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French LTE spectrum auction to be launched by May
France's LTE spectrum auction is slated to begin in May French telecoms regulator ARCEP has said that the country’s LTE spectrum auction will be launched before May this year. The terms of the sale,...
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Serbian government extends bid deadline for national telco
The Serbian government has given Telekom Austria until May 3rd to improve on its offer for Telekom Serbjia The Serbian government has given the sole bidder in its Telekom Srbjia sell-off 15 days to...
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Deutsche Telekom and France Telecom agree joint procurement venture
France Telecom and Deutsche Telekom have announced a joint procurement initiative Deutsche Telekom and France Telecom/Orange have put months of rumours to rest with an announcement that they will...
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West African Cable System lands in Cape Town
WACS landed in Cape Town on Thursday A high capacity submarine cable system linking southern Africa with Europe landed at its final destination in Cape Town Tuesday morning. The West African Cable...
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European giants call for 1800MHz device support for LTE
European carriers have called on vendors to support LTE devices using the 1800MHz band In a major shift in operator preferences for LTE spectrum, three of Europe’s most influential carriers have joined...
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France Telecom looking to “adapt and conquer”
France Telecom has announced its plans to adapt and conquer in the European telco space France Telecom (FT) has announced a two-phased strategic and financial plan for 2011-2015 which the company is...
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Mobitel bringing LTE to Slovenia
Mobitel in Slovenia will launch LTE at 800,1800 and 2600MHz Eastern Europe is to gain another LTE player with the news that Mobitel, a Slovenian mobile network operator, has deployed a test network...
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TeliaSonera joins FT/DT M2M collaboration
TeliaSonera brings a Nordic element to the partnership Nordic and Baltic carrier TeliaSonera has joined the collaborative M2M programme announced by Orange and Deutsche Telekom in February 2011. The...
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France Telecom to divest from some European markets
France Telecom is selling its minority shares in Swiss, Portuguese and Austrian operators France Telecom has said that it will be withdrawing from some underperforming European markets as it warned...
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France Telecom increases stake in Egypt’s Mobinil
France Telecom buys the majority of billionaire Sawiris' stake in Mobinil France Telecom has agreed to buy the majority of the personal stake owned by Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris in Mobinil....
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France Telecom hit by poor domestic performance
France Telecom cuts dividend forecast Carrier France Telecom has announced net income after tax for 2011 fell 22 per cent to just €3.8bn from €4.9bn in 2010. Revenues also dropped 0.5 per cent for the...
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European economic conditions hit Telefónica and France Telecom
Telefonica and France Telecom blame difficult market conditions in Europe for drop in net profit Two of Europe’s biggest operators, Telefónica and France Telecom, have announced their quarterly...
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France Telecom pledges recruitment drive
France Telecom to add 4,000 staff over the next three years In a move that goes against the grain of firms in the industry shrinking their headcounts, France Telecom has said it will recruit 4,000...
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Third quarter earnings round-up
Firms in the telecommunications sector have released their earnings report for Q3 The industry’s big hitters have finished their doing their sums and counting their cash for another quarter and...
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France Telecom reshuffles leadership pack
Vivek Badrinath, is now deputy CEO in charge of the group’s innovation, technology and customer experience resources Operator group France Telecom has tightened up its executive management and...
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Operator boards to blame for lack of innovation
Operator board members are less innovative than those at OTT players, claims European Leaders The boards of the world’s ten largest operators are dominated by executives with legal, financial and...
View ArticleFrance Telecom buys 40% of Meditel
A consortium including Fipar-Holding (CDG group), FinanceCom and France Telecom have signed a memorandum of understanding with a view to France Telecom acquiring a 40 per cent share of Moroccan...
View ArticleTunisian government set to become majority shareholder in Orange?
Less than a year after its launch, Orange Tunisia may be on the verge of gaining a new majority shareholder in the form of the country’s incoming government. According to a report from Reuters, the 51...
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France Telecom takes stake in Iraq
France Telecom has finally confirmed rumours that have been circling since December, announcing plans to take a sizeable stake in Iraqi mobile operator Korek Telecom. Under the deal announced on...
View ArticleTunisian government seizes controlling stake in Orange
The Tunisian government has seized a 51 per cent stake in Orange Tunisia. Earlier this month, it was rumoured that a draft cabinet decree calling for the seizure of all assets held by former president...
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