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International wholesale voice carrier Tata Communications has appointed Vinod Kumar as its new MD and CEO. Kumar’s previous role was as president and COO for Tata Communications, when he was responsible for developing the company’s presence in the global communications market. After joining the Tata Communications in 2004, Kumar was closely associated with the acquisitions of TGN and Teleglobe and went on to become MD of the company’s international operations. Kumar replaces Srinath Narasimhan who has been appointed as MD and CEO at Tata Teleservices and Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra).

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.

Antonio Belli has been appointed as director of sales and marketing at GlobeNet, the wholesale submarine capacity provider and subsidiary of Oi. Belli has worked at an executive level in telecommunications for over 20 years. He previously worked as director of sales and marketing for Latin America and the Caribbean for Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks. This position gave Belli the experience in the fibre-optic cable industry and in the Latin American market required for his new role. Belli has also worked under other global initiatives including business development, sales and marketing within the US and Brazil.

Western Europe has the greatest share in the IPTV market with 43.6%.

Carriers in North America are predicted to make up to $270 billion from residential services by 2014.

Rich Communications Suite (RCS) services will reach a subscriber base of 6.8 million in 2012 according to a forecast report by Infonetics Research.

With the momentum behind LTE, has WiMAX been left behind? Caroline Chappell investigates whether there will be a clear winner in the race to 4G.

3D technology is slowly but surely infiltrating mainstream culture.

After two months of intense public sparring between US cable operator Comcast and internet backbone provider Level 3, the companies are no closer to resolving an internet traffic payments dispute that could significantly change net neutrality principles in the region.

The East African Submarine System (EASSy), which spans 10,000km of the east coast of Africa, has announced plans to double its capacity and upgrade to 40Gbps wavelength technology in 2011.