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Articles tagged with: Telefonica and O2
Telefonica O2 pays $1.3 Billion for German DSL-Provider
Telecom Italia has sold its German DSL-provider, Hansenet to telefonica for EUR 900 million (US$1.33 billion) in an all cash transaction. Once the acquisition of the company is finalized, Telefónica O2 Germany will become the number three player in the German market in terms of revenue. more
Related Tags: telecom-italia, telefonica-o2, Germany
Czech Republic wireless subscribers to reach 14.7 million in 2013
The total wireless subscribers in Czech Republic will increase from 13.1 million in 2008 to 14.7 million in 2013, reports Canada based IE Market Research Corp. (IEMR). more
Related Tags: t-mobile, base, Czech Republic
Telefonica and O2 Confirm Exclusive Rights to the Palm Pre
Palm has confirmed an oft-rumoured deal that grants exclusive rights to resell the Palm Pre to telefonica in Spain and its O2 subsidiary in UK, Ireland and Germany. O2 now has both of the most hyped smartphones on the market, the Palm Pre and Apple's iPhone. more
Related Tags: palm, palm-pre, bell-mobility, bell, UK
Telefonica Merges German Landline and Mobile Divisions
Telefónica Deutschland and O2 have announced plans to bundle their business-to-business activities and the operation of their mobile communications and landline infrastructures under the common name of Telefónica O2 Germany. more
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There is a Role for Challengers in the European Mobile Communications Market
The global economic downturn has taken its toll on industries across the globe, and the mobile and wireless communications industry is no exception. In the European market, which is highly saturated and competitive, mobile network operators (MNOs) are in a survival of the fittest battle to maintain and expand their market share. On the fringes of this battle are new entrants, challenging established MNOs to stay in the game. more
Related Tags: orange, t-mobile, sim, social-networking, eu, 3-uk, vodafone, mvno, tim, wind, lte, outsourcing, ovi, iden, yoigo, 3, movistar, play, UK
Dot com diet keeps telecoms in good shape
But are telecoms deals past it as debt levels mature? Telecoms M&A market has recalled the lows of the early noughties with deals values falling 95 per cent over the last two years, a PricewaterhouseCoopers report has revealed. more
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Telefonica in Palm Pre Talks - Looks to Rebrand
Spain's telefonica has decided to consolidate its consumer brands around Movistar and O2 - retaining the telefonica name purely for the corporate operations, reports the El Pais newspaper. The company already runs most of its mobile networks under the Movistar brands, but still has a few under the telefonica name. more
Related Tags: smartphone, vodafone, palm-pre, palm, movistar, vivo, Spain
O2 Launches Electronic Replacement for "Fridge Notes"
UK based mobile network, O2 has shown off a device which it says will "take the place of all the notes traditionally placed on the fridge door", and will send text message reminders which mean every family member will know who needs to be where by when. more
Related Tags: ethernet, sim, text-messages, memory, weather, text-message, telefonica-o2, UK
Nokia Siemens Wins Contracts in Czech Republic and Slovakia
Telefónica O2 has selected Nokia Siemens Networks to extend its mobile networks in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Under a three-year contract, Nokia Siemens Networks will be the sole supplier of the 2G and optionally 3G networks covering Slovakia and 2G and 3G in the Czech Republic's two major cities, Prague and Brno. more
Related Tags: 3g, nokia, eu, edge, core-network, nokia-siemens-networks, siemens, nokia-siemens, telefonica-o2, Czech Republic
O2 Germany to Upgrade Network to Support 28Mbps Data Download Speeds
Telefónica O2 Germany has announced plans to upgrade its network to HSPA+, and start offering peak download speeds of up to 28Mbps in the second half of this year. The network upgrade will initially occur in Munich - where O2 has its headquarters. more
Related Tags: base-station, huawei, mts, hspa, o2-germany, base-stations, gsm, telefonica-o2, Germany