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Articles tagged with: Tele2
Sonaecom Swings to EUR6.7 Million Loss in 2Q on Higher Investment
LISBON -(Dow Jones)- Portuguese telecommunications company Sonaecom late Monday reported a EUR6.7 million loss for the second quarter, compared with a EUR1.3 million profit a year ago, with higher investment offsetting the positive effect of a growth in sales. more
Related Tags: portugal-telecom, optimus, sonaecom, Portugal
Belgacom Buys Telcos in Luxembourg & Liechtenstein
Belgium based, Belgacom has announced that it is buying tele2 Luxembourg, the second mobile operator in Luxembourg operating under the brand name "Tango". The current owner is Sweden based tele2. more
Related Tags: ict, belgacom, Luxembourg
Tiscali Shares Soar on Vodafone EUR1.6 Billion Bid Report
MILAN -(Dow Jones)- Shares in Italian broadband operator Tiscali jumped by up to 10% Tuesday in Milan after a report in the Italian press that UK giant Vodafone Group is ready to present a formal bid for Tiscali's U.K. and Italian assets in the next 24 hours. more
tele2 has announced that Harri Koponen is to replace Lars-Johan Jarnheimer as President and CEO of the company from this August. Harri Koponen has a strong industry background from his previous roles as President and CEO at Wataniya Telecom, deputy CEO and president of International Operations at TeliaSonera, President and CEO at Sonera Corporation and Executive VP and General Manager for Consumer Products North America at Ericsson. more
Related Tags: teliasonera, wataniya, sonera, handover
Vodafone Enters Italy's Fixed Broadband Market
MILAN -(Dow Jones)- The Italian unit of Vodafone Group said Monday it will launch its own asymmetric digital subscriber line, or ADSL, Internet access service in the country this summer, making a further step towards the integration of mobile and fixed-line services. more
Related Tags: telecom-italia, vodafone-group, Italy
Vodafone Buys Outstanding Arcor Shares
Vodafone has confirmed that it is to acquire the 26.4% interest in Germany's Arcor that it does not already own from Deutsche Bahn and Deutsche Bank for a cash consideration of €474 million (US$739 million) - slightly lower than the widely expected €500 million (US$779 million). Vodafone says that the transaction enables it to exploit further the potential synergies available from fixed-mobile integration and to participate more effectively in the continued rapid development of the German broadband market, which is growing at just under 30% per annum. more
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Sweden Finishes "4G" Spectrum Auction
Sweden's telecoms regulator, the PTS has announced that its spectrum auction in the 2.6 GHz band has been concluded, after 16 days of bidding and 112 bidding rounds. Five bidders have won licenses for the total amount of SEK2,099,450,000 (US$348 million). more
Related Tags: teliasonera, telenor, mobile-internet, radio-spectrum, 112, pts, hi3g, Sweden
Sonaecom 1Q Losses EUR5.5 Million vs EUR6 Million
LISBON -(Dow Jones)- Portuguese telecommunications company Sonaecom said early Monday it posted a first-quarter loss of EUR5.5 million compared with a loss of EUR6 million in the same period of 2007. more
Related Tags: portugal-telecom, sonaecom, Portugal
Tele2 Sees 13% Rise in Q1 EBITDA to Just Under $300 Million
tele2 has reported a 9% rise in first quarter operating revenues to SEK10.4 billion (US$1.77 billion) and a 13% rise in EBITDA to SEK1.76 billion (US$298 million). Net profit amounted to SEK750 (US$127.9 million) million, up from SEK301 (US$51.3 million) a year earlier. tele2's net debt amounted to SEK4.94 billion (US$842 million), a decrease of 69 percent more
Related Tags: Sweden
Tele2 Ordered to Pay $84 Million to TeliaSonera
Sweden's Supreme Court has refused tele2 leave to appeal on a long running legal battle with TeliaSonera - and tele2 must now pay approximately SEK 500 million (US$84 million) to TeliaSonera for interconnection charges. more
Related Tags: teliasonera, supreme-court, Sweden