Kenya: Report Rates Mobile Phone Services Nov 14, 2009
This is according to an audit report on the quality of voice service in Nairobi GSM networks conducted in October 2009 by Finland based telecommunications consultants, Omnitele, commissioned by local ICT firm, Musimba Investments. "From the end-users perspective, the low quality can be observed as problems with bad quality of voice and call disconnects during conversations and long call set up times," states the report referring to the Safaricom network. (allAfrica.com)
Government's IPO push lifts BSNL, Coal India listing hopes Nov 9, 2009
Officials have said Railways subsidiary RITES, Cochin Shipyard, Telecommunications Consultants India and Manganese Ore India will also be on the government's radar for potential IPOs ... RITES, Cochin Shipyard and Manganese Ore India have been profitable for the past three years, but past financials for Telecommunications Consultants were not immediately available. (India Times)
Time is on Telstra's side in broadband agreement Nov 5, 2009
Kevin Morgan is an independent telecommunications consultant. Source. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Assembly races: 12th and 30th Oct 28, 2009
It is represented by two Republican first-termers: Declan O'Scanlon Jr., a wireless telecommunications consultant from Little Silver, and Caroline Casagrande, a lawyer from Colts Neck, who at age 30 was the youngest woman ever elected to the New Jersey Assembly. Their opponents are Democrats John Amberg of Tinton Falls, a public school teacher, and Michelle Roth, an investment consultant and former mayor of Manalapan Township. (NJ.com -- Times)
State cos eager to list and it's about time: PM Oct 16, 2009
2 billion from initial public offers of unlisted firms, including Railways subsidiary RITES, Cochin Shipyard, Telecommunications Consultants India and Manganese Ore India. In the past few months, ministers and officials have named firms such as NMDC, NTPC, BHEL, Rural Electrification Corp, Shipping Corp of India and Coal India as candidates for stake sales. (India Times)
Conroy doesn't hold all cards Oct 13, 2009
Sorry, Minister, given that ALP policy at the time of the T3 sale and in the 2007 election merely said "Labor will ensure that 'Telstra's wholesale and retail functions' are clearly distinct within the company'', shareholders have every right to be angry. Every telecommunications user in Australia could be affected as the Government dismantles Telstra. Every day for eight years, an average of 3000 live telephone services will need to be cut over to the NBN. It will have to be done without... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
2,000 protest Obama policies at 'tea party' Sep 10, 2009
Mike McMullen, a telecommunications consultant from Hampton and one of the local organizers of the event, said, "I'm an active Republican, but there are Democrats, Republicans and Independents on our tea-party organizing committee.". Gesturing toward a crowd that he estimated at more than 2,000, he added, "This is the silent majority.". (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Govt to sell 30% TCIL stake in Bharti Hexacom Aug 28, 2009
NEW DELHI: The government on Thursday decided to sell its 30% stake in a joint venture with Bharti Airtel to raise funds for the expansion of state-run Telecommunications Consultants India (TCIL) ... The government on Thursday decided to sell its 30% stake in a joint venture with Bharti Airtel to raise funds for the expansion of state-run Telecommunications Consultants India (TCIL). (India Times)
Finance Board Hears Competing Choices for Upgrade of Police Communications Aug 12, 2009
At the Board of Selectmen meeting on Monday, July 20, members of the Police Commission, Police Chief Richard Guisti and a telecommunications consultant, Peter Oliver, principal of Oliver Associates, presented the Police Department's immediate need for a communications upgrade because the department's current communications system fails to provide police officers with 95-95 coverage - 95 percent coverage of the town, 95 percent of the time. Selectmen approved a communications upgrade with... (Voices, CT)
Govt looking at listing BSNL, TCIL Jul 21, 2009
NEW DELHI: The government on Tuesday said it is looking at listing BSNL and Telecommunications Consultants India Limited, but the timeline for this will be decided in consultation with the Finance Ministry ... The government on Tuesday said it is looking at listing BSNL and Telecommunications Consultants India Limited, but the timeline for this will be decided in consultation with the Finance Ministry. (India Times)
PSU Sell-off back on the list; IPOs of NHPC, OIL INDIA, RITES coming soon May 19, 2009
The major initial public offerings which are expected shortly includes NHPC, Oil India, Rail India Technical and Economic Services (RITES), Cochin Ship Yard, Telecommunications Consultants India , Manganese Ore India (MOIL), Rashtriya Ispat Nigam (RINL) and Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam (SJVN). Some of these companies, including NHPC, Oil India and RITES which has all necessary approvals in place, can soon get listed. (India Times)
Regional Australians left out in the cold yet again Apr 8, 2009
But an independent telecommunications consultant, Paul Budde, who lives in the regional town of Bucketty, NSW, said non-urban locations would not necessarily get a poorer service if they did not receive fibre-to-the-home connections. The remaining 10 per cent, who will access the network by wireless or satellite technology, could achieve the same download speeds within two to three years, he said. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Google bets on Vodafones Magic to break Apples spell Feb 18, 2009
Google is not in the Phone business wrote:Wednesday, 18 February 2009 at 07:32 am (UTC)The writer sts used are wrong says this Telecommunications consultant. Google is in the information t applications business but NOT in the telephone business. (Independent)
Cab users ask for fare cuts Feb 14, 2009
Umar Ali, a telecommunications consultant, said he would like to see the taxi fares in Jakarta go down after the price cuts. "I use taxis regularly to visit my clients.". (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- City)
