Telecompaper) Silver Lake-led investor group, which had previously entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a majority stake in Skype from the company, has reached a settlement agreement with Joltid and Joost that gives Skype ownership over all software previously

Telecompaper) Canadian operator Telus reported third quarter operating revenues down 1.6 percent to CAD 2.411 billion from the year before, reflecting continued declines in voice revenues. Data and mobile revenues grew modestly, affected by a weak economic environment and intense

Telecompaper) Danish operator operator TDC has seen its revenue rise slightly by 0.5 percent to DKK 26.8 billion in the first nine months. EBITDA increased by 7.3 percent to DKK 9.7 billion, while EBITDA margin was 36.2 percent, up from

Telecompaper) Telecom Italia reports revenues of EUR 6.77 billion for the third quarter of this year, down 5.6 percent year-on-year and the EBITDA decreased by 0.4 percent to EUR 2.99 billion. These results exclude the figures of TI's German subsidiary

Telecompaper) Orange has launched mobile telecommunications services in the Republic of Armenia. Orange says investments in the launch of mobile operations in Armenia exceeded EUR 100 million. The operator will provide the expertise and investments necessary to develop a 2G

Telecompaper) Korean internet provider SK Broadband posed third quarter revenues of KRW 473.9 billion, up 5.8 percent from KRW 447.8 billion in Q3 2008. Revenues rose due to growth in broadband, voice and IPTV segments. However, the company posted an

Telecompaper) Telecom New Zealand saw its net earnings rise almost 10 percent in the first quarter ended 30 September. Net earnings totalled NZD 163 million, up 9 percent from NZD 149 million a year earlier, due in part to a

Telecompaper) Telefonica has agreed to buy Telecom Italia's German broadband operator Hansenet for EUR 900 million. The takeover of the DSL operator will make Telefonica the number-three player on the German market in terms of revenue, with combined annual sales

Telecompaper) Polish fixed-line operator Netia saw its third-quarter revenue increase by 37 percent from a year earlier to PLN 370.3 million. EBITDA almost doubled to PLN 81.9 million from PLN 43.8 million in the same quarter of the previous year,

Telecompaper) Samsung Electronics will pay USD 1.3 billion and royalties to mobile semiconductor manufacturer Qualcomm under a new fifteen-year licensing contract. Samsung will make the advance payment for the use of Qualcomm's licences in wireless technology including CDMA. The company

Telecompaper) Nokia plans to close its N-Gage mobile gaming platform, in favour of selling games on its Ovi Store. In a posting on the N-Gage blog, the company said it will stop selling games on N-Gage at the end of

Telecompaper) Russian investor Alfa Group is planning to combine its minority stakes in Russian mobile operator Megafon and Turkey's Turkcell into a single company, the Wall Street Journal reports, citing Alexei Reznikovich, CEO of Alfa's telecoms unit. Swedish operator TeliaSonera,

Telecompaper) Mobile operator TIM Brasil recorded a net profit of BRL 61 million in the third quarter, against a loss of BRL 12 million in the same period in 2008 and BRL 15 million in Q2. Total net revenue was

Telecompaper) Telefonica will conclude talks with Telecom Italia to buy its German subsidiary Hansenet within days. The value of the transaction will range between EUR 900 million and EUR 1 billion, El Economista reports, citing sources close to the deal.

Telecompaper) Indian operator Reliance Communications' fiscal second-quarter revenues rose 1 percent to INR 57.03 billion from INR 56.45 billion in the year-earlier quarter. Mobile revenues were INR 40.10 billion for the three months to September, down 7.5 percent, global revenues

Telecompaper) Wataniya Palestine launched its mobile service in the West Bank, Palestinian officials said according to Reuters. Mohammad Mustafa, head of the Wataniya Palestine board, said the company had begun functioning with a frequency range of 3.8 MHz, less than

Telecompaper) Dutch regulator Opta has published its draft decisions for UPC and Ziggo. Both cable operators must resell analogue TV to other companies. The preliminary framework includes Opta's opinion over Ziggo's and UPC's proposals over WLR-C (wholesale line rental cable)

Telecompaper) Japanese mobile operator NTT Docomo saw its profits and revenue slip in the second quarter ended 30 September, and has revised its full year guidance. Revenues fell 3.3 percent to JPY 1.06 trillion, compared with JPY 1.09 trillion in

Telecompaper) Canadian 3G operator Globalive is expected to appeal to Canada's federal government after telecom regulator CRTC said the mobile operator is in violation of federal ownership rules, Toronto's Globe and Mail reported. The CRTC said that Globalive's corporate structure

Telecompaper) European private equity fund EQT V has agreed to acquire Bulgarian cable TV operators Eurocom and CableTel. EQT V is acquiring 100 percent of the shares in Eurocom from US-based private equity house Warburg Pincus and 70 percent of