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Articles tagged with: Telekom Austria
Mobilkom Exceeds 10 Mbps Downlink in 3G Network
Mobilkom austria has demonstrated the worldÃ's fastest data call with a mobile device using an Internet High Speed Packet Access (I-HSPA) solution from Nokia Siemens Networks. During the trial, the data transmission downlink speed reached up to 10.1 Mbps. more
Related Tags: wcdma, mts, hspa, lte, i-hspa, siemens, gprs, long-term-evolution, umts, Austria
Turkcell Confirms Planing Bid for Belarus GSM Network
Turkey's Turkcell has announced that it plans to bid in the forthcoming sale of state-owned Belarussian mobile operator BeST. Last year, Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko said that the government would sell the GSM network operator and is seeking bids of around US$500 million. more
Related Tags: turkcell, Belarus
FOCUS: MTS, Vimpelcom Hope Chatty Russians Can Prolong Growth
MOSCOW -(Dow Jones)- Russia's two biggest mobile operators will struggle to maintain their impressive growth unless they squeeze more out of customers at home and successfully exploit foreign markets, experts say. more
Related Tags: mobile-tv, megafon, teliasonera, virgin-mobile, mts, sistema, smartphones, arpu, turkcell, vimpelcom, laptop, Russia
Telekom Austria CEO Accuses EU's Viviane Reding of Communist Tendencies
Telekom Austria's CEO, Boris Nemsic has accused the regulatory regime in Europe as being worse than that in a repressive Communist state. Speaking to the Financial Times newspaper, he said "We have been much better treated in Belarus than in Brussels. That's not a political statement. That's a business statement," more
Related Tags: roaming, text-messaging, eu, Belarus
Mobitel Slovenia - Overall Decline Offset by 3G Growth
Mobitel Slovenia's Q4 07 results show that it lost customers for the fifth successive quarter, finishing the year on 1.26 million. However, the loss was limited to 1.2% year-on-year, and given Mobitel's dominant position in the Slovenian market this is not an overly worrying result in terms of the overall balance of power in the market. more
Related Tags: w-cdma, mobitel, Slovenia
Tele2 Sale of Austrian MVNO Referred to Cartel Body
Austria's federal cartel office (BWB) has asked the country's cartel court to issue a ruling on Telekom Austria's intended purchase of Tele2's MVNO customer base. The Austrian press agency (APA) has reported that the BWB's initial assessment of the purchase could have a negative impact on the competition in the market. more
Related Tags: mvno, tele2, Austria
Ericsson wins Austrian HSPA expansion and upgrade contract
Ericsson has been selected by Austrian operator mobilkom austria (mobilkom) to expand and upgrade its WCDMA network with HSPA functionality in the region of Carinthia. The deal builds on earlier contracts between the companies. more
Related Tags: wcdma, hspa, telekom-austria-group, Austria
Tele2 to Take SEK3.5 Billion Impairment Charge in 3Q
STOCKHOLM -(Dow Jones)- Tele2 Monday said it plans to book a SEK3.5 billion ($540.93 million) loss from goodwill and other assests during the third quarter, largely due to the purchase of fixed-line operator Societe Europeenne de Communication, or SEC, in 2000, but shares rose in early trading following news over the weekend the operator reached a deal to sell its Spanish and Italian operations to Vodafone Group. more
Related Tags: mvno, tele2, tax, stockholm
Telekom Austria Buys 70% of Belarus GSM Operator
Telekom Austria has announced that it is paying EUR730 million (US$1.04 billion) to aquire a 70% stake in the Belarus GSM network operator, MDC. The company is technically buying 70% of the Cyprus based Brothers Telecom (SB Telecom) - which itself recently increased its holdings in MDC to 100%. Telekom Austria has also entered into a call and put option agreement related to the remaining 30% stake exercisable in the fourth quarter 2010 for approximately EUR 320 million (US$454 million) - depending on performance. more
Related Tags: telekom-austria-group, Belarus
Telekom Austria Confirms Talks Over Belarus Purchase
The Telekom Austria Group has confirmed market rumours that it is in talks on a potential acquisition in Belarus. The company says that additional information can not be given at this point of time. more
Related Tags: velcom, telekom-austria-group