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.

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!”
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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....

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