There are new reports suggesting that India’s Bharti Airtel is set to buy a 70% of Bangladesh’s fourth-largest operator, Warid Telecom, for around $900 million. Warid’s owner, the Dhabi Group, apparently sought approval from the Bangladesh Telecommunications Regulatory Commission for the sale. Moreover, we’ve heard Bharti would initially invest around $300 million in the company…
Handmark plans to mobilize more than 500 news publishers in 2010
Handmark announced aggressive plans for 2010 to launch thousands of mobile news applications for more than 500 newspapers, magazines and other content publishers worldwide. We don’t know a single title they will be releasing next year, but I’m betting we’ll hear more from them just in time for the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, if…
India’s Infosys unveils Flypp mobile app platform for carriers
India’s Infosys has prepared a mobile application platform for carriers called Flypp, to allow them to launch their own app stores. In a world, where we already have quite a few similar offerings from major operators, handset makers and platform providers – we ask will anyone use this? Something tells me there is a market…
Submit your mobile startup to DotOpen to win a Mobile Premier Award
The Mobile Premier Awards are the largest open and global startup competition in the mobile industry. Mobile startups from around the world are invited to participate for free. All they/you have to do is create a company profile on dotopen.com and select the awards they/you want to compete in. The deadline for entry is December…
Russian government acquires 20% stake in India’s SSTL
The Russian government has acquired a 20% stake in Indian mobile network Sistema Shyam TeleServices Ltd (SSTL) for $676.9 million. The operator will use the funds to build-out its network across India. The plan involves issuing 662.75 million shares, a 19.8% stake, on a preferred basis to the Russian Federal Property Agency at RUB49.31 ($2)…
Image: Sexting explained, best practices
While we’re all against sexting, we (I) gotta admit this comic rocks. It comes to you compliments of Joy Of Tech, from where you can also grab the larger image, if you want so. 😉
Mobile technology could address the needs of parents of children with diabetes
According to a recent study conducted by the Center for Connected Health, parents of children with diabetes dig the idea of using a mobile phone to collect and transmit the child’s blood sugar readings to a doctor, to help manage their child’s diabetes. Here’s the recap of the findings (from the press release): 69.3% of…
India’s 3G license auction delayed, again
The Indian Department of Telecommunications has missed a deadline to send out the formal invitations on the previously announced 3G license auction date, December 8th. The official statement goes like this: “The government is in the process of finalizing the details to be included in the Notice Inviting Applications (NIA), which are being fine tuned.…
Indian start-up operators, Etisalat DB and Allianz Infratech, to merge
New Indian mobile operators Etisalat DB (formerly known as Swan Telecom) and Allianz Infratech seem to want to merge their operations. According to a Times of India report, Etisalat DB is to merge its activities in 13 circles with Allianz Infratech’s two universal access service (UAS) licenses (in Madhya Pradesh and Bihar) to create a…
QTel looking to expand into Libya and/or Iran
Qatar’s QTel is eager to expand across the Middle East, North Africa and Asia – according to the firm’s chief executive. In an interview with Dow Jones, Nasser Marafih said that Libya is already being looked at. “In Libya, we are waiting for the government to make an announcement when they are going to start…