Telecoms

New licensing rules in India prevent cross-holdings in rival telecom firms.

Telecom giants BT and Vodafone reportedly gave GCHQ customer phone call details and emails as part of Tempora programme.

O2 to launch UK 4G network on 29 August in London, Leeds and Bradford with prices starting at £26 per month.

Facebook's OTT provider's MD details how over-the-top offerings are shaking-up the market

French media and telecom giant in talks with Elisalat to sell 53% Maroc Telecom stake.

A well-regulated financial services sector could boost economic growth by 2-3% by 2020, says PwC

Huawei reacts as former CIA chief accuses company of providing information on foreign telecommunications systems to Chinese government.

Regulator seeks to limit charges set by BT which could push down all broadband and phone fees.

A third of British consumers can't see the point of upgrading to 4G, as networks prepare to launch the new services.

ETX Capital's market strategist says $8bn aid calmed the markets but it hasn't changed the investment case

Mexican telecoms giant America Movil moves in on UK's music recognition industry.

The rollout of superfast broadband to rural areas of the UK is 22 months behind schedule with BT the big winner so far.

Samsung has reportedly paid $30 million for Boxee, an Israeli startup which specialised in media streaming software and hardware.

Telefonica have signed an agreement with competitors Vodafone and Orange, allowing them access to its fibre optic network for faster broadband connections.

Nokia shares rose 8% on news of a buyout of Siemens mobile network joint venture.

UBS analysts say the biggest risk for Asian markets is a further spike in US Treasury yields and not China's financial instability.

SoftBank intends to take on US giants AT&T and Verizon with the deal.

€780m deal will help Europe's most indebted telecoms firm cut amount it owes.

Vodafone signs preliminary agreement to acquire German cable services provider.

NSA Prism whistleblower reveals that British agency taps civilians' and suspects' communication systems.

Vodafone raises bid to €85 per Kabel Deutschland share, according Bloomberg's sources.

Saudi Arabia is threatening to ban WhatsApp if the messaging service does not comply with local regulations

More than 163 years after the country's first telegram is sent, Indian company announces smartphones have made service redundant.

EU commissioners vote to fast-track scrapping of mobile roaming charges by next summer.

Vodafone confirmed media reports that it is looking to buy Germany's cable network operator Kabel Deutschland.

It’s what pretty much everyone has been asking Apple to do for a long time, but is the redesign of iOS 7 too much for iPhone users to take?

Mohammad Reza Aref drops out of race to succeed Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

Apple's music streaming service is not as disruptive as it could have been.

Neelie Kroes promises radical move to eliminate mobile roaming charges and enshrine open internet in European constitution.

Japanese exporters' shares are down after the US dollar fell below 101 yen level in early trade.