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Articles tagged with: Kpn
KPN Launches Mobile TV Services in The Netherlands
Dutch operator, kpn has launched a MobileTV service - based on kit supplied by Nokia Siemens Networks. The MobielTV service initially offers 10 television channels with high-quality images. The service is made available through a broadcast network based on the Digital Video Broadcast for Handheld (DVB-H), the European standard for mobile television, and can be watched on DVB-H-enabled mobile devices. more
Related Tags: mobile-tv, european-commission, eu, nokia-siemens-networks, siemens, dvb-h, Netherlands
Germany's E-Plus Doesn't See Itself as a Takeover Target - CEO
FRANKFURT -(Dow Jones)- Dutch Royal kpn's German unit, E-Plus, doesn't consider itself as a takeover target, E-Plus Chief Executive Thorsten Dirks said Sunday. more
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Capgemini to Buy KPN IT Services Unit for EUR255 Million
PARIS -(Dow Jones)- French information-technology services company Capgemini Friday said it will pay EUR255 million for a unit of Royal kpn's Getronics subsidiary, bolstering its position in the Dutch public sector. more
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KPN 2Q Net Down, Shares Rise on Improved Domestic Operations
AMSTERDAM -(Dow Jones)- Royal kpn, Wednesday said second-quarter net profit fell 12% due in part to a higher tax rate and higher interest, but shares rose after the Dutch telecom operator raised the outlook for its domestic business. more
Related Tags: mobile-data, voip, tax, pension, Netherlands
Comfone Launches Remote Wi-Fi Test Service
Comfone says that it has launched a Wi-Fi remote test service to facilitate the testing and rollout of Wi-Fi roaming services. The service enables operators and software suppliers to remotely test the inter-operability between WISPr client software and over 30 test hotspots located in a single location in Bern, Switzerland. more
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Ericsson Expands Dutch Network Management Contract
T-Mobile Netherlands has signed a four-year strategic-partnership contract with Ericsson, which follows T-Mobile's acquisition of Orange in the Netherlands, and will result in the continuation and expansion of existing contracts. more
Related Tags: orange, deutsche-telekom, wcdma, microwave, Netherlands
Europe Telecom Giants Call the Shots Again as M&A Picks Up
As the global financial crisis nears its one-year anniversary, Europe's top telecom operators are rediscovering an appetite for deals and preparing to pounce on vulnerable rivals, armed with solid balance sheets and needled by a rising threat from newcomers like Google and Apple. more
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KPN 1Q Net Profit +6.7%; Confirms Outlook for '08
AMSTERDAM -(Dow Jones)- Dutch telecom company Royal kpn Tuesday posted a small rise in net profit in the first quarter ending Mar. 31, but missed analysts' expectations as higher taxes and interest costs dented the result, sending its shares lower. more
Related Tags: tax, e-plus, Netherlands
German Regulator to Investigate Complaints Against Vodafone/T-Mobile
Netherlands based kpn has announced that the Federal Cartel Office in Germany has opened abuse proceedings on the German mobile communications market. The proceedings were initiated following a complaint made by kpn to the Bundeskartellamt on suspicion that the market leaders t T-Mobile and Vodafone have abused their dominant position. more
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Telefonica Mulling KPN Takeover Bid
The wave of European telco consolidation continued today with reports that Spain's Telefonica is considering a bid for the Dutch kpn Group. The German language Financial Times Deutschland reported that Telefonica had been mulling its options and had begun working out the financial viability of a takeover and the potential cost savings it could engender. more
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