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PLDT grows service revenus 4% in H1(Telecompaper) Philippine Long Distance Telephone (PLDT) grew its service revenues by 4 percent in the first half ended 30 June. Core net income (net of exceptional items) stood at PHP 20.8 billion, up 11 percent from PHP 18.7 billion in the year-ago period. Consolidated net income went up 2 percent to PHP 19.7 billion from PHP 19.3 billion. Service revenues grew 4 percent to PHP 72.9 billion. Mobile and wireless service revenues rose 5 percent to PHP 48.1 billion, while fixed-line revenues went up 3 percent to PHP 25.4 billion, and service revenues at ICT services arm ePLDT went up 5 percent to PHP 5.2 billion. EBITDA was stable at PHP 44.1 billion. PLDT declared an interim dividend of PHP 77 per share, up 10 percent year-on-year.
dmeurope.com Wednesday, August 05, 2009All states could be NBN winnersTHERE are early signs that Queensland, NSW and Victoria could all be winners in their bid to host the national broadband network company.
Australian IT Wednesday, August 05, 2009Big end sound for SAPTHE business software giant has held its corporate clients through the downturn and is picking up customers lower down the ladder.
Australian IT Wednesday, August 05, 2009Iliad revenues up 40% to EUR 970 mln in H1(Telecompaper) French telecommunications group Iliad, the owner of ISPs Free and Alice, reported consolidated revenues up 40.1 percent to EUR 969.8 million in the first half, compared with EUR 692.2 million in the year-earlier period. Iliad attributed the strong growth to Free recruiting 200,000 new subscribers in the first six months and to an increased use of added value services among Free and Alice subscribers. These services generated EUR 231.8 million in revenues in the first half, up from EUR 168.9 million a year earlier. Free had 3.59 million ADSL subscribers at the end of June, up from 3.39 million at the end of December, while Alice's subscriber base fell to 782,000 from 836,000 as customers migrated to Free over the same period. Iliad unbundled 175 new central offices in the first half of the year, taking the total to 2,375 exchanges connected to its network. Over 81 percent of its subscribers were either partly or fully unbundled at the end of June. Iliad's ARPU reached EUR
dmeurope.com Wednesday, August 05, 2009Liberty Global revenues drop 2%, net loss decreases(Telecompaper) Cable network operator Liberty Global reports a 2 percent decrease in revenue to USD 2.65 billion in the second quarter, compared with the same period last year. The decrease was caused by the unfavourable impact of the strengthening US dollar relative to the company's functional currencies on a year-over-year comparison. Adjusting for the effects of foreign currency movements, Liberty Global's revenues grew 8 percent year-on-year, reflecting a combination of organic growth and the positive effect of acquisitions completed by Japanese cable network operator J:Com and Belgian cable network operator Telenet in late 2008. Liberty Global's consolidated ARPU per customer was USD 44.81 for the second quarter, down 5 percent year-on-year. The operating cash flow grew by 2 percent to USD 1.17 billion for the second quarter, driven by operations in Poland, Belgium and Australia, each of which delivered rebased OCF growth in excess of 14 percent. The OCF margin grew by 190 basis p
dmeurope.com Wednesday, August 05, 2009Sony introduces low-price e-readers(Telecompaper) Sony has unveiled two new e-book readers at lower prices to compete with Amazon's Kindle reader. Part of a new Reader line, the Reader Pocket Edition priced at USD 199 comes with a 5-inch electronic paper display and a choice of several colours. The device can store about 350 standard e-books and provides up to two weeks of reading on a single battery charge, according to Sony. The more advanced Reader Touch Edition features a a 6-inch touchscreen panel as well as stylus for rnavigation and writing and a virtual keyboard. The Touch Edition also offers a slot for a memory stick and SD card for extra memory. The device will retail for about USD 299. Both devices features a USB port and Sony's eBook Library software 3.0, which now includes support for Apple computers as well as PCs. The Sony eBook Store offers over 1 million free domain titles from Google, while new releases and New York Times bestseller titles will start at USD 9.99 each. The new devices will be available
dmeurope.com Wednesday, August 05, 2009Deutsche Telekom increases stake in OTE(Telecompaper) Deutsche Telekom has purchased another 24.5 million shares in Greek operator OTE for EUR 674 million from the Greek government. This reduces the government's stake in the incumbent operator to 20 percent from 25 percent, according to an OTE filing with the stock exchange. Deutsche Telekom bought the shares under a put option agreed with the Greek state when it first bought into OTE last year. The German operator now has a 30 percent stake in OTE.
dmeurope.com Wednesday, August 05, 2009Google buys On2 Technologies(Telecompaper) Google has agreed to buy On2 Technologies, a developer of video compression technology, in a stock swap valuing the company at USD 106.5 million. The price of USD 0.60 per share offers a premium of 57 percent on the last closing price of On2's stock. On2's technology is used in desktop and mobile applications, and the company counts among its customers Adobe, Skype, Nokia, Sony and Brightcove. The deal is expected to close in Q4, pending shareholder and regulatory approval.
dmeurope.com Wednesday, August 05, 2009Telstra admits denying accessTELSTRA could face a fine of up to $300 million after admitting it was guilty of denying rivals access to its copper network.
Australian IT Wednesday, August 05, 2009Optiver claims rival Tibra stole softwareONE of Australia's largest derivatives trading companies is suing a rival, claiming that its software was stolen.
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