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Operator results - 18/08/07
DT reported a 40% drop in 2Q07 net income, on revenues up 3% to €15.6bn. Revenues were made of €5.7bn (-7.5%) in fixed telephony, hit by a loss of 516k customers in fixed telephony, partially offset by a gain of 448k broadband users. T-Mobile reported...
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People - 24/07/06
Louis Gandois (ex-SNCF) replaces Noël Forgeard, and Christian Streiff replaces Gustav Humbert respectively as CEO of EADS and Airbus. Telemar (Brazil) said it has appointed Luiz Eduardo Falco Pires Correa as CEO, effective July 1. Telfort (NL) has named...
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Operator results 2 - 11/08/07
DT announced 1H07 revenues of €31bn, up .5%, and adjusted EBITDA of €9.6bn, down 2%. Its 2Q07 net profit was down 40% to €608m on sales of €15.6, up 3%. T-Mobile USA 181 posts strong growth. 2Q07 revenues grew 13% to $4.8bn, and net income jumped 5°%...
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Operator results - 10/08/07
Rogers (Canada) reports its 2Q07 net loss was $53m, vs a profit of $264m last year, on revenues of $2.4bn, up 16%. Its adjusted consolidated operating profit improved 20% to $848m. Qwest (USA) posts another good quarter. 2Q07 profits amounted to $246m,...
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Operator results - 28/08/07
China Unicom reports a 24% profit slide in 1H07 to $280m, on revenues climbing 5% to $6.5bn. Hutchison Telecom International posted 1H07 net profit of $9.1bn (including $8.8bn from the sale of its stake in India-based operator Essar to Vodafone), and...
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Operator results - 06/08/07
Sonaecom (Portugal) reports a 1H07 net loss of €4.8m on revenues up 4.4% to €428m. EBITDA fell by 6.2% to €76m. Telefonica posts good results: revenues rose 6.5% to €14.8bn, while net profit doubles to €1.4bn in 2Q07. It reported revenues of €27.8bn,...
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People - 02/07/06
Lee Hsien Yang, CEO of SingTel, received $2.9m in cash and stock in 2005. Johan Andsjo, 34, was appointed President of Xfera (Spain). The Board comprises: Chairman - Angel Garcia Altozano; Kenneth Karlberg, TeliaSonera; Erik Hallberg, TeliaSonera; Michael...
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Operator results - 25/05/07
C&W reports FY07 net profit dropping 53% to €121m, on revenues of €4.9bn, up 4%. EBITDA increased by 26% to €726m. PT Indosat (Indonesia) said its 1Q07 net profit rose by 26% to $54m, on revenues of $419m, up 30%. Vimpelcom (Russia) announced 1Q07 revenues...
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Operator results - 20/05/07
Claro (Brazil) reported 1Q07 revenues of $1.1bn (+21%) and an EBITDA of $295m (+147%). True (Thailand) posts 1Q07 net profit of $14m 5 (down 58%) and EBITDA rose 28% qoq. Telefonica announced 1Q07 net income up almost 8% to €1.26bn, on revenues up 15%...
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Operator results - 12/05/07
T-Mobile USA reported 1Q07 net profit of $315m, up 31%. Revenues were up to $4bn, up 18%. Churn is down 0.2 point to 1.9%, and ARPU was $52. DT earned €459m in the quarter, down 58%, on revenues of €15.5bn, up 4%. Singtel (Singapore) posts FY net profit...
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Operator results - 09/05/07
KPN reports 1Q07 net profit of €313m, down 18%, on sales of €2.9bn, down almost 3%. PLDT (Philippines) announced flat earnings at $181m (but core earnings were up 11%), on revenues of $714m, up 10%. EBITDA increased 3% to $431m. Piltel (Philippines) reports...
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Operator results - 05/05/07
Free/ Iliad (France) said its 1Q07 revenues were up 31% to €278m and increased its marketshare to 25.6% (+6.6 points). Its ARPU was €34.9 per month. MTC (MEA) reports 1Q07 net profit of $247m, up 33%, on revenues of $1.4bn, up 66%. Neuf Cegetel (France)...
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Operator results - 03/05/07
Bharti Airtel (India) posts 1Q07 net profit of $331m, up 100%, on revenues of $1.3bn, up 58% Oi , formerly called Telemar (Brazil) reported 1Q07 net profit of $169m, up 136%, on revenues of $3bn, up 5% (of which $2.5bn in wireline and $0.5bn in mobile)....
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Operator results - 28/04/07
France Telecom said its 1Q07 revenues were €12.8bn, up 1.8%, and its net profit was €4.7bn, slightly up. America Movil (Mexico) reports 1Q07 net profit of $1.4bn, up 52%, on revenues of $6.2bn, up 28%. In 2007, America Movil plans to spend $3.2bn in capex,...
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Operator results - 25/04/07
AT&T reported strong 1Q07 results. 1 8 20 Revenues rose to $29bn, from $15.7bn a year ago (non proforma), but includes BellSouth and its 40% stake in Cingular from now. Net income amounted to $2.8bn, up 100% (non proforma). KDDI (Japan) announced FY07...
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Operator results - 21/04/07
Google posts stellar results. Earnings were $1bn, up 69%, and record revenues of $3.7bn, +63%. Batelco (Bahrain) reported its 1Q07 net profits reached $66m, up 7%, on revenues of $176m, up 26%. 2006 earnings were $237m, up 4.4%, while revenues grew 11%...
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People - 24/06/06
Martin Taylor, Microsoft' s CEO advisor on strategic and long-term projects, is leaving. Telstra plans to cut 2600 jobs over next two years. This is part of a plan to cut 12,000 positions over the next five years. HP said it will cut 15,300 jobs (10%...
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Operator results - 15/04/07
Etisalat (UAE) has reported a 36% increase to $300m in 2006 outside revenues. It has operations (outside UAE), in Saudi Arabia (Mobily), Sudan (Canar), Egypt (Etisalat Misr), Tanzania (Zantel), and Afghanistan, and has made invetments in Pakistan (PTLC)...
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Operator results - 25/03/06
China Netcom posted 2005 net profit of $1.7bn (+415%) on annual revenues of $10.9bn, up 4.4%. EBITDA increased by 10% to $5.1bn. China Telecom reported 2005 net profit of $3.5bn (almost flat), while revenues rose 5% to $21.1bn. Revenues from local services...
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Operator results - 19/03/06
Telecom Egypt posted 2005 net profit of $320m (up 82%) on revenues up 8% to $14.2bn. Echostar reported 4Q05 net earnings of $133m (+90%) on revenues of $2.2bn, up 16%. Global Crossing reports 4Q05 wider loss of $79m (vs loss of $27m) on lower revenues...
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Operator results - 16/03/06
Telekom Austria reported 2005 revenues of €4.4bn, up 8%, operating income of €620m (+37%), an EBITDA of € 1.76bn (+12%) and net income of €417m (+83.5%). Bakrie Telecom (Indonesia) posted 2005 sales of $40m (+34%), net loss of $15.7m (+52%). Iliad (France)...
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Operator results - 10/03/06
Hutchison Telecom Australia reported 2005 net loss of $405m (vs loss of $ 511m) on revenues of $561m (up 45%). Hutchison Telecom posts 2005 net profit of $99m (vs loss of $4m) on revenues of $3.1bn (+63%). Telecom Italia reported 2005 net earnings of...
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Operator results - 04/03/06
DT reported 4Q05 net profit falling 43% to €989m, but growing 66% to €1bn excluding special items. 4Q05 sales gained 5% to €15.5bn. T-Mobile reported an EBITDA of €2.5bn, up 20%. T-Com (fixed unit) sales fell 1% to €6.2bn with an EBITDA of $2.5bn, up...
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Operator results - 02/03/2006
True (Thailand) reported 2005 revenues of $1bn (+37%) and an EBITDA of $385m (up 33%). lowered its overall mobile revenue expectations. Vodafone lowered its overall FY2007 mobile revenue growth expectations by 1-2.5 points to 5%-6.5% due to increasing...
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Operator results - 26/02/06
Maxis (Malaysia) reports 2005 net profit of $450m, up 4.5%, and an EBITDA of $951m up 10%. MTC (Kuwait) announced record 2005 profits of $637m (+55%)on revenues of $2bn (+80%). Belgacom (Belgium) posted 4% growth rate in 2005 net earnings at €959m, while...