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Articles tagged with: Kpn and Bt
Telfort Fined for Missing 3G License Obligations
Dutch mobile network, Telfort has been fined EUR5 million for failing to meet its 3G license conditions. In a statement from the Dutch Telecom Agency, it was said that the operator had under-utilised its 3G radio spectrum. more
Related Tags: telfort, 3g-license, Netherlands
Alcatel-Lucent names New CEO & Chairman
Alcatel-Lucent has announced the appointment of Philippe Camus as the companyĆ's non-executive Chairman from the beginning of October and former BT CEO, Ben Verwaayen as the companyĆ's new CEO - replacing Serge Tchuruk and Pat Russo respectively. more
Related Tags: alcatel-lucent, ben, France
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
Related Tags: orange, wi-fi, roaming, softbank, test-systems, hotspots, laptop, Switzerland
Moody's Investors Service Says EU Telecoms Hard To Compare
BRUSSELS -(Dow Jones)- Although EU-based telecoms operators now report under International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), an examination of the annual reports of seven investment-grade operators reveals several accounting differences of varying magnitude and significance, says Moody's Investors Service in a new Special Comment. more
Related Tags: deutsche-telekom, telecom-italia, france-telecom, bt-group, tax, pension
50 Largest Telecommunications Service Providers for 2006
The Eastern Management Group has released the names of the World's 50 Largest Telecommunications Service Providers for 2006. Compilation of the list is an annual joint effort between the firm's two largest and oldest practices. The Service Provider Consulting Practice assists businesses to establish and manage distribution channels and channel partners that sell to service providers throughout the world; while the Service Provider Market Research Practice performs ongoing tracking of all of the world's telecommunications service providers, in more than 200 countries and territories. more
Related Tags: china-unicom, teliasonera, china-telecom, telenor, docomo, alltel, portugal-telecom, qwest, mtn, china-mobile, wind, sprint-nextel, softbank, telstra, telus, china-netcom, telkom, rogers, netcom, embarq, kt, rogers-communications, tdc
Informa: 2006 A "Watershed" Year For Mobile Phone Industry"
LONDON -(Dow Jones)- Research company Informa Telecoms & Media, part of Informa PLC, Wednesday said 2006 will be a "watershed" year as mobile phone operators change their strategies in response to a number of major threats. These include high subscriber acquisition costs, a higher churn - the rate at which customers change networks- and falling prices. more
Related Tags: virgin-mobile, bt-group, mobile-music, e-plus
UPDATE: Telefonica To Buy O2 For $31.5 Billion
LONDON (Dow Jones) -- Spain's Telefonica SA on Monday agreed to buy British mobile phone operator O2 for $31.5 billion, continuing a wave of consolidation in the European telecommunications industry. more
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O2 Considered Acquisition Of Amena, Wind-CEO"
LONDON -(Dow Jones)- O2 PLC, the U.K. mobile telecommunications company, Thursday said it considered acquiring both Spain's Amena and Italian operator Wind when those assets were for sale. more
Related Tags: virgin-mobile, wind, chief-technology-officer, bt-group, weather, e-plus
Cicero Lauches VoIP Phone It Calls Threat To Mobile Revenue
LONDON -(Dow Jones)- Cicero Networks, an Irish mobile telecommunications system developer, Tuesday launched a converged telephone service that it believes will pose a threat to traditional mobile operators' revenue. more
Related Tags: skype, symbian, hotspots
FOCUS: Ericsson, Huawei Watch KPN's Telfort Buy Keenly"
STOCKHOLM -(Dow Jones)- As two key suppliers for Telfort, Huawei Technologies Co. (HWI.YY) and Telefon AB LM Ericsson (ERICY) may be watching the change in the Dutch mobile operator's ownership more keenly than most. more
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