Global Joe: Daily Telecom and ICT News Episode 117
Dec. 18, 2014
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- Apax Partners has reportedly agreed to sell Orange Switzerland to French telco player Xavier Niel for more than 2 billion Euros. Apax bought Orange Switzerland in 2012 for 1.6 billion Euros.
- Mobile giant Ericsson has entered into a three-year deal with carrier Axiata that will supply Axiata with Ericsson-made hardware for 2G, 3G and 4G networks.
- Austin, Texas-based IT performance management system software firm SolarWinds was recognized by Forbes; Forbes put SolarWinds in the number 11 spot on its annual list of America’s best small companies, which highlights public companies with sales less than $1 billion.
- Bharti Airtel has launched 4G services in Seychelles, Africa. The services were launched on an FD-LTE network. This is Bharti Airtel’s first commercial LTE network to be deployed in Africa.