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Regional RSS FeedsTele2 boosts dividends after strong Q4 results - (Telecompaper) Tele2 reported strong growth in fourth-quarter results, led by continued expansion of its mobile activities. The company's sales rose to SEK 10.84 billion from SEK 10.11 billion a year earlier, equal to growth of 8 percent when excluding exchange rate effects. Growth was helped by the takeover of the rest of the Network Norway venture as well as expansion in Kazakhstan and continued strong growth in Russia. Group EBITDA increased t...Feed Source: feedproxy.google.com Verizon, Redbox to launch subscription streaming service - (Telecompaper) Verizon and Redbox have partnered to launch an alternative home video service to Netflix. Expected to launch in the second half of this year, the yet-to-be-named service will offer DVD rentals by post from Redbox along with a new subscription-based streaming video service. The companies said the national service will allow consumers to "enjoy the new and popular entertainment they want, whenever they choose, using the media and dev... Consolidated buys SureWest for USD 341 mln - (Telecompaper) US fixed-line operators Consolidated Communications and SureWest have agreed to a merger. Consolidated will acquire SureWest for USD 23 per share in cash or stock, or a total USD 340.9 million excluding debt. This is a 47 percent premium on SureWest's last share price. The combined company will have operations in six states and 1,775 employees, with pro forma revenues of USD 620 million for the twelve months ending 30 September 201... HTC forecasts sharp fall in Q1 sales, margins - (Telecompaper) HTC forecast a sharp fall in sales and margins in the first quarter, as the company works on revamping its product portfolio. The smartphone maker announced that its January revenues fell 52.55 percent from a year earlier to TWD 16.615 billion. Total first-quarter revenues for the three months to March are forecast at TWD 65-70 billion, down from TWD 101.4 billion in Q4. Amid expected pressure on prices, the gross margin is expecte... Vodafone, Wind Hellas end merger talks - (Telecompaper) Vodafone said it has ended talks with Largo Limited, the sole shareholder of Wind Hellas, on a potential business combination between Vodafone Greece and Wind Hellas. Vodafone first announced the talks last August. Recent press reports in Greece suggested the company was prepared for a 60-40 merger with the smaller rival. However a source familiar with the matter told the Financial Times that the deal was called off due to concerns... Australia completes national fibre backbone project - (Telecompaper) The Australian government has opened the Darwin fibre-optic link which stretches more than 3,800km from Darwin to Toowoomba, passing through more than 30 towns. The link will benefit more than 160,000 people across Queensland and the Northern Territory. The opening of the Darwin fibre link also marks the completion of the entire network construction phase of the government's AUD 250 million Regional Backbone Blackspots Program (RBB... Turkcell 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... 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 ... 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, eStoreValue.com. All Rights Reserved. |