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The results of our 2012 telecom quizTRANSCRIPT
Telecom Genius?
The answers to our end of year quiz...
Thorsten Heins was named as new chief executive of which company?
The Canadian BlackBerry maker has had another difficult year under new CEO Thorsten Heinsas it seeks to reverse its ailing fortunes and effectively reboot its smartphone proposition with its new OS, BB10, which is slated for launch on 30 January 2013.
96% got this answer right....
In April the LION2 submarine cable went live. Which operator backs it?
LION2 goes liveFrance Telecom-backed submarine cable system LION2–connecting parts of Africa with international networks–was switched on.Full story: http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?C=0&ID=472717
56% got this answer right....
In February Telus launched LTE services. In how many cities?
Telus launched LTE services in 14 cities, making it the third mobile operator in Canada to do so, after Rogers and Bell Canada.
27% got this answer right....
The launch of Free in January changed the landscape of the French mobile market. Who is the founder of Free?
The launch of Free in January changed the landscape of the French mobile market, in no small part due to the influence of Xavier Niel, founder, majority shareholder and chief strategy officer of Iliad, which owns the Free brand
43% got this answer right....
What event will Total Telecom launch on the 2 and 3 July 2013
http://www.totaltele.com/network
38% got this answer right....
The biggest M&A deal of the year was $20.1bn deal for 70% of Sprint. It
involved which Japanese company?
The biggest of the bunch was Softbank’s $20.1 billion agreement to acquire a 70% stake in US operator Sprint Nextel, the largest ever foreign acquisition by a Japanese company.
Read the related article: http://content.yudu.com/A20akh/TTP0113/resources/6.htm
63% got this answer right....
Mobile penetration in Africa is set to exceed what percentage in the first
quarter of 2013?
8 %23% got this answer right....
Marissa Mayer became the latest high profile CEO of Yahoo when she joined
from Google and takes over from 3 holders in quick succession. Can you
put them in the right order?
Marissa Mayer >>> Ross Levinsohn >>> Scott Thompson >>> Carol Bartz
36% got this answer right....
Who famously said “the killer app is making calls!”
As Steve Jobs said, “the killer app is making calls!”
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52% got this answer right....
Total Telecom will present the third Asia Communication Awards 2013 in
Singapore in June 2013. On what date during CommunicAsia is the awards
dinner?
www.asiacommsawards.com
52% got this answer right....
Who do Ovum predict will be the most successful traditional network
infrastructure vendor in 2013?
Ericsson will be the most successful traditional network infrastructure vendor due to its mobile radio access network (RAN) and core portfolio, as well as its growing software and services offerings. (Ovum)
30% got this answer right....
In June which operator acquired Hughes Telematics?
Verizon Communications agreed to pay $612 million in cash for Hughes Telematics. The deal closed in July.
35% got this answer right....
Which Latin American country banned mobile operators from
making sales in late July and early August as punishment for growing complaints over network quality?
BRAZIL
58% got this answer right....
Which of the following is NOT party to the M2M alliance formed by seven operators to gain scale in the sector?
Seven telecoms operators teamed up to gain scale in the machineto-machine (M2M) market. The alliance comprises Telefonica, KPN, NTT DoCoMo, Telstra, Vimpelcom, SingTel and Rogers. http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?C=0&ID=474881
BT and Orange are not party to this alliance, although Orange is in an alliance with Deutsche Telekom and TeliaSonerahttp://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?C=0&ID=466127
63% got this answer right....
How much did Microsoft pay for Yammer?
$1.2billion70% got this answer right....
Simon Moutter took over as the new chief executive of which operator?
New Zealand’s Telecom Corp
44% got this answer right....
Which operator was named Best Wholesale Carrier at the 2012 World
Communication Awards?
TeliaSonera International Carrier retained their position as Best Wholesale Carrier for the second year running...www.worldcommsawards.com
38% got this answer right....
Which company used the image below in an advert in this issue of
Total Telecom+?
This image was used in the advert shownBy delighted Vipnet d.oo, winners of THE GREEN AWARD at the 2012 World Communication Awards.
It’s probably the first time a strawberry has appeared in a Total Telecom+ advert!
10% got this answer right....
Who became SFR’s new CEO after a bit of wrangling?
Stephane Roussel became SFR’s new chief executive...
42% got this answer right....
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