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Articles tagged with: Elisa and Eu
Finland Awards Radio Spectrum for LTE Networks
Finland's TeliaSonera, elisa and DNA have been allocated additional frequencies enabling them to start building fourth generation (LTE) mobile networks. The frequencies are located in the 1,800 MHz band, which will make Finland the first country in Europe to allow the use of 4G LTE technology at such low frequencies. more
Related Tags: teliasonera, dna-, lte, itu, base-station, 3g, , ovi, 4g, Finland
Elisa - Steady Customer Growth Maintained
elisa's home operation in Finland finished 2008 with 2.54m customers, up 8.9% year on year. Although this was up 2.5pp compared to the 2007 rate, and was in fact the highest rate in six quarters, elisa's growth may well lag behind that of the other two Finnish operators judging from the comparative rates in previous quarters. Nonetheless, the increase in growth is impressive given that the mobile penetration rate in Finland looks certain to have surpassed 130% at the end of 2008. Moreover, fourth-quarter net additions reached a seven-year high of 54.2k, more than double the year-earlier figure of 24.8k. more
Mini-Notebooks Made Explosive Entry into EMEA PC Market in 2008
Following a major surge in the back-to-school season, mini-notebook momentum continued unabated in the final quarter of the year. Thanks to robust consumer demand in Western Europe in the run up to Christmas, overall EMEA mini-notebook shipments reached 3.6 million units, in line with expectations, representing 20% of total portable sales and 30% of consumer portables in EMEA in 4Q08. more
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S&P investor forum examines European telecoms sector
Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said that more conservative financial policies and business strategies lay behind improving credit quality in the European investment-grade fixed-line and mobile telecommunications sector. more
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