The government of Guinea-Bissau in West Africa has taken management control of national fixed line operator Guine Telecom and its mobile arm Guinetel, amid accusations that Portugal Telecom (PT) has effectively walked away from the two companies. In a statement the government said: ‘with the prolonged absence of PT and [...]

The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC)yesterday voted unanimously to consider a second sale of D-Block radio spectrum. The FCC is seeking comment on how the new auction should be conducted and will accept public comments for the next 30 days, before responding after a further 15 days. The regulator was [...]

In equity news overnight, Hochtief reports Q1 pretax of €103.3M, above estimates of €95.6M. Revenues were in line with expectations, while net income was slightly ahead of expectations of €26.5 at €32M. The company reaffirmed its 2008 revenue and earnings guidance. Barclays (BCS) reported a Q1 net loss of £1.0B [...]

Filed under: Handsets, RIM, Rogers Wireless, GSM, HSDPA, UMTS, CDMA Canada, HSDPA. What's the first carrier that comes to mind? No, not Fido, silly -- Rogers, of course! Makes a lot of sense, then, that Canada's GSM behemoth would be getting dibs on RIM's HSDPA-compatible hotness, the Bold -- not [...]

The restructuring of China's telecom industry is likely to happen this year due to several factors, including China Unicom's (CHU)  willingness to sell its CDMA network and the need to accelerate the growth of China's broadband market, an analyst with an investment group said today at a conference. "Previously, China [...]

More leaked details about Research In Motion Ltd.'s (RIMM) highly anticipated touchscreen device – codenamed "Thunder" – have surfaced on the Web suggesting it will launch in the third quarter of 2008. The reports suggest the device, which will compete head-on with Apple Inc.'s (AAPL) iPhone, will be a full [...]