Today's top stories >> Pioneer to enter into strategic alliance with Mitsubishi, DoCoMo >> 3 Scandinavia CEO ready for consolidation >> Softbank urges banks not to finance Dish's rival Sprint bid >> US defence dept set to approve Apple products >> Column: Steve Ballmer's epitaph >> PT Telkom revenues rise alongside profit >> In brief: Virgin Media to delist in London >> Perion Network Q1 profit soars, beats expectations >> CITIC-led consortium agrees to buy AsiaInfo-Linkage in $890m deal >> Blinkx revenue beats expectations after Olympics, US election boost News - Middle East & Africa 10/05/13 Friday Review: Eight days a week Wayra puts new intake of digital start-ups through their paces at London academy. 09/05/13 Uganda regulator approves Bharti's purchase of Warid Group Deal will boost Indian operator's position in Ugandan mobile market, increasing its share to 39%. 08/05/13 Syria Internet blackout enters second day Fixed-line phone services connecting different provinces have also gone down. 03/05/13 Qatar Foundation to take 5% stake in Bharti Airtel for $1.26bn India-based telco says investment will help it increase stakes in some of its units. 03/05/13 Friday Review: Button it Success of BlackBerry Q10 shows hunger for new smartphone form factors, and Softbank's Masayoshi Son has his say on Dish's bid for Sprint. 02/05/13 Bharti Airtel fiscal Q4 net profit almost halves Indian operator warns African business might not hit revenue, EBITDA targets this financial year. 01/05/13 Ooredoo profit up as Algeria, Indonesia operations perform strongly Qatar-based telecom group reported customer base of 91 million at end of first quarter. 30/04/13 Telcos form consortium to build undersea cable network 8,000-km Bay of Bengal Gateway system will connect Malaysia and Singapore with the Middle East via Indian subcontinent. 29/04/13 KT Corp close to buying iWayAfrica from Telkom SA South Korean telco set to announce purchase of African ISP as part of international expansion plan. 29/04/13 Batelco to issue $650m bond on Monday Arranging bank says pricing expected later today. 29/04/13 Batelco launches $650m bond BNP Paribas, Citigroup jointly managing Bahrain telco's bond sale. next page

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