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Articles tagged with: Orange and Teliasonera
Standards Based Solution for Voice and SMS Services Over LTE Announced
A gang of telecoms companies have jointly defined the preferred way to ensure the smooth introduction and delivery of voice and SMS services on Long Term Evolution (LTE) networks worldwide. The companies involved are AT&T, orange, Telefonica, TeliaSonera, Verizon, Vodafone, Alcatel-Lucent, Ericsson, Nokia Siemens Networks, Nokia, Samsung and Sony Ericsson. more
Related Tags: sms, lte, at&t, -telefonica, verizon, vodafone, alcatel-lucent, ericsson, nokia--siemens-networks, nokia, samsung, sony-ericsson, broadband, interoperability
EU calls on mobile operators to continue to improve child safety policies
Half of 10 year-old, 87% of 13 year-old and 95% of 16 year-old children in the EU have a mobile phone, but half of European parents worry mobile phone use might expose their children to sexually and violently explicit images (51%) or bullying by other children (49%), according to a survey. The European Commission has now called on mobile operators to do more to keep children safe while using mobile phones by putting in place all the measures in the voluntary code of conduct, signed by 26 mobile operators in 2007. more
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The case for network sharing gets stronger
Opinion piece by Emeka Obiodu, senior analyst at Ovum
With a mature market, declining voice revenues and now the economic
downturn, the argument for European mobile network operators (MNOs) to share
their networks has never been stronger. Although there have been several
network-sharing initiatives, what is needed is a more coherent commercial and
regulatory framework across the EU to make network sharing the norm rather than
the exception.
more
Related Tags: t-mobile, roaming, 3-uk, vodafone, capex, ovum, t-mobile-uk, tim, eu, ran, yoigo, 3, tele2, opex
Laptops to come with "Mobile Inside" Logo
A group of IT and mobile companies have united behind a GSMA-led initiative to create a new category of always-connected Mobile Broadband devices, which the GSMA says will offer a technical alternative to Wi-Fi services. more
Related Tags: gemalto, wi-fi, t-mobile, microsoft, qualcomm, ericsson, mobile-broadband, telefonica, telecom-italia, toshiba, lenovo, dell, idc, 3, gsma, mp3, notebook, chipset
TeliaSonera's Unit Yoigo to Launch EUR0.08/Min Call Plan
MADRID -(Dow Jones)- Yoigo, the Spanish mobile phone unit of Sweden's TeliaSonera, said Monday the company will launch a EUR0.08 a minute price plan for calls in Spain, in a move to grab market share from rivals. more
Related Tags: telefonica, vodafone, yoigo, text-messages, vodafone-group, laptop, Spain
France Telecom Targets Africa for Aquisitions
France Telecom is turning away from acquisitions in Europe and plans to refocus on opportunities in Africa - mainly in Anglophone countries, according to its chief executive Didier Lombard. According to an interview with the Financial Times, he said that the company would not repeat its aborted $41bn takeover attempt for TeliaSonera and would focus on small to medium deals in emerging markets. more
Related Tags: mtn, orascom, France
UPDATE: TeliaSonera Snubs $42 Billion France Telecom Approach
LONDON (Dow Jones) -- Swedish-based TeliaSonera on Thursday rebuffed a $42 billion cash-and-share approach from France Telecom, throwing up a roadblock to the French group's ambition to become Europe's largest telecoms company. more
Related Tags: google, deutsche-telekom, china-telecom, verizon-wireless, verizon, alltel, gartner, france-telecom, idc, chief-financial-officer, telekom, paris, Sweden
Yet Another iPhone Announcement
Launched:
- USA (AT&T)
- UK (Telefonica O2)
- Ireland (Telefonica O2)
- Germany (T-Mobile)
- Austria (T-Mobile)
- France (orange)
Related Tags: mobistar, o2, telefonica, apple, america-movil
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
Related Tags: google, deutsche-telekom, juniper-research, megafon, alcatel-lucent, telenor, sistema, telefonica, kpn, gartner, france-telecom, comstar, turkcell, global-crossing, ote, neuf-cegetel, hutchison, essar, chief-financial-officer, level-3, vodafone-group, hutchison-essar
UPDATE: France Telecom Shares Sag on TeliaSonera Bid Talk
PARIS -(Dow Jones)- European telecoms analysts were poring over maps of the continent Wednesday after a report in French daily Le Figaro floated the idea of a giant merger between France Telecom and Nordic operator TeliaSonera. more
Related Tags: deutsche-telekom, megafon, telefonica, telecom-italia, dell, france-telecom, turkcell, antitrust, paris, stockholm, Sweden