with Warid Telecom, now 70% owned by SingTel-invested Bharti Airtel.
China Mobile is pushing ahead with its plans to list on the Hong Kong bourse, China Post reported, citing chairman Wang Jianzhou.
From July, NTT DoCoMo customers will be able to trade in their old handsets at DoCoMo Shop stores, reports the Nikkei. DoCoMo hopes the move will increase handset sales, boost customer loyalty and secure it spare parts.
Bangladesh Telecommunication Secretary Sunil Kanti Bose has hinted the upcoming budget will likely include some tax relief for mobile operators, said the Daily Star.
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Webscale and transmission network operators' interests are aligning as the 5G era dawns
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