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Mohamed Elagazy has been elected as vice chairman of the advisory committee of the Pacific Telecommunications Council (PTC). Elagazy is SVP of international relations and business development for submarine cable operator Gulf Bridge International (GBI) with over 20 years experience in the US and MENA telecoms sectors. He is a member of the Establishing Committee who has contributed to building GBI’s international industry recognition and market position. Elagazy’s experience includes business development and strategic relations with GCC regional operators and international carriers such as AT&T, Primus, Verizon and Telcordia.

LightSquared has named Marc Montagner as CFO. He will be responsible for the company’s daily financial operations and will oversee investor and bondholder relations. Montagner served as EVP of sales, marketing and strategy for SkyTerra, LightSquared’s predecessor company, where

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An agreement has been announced to co-ordinate the use of 900MHz frequency bands in mobile communications between Finland and Russia and provide increased high-speed data access near the border between the regions.

Altimo has said it will not make another offer for Orascom Telecom (OTH), after its previous bid was declined.

Dish Network has reportedly lined up financing for its $25.5 billion bid for Sprint Nextel.

UK-based Cable & Wireless Communications has announced plans to relocate from the UK and base its headquarters in Florida, USA.

Bjarni Thorvardarson, CEO of Hibernia Networks has revealed it has now partnered with TE Subcom for the implementation of its Project Express Cable.

Reliance Jio Infocomm (RJIL) has started the roll-out of its 4G LTE network in India, according to local reports.

The global FTTx, DSL and CMTS market totalled $8.6 billion at the end of 2010 according to research group Ovum.