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Britain's Vodafone to partner with Iran's HiWeb to modernise network

LONDON, Oct 18 (Reuters) - Vodafone said it would partner with Iranian internet company HiWeb to help it modernise its mobile network and IT infrastructure, making the British mobile phone group the latest western company to operate in Iran after sanctions were lifted. Vodafone, the world's

Monday broker round-up

(ShareCast News) - Coca Cola Hellenic: Jefferies keeps at buy with a target price of 2100p. Jupiter Fund Management: Societe Generale downgrades to hold, 490p target. Aveva: Barclays keeps at equal-weight with a 1450p target. Arrow Global: Numis upgrades to buy with a 405p target. Close Brothers

UPDATE 1-Etisalat Misr, Vodafone Egypt sign 4G licence deals in Egypt

(Adds details, background) CAIRO, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Vodafone Egypt and Etisalat Misr have signed licence deals allowing them to operate fourth-generation (4G) mobile services in Egypt, the country's telecoms regulator said on Sunday. Egypt is selling four 4G licences as part of a lon

UPDATE 1-Vodafone Egypt and Etisalat request Egypt 4G licences - regulator

(Adds details, background) By Ehab Farouk CAIRO, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Vodafone Egypt and Etisalat have requested fourth-generation mobile phone service licences in Egypt, an official at the telecom regulator said on Saturday. Egypt is selling four 4G licences as part of a long-awa

Vodafone Egypt and Etisalat request Egypt 4G licences - regulator

CAIRO, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Vodafone Egypt and Etisalat have requested fourth-generation mobile phone service licences in Egypt, an official at the telecom regulator said on Saturday. "Meetings are ongoing between the two companies and the regulator," the official said. Egypt is selling

RPT-Cross-border mobile services at risk in EU's race to end roaming charges

(Repeats story published late on Thursday) * EU committed to ending roaming charges by June 2017 * Wholesale prices issue remains unresolved * Problem exacerbated by market disparities * Some operators could raise prices or pull roaming services * GRAPHIC: Done roami

UPDATE 3-Orange Egypt signs 4G licence deal worth $484 mln

* Orange Egypt first operator to re-enter 4G talks * Mobile operators had shunned licences over lack of spectrum (Adds signing) By Ola Noureldin CAIRO, Oct 13 (Reuters) - Orange Egypt signed a licence deal on Thursday, paying $484 million to operate fourth-generation mobile ph

Cross-border mobile services at risk in EU's race to end roaming charges

* EU committed to ending roaming charges by June 2017 * Wholesale prices issue remains unresolved * Problem exacerbated by market disparities * Some operators could raise prices or pull roaming services * GRAPHIC: Done roaming? http://tmsnrt.rs/2dpfKbS By Julia Fiore

Orange Egypt has until Oct 23 to acquire 4G mobile license -telecom regulator

CAIRO, Oct 13 (Reuters) - Egypt's telecom regulator said on Thursday that Orange Egypt has until Oct. 23 to acquire a license to operate fourth-generation mobile phone services in the country. Egypt's three existing mobile phone operators - Orange, Vodafone and Etisalat - initially all turn

Wednesday broker round-up

(ShareCast News) - Shire: Goldman Sachs keeps at buy with a target price of 6300p. Page Group: HSBC reiterates hold, 385p target. McCarthy & Stone: UBS keeps at sell with a 150p target. Arrow Global: Macquarie reiterates outperform with a 335p target. Electrocomponents: Citigroup keeps at neutral

BROKER RATINGS SUMMARY: Investec Starts Wolseley With Hold Rating

Credit Suisse equity strategists see pound falling further vs euro

LONDON, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Credit Suisse equity strategists said on Wednesday they expected sterling, which has been hit by concerns over Brexit, to fall further against the euro , and tipped buying UK stocks with earnings in Europe. "The house view is GBPEUR 1.16 in 12 months' time. Howeve

Monday broker round-up

(ShareCast News) - Easyjet: Societe Generale downgrades to sell with a target price of 820p. BP: Barclays reiterates overweight, 600p target. Lloyds: Citigroup keeps at sell with a 48p target. Unilever: Jefferies reiterates hold with a 3530p target. Royal Dutch Shell: Barclays keeps at overweight

India to re-auction unsold airwaves when telcos' fortunes improve

By Aditi Shah and Devidutta Tripathy NEW DELHI, Oct 7 (Reuters) - India said on Friday it will consider re-auctioning mobile phone spectrum that remained unsold in a sale this week when the financial situation of its telecoms companies improves. The government raised $9.9 billion from

Vodafone acquires raft of spectrum in India

(ShareCast News) - Vodafone announced on Friday that its subsidiary, Vodafone India, has acquired spectrum in all its key telecom circles in the latest spectrum auction for a total cost of INR 202.8bn. The FTSE 100 firm said the new spectrum "significantly enhances" the coverage, capacity and speed