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Articles tagged with: Telekom
United Internet Overtakes Vodafone in German Broadband Market
United Internet has become the second largest Broadband Service Provider (BSP) in Germany, according to a report just published by Strategy Analytics. The report notes that United Internet's recent acquisition of Freenet helped the service provider reach 3.5 million subscribers, and propelled it into second position in the German market. more
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Confirmed: T-Mobile and Orange to Merge UK Operations
As reported yesterday, Deutsche telekom and France Telecom have today announced that they have entered into exclusive negotiations to combine T-Mobile UK and Orange UK in a new 50:50 joint venture company. more
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T-Mobile UK to Announce Merger with Orange on Tuesday - Report
It is being reported that Deutsche telekom and France Telecom will announce a "merger of equals" between their respective UK mobile networks early tomorrow morning. Sources familiar with the matter told Dow Jones Newswires that the deal will be signed on Monday and announced before stock markets open on Tuesday. more
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Deutsche Telekom Again Seeking Sale of T-Mobile UK
Deutsche telekom is reported to have restarted talks with the UK mobile networks over a possible sale of its T-Mobile UK subsidiary. Citing people familiar with the situation, the Financial Times said that Vodafone, France Telecom, and Telefónica had shown interest in the UK mobile network, although talks are understood to be at a preliminary stage. more
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TeliaSonera to Buy Regional Operators
TeliaSonera has announced offers to buy out the shareholders in two regional telecoms operators - Lithuania based TEO LT and Estonia based Eesti telekom. more
Related Tags: teliasonera, teo-lt, eesti-telekom, iptv, Estonia
T-Mobile Launches USSD Based Customer Care Platform
T-Mobile Czech Republic is launching a USSD based customer service portal for its mobile phone subscribers, after the company deployed a platform supplied by Myriad Group. The solution is a self-service system that allows customers to quickly access services and information on their mobile handset and change their settings. more
Related Tags: t-mobile, ussd, myriad-group, Czech Republic
Bangladesh Operator Passes Subscriber Landmark
Bangladeshi mobile network Aktel, a telekom Malaysia/DoCoMo joint venture has passed the 10 million subscriber mark, reports local news media. Aktel's chief executive officer Jefri Ahmed Tambi told the bdnews24 website, "When AKTEL started its operations, it had just 150 employee and 20 Base Tower Staions. Now we have 1,500 employees and 5,000 Base Stations," more
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Dialog Telekom Expands Coverage in Northern States
Sri Lankan mobile network operator, Dialog telekom says that it has commissioned the first of its new base stations in the recently liberated regions of the Northern Province - formerly controlled by the LTTE separatist terrorist movement. more
Related Tags: dialog-telekom, ltte, base, security, Sri Lanka
Deutsche Telekom's 2Q profit rises 32 percent
Germany's Deutsche telekom has reported a 32% rise in second quarter profits, boosted by its acquisition of Greece's Hellenic Telecommunications Organization (OTE). The Greek company OTE contributed EUR 1.5 billion to net revenue and EUR 0.5 billion to adjusted EBITDA of the Group in the second quarter of 2009. The company recorded a net profit of EUR 521 million (US$750.7 million) on revenues of EUR 16.2 billion, up 7.4% on the year ago. more
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Thousands of Telekom SA Staff Strike Over Wage Demands
Employees of South Africa's dominant landline telco, telekom SA are striking this week over pay demands. Communication Workers union members in three of its provinces namely Gauteng; Kwazulu Natal & Western Cape intent to down tools by staying away from work from the 3rd to the 4th of August 2009. more
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