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EU competition commissioner questions telecom consolidation
2015-06-15 15:10:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) Margrethe Vestager, the EU commissioner for competition, has questioned telecom operators' main argument for the recent swathe of mergers and acquisitions, saying the reduction in the number of operators is more likely to lead to higher prices than increased investment. In a speech at the Concurrences conference in Paris, Vestager used the telecoms industry as an example of the increased focus on innovation and investment in the new European Commission's competition policy. While incumbent operators argue that the in-country mergers are needed in order to increase investment, the EU commissioner said she had "not seen evidence that this is the case". She said there was more evidence that "excessive consolidation may lead not only to less competition and more expensive bills for consumers, but that it also reduces the incentives in national markets to innovate". She used Free Mobile, the newest and fourth mobile operator in France that sparked a price war, as an example of how increased competition lead to a higher level of investment in the French mobile market. Vestager also noted the incumbents' history of abusing their dominant position and restricting access to alternative operators that form an important source of new investment. Vesatger's speech suggests the EC will take a harsh view of a number of pending mergers in Europe, such as Hutchison Whampoa's bid for O2 UK and Wind in Italy. Both deals would reduce the countries to three mobile operators from four.
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Chinese premier Li Keqiang meets resistance as telecom operators fail to cut fees
2015-06-15 08:54:36| Telecom - Topix.net
China Mobile, China Unicom and China Telecom have yet to increase their internet speeds and lower fees as premier Li Keqiang has urged. Photo: AFP China's top three mobile and telecom operators have not taken any concrete steps to reduce internet fees despite pledging to do so one month ago, several days after premier Li Keqiang called for change.
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Photonic Bandgap Fiber Reaches Telecom Scale
2015-06-15 07:01:55| fiberopticsonline Home Page
New fabrication tools have enabled the creation of an 11-km photonic bandgap fiber that previously could only be manufactured in lengths of hundreds of meters.
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SK Telecom launches IoT platform
2015-06-10 02:00:00| Total Telecom industry news
Operator's ThingPlug offering uses oneM2M standard in bid to drive ecosystem growth.
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telecom
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iot
China Telecom expands footprint to Africa, Middle East
2015-06-09 09:30:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) China Telecom Global (CTG) has established China Telecom (Africa and Middle East) as the regional headquarters in the African and Middle East (MEA) region. CTG's network capabilities currently cover the UAE, South Africa, Kenya, Egypt and Nigeria. The company plans to continue its network expansion across the region. Earlier in March, CTG sealed the deal with Wananchi Group, East Africa's leading telecom operator for the 428 km National Optical Communication Infrastructure in Malawi.
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