Articles tagged with: European Union and Bt

Innovative Business Model is the Key to Telecommunication Survival

The economic crisis is inevitably affecting the telecommunications sector. Continuous strain in the credit market has a big effect on investments. The reduction in consumption is changing the adoption and acceptance of new services. During these difficult times the key to staying afloat is to implement an open and shared innovation model focusing on enhancing the effectiveness of processes and innovative business.  more

Related Tags: ict, vodafone, rcom, telecom-italia, eu, virgin-media, network-management, mobile-content

Carrier Challenges Abound as 'Structural Separation' Looms Large

In the next five years the telecom market will change so dramatically and rapidly that government intervention and market engineering will be inevitable in some countries, according to Gartner. At the center of this is the global trend toward telecom "structural separation," which Gartner defines as the deconstruction or breaking apart of a telecom carrier's vertically integrated business model into a more horizontally structured model.  more

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EARNINGS PREVIEW: European Telcos Seen Posting Mixed Results

TAKING THE PULSE: Europe's largest telecommunications companies are expected to announce a mixed set of earnings this quarter, following a year of in-country consolidation and expansion into new markets.  more

Related Tags: deutsche-telekom, t-mobile-usa, o2, citigroup, telecom-italia, france-telecom, telefonica, bharti, china-netcom, arun-sarin, essar, vodafone-essar, netcom

UK Regulator Brings In New Cap On Mobile Connect Fees

LONDON -(Dow Jones)- UK telecommunications watchdog Ofcom Tuesday introduced new price controls that cap the amount phone operators can charge rivals when customers connect to a rival network. more

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