Telecom Genius Answers
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Thorsten Heins was named as the new CEO of BlackBerry maker in 2012. France Telecom backed the LION2 submarine cable connecting parts of Africa. Telus launched LTE services in 14 Canadian cities. Xavier Niel is the founder of Free Mobile which disrupted the French mobile market. Softbank's $20.1 billion acquisition of 70% of Sprint was the largest foreign acquisition by a Japanese company. Mobile penetration in Africa was expected to exceed 50% in the first quarter of 2013. Verizon acquired Hughes Telematics for $612 million. Brazil banned mobile sales as punishment for network quality complaints. Stephane Roussel became the new CEO of SFR after some changes.
Telecom Genius Answers
- 1. Telecom Genius? The answers to our end of year quiz...
- 2. Thorsten Heins was named as new chief executive of which company? The Canadian BlackBerry maker has had another difficult year under new CEO Thorsten Heins as 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....
- 3. In April the LION2 submarine cable went live. Which operator backs it? LION2 goes live France 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....
- 4. 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....
- 5. 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....
- 6. What event will Total Telecom launch on the 2 and 3 July 2013 http://www.totaltele.com/network 38% got this answer right....
- 7. 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....
- 8. Mobile penetration in Africa is set to exceed what percentage in the first quarter of 2013? 8 % 23% got this answer right....
- 9. 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....
- 10. Who famously said “the killer app is making calls!” As Steve Jobs said, “the killer app is making calls!” IDT Sponsored Viewpoint http://content.yudu.com/A20ak h/TTP0113/resources/18.htm 52% got this answer right....
- 11. 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....
- 12. 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....
- 13. 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....
- 14. 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....
- 15. 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 TeliaSonera http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?C=0&ID=466127 63% got this answer right....
- 16. How much did Microsoft pay for Yammer? $1.2billion 70% got this answer right....
- 17. Simon Moutter took over as the new chief executive of which operator? New Zealand’s Telecom Corp 44% got this answer right....
- 18. 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....
- 19. Which company used the image below in an advert in this issue of Total Telecom+? This image was used in the advert shown By 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....
- 20. Who became SFR’s new CEO after a bit of wrangling? Stephane Roussel became SFR’s new chief executive... 42% got this answer right....
- 21. www.totaltele.com So are you a telecom genius? MAKE YOUR NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION MORE TIME READING TOTAL TELECOM!