People, IT, Rural, Telecoms, Global: The Grameen Foundation has announced the election of Paul Maritz as Chairman of its Board of Directors...

People, Appointments, SMS, Global: Acision, whose opinions recently featured in the DevelopingTelecoms leader column, has announced the appointment of Rory Buckley as CEO...

People, Customer Management, China: 3G is set for roll-out in China, 4G is undergoing testing. Actix Systems has named Ma Ming as its new country head to oversee its operations at a crucial time in Chinese telecoms development...

People, Mali, China, ITU, Global: ITU decision-making for the next four years will be in the hands of a Secretary-General and Deputy Secretary-General from the emerging telecoms markets.

Messaging, Mobile, Global: Looking to reinforce its involvement in the mobile messaging market, fastmobile Inc has appointed two new directors.

Corporate, IP/Ethernet, Russia, Global:  Axerra Networks, a provider of circuit emulation and service emulation solutions, has recently opened a new office in Moscow covering Russia, the CIS and Baltic States...

Mobile, GSM: The President & CEO of South Korean mobile operator KTF, Dr Young-Chu Cho, has been elected to the board of the GSM Association (GSMA).

People, Global: Following a raft of recent senior management changes, Lucent Technologies has announced the appointment of Elizabeth Hackenson, 45, as its Chief Information Officer (CIO).