Etisalat, the UAE-based operator, has been hit hard by today's decision by India's Supreme Court to revoke 122 licenses issued in the "scam" sale of 2008, reports Arabian Business. Licenses issued at the time to Etisalat DB Telecom India PVT Ltd. , the joint venture between Etisalat and India's DB group, now appear worthless but there are moves in India to enable the re-issue of some licenses to existing holders. Separately, Etisalat is inviting bids for its tower business in Africa, Reuters reports. The operator owns around 4,500 towers in the increasingly mobile-friendly continent. (See India: Never a Dull Moment, India's Former Telecom Minister Arrested and India 'Scandal' Update.)
Etisalat is not the only EMEA operator affected by the Indian judgement: Norway's Telenor, through its Uninor mobile unit (in which it owns a 67.25 percent stake), will also have a license headache to deal with. (See Indian Court Cancels Uninor Licenses.)
The latest piece of research from U.K. regulator Ofcom reveals that Britain's average residential downstream broadband speeds rose 22 percent in 12 months, with 7.6 Mbit/s being the blazin' yardstick in November 2011. Virgin Media Inc. (Nasdaq: VMED) continued to do well in the speed stakes, its average of 49 Mbit/s downstream trumping BT Group plc (NYSE: BT; London: BTA)'s 36 Mbit/s in the fiber service tier. (See UK Broadband Speeds up 22% in a Year and Great Britain? I Don't Think So.)
— Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, Light Reading
In the US, 1x32 PLC splitters are very common for FTTH, especially GPON. What about in the areas mentioned above? Is there adoption of 1x64 splitters?
In the US, 1x32 PLC splitters are very common for FTTH, especially GPON. What about in the areas mentioned above? Is there adoption of 1x64 splitters?
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