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Latest Telecoms News from Germany
Alcatel-Lucent Demos LTE Running at 800Mhz in Europe
Alcatel-Lucent says that it has successfully completed the worldwide first LTE data call on the 800 MHz "European Digital Dividend" (EDD) spectrum band in a live network....
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T-Home and T-Mobile Merger Plans Move Ahead
Deutsche Telekom is moving ahead with plans to merge its German landline and mobile divisions, T-Home and T-Mobile into a single company, and has announced details of a shareholder meeting to approve the merger. ...
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Infineon 4Q net income rises to $21 million
German chipmaker Infineon Technologies AG said Thursday its fourth quarter net income rose sharply from a large loss a year ago as the company saw cost reductions help its results....
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Telefonica O2 pays $1.3 Billion for German DSL-Provider
Telecom Italia has sold its German DSL-provider, Hansenet to Telefonica for EUR 900 million (US$1.33 billion) in an all cash transaction. ...
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O2 Tests HSPA+ Upgrade in Munich
Telefonica O2 Germany has announced that it is starting the live operation of the mobile HSPA+ data network in an urban area of Munich. The network technology and USB Modem are being provided by Huawei....
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Europeans Increasingly Want Touchscreens on their Phones
In a recent survey conducted by Canalys with more than 3,000 mobile phone users across France, Germany and the UK, 38% said a finger-based touchscreen would be the preferred main user interface on their next mobile phone, with a further 16% opting for a stylus-based touchscreen, suggesting a continuing market shift toward touch-centric devices....
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Fitch Affirms Deutsche Telekom at 'BBB+'; Outlook Stable
Fitch Ratings has today affirmed Deutsche Telekom's (DT) Long-term Issuer Default rating (IDR) at 'BBB+' with a Stable Outlook....
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E-books gain a foothold at Frankfurt Book Fair
While paper books still outnumber texts that can be read online or on dedicated readers like the Kindle or eBook, use of the electronic versions is growing....
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Improving LTE Data Speeds at the Edges of Cells
The first live field tests of Coordinated Multipoint Transmission (CoMP) a new technology that will increase data transmission rates pn LTE networks have been carried out by the Bell Labs. ...
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Lufthansa to Resume In-Flight Internet Services
German airline, Lufthansa has announced that it is relaunching its moribund in-flight internet service. In addition, the new service will permit in-flight data transfer over standard GSM/GPRS mobile networks....
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