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Vodafone, one of the world’s largest carriers and a bellwether for European operators, announced disappointing numbers for its first fiscal quarter ending in June. The company reported service revenue of …

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The increasing use of IP-based social messaging services by consumers on their smartphones cost telecom operators $8.7 billion lost SMS revenues in 2010 and $13.9 billion in 2011, according to a new report by Ovum.

The operating profitability of the mobile players like Airtel, Idea, Vodafone, Tata Teleservices and Sistema Shyam Teleservices will improve by 5% in the next two years, according to credit rating agency Crisil.

Norway-based Telenor Group has said that the strategic partnership with Unitech Limited does not have a future, and it therefore will start the process of looking for a new Indian partner. 

Bharti Airtel Monday announced the launch of India’s first online self care services for its prepaid mobile customers across the country.

Anil Ambani led Reliance Communications Friday reported 61% fall in its net profit at $37.69 million for Q3 of the FY2012 against $97.27 million in the same quarter of the previous financial year.

United Kingdom-based telecom major Vodafone Friday announced that Analjit Singh will be appointed as non-executive Chairman of its India operations.

The decision by The Supreme Court of India to cancel 122 2G spectrum licenses has impacted foreign players who have considerable stake in those Indian telcos impacted by the decision.

United Kingdom-based Vodafone Group, the world’s second largest mobile phone operator, reported that revenues from its India operations grew 6.3% year-over-year from $1.5 billion to $1.6 billion for its third fiscal quarter ended Dec. 31.

Bharti Airtel reported a 22% decline in its consolidated net profit to $206.6 million in Q3 (October-December) of the FY12 due to 3G roll-out costs and higher interest costs.

While the real impact of the Supreme Court of India’s 2G case verdict will be felt in the months to come, initial media reports suggest that around 10,000 jobs in the telecom sector are likely to be impacted due to the court order.

The Indian banking sector should be able to absorb loan-losses stemming from the cancellation of second-generation mobile licenses without materially impairing credit quality, though annual profits will still take a hit, according to Fitch Ratings.

Amidst all the talk of an impending rise in telecom tariffs in the last week, Thursday’s verdict of the Supreme Court of India in the 2G case has further strengthened that possibility.

Beijing Telecom, a subsidiary of China Telecom, may launch CDMA version of iPhone 4S by the end of February or at the beginning of March, according to a statement issued by the company.

India’s Tata Communications, together with nine global service providers, announced the launch of the Global Meeting Alliance™, an open ecosystem of leading telecom providers that have aligned to interconnect their respective business video communities.

Twenty-four US Senators from across the country recently wrote to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) urging it to address the problem of dropped, incomplete and poor quality phone calls to rural America.

The latest figures reveal that the total wireless (GSM, CMDA and FWP) subscriber base in the country has increased from 884.37 million in November 2011 to 893.84 million at the end of December 2011.

Verizon has expanded its global enterprise network platform, enabling multinational corporations to take advantage of Verizon’s Private IP service in six additional African countries, and Bahrain and Qatar in the Middle East.

Tata Communications’ consolidated gross revenues were at $719.7 million in the quarter ended December 31, 2011 as against $673.7 million in the same quarter last year, according to the company’s results for FY2012.

Idea Cellular, India’s No. 4 operator by subscribers, reported 17% dip in consolidated net profit to $39.7 million from a year earlier for its third fiscal quarter ending Dec. 31.

The GSM telecom operators in India added 7.55 million new subscribers in the month of December last year, according to new figures released by the Cellular Operators Association of India.