Telecommunication Report

Monday, March 12, 2007

Deutsche Telekom goes for growth

Deutsche Telekom goes for growth

ARINDAM NAG OF DOW JONES NEWSWIRES

The Business

10 Mar 2007



TORN between the government’s partial ownership and inflexible labour laws, management has no easy task in restructuring Deutsche Telekom (DT), Germany’s phone giant. But Rene Obermann, DT’s new chief executive, is asking investors to make a big leap... read more...

Monday, March 05, 2007

Qatar Telecom to buy 51% of Kuwait carrier

Qatar Telecom to buy 51% of Kuwait carrier

By Cassell Bryan-Low

The Wall Street Journal Europe

05 Mar 2007



QatarTelecomQSCagreedtobuy a controlling stake in Kuwait’s No. 2 wireless carrier for$3.7 billion in one of the Middle East’s largest telecommunications deals, underscoring the rise of a class of ambitious telecom companies from the region. The move... read more...