Operators

Telegeography notes that Vodafone Greece has launched mobile broadband services based on HSPA+ technology, offering theoretical maximum speeds of 21.6Mb/s (download) and 5.7Mb/s (upload) and claiming a first in the Greek market.

Singaporean operator StarHub announced today that Neil Montefiore will become its new CEO when current head man Terry Clontz retires in January 2010.

Cellular News, citing a report from The Register, notes that O2 UK may be close to losing its exclusivity on Apple's iPhone after T-Mobile UK confirmed that it is in talks to sell the iconic handset.

Telecom New Zealand said today it has signed up 100,000 customers to its new nationwide WCDMA/HSPA network since launch at the beginning of June, just over five weeks ago.

SK Telecom (SKT), South Korea's largest mobile operator, has confirmed its potential interest in Kazakhtelecom's mobile unit, Mobile Telecom-Service, reports Dow Jones Newswires today. "We've been seeking business opportunities overseas...

Telegeography reports that Zain Ghana has secured a US$90 million loan facility with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), part of a wider US$523 million investment in the country by the group, which is a member of the World Bank.

Huawei has launched what it claims is the world's first commercial LTE base station. In January, Huawei was chosen by TeliaSonera to deploy what could be the world's first commercial LTE network in Norway.