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Articles tagged with: Sfr
Vivendi's SFR Signs Up 250,000 to Mobile Internet Contracts
PARIS -(Dow Jones)- sfr, France's second-largest mobile-phone operator, Tuesday said it has signed up 250,000 subscribers in two months to contracts allowing them unlimited Internet use on their mobile phones. more
SFR and Alcatel-Lucent field validate DVB-SH Mobile TV terrestrial network
Alcatel-Lucent says that, following the DVB-SH pilot jointly performed by French mobile network operator, sfr and Alcatel-Lucent from July to December 2007, both companies validated the fundamental assumptions for the deployment of a DVB-SH network co-localized, for its terrestrial part, with an existing commercial HSDPA network. more
Related Tags: mobile-tv, alcatel-lucent, satellite, umts, towers, France
Vivendi Keen to Buy Out Vodafone in France
Jean-Bernard Lévy, Chairman of France's Vivendi said yesterday that he is confident that he can persuade Vodafone to sell its minority stake in the French mobile phone operator sfr - eventually. Vivendi owns 56% of sfr, with Vodafone holding the remainder. more
UPDATE: Vivendi's SFR Outlines Deal to Buy Neuf Cegetel
PARIS -(Dow Jones)- French entertainment and telecommunications company Vivendi says its mobile phone arm, sfr, has reached a preliminary agreement to buy commodity trading group Louis Dreyfus' stake in telecommunications operator Neuf Cegetel. more
Related Tags: vivendi, maroc-telecom, tele2, neuf-cegetel, antitrust, universal-music, France
Vivendi Confirms Talks with Neuf Cegetel Shareholders
PARIS -(Dow Jones)- French entertainment and telecommunications group Vivendi, Tuesday confirmed it is in talks with shareholders of telecom operator Neuf Cegetel, setting the scene for further consolidation in the French telecommunications market. more
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UPDATE: French Senate Adopts Change on 4th Mobile License
(Updates with comments from government and company spokespeople) more
Related Tags: deutsche-telekom, european-commission, france-telecom, credit-suisse, vivendi, arcep, France
SFR Withdraws Filing for Takeover of Debitel French Operations
A commission official declined to say why the filing was withdrawn. more
Related Tags: european-commission, vivendi, antitrust, France
UPDATE: Iliad Mobile Bid Rejected By French Regulator
PARIS -(Dow Jones)- Telecommunications regulator Arcep said Wednesday it rejected internet service provider Iliad's application for a third-generation mobile-phone license, dealing a blow to efforts to increase the number of operators in the French market. more
Related Tags: vivendi, arcep, France
Alcatel-Lucent Wins French IP/MPLS Contract
Alcatel-Lucent has been selected by France's sfr to supply a core IP/MPLS network. The company says that the IP/MPLS core network will enable sfr to offer a new set of differentiated mobile broadband services, full network Quality of Service (QoS) on a service-by-service basis. In addition, the core MPLS network based on the Alcatel-Lucent IP solution will enable sfr to improve on CAPEX and OPEX through the efficiencies of IP-based technology. more
Related Tags: capex, core-network, alcatel-lucent, France
Vodafone To Buy Tele2 Operations In Italy, Spain For GBP537 Million
LONDON -(Dow Jones)- Mobile phone giant Vodafone Group, Saturday beat off rivals to acquire the Italian and Spanish assets of Tele2 for GBP537 million (US$1.1 billion). more
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