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KT's net income up 89% in H1(Telecompaper) Korea Telecom (KT) saw its revenues and net income go up in the first half ended 30 June, boosted by the contribution of mobile and wireless revenues, as well as the merger with mobile unit KTF. Revenues were KRW 6.34 trillion, up 5.7 percent from KRW 5.99 trillion in the year-ago period. Wireless and mobile revenues rose 73 percent to 1.47 trillion, while fixed telephony revenues contracted by 9 percent to KRW 2.51 trillion. Internet revenues slipped by 2.4 percent to KRW 1.29 trillion due to a stagnant internet user base and decreased ARPU caused by increased discounts for bundling and long-term contractors. Data revenues were similar to last year's at KRW 807.7 billion. EBITDA stood at KRW 1.78 trillion, up 5.9 percent. Net income surged by 89.3 percent to KRW 595.7 billion from KRW 314.6 billion in H1 2008. KT ended the six-month period with 19.85 million fixed-line subscribers, down by 5.2 percent. However, the VoIP subscriber base almost quadrupled year-on-year to
dmeurope.com Monday, August 10, 2009Telstra, Acer in mobile laptop dealTELSTRA and Acer have teamed up to bundle built-in wireless mobile broadband with selected notebooks.
Australian IT Monday, August 10, 2009Publicis acquires Microsoft's Razorfish for USD 530 million(Telecompaper) French advertising group Publicis has signed an agreement to acquire Microsoft's digital
marketing agency, Razorfish, from Microsoft for approximately USD 530 million, half in cash and half in shares. Publicis will generate around a quarter of its revenues from digital communications when the transaction is completed, announced group chairman and CEO Maurice Levy. Razorfish will continue to operate under its brand name and will become part of VivaKi, the new Publicis entity created in June 2008 including Digitas, Starcom MediaVest Group, Denuo, and ZenithOptimedia. The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter. Microsoft and Publicis have also signed a five-year strategic alliance expanding a strategic cooperation agreement announced in June. Publicis media clients' agencies will be able to buy display and search advertising from Microsoft on favourable terms in exchange for minimum guaranteed aggregate purchase levels. Razorfish will continue to be a prefer
dmeurope.com Monday, August 10, 2009Nortel CEO Zafirovski set to step down - report(Telecompaper) Nortel Networks CEO Mike Zafirovski is planning to leave the company within weeks, people familiar with the matter told the Wall Street Journal. Zafirovski joined the company in late 2005, after previously heading Motorola's mobile phone business. Nortel expects to find bidders for most of its remaining assets by the end of next month, Zafirovski said, while the company could accept a bid for its largest remaining division, Metro Ethernet, as soon as next week, one person familiar with the matter told the paper. Top contenders include Ciena. Nortel is expected to set up an ongoing entity to service existing equipment. Another informed person said he can't imagine Zafirovski "will have any interest in presiding over a residual company".
dmeurope.com Monday, August 10, 2009T-Mobile to build HSPA network with Nokia Siemens(Telecompaper) T-Mobile Czech Republic has selected Nokia Siemens Networks to build a 3G
network based on the HSPA
technology. Scheduled for
launch in the Prague capital by year-end, the network will leverage
energy-efficient Flexi multiradio base stations. T-Mobile plans to use the new network to provide its customers across Czech Republic with high-speed mobile data services, with download speeds of up to 14.4 Mbps and upload speeds of 5.7 Mbps.
dmeurope.com Monday, August 10, 2009TP strategy chief resigns(Telecompaper) Polish telecommunications operator Telekomunikacja Polska announced that Ireneusz Piecuch has resigned from his position as member of the company's
management board. The resignation is effective immediately. Piecuch was responsible for corporate strategy and business development. A former IBM executive, he joined TP in 2006 as general counsel. No reason was given for his departure, and TP did not name a successor. The Polish incumbent is currently in negotiations with the regulator UKE and alternative operators in Poland on a new operating model for its wholesale activities, which may require a structural separation within its organisation. TP warned in its recent interim earnings report that the outcome of these talks will affect its profitability going forward. According to Polsih media
reports, parent company France Telecom has stepped up the pressure on the company to resolve the long-running dispute with the regulator in order to move ahead with its strategy and pro
dmeurope.com Monday, August 10, 2009Students pioneer Windows 7EDUCATION revolution notebooks are first in Australia with Microsoft's new operating system.
Australian IT Monday, August 10, 2009Labour spend at seven-year lowFEDERAL government hiring of
technology professionals slumps as a result of the downturn and the Gershon review.
Australian IT Monday, August 10, 2009Treasury's ute mail trawlA THOROUGH search by Treasury staff has failed to find any trace of the crucial ute affair email.
Australian IT Monday, August 10, 2009E-payment competition heats upTHE big credit card companies are under pressure from new entrants.
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